Releasing the Society-Building Powers of Youth: Cultivating An Ever-Advancing Civilization seminar is the next course dedicated to empowering youth, 11-17 years, in the three areas of community building: social action, societal discourse, and expansion and consolidation. Youth who have completed Transformative Leadership for Youth are invited to continue on their path of personal and collective transformation as we apply the 6 elements and 18 capabilities of the Transformative Leadership conceptual framework in our personal, interpersonal and social relationships. Youth who are new to Transformative Leadership and who have not yet taken Transformative Leadership for Youth will have a brief introduction to the elements and capabilities of this new model of leadership that fosters unity and justice for the betterment of the community. 

Our learning will be complemented by opportunities to develop and cultivate skills and techniques in multimedia art where we translate new insights, knowledge and our love of Beauty to effect positive organic change in the world around us. Professional artists from diverse backgrounds will accompany youth as they develop and apply these new capabilities through exploration of Baháʼí-inspired approaches and methods being applied in community building initiatives throughout the world.

Youth will continue to develop and initiate grassroots social action initiatives by forming collaborative creative groups, elaborating principle-based vision, and identifying elements and capabilities that will support efforts and will deepen on the dynamic role and society-building power of youth for today.

Baháʼí-inspired social action promotes and applies material progress and spiritual principles toward the betterment of all members of the community and at the same time, “avoids proselytizing” in activities with the “goal  of converting people.”* Our focus will be on cultivating and building grassroots capacity through sustainable initiatives with support, accompaniment and unity through learning, service and art.

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* "For the Betterment of the World" page 6
bahai.org/documents/osed/betterment-world.pdf

Note on Video conference sessions:
This seminar will offer regular video conference sessions on Saturdays at 10 am Eastern US Time (GMT-5). You can use the Time Zone Converter to check what time that is in your city. (Enter New York (USA) as the city to convert from.)