Scottish Summer School 2010

Saturday 24 to Friday 30 July 2010

Comrie Croft in Perthshire

(Same venue as last 2 years)
www.comriecroft.com

The school will be particularly suitable for members of community of interest.

Theme and prices will be annouced in the near future.

Registrar
Mrs Anwen Shahim
Scottish Summer School

anwen.shahim at gmail.com

European Bahá’í Conference on Justice

4-6 December 2009

De Poort Conference Centre,
Groesbeek, The Netherlands

The European Bahá’í Conference on Justice correlates principles of justice – which occupy such a central place in Bahá’í Writings – to contemporary world affairs. The event aims at being accessible to all & has something to offer to everyone: from law to world trade, power relations to social activism, global governance to gender relations, business ethics to individual transformation. This year’s event brings together a unique combination of speaker and promises to offers a participatory environment for learning and sharing.

Programme:
Friday
16.30 Opening of the Conference
17.00 Ismael Valesco
Justice & Social Activism
18.00 Dinner
19.30 Jairo Roldan
Complementarity, Knowledge & Reality
20.30 Get together

Saturday
08.00 Breakfast
09.30 Devotional
10.00 Anisa Fadaei
The call of civilization: towards sustainable justice for women and girls
11.00 Augusto Claro-Lopez
Are We Ready for a World Government?
12.00 Lunch
13.30 Aziz Navidi Memorial Lecture:
Michael Karlberg
Normative Adversarialism
14.30 Workshops
16.00 Break
16.15 Shervin Setareh
Corporate Social Responsibility:
justice in the private sector
17.15 Dinner
20.00 Panel Discussion

Sunday
08.00 Breakfast
09.15 Devotional
09.30 Young Legal Scholar Lecture:
Maryam Manteghi
Justice & Collective Guilt: the experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina
10.30 Dan Sarooshi
Institutional Modes of Conflict Management
11.30 Lunch
13.00 Michael Karlberg
Power & Justice
14.00 Jairo Roldan
Ethical Values & Scientific Discourse
15.00 Closing of the Conference

For more information and to register:
www.ebcj.org

Northern Ireland Bahá’í Summer School 2010

Northern Ireland Summer School is a medium sized family-friendly School with a well deserved international reputation for its content, accommodation, and fellowship. In 2010 it is taking place again at the highly-praised Lorne centre, a few miles outside Belfast.

12 – 18 July 2010
Lorne Estate, Holywood, co. Down

To register / for more information email: neginrsc@hotmail.co.ukk

More information will be shared but in the meantime please note the dates and book early to avoid disappointment.

The Irish Winter School this year will be from 24th to 28th December in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Full programme will include sessions and activities for Children, Junior Youth, Youth and Adults.

Details and booking from can be obtained from: shaunthorpe9@yahoo.co.uk

The Swiss Winter School

Location: near Zürich

Dates: 25 – 30 December 2009

Registration should be sent to the following email address: EinschreibeWS@bahai.ch

Italian Baha’i Winter School

scuole@bahai.it

01 — 06 January 2010
Hotel Antares — Villafranca (Verona)

Excellent speakers:

Patrick O’Mara
Lesley Taherzadeh O’Mara

The main subject of school: “The Advent of Divine Justice”

And different Italian speakers like
Prof. Luigi Zuffada
He will introduce the magic and most extraordinary life of the unique,
appointed and beloved Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi

Admission fee:
For who stay all period (5 nights all included)
Triple /quadruple room Euro 37.00 (per person per night)
Double room Euro 40.00 (per person per night)
Single room Euro 50.00 per night

For who remain less than 5 nights 10 % additional charge
An extra meal Euro 15.00

A deposit of Euro 50.00 per person must be sent to:

Scuole Baha’i
Unicredit Banca agenzia di Bazzano (BO)
IBAN : IT 31 E 02008 36610 000100773673

Booking (deadline 20 December 2009) and info:
eheirani@gmail.com
tel. +39051969834 – +393389174466

The Bahá’i Society for Persian Arts and Letters presents

Abdu’l-Bahá, the Centre of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh

27-29 December 2009, Watford Hilton
London, United Kingdom

We are delighted to announce the introduction of an English programme at our annual conference. This is at the request of many friends who have expressed a wish to benefit from our lectures. This programme will run parallel to the Persian conference which has been held for the last 12 years consecutively. There will be ample opportunity for questions and discussion. The evening programme will consist of music and films.

Programme
Mrs Lily Ayman
• Education from the Bahá’i Perspectives

Dr Iraj Ayman
• An Historic Reception for Άbdu’l-Bahá in Scotland

Dr Vahid Behmardi
• The Station of Άbdu’l-Bahá According to Sacred Texts
• Άbdu’l-Bahá from the Eyes of non-Bahá’i Scholars

Dr Minou Foadi
• The Ascent of Woman

Mr. Trevor Finch
• An Introduction to The Bahá’i Faith

Mr Bijan Khadem- Missagh
• Man and Music

Dr Moojan Momen
• Άbdu’l-Bahá and the Globalisation of The Bahá’i Faith

Dr Vahid Rafati
• Άbdu’l-Bahá, the Centre of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh
• Άbdu’l-Bahá’s Talks in the West

Dr Behrooz Sabet
• The Concept of Democracy in The Bahá’i Faith

Mr Erfan Sabeti,
Contemporary Iranian Cinema: An Overview
Registration

The following facilities are available during the conference:

• Children’s class- There is an educational course for children aged 6 and over.
• Visiting The Guardian’s resting place – There will be a shuttle service available.
• Hotel facilities – Enjoy the gym and swimming pool during your stay.

Conference registration:
Registration fee for 3 days: £35 (Adults), £17.5 (Children between 5~12)
(This allows admission to both English and Persian programme)

Lunch and dinner for 3 days (Optional): £50.00 (Adults), £25.00 (Children between 5~12)

Hotel (bed and breakfast):
Single room: £56 per night
Double/Twin room: £66 per night

For registration or further information please contact us via:
Email: artandlettersuk@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7711-922822 (Mobile)

Space is limited. Early registration is highly recommended.

The Norwegian winter school is this year held at Beitostølen (high mountain hotel) starting on Sunday December 27 and ending on Friday January 1. The main speaker will be Continental Counsellor Mr. Sohrab Yousefian.

Check back for web site information soon.

Dates: 21-25 July 2010

More information soon.

Dates: 30 December 2009 to 3 January 2010

Location:

Web Site: www.bahai.fi/koulut