We can all participate in building better communities, and a just, peaceful, and prosperous global civilisation.
Genuine social transformation, to build better communities, will require exploration of underlying values and beliefs that are fostering or hindering justice and peace. Addressing injustices in society, such as racism, inequality, and gender-based violence, requires cultivation of values and principles, including cooperation, unity in diversity, gender equality, and mutual care.
The Bahá'í International Community, in its statement to the 63rd session of the Commission for Social Development, held in February 2025, said: “Communities can and do, through their own efforts, grow more cohesive and inclusive. But the types of societies we seek do not come about merely as a natural consequence of expanded access to material resources. Were this the case, the world’s…
