Multicultural festival fosters elevated conversations around oneness 

A number of communities in Western Australia’s southwest have come together to foster heightened conversations around the concept of oneness and diversity at Bunbury’s annual multicultural festival. 

Participating in the event for the fourth year running, the friends from Dardanup, Bunbury, Capel and Rockingham gathered in a spirit of mutual support to share insights into the Baha’i Faith’s community-building endeavours.

A special stall promoting multiculturalism was set up at the festival, with Baha’i artworks showcasing principles such as unity in diversity and oneness of mankind on display. 

The stall also had bookmarks with Baha’i quotes and children’s activities, creating the opportunity to participate in elevated conversations and forge new friendships with people from a diversity of backgrounds. 

“Baha’is were able to have conversations, some lasting a considerable time,” the working group said. “The stall also attracted others who were interested in the posters with Baha’u’llah’s Writings.” 

“Our experience showed that many people from the community have heard about the Faith either in Australia or other parts of the world.”

According to the Baha’i Faith, the fundamental principle of the oneness of humankind requires a profound development in our thinking. 

The working group said the stall was an important step in nurturing conversations around such a profound concept. 

“Through this community event, it enabled the Faith to reach a much wider community.”