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Tonga Moral and Academic Education
In Tonga, the 30th anniversary of Ocean of Light school reflects on how moral and spiritual qualities can be cultivated alongside academic learning in a single endeavor.
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June Activities 2026
You’re invited to activities for all ages! This month there will be a Juneteenth celebration at the Portland Bahá’í Center. Children’s classes at the Beaverton and Portland Centers welcome all!
Whither World Peace?
“In "Whither World Peace?" Maximillian Afnan revisits three moments in the past century when humanity appeared to be reaching for lasting peace. None succeeded. Proposing that the obstacles to peace run deeper than institutional failure, the essay explores the implications of the principle of the oneness of humankind for a path ahead.”
From bahaiworld.bahai.org.
A Common Endeavor
A Common Endeavor; realizing the promise of America is an initiative from the Baha’is of the United States.
“At the heart of the change required for true prosperity—and a reflection of the nation’s founding principles—is the recognition that all people belong to one human family. Only in unity can we thrive. Yet the principle of oneness is not based on uniformity. Instead, it embraces and nurtures the diverse expression of our common humanity as intended in the phrase e pluribus unum: out of many, one.”
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May Activities 2026
Two Holy Days will be commemorated in May, in addition to the many other activities everyone is invited to.
Image used with permission of Joe Paczkowski.
April Activities 2026
Everyone is invited to Bahá’í activities. This month there will be celebrations of Ridván, 12 Holy Days of remembrance of the beginning of the Bahá’í Faith.
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Historical Portraits of Black Baha'is
Listen to Lights of the Spirit: Historical Portraits of Black Baha'is in North America, 1898-2000 with Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis and Richard W. Thomas and other author podcasts.
Image source: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
Youth in Canada are Contributing to Community Life
“youth are deliberately choosing to see hope and to align themselves with the forces of integration instead of the forces of disintegration”
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March Activities 2026
March 21 is the Bahá’í New Year - time to celebrate together! All are welcome to this month’s activities.
World Peace is Inevitable
World peace is inevitable. Will we get there through collective vision or after unimaginable catastrophes? Renowned human rights lawyer and former UN prosecutor Payam Akhavan talks with Rainn Wilson in this Soul Boom video.
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February Activities 2026
Along with regular activities, this month it’s time to celebrate Black History Month as well as the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há!
Image courtesy of Joe Paczkowski.
Portland Drumming and Devotions
The last devotional gathering of 2025 at the Portland Bahá’í Center included Native American drumming.
2025 Bahá’í World Year in Review
See the varied, exciting contributions to the betterment of the world that Bahá’ís and friends undertook this year.
Video and article from Bahá’í World News Service.
“Expressions of Equality in the Family”
This film explores how the principle of the equality of women and men is reshaping patterns of life among several families in New Delhi.
Image copyright Bahá’í World News Service.
December Activities 2025
Wishing all a peaceful final month of 2025!
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Thoughts of Love Are Constructive
A brief talk given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on peace.
Image copyright Ocean Library.
United Nations resolution condemns Iran’s human rights record
“UN resolution condemns Iran’s escalating persecution of Bahá’ís and religious minorities, citing arrests, property confiscation, and educational discrimination.”
Image source Baha’i World News Service.
A Design for Lasting Peace
This 16 minute film “touches on the potential for humanity to move beyond divisive forms of governance towards a cooperative and peaceful global society.”
Image copyright National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States
November Activities 2025
This month’s two Holy Days each honor ‘Abdu’l-Baha. In 1912, He spent 239 days traveling across America sharing the teachings of the Faith.
Photograph of ‘Abdu’l-Baha source: BahaiTeachings.org.