Luister naar Society Builders

An exploration of the Universal House of Justice's Ridvan message for 2025.  Includes an exploration of the construct of 'hope' - a summary of key achievements over the past year - and an appeal based on the urgency of the hour.  The episode concludes with an original song, "Ridvan 2025", exploring key themes in the message. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:28 A dark, dark world 3:56 A focus on hope 15:57 Achievements of the year 24:09 Urgency of the hour 26:00 Closing thoughts 27:25 Song: "Ridvan 2025"

An exploration of two key messages by the Universal House of Justice exploring Bahá’í  family life: The message of March 19th, 2025 and its Naw Ruz message (2025) to the Baha'is of Iran. We explore the evolution of a new construct in our new Society Building aspirations: 'The Bahá’í Home' - focusing on marriage, family, community and the role of family in elevating conditions in wider society. The episode concludes with an original song summarizing the theme: "The Bahá’í Home". Note: The close of the episode made reference to a collection of new songs produced by Duane and his new virtual AI band "The Society Builders".  The lyrics were composed by him, but the musical composition, instruments and vocals were AI-generated.  You can find this collection of songs at:  BahaiTunes.org You can also find it on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and other leading music platforms.  Just search for: THE Society Builders (don't forget to include the THE).  Or here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QEeUb5QRnyTCy0UYzenHj Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-society-builders/1800068934 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0DZ85P2BG/the-society-builders CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Overview 6:14 Urgency of the hour 17:34 New patterns 23:14 Marriage 25:37 Family 29:02 Community 31:54 The Bahá’í Home 37:26 Closing thoughts 39:52 Song: "The Bahá’í Home"

An exploration of Bahá’í-inspired approaches to social action, one of the key pillars of 'society building'.   In Part Four, we explore how our approaches need to facilitate learning in action across four stages: Action, reflection, consultation and study which is framed by application of the Creative Word and scientific analysis. The episode concludes with the original song "Learning Together in Action" which summarizes the theme of the episode. CONTENTS 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvV3Lc5698] Introduction 1:49 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvV3Lc5698&t=109s] Learning in Action 11:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvV3Lc5698&t=701s] Learning from Mistakes 22:26 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvV3Lc5698&t=1346s] Closing Thoughts 25:46 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvV3Lc5698&t=1546s] Song: "Learning Together in Action"

An exploration of Bahá’í-inspired approaches to social action, one of the key pillars of 'society building'.   In Part Three we explore the power of capacity building - and how even impossible dreams can be met as we cultivate this capacity.  We explore this on three levels of capacity building: for the individual; for institutions; and for the community.  This episode sets the stage for the final episode in our sequence on social action which will explore learning in action.  The episode concludes with an original song summarizing the episode: "Capacity Building". CONTENTS 0:00 Introduction 1:43 Building Individual Capacity 17:58 Building Institutional Capacity 24:39 Building Community Capacity 28:35 Closing Thoughts 31:07: Song - "Capacity Building"

An exploration of Bahá’í-inspired approaches to social action, one of the key pillars of 'society building'.   In Part Two, we explore how our approaches should be participatory, giving agency to all.  We discuss how this builds on the construct of 'universal participation' and frame agency as both right and responsibility.  We conclude by focusing on the change each of us can make in our lives and in the lives of the communities around us. CONTENTS 0:00 Introduction 2:19 What is Agency? 6:45 Universal Participation 10:17 Agency as Empowerment 17:48 Agency as Responsibility 19:47 Personal Action 22:35 Concluding thoughts 25:04 Song: "Break Free"