On Targeting Poverty: Baha’is set their sites
By george wesley dannells on Oct 15, 2008 in All categories
Poverty Dance- Danse contre la Pauvreté
From Diversity Dance Theater of 1998 Dance against Poverty Danse contre la pauvreté
In honor of the theme of Blog Action Day, October 15th, the following is a listing of links to posts, both previous and current, on poverty that appear on a variety of Baha’i sites, together with some photos from flickr. -gw
Families and youth identified as keys to reducing poverty
Eradicating Poverty | Bahais of South Africa
Eradicating Poverty: Moving Forward as One on Blog Action Day
Eradicating Poverty – Educating Girls | UNIFEM Australia
Blog Action Day – Poverty: FreeRice & A Story
‘Tell The Rich Of the Midnight Sighing Of The Poor…’
Abolishing the Extremes of Poverty and Wealth
Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
Blog Action Day – Baha’i Perspectives on Poverty
Baha’i International Community issues statement on poverty eradication
On the Extremes of Wealth and Poverty: Why do I have the life that I do?
Education of girls key to eradication of poverty
On Poverty: The Baha’i International Community issues a statement
Bahá’í Thought: Poverty: Enemy of Stability
Creating compassion and fighting poverty by trick-or-treating for UNICEF
Writer’s Block and Baha’i Teachings on Poverty
Baha’i Association | The Challenge of Extreme Poverty
Portsmouth Baha’i Community – Paper on Prevention of Poverty
Dia de Ação Blogal: pela eliminação da pobreza Global
Photos, from top to bottom (all Creative Commons licensed): “Border Girl,” Uploaded on December 17, 2005 by DavidDennisPhotos.com ; “Asuncion shanty town,” uploaded on December 26, 2006 by Fiona L Cooper; “Father and Son – The Cycle of Poverty Continues,” uploaded on November 1, 2007 by uncultured ; “Poverty + Telephoto = Outsider,” uploaded on December 8, 2007 by pilya; “stop poverty,” uploaded on July 7, 2005 by Stitch





On Oct 15, 2008, Anon said:
Another interesting Baha’i-inspired statement is:
“Science, Religion and Development: Some Initial Considerations”
http://www.bcca.org/ief/isgpsrd.htm
On Oct 15, 2008, george wesley dannells said:
I have corrected some broken links. Lots more Baha’i blogs have posted for Blog Action Day. New post coming.