What's New at FHU

A 79-PAGE SOCIAL ACTION COMPILATION FROM THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE RESOURCE PAGE. WE WILL STUDY AN EXCERPT ON "ONENESS AND JUSTICE" ON WEDNESDAY.

Learn about this Institution. Kathleen will lead the discussion.

The Association for Baha'i Studies Conference starts tomorrow.  Various speakers and academic groups will speak or share from July 24th through August 8th. Registration fees are $0 -$50. 

July 24, 2020

There are workshops all day, however our dear Derik Smith will be the opening keynote on Friday at 5pm PST, 8pm EST.

Notable Mention:

Sunday, July 26, 2020

3pm Pacific: Roundtable: What Is Knowledge?: Thoughts from a Bahá’í Working Group in Africana Studies– Anthony Outler, Layli Maparyan, Angelita Reyes, Masud Olufani;

moderator Derik Smith

Friday, July 31, 2020

 3pm Pacific: Breaking free of an epistemology of white ignorance – Elizabeth Allen 4pm Pacific: Global health threats in the 21st century: A root cause analysis – Sepideh Taheri 

Saturday, August 1, 2020

1pm Pacific: Roundtable: Film & Media – Nwandi Lawson, Nathan Davis, Mark Sisson, Nava Kavelin

4pm Pacific: Keynote: Making a New Reality – Kamal Sinclair

Sunday, August 2, 2020

1pm Pacific: Indigenous Studies Working Group Info session – Tara Nault, Michele McIsaac

You are warmly invited to join us for an online discussion on Considering the Actions of `Abdu’l-Bahá  as a Means of Advancing Race Unity, facilitated by Mr. Kiser Barnes and Dr. Jen Chingwe. 

This online event will take place on:  Saturday, 25 July 2020 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon EST 
We look forward to welcoming you to the online presentation of inspiring examples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s activities for racial unity and to your sharing comments on the unique stories.

Attached is a PDF handout with references to 'Abdu’l-Bahá’s actions in achieving race unity in compilations from the Universal House of Justice and National Spiritual Assembly--recently forwarded by the NSA to the American Community. Please print this document for your use during the discussions. 

Meeting Information
Zoom link: https://mahernet.zoom.us/j/97282760278?pwd=WWFFcUFsb3g3QXdiRTF3Q1JZeERGUT09
Password: Bahai-123  Meeting ID: 972 8276 0278
Dial by your location: +1 646 876 9923  

“Let them call to mind, fearlessly and determinedly, the example and conduct of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá while in their midst. Let them remember His courage, His genuine love, His informal and indiscriminating fellowship, His contempt for and impatience of criticism, tempered by His tact and wisdom. Let them revive and perpetuate the memory of those unforgettable and historic episodes and occasions on which He so strikingly demonstrated His keen sense of justice, His spontaneous sympathy for the downtrodden, His ever-abiding sense of the oneness of the human race, His overflowing love for its members, and His displeasure with those who dared to flout His wishes, to deride His methods, to challenge His principles, or to nullify His acts.” -- Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 34

The Universal House of Justice has sent yet another letter to the American Bahais. This is unprecedented. Please read at you earliest convenience. We will study as a group 7/23-24, 2020

Many parents are concerned about sending their children back to school during COVID. Willis would like to facilitate that conversation.

During our consultation with Ken Bowers on the Letter to America on July 18, there was a question about who signs and the number of signatures. The letter is under resources for your review.

A real, raw, and relevant presentation about the reality of anti-blackness indoctrination and the urgent call for equity and racial justice interspersed with our original poetry. Click to see the flyer.

Eugene Dixon has recorded this powerful letter to the nation to assist you in digesting it, internalizing the contents, and to put it into action by sharing with your circles.

Eugene Dixon has recorded some of the letters from the Institutions. They can be reached on the Audio Recordings menu page. Thanks Eugene!!!

Eugene Dixon has created an audio recording of the latest feast letter for Kalimat.  It mentions both pupil of the eye conferences and offers guidance for inclusion of diverse people in the community's activities.  An Excerpt:  " If we truly wish to manifest the oneness of humanity and to express the importance to our community life of people of color, we must be extremely careful not to allow the cultural expression of the majority to dominate others. ....Taking  African American friends as an example, hundreds of these stalwart believers participated last year in the Pupil of the Eye Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and again, in late June, via video conference. Both gatherings fortified their desire to further the progress of the Plan in their home communities. This will no doubt occur in a host of ways, but one will assuredly be through holding devotional gatherings drawing on the richness of their spiritual traditions. It would be a wonderful gesture for Local Spiritual Assemblies to encourage these friends ..."

 My daughter and I are inviting you to a real, raw, and relevant presentation about the reality of anti-blackness, indoctrination, and the call for racial justice interspersed with our original poetry.  You can register here.