{"id":76523,"date":"2022-05-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/?p=76523"},"modified":"2022-05-09T06:26:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T13:26:27","slug":"global-conferences-grassroots-gatherings-imbue-communities-with-sense-of-common-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/global-conferences-grassroots-gatherings-imbue-communities-with-sense-of-common-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Conferences: Grassroots Gatherings Imbue Communities With Sense Of Common Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friends, neighbors, and acquaintances in neighborhoods and villages throughout the world have been gathering together in homes and backyards, on porches and rooftops, and in many other diverse settings \u2014 large and small \u2014 to consult about how they can foster vibrant communities based on the Baha\u2019i Faith\u2019s vision of a peaceful world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kgrn2wvd.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me\/L0\/https:%2F%2Fnews.bahai.org%2Fstory%2F1592%2F\/1\/0101018098fec6f0-84dc8895-fece-4357-83a7-682e4a4a39f1-000000\/N3chTvBMerwOz6rBeBO-9JWgfBo=270\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gatherings<\/a>\u00a0offer a welcoming and spiritual atmosphere, enabling nearby residents to form strong bonds of friendship imbued with a profound sense of purpose directed toward the betterment of their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth have played an especially vital role in the gatherings, enriching discussions with their insights and experience from Baha\u2019i community-building activities. Their experience shows the possibilities for social transformation when people selflessly serve their fellow citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kgrn2wvd.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me\/L0\/https:%2F%2Fnews.bahai.org%2Fstory%2F1593%2F\/3\/0101018098fec6f0-84dc8895-fece-4357-83a7-682e4a4a39f1-000000\/A8gLXhStKf0lhw8BgIB3ZbpA9jc=270\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news.bahai.org<\/a>\u00a0for a sampling of the countless gatherings now underway in virtually every part of the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_16001\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\"  data-origwidth=\"940\" data-origheight=\"529\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MY-Y-4n_v3g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends, neighbors, and acquaintances in neighborhoods and villages throughout the world have been gathering together in homes and backyards, on porches and rooftops, and in many other diverse settings \u2014&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8653,"featured_media":76524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[3427],"series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76523"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=76523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}