The principle of non-involvement in partisan politics can be taken as an abdication of moral responsibility on the part of the Bahá'í community: "If your commitment to justice is indeed authentic," we are sometimes asked, "then why aren't you directly engaging the forces of evil as we are, in the political arena?" The March 2 letter 

from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'í's of Iran provides answers on many levels. It provides a vision of the "framework" that guides our action and explains our "strategy" for contributing to enduring social change, predicated on a "revised conception of power, freed from the notion of dominance". Participants in this course will gain greater confidence in their ability to have conversations with others about how we are working, both within the context of the development of our own community and in partnership with others, "to transform society", "further the cause of unity, promote human welfare, and contribute to world solidarity." Together, we will explore powerful and concrete alternatives to the culture of "contest, contention, division and superiority" that is impeding humanity's ability to solve fundamental problems.