Sharing information on "Education is Not a Crime" campaign and the Candlelight Observance at the Unit Convention

The interactive displays above tell the story of the persecution of the Iranian Bahá'ís from 1980 through today. These acts of atrocity against the Bahá'ís include the ten Bahá'í women who were hung in Shiraz in 1983 for teaching their children, this after torture and interrogation. When Bahá'í youth were denied entry into Iran's colleges and universities Bahá'í educators established the Bahá'í Institute of Higher Education. In 1998 the Iranian Regime arrested 36 members of the faculty and staff. Another wave of arrests came in 2011, several who are still in prison.

The story board to the left shows pictures from the September 26th Candlelight Observance.

Below is an invitation to open this blog to all Bahá'í communities in our electoral unit to share their activities in both the "Education is Not a Crime" and "Paint the Change" campaigns.

Observance Touches Hearts of Attendees

The Candlelight Observance held on Saturday, September 26, in Richland, WA. was a reminder of the time in 1998 when the Iranian government arrested at least 36 members of the Bahá'í Institute of Higher Education's faculty and staff. Equipment and records located in over 500 homes was also confiscated. The materials confiscated were neither political nor religious. The people arrested were not fighters or organizers. They were lecturers in subjects like accounting, computer science, civil engineering and literature. the materials seized were textbooks and laboratory equipment.