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Humanity’s Transition From Adolescence to Maturity

Session Description:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights grounds freedom, justice, and peace in an all-embracing identity elevated above any form of exclusion based on secondary characteristics. With global populations interacting on unprecedented scales, matters of individual and collective identity have taken on vital importance. “Humanity is gripped by a crisis of identity as various peoples and groups struggle to define themselves, their place in the world, and how they should act,” wrote the Universal House of Justice, the world governing body of the Bahá’í Faith. This participatory discussion explores how particular identity categories can be located with a broader understanding of the human family in its entirety. It examines connections with contemporary notions of global citizenship. And it considers how recognition of our common humanity can be translated into adjustments to social structures, governing institutions, and relationships between individuals and communities.

  • Date
    August 17, 2023
  • Time
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Location
    E257