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August 16 - 19
Friends and Family Session IV
From Passivity to Power : Supporting Junior Youth in their Development
Facilitated by Jason Combs and Laura Combs
A program for parents and others interested in strengthening their capacity  to support junior youth as they analyze and participate in the social discourses around them.
Includes programs for ages 4 and up, with a very focused program for junior youth on participating in social discourse and sharpening skills of consultation
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August 30 - September 2
Friends and Family Session V (Homecoming) Baha'i Approaches to Social Change:
Human Rights, Gender, and Racial Equality
Facilitated by Lex Musta and Roshan Danesh
Community Arts with Gustaff Besungu and others
What causes societies to change? What are the dynamics of advancing greater social justice and progress? How can I be an agent of positive social change? Explore answers to these questions and others through a dynamic and interactive study of the Baha'i writings and their implications for meeting the challenges facing humanity today as we strive to create a more  peaceful, just and equal world. Everyday - wherever we might be on the globe - we see the turmoil and despair caused by pervasive inequality and instability, and a lack of vision about the challenge of this moment in history and how to rise to meet that challenge. The goal of the session will be to develop new perspectives and understandings for thinking about, and acting meaningfully, to address the great social challenges of our time.
We will also be offering concurrent Children's, Jr. Youth, and Youth classes. Scholarships are available.
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September 6-8
Building Divine Civilization: The Community, Social Action, and Discourse
Facilitated by Fridoon Rahimi
Considerable guidance has come from the Universal House of Justice that illuminates our way as we continually learn about the process of building divine civilization. In this session, we will study this guidance and in its light, examine our response both to the needs of the society and the opportunities created by the current Plan. We will look at the example of the Master in  pursuing the aim of the plan, the role of individuals, communities and the institutions in this process, and reflect on concepts put forth in the 2 March 2013 Letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of Iran. The Bahá'í community, in its pursuit of community building and in its development of a spiritual program for the empowerment of youth and junior youth, is creating a system from which will emerge a new state of mind for individuals, and a new structure for human society. Join us for study and discussion. Scholarships are available. |
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Youth Service:
Louhelen is looking for youth volunteers (ages 18-25) who can serve a few months or longer.
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One-Year Paid Service Opportunities:
- Youth Peer Mentor
- Registration Intern
Email jobs@usbnc.org to express your interest. |
