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Baha'i communities commemorate Human Rights Day

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:52:20 -0500

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Human Rights Day by the United Nations in 1950. The annual date chosen for this commemoration was December 10 which honors the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 - the first ever global enunciation of human rights.

Human Rights Luncheon in Monterey, CA

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:26:21 -0500

It has now been 31 years since Dennis Gayle, former member of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Monterey, California, suggested to his fellow members that they start a Baha’i Human Rights Award to honor individuals in their community working in the human rights field.

Countdown to International Day of Peace: A Million Minutes for Peace

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:00:37 -0400

Thousands around the globe are preparing vigils and observations for the International Day of Peace on September 21, including a special effort called A Million Minutes for Peace, where individuals are asked to make the following pledge:

"On September 21, I will pause at noon and, in my own way, pray for peace. May my one minute, magnified a million times, begin to change our future."

From Suffrage to CEDAW – Celebrate Women’s Equality Day

ellen — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:00:55 -0400

Happy Birthday 19th Amendment!

Working to secure the human rights of children

glen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:45:41 -0400

For more than 20 years, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States has been part of a collective effort toward U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Urge President Obama to Advance the Status of Women Worldwide

glen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:05:22 -0400

For decades, the Baha'is of the United States have worked to advance the status of women by advocating policies and legislation that promote gender equality, including the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Learn more about CEDAW.

U.S. Baha’is join international religious leaders in call for action on the environment, poverty, peace

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:46:05 -0400

For the first time, Baha’is were among more than 80 representatives of the world’s major faith traditions participating in the World Religions Summit held this week at the University of Winnipeg, just ahead of the G8 and G20 summits in Toronto.

Alternatives to consumer culture focus of new Baha'i document

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:22:22 -0400

NEW YORK — A new statement challenging the common assumption that human beings are slaves to self-interest and consumerism has been issued by the Baha'i International Community.

Baha’is participate in interfaith advocacy to end violence against women

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:42:21 -0400

Baha’i representatives will join the Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition on Tuesday, May 11, in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the swift passage of International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)—America’s first comprehensive legislation to end violence against women and girls around the world.

Media portrayal of women is focus of panel

glen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:02:11 -0500

NEW YORK — When Jan Floyd-Douglass decided to buy a new car, she bypassed suitable models from eight different manufacturers – and then wrote to tell them why.