Global Conferences: Striving for the greater good of humanity  To watch videos, read the story online, or view more photos, visit news.bahai.org. BAHÁ'Í WORLD CENTRE, 18 March 2022, (BWNS) — As the wave of global conferences continues to move across the world, more and more people are awakening to the possibilities for fostering unity and serving their society alongside their neighbors and other fellow citizens. Participants of these conferences—the majority of which are taking place at the grassroots level—are seeing, in tangible form, the expression of Bahá'u'lláh's vision of the world of humanity, which he has described as being a single unit—as one family—in the following quote: "Ye are all leaves of one tree and the drops of one sea." This sense of oneness was felt among participants of a conference in Chad, which brought together chiefs and religious leaders to explore how each person can contribute to the realization of collective peace. "These conferences will play an important role in the peace-building process in a country all too familiar with myriad crises, violent disruptions, and injustices," stated Mahamat Hassane, one of the chiefs in attendance. In that inspiring gathering, all of the participating chiefs called for similar conferences to be held in their respective villages. Elsewhere, in India, attendees of a conference held in Hinganvedhe in the state of Maharashtra addressed various social issues, including the devastating effects of alcohol consumption on families. The conference was followed by a health promotion campaign. Raju Arjun Dhatrak, a Sarpanch (village head), states: "It's very important that we have these conferences regularly, because the Bahá'í principles that we're exploring are giving us a new perspective on how to build for the future." Meanwhile, discussions at regional gatherings in the United States are setting the stage for hundreds of local gatherings that will be held throughout that country in the coming months. Among the themes that will be explored in those gatherings are the oneness of humanity and racial justice. Visit news.bahai.org to view images from some of the latest conferences that have taken place in countries around the globe.
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