tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50226407559379358292024-02-02T08:03:47.362-08:00Film: Luminous Journey: ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in America, 1912A glimpse of the intention and process of Anne & Tim Perry in the making of a documentary film
in honor of the centenary of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to America.Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-80615112540784079302021-10-03T22:47:00.004-07:002021-10-03T23:04:25.099-07:00Luminous Journey now on YouTube! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are pleased to share the news that <i>Luminous Journey: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in America, 1912</i> is now available, and completely free on the Official Luminous Journey YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx4Vj0KUNSYBc1lY7_UAVyQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx4Vj0KUNSYBc1lY7_UAVyQ</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here you can watch the whole film (2.5 hours) or the film in two sections (1.25 hours each) or access the different geographical segments (26) and also see the behind-the-scenes videos. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Communities have been sponsoring Zoom screenings, usually over two nights, with some discussion about the themes or stories of the film. And now we are working on a new film, <i>'Abdu'l-Bahá in France! </i></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ_SwMDqJ3rkhb46HxE_21u80386OniSuekMzst-n9jOo49mX30UQRy-ZsRAUefrf2Q1ie04aPClraWXe1cVve6nRuqpsMHZgR9JBl_Jc148HZYtrOAeuRGp-50_sJbBBnigyyzpXzWg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ_SwMDqJ3rkhb46HxE_21u80386OniSuekMzst-n9jOo49mX30UQRy-ZsRAUefrf2Q1ie04aPClraWXe1cVve6nRuqpsMHZgR9JBl_Jc148HZYtrOAeuRGp-50_sJbBBnigyyzpXzWg/" width="185" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-90997944714881442712015-09-04T21:17:00.000-07:002015-09-04T21:17:08.819-07:00Screening at Persian Conference! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaDE3r1KtmFaAcHSY0oI552d9yTkC-agENsdarlryf5KRV5ffEqNlBfG32ogO91sYBu7ToI2IM1eFbKz-mpKjGotsP1G741HRfOnm_qJmOM2hoZ7L7FmCOYca6Zab7jYSYUfC_b_yyaQ/s1600/Persian+conf+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaDE3r1KtmFaAcHSY0oI552d9yTkC-agENsdarlryf5KRV5ffEqNlBfG32ogO91sYBu7ToI2IM1eFbKz-mpKjGotsP1G741HRfOnm_qJmOM2hoZ7L7FmCOYca6Zab7jYSYUfC_b_yyaQ/s200/Persian+conf+pic.jpg" width="150" /></a>Our second screening of the Persian-language version of <i>Luminous Journey</i>
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the Chicago area. Probably 200 people or so came in to see the film; we
were able to show 1:15 min. of it, and then announce its DVD
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Somehow, it is very touching to me that the film will go out to these
places. Here I am, introducing the film. <br />
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And here is Jon Rezin and I at his 9 Star Media Booth. . . . He has multiple arms in the panoramic shot! <br />
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<br />Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-26802557617240158392015-08-04T18:50:00.004-07:002015-08-04T18:50:54.499-07:00World Premiere! Persian Version<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Association for Baha'i Studies Conference<br />
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<br />Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-43229153283436392552015-06-21T23:46:00.001-07:002015-06-21T23:46:17.418-07:00Evaluation of Luminous Journey, by a Film Student<i>One of my students at the Art Institute borrowed a copy of the film. She filled out a film sheet in response; I will put her answers below! </i><br />
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Sound: the soundtrack is excellent, with perfect variations to lead the narration and different transitions very well done.<br />
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Lighting: there are some brighter scenes outdoors that are difficult to control but almost perfect with indoor scenes.<br />
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Editing: the editing is done well between photographs and live images and special effects.<br />
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Time sequence: the sequence is set perfectly by 'Abdu'l-Baha himself.<br />
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Cinematography: good. Very rich colors especially with the scenic sequences.<br />
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Costumes: excellent perfect period costumes and props.<br />
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It relates to my religious beliefs. Although raised as a Christian, I have always believed the way he influenced people to be, that all religions should be at peace with each other.<br />
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The film was very effective. I cannot believe that his history is not more prominent to be learned in the United States. I learned a great deal. I even watched some with my boyfriend, who was raised Catholic, and he was very interested and impressed by the way he was.<br />
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I think this is an extremely important history that needs to be shared throughout the world, especially here in the U.S. He seemed to be a true prophet by the way he influenced so many people so positively. I would love to share this with family and friends because it applies to all of us--not one religion or race but humanity. I think this should be seen in churches of all types and in classes on religion.<br />
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Today we got a very special message:<br />
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We'll be giving special programs on honor of the visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the area: </div>
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Saturday, November 22, 7:30–9:30 pm, Washington, DC Bahá’í Center</div>
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Sunday, November 23, 3:00–5:00 pm, NOVA Bahá’í Center, </div>
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21415 Cardinal Glen Circle, Sterling, VA 20164. </div>
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Copies of the DVD & Blu-ray DVD will be available, discount prices. </div>
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All welcome. See fliers for each event. </div>
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Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-89550312577939106942014-11-14T09:59:00.000-08:002014-11-18T23:23:53.439-08:00Program for Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HONORING THE LIFE OF THE MASTER:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This program to observe the anniversary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is designed to be uplifting and inspiring, providing an appreciation of the life and station of the Master. The steps below are meant as a guide and can be modified to meet your community’s needs. With a little effort and a lot of love you can create an experience your community will not soon forget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A. Music to download: (Select the titles you wish to include. Click title to be redirected to website to purchase)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">“The Trust among Us” & “Covenant” by Smith & Dragoman from the album ‘The Mystery’ <a href="https://9starmedia.com/smith-and-dragoman-the-mystery"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/smith-and-dragoman-the-mystery</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“To the Most Great Branch” by Vahid N’Dobe from the album ‘Fallen Castles’ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fallen-castles/id310744950?i=310744963"><span style="color: orange;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fallen-castles/id310744950?i=310744963</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“Ya Baha” by Bruce Grover from the album ‘From Exile to Exaltation’ <a href="https://9starmedia.com/boston-praise-collective-from-exile-to-exaltation"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/boston-praise-collective-from-exile-to-exaltation</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“Reading of Tablet with Music, “Conversation” by Farzad from the Memorization Album <a href="https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“The Tablet of Visitation by Abdu’l-Baha” by Gwendolyn Watson <a href="https://9starmedia.com/gwendolyn-watson-tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/gwendolyn-watson-tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">You may also want to find some peaceful instrumental music to use while guests are walking in prior to the program beginning. This album of solo piano pieces is excellent: <a href="https://9starmedia.com/vanda-mary-khadem-zuhur"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/vanda-mary-khadem-zuhur</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure you have the DVD or Blu-Ray of Luminous Journey: <a href="https://9starmedia.com/luminous-journey-movie"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/luminous-journey-movie</span></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">B. Get an audio playback device (boombox, stereo, etc) capable of playing music.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">C. Find a projector and connect to your DVD / Blu-Ray Player. Aim projector at a white wall or screen where everyone will face to watch excerpts from the film. Alternatively, set up seating so that everyone can face a television connected to a DVD / Blu-Ray player.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">D. Print out the program with quotations, which will be passed around or read by pre-selected readers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">E. Get a number of candles and place them around the room and dim the lights</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">F. If desired, get some rose water or oil to offer to guests as they arrive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC Welcome & Greeting: </b> Good evening, dear friends. Thank you for coming to this important and special observance of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. We will begin with a prayer, followed by music. Readings, and excerpts from a film about Master: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 1: </b> 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's oldest son, occupies a unique position in religious history. Bahá'u'lláh conferred upon Him three closely-related distinctions that had never before been conferred upon anyone by God's appointed Messenger:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">'Abdu'l-Bahá was Bahá'u'lláh's appointed successor, the "center" of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant with His followers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">He was the authorized interpreter of His Father's Writings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">He was the perfect exemplar of His Father's teachings, whom all Bahá'ís are called to emulate</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Such is 'Abdu'l-Bahá's distinction that, although not a Prophet in His own right, His Writings form an important part of the Bahá'í Holy Writings. Such is the reverence in which He is held that Bahá'ís refer to Him as "the Master." It is fitting, therefore, that two of our Holy Days [November 26 and 28] commemorate and celebrate the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. These two Holy Days are, however, distinct from the other nine in that work is not to be suspended. This is primarily because the Master held Himself to be, in all things, nothing more than His Father's servant, and would never have countenanced anything that put Him on an equal footing with Bahá'u'lláh. But we might reflect upon how fitting it is that we work on these days, given that 'Abdu'l-Bahá Himself worked tirelessly for the advancement of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 2: </b>Yet it was not for Himself that He sought any honor or glory. He was first, last and always His Father's servant. That, indeed, is what "'Abdu'l-Bahá" means: “the Servant of Bahá.” He wrote: “My name is 'Abdu'l-Bahá, my identity is 'Abdu'l-Bahá, my qualification is 'Abdu'l-Bahá, my reality is 'Abdu'l-Bahá, my praise is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection [Bahá'u'lláh] is my glorious and refulgent diadem; and servitude to all the human race is my perpetual religion." (Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 430)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">MC: The following film excerpt from Luminous Journey: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America, 1912 describes the relationship of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Bahá’ulláh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Film excerpt:</b> 1. Prologue through the Covenant section (Total: 11:04) OR Just the Covenant section (cue it up just past the part on Vivekananda/Dharmapala, starting with: “‘Abdu’l-Bahá entered this compelling scene as the leader of an emerging independent religion. Born in Persia in 1844, He was given the name Abbas Effendi, yet preferred to be known as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, servant of glory.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 3:</b> “He [‘Abdu’l-Bahá] is, and should for all time be regarded, first and foremost, as the Center and Pivot of Bahá'u'lláh's peerless and all-enfolding Covenant, His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá'í ideal, the incarnation of every Bahá'í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root, the Limb of the Law of God, the Being "round Whom all names revolve," the Mainspring of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb of this most holy Dispensation - styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their highest and fairest expression in the magic name 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He is, above and beyond these appellations, the "Mystery of God" - an expression by which Bahá'u'lláh Himself has chosen to designate Him, and which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign to Him the station of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of 'Abdu'l-Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized.” (Shoghi Effendi, from a letter of 8 February 1934, published in "The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh - Selected Letters", p. 134)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 4: </b> Though we can never measure up to the standard ‘Abdu’l-Bahá set, we are encouraged to follow in his footsteps. He himself says: “...ye must conduct yourselves in such a manner that ye may stand out distinguished and brilliant as the sun among other souls. Should any one of you enter a city, he should become a centre of attraction by reason of his sincerity, his faithfulness and love, his honesty and fidelity, his truthfulness and loving-kindness towards all the peoples of the world, so that the people of that city may cry out and say: "This man is unquestionably a Bahá'í, for his manners, his behavior, his conduct, his morals, his nature, and disposition reflect the attributes of the Bahá'ís." Not until ye attain this station can ye be said to have been faithful to the Covenant and Testament of God. For He hath, through irrefutable Texts, entered into a binding Covenant with us all, requiring us to act in accordance with His sacred instructions and counsels.” ("Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá"), p. 71)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC:</b> The following film excerpt from Luminous Journey describes the Master’s last days in America and gives us a glimpse of the majesty of His funeral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Film Excerpt:</b> 23. New York, Departure, Epilogue (includes a segment about His passing) (Total: 9:45) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 5: </b>THE PASSING OF 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ: [From Balyuzi’s biography of the Master]</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The night of July 10th 1921 'Abdu'l-Bahá was on Mount Carmel by the Shrine of the Báb. There, He revealed a Tablet and a prayer in honor of a 'kinsman of the Bab', who had died recently. 'Abdu'l-Bahá beseeched God, in that prayer, for His own release from this world. He spoke of His 'loneliness', of being 'broken-winged', 'submerged in seas of sorrows': 'O Lord! My bones are weakened, and the hoar hairs glisten on My head . . . and I have now reached old age, failing in My powers . . . No strength is there left in Me wherewith to arise and serve Thy loved ones . . . O Lord, My Lord! Hasten My ascension unto Thy sublime Threshold . . . and My arrival at the Door of Thy grace beneath the shadow of Thy most great mercy . . .'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That prayer was answered less than five months later. He passed away in the early hours of November 28th. The physician, who was summoned to His bedside at that hour, and closed His eyes, was Dr Florian Krug of New York, the same man who once bitterly resented the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh, and wanted alienists to examine his wife because of her intense devotion to it. He had now come, a pilgrim, with his wife, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá had allocated them a room in the compound of His own house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A special announcement, issued in the morning, by the family of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'ís of Haifa, gave the public the news of His passing and of the funeral arrangements for the following day. However, early on Monday morning . . . the news of this sudden calamity had spread over the city, causing an unprecedented stir and tumult, and filling all hearts with unutterable grief. (252)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading 6: </b>In the afternoon this statement appeared: “We all belong unto God and unto Him do we all return. The Islamic Association announces with much regret the passing of the highly-learned, greatly-erudite, generous benefactor, His Eminence 'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbas. His bier will be carried from His home, to-morrow, Tuesday, at 9 o'clock in the morning. You are requested to accept this announcement as a special invitation to assemble for His funeral procession. May God immerse Him in His boundless mercy, and grant solace unto His family and His people.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the land that we know as the Holy Land, in all its turbulent history of the last two thousand years, there had never been an event which could unite all its inhabitants of diverse faiths and origins and purposes, in a single expression of thought and feeling, as did the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Jews and Christians and Muslims and Druzes, of all persuasions and denominations; Arabs and Turks and Kurds and Armenians and other ethnic groups were united in mourning His passing, in being aware of a great loss they had suffered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a 'Private Memorandum' sent from 61, St James's Street, London, S.W.1, Major Tudor-Pole wrote: “On Tuesday 29th of November, 1921, at 9.30 a.m., a cablegram addressed 'Cyclometry London' reached this office. It had been despatched from Haifa at 3 p.m. on 28th November, 1921, and contained the following momentous news: 'His Holiness Abdul Baha ascended to the Kingdom of Abha. Please inform friends.' (signed) 'Greatest Holy Leaf'. Friends in London were notified immediately by wire, telephone and letter, and a cablegram was dispatched to the Holy Family at Haifa expressing the sorrowing loving sympathy of all the Friends in this country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cables were sent to the High Commissioner and Sir Wyndham Deedes at Jerusalem, and every step was taken by the British Authorities in Palestine to show respect</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> or the memory of the Beloved Departed, and to render any services required by the Family and the Bahai Community at Haifa and Acre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the suggestion of Ziaoullah Asgarzade, a cable was despatched to the Bahai community at Askarabad [obviously refers to 'Ishqabad] in Central S. Asia (near the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Persian Frontier) notifying the Friends of the Master's ascension and conveying the love and sympathy of Friends in every part of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to ensure the delivery of this cable, arrangements were made with the American Red Cross Authorities and the British Trade Mission at Moscow, to persuade the Soviet Foreign Minister to allow this important message to be telegraphed on to Askarabad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lord Lamington, when wiring his condolences, advised this office that he had asked the Colonial Office to arrange for British representation at the Master's funeral. General Sir Arthur Money, K.C.B., K.B.E., C.S.I., formerly Chief Administrator of Palestine, writing on 2/12/21, said: 'I am grieved to learn of the death of Abdul Baha. I had a strong regard and admiration for him and always valued his advice. He exercised all his influence in Palestine for good, and was always ready to assist the Administration toward the establishment of law and order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In New York, Roy Wilhelm received this cable from Haifa, on November 28th: Wilhelmite N.Y. His Holiness Abdul Baha ascended to</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And from the United States this message went out to the Holy Land, on behalf of the Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity: He doeth whatsoever He willeth. Hearts weep at most great tribulation. American friends send through Unity Board radiant love, boundless sympathy, devotion. Standing steadfast, conscious of his unceasing presence</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bahá'ís of Tihran sent the following message through their Spiritual Assembly to the Bahá'ís of America and Britain: Light of Covenant transferred from eye to heart. Day of teaching, unity, self-sacrifice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The valiant Bahá'ís of Germany sent this cable to the Greatest Holy Leaf: All believers deeply moved by irrevocable loss of our Master's precious life. We pray for heavenly protection of Holy Cause and promise faithfulness and obedience to Centre of Covenant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winston Churchill, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, cabled the High Commissioner for Palestine. . . to convey to the Bahai Community, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, their sympathy and condolence on the death of Sir 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas K.B.E. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Viscount Allenby, the High Commissioner for Egypt, wired the following message, on November 29th: Please convey to the relatives of the late Sir 'Abdu'l-Bahá</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">'Abbas Effendi and to the Bahai community my sincere sympathy in the loss of their revered leader.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another message which came through the office of the High Commissioner for Palestine was from the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force: General Congreve begs that you will convey his deepest sympathy to the family of the late Sir 'Abbas al-Bahai.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Council of Ministers in Baghdad forwarded this message, dated December 8th:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">His Highness Sayed Abdurrahman, the Prime Minister, desires to extend his sympathy to the family of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá in their bereavement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">'For the Holy Family Theosophical Society send affectionate thoughts' was another message which came from London.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A leading figure of the town of Nazareth wired: With the profoundest sorrow and regret we condole with you on the occasion of the setting of the Day-Star. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(from H.M. Balyuzi, Abdu'l-Baha - The Centre of the Covenant, p. 451)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prayer: </b> "O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness, hath believed in Thee and in Thy verses, hath testified to Thy word, hath been enkindled with the fire of Thy love, hath been immersed in the depths of the ocean of Thy knowledge, hath been attracted by Thy breezes, hath relied upon Thee, hath turned his face to Thee, hath offered his supplications to Thee, and hath been assured of Thy pardon and forgiveness. He hath abandoned this mortal life and hath flown to the kingdom of immortality, yearning for the favour of meeting Thee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"O Lord, glorify his station, shelter him under the pavilion of Thy supreme mercy, cause him to enter Thy glorious paradise, and perpetuate his existence in Thine exalted rose garden, that he may plunge into the sea of light in the world of mysteries. "Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Powerful, the Forgiver and the Bestower." (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 196)</span><br />
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Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-12259536632205699922014-11-12T09:23:00.000-08:002014-11-18T23:24:16.397-08:00Program for Day of the Covenant<h4 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A MEETING WITH THE MASTER</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Program for the Celebration </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This program to celebrate the Day of the Covenant is designed to be uplifting and inspiring, as if providing a glimpse into what it must have been like to be in the presence of the Master. We have included two program outlines for you to choose from. The first is between 30-45 minutes in length and the second is for a 60 minute program. The steps below are meant as a guide and can be modified to meet your community’s needs. With a little effort and a lot of love you can create an experience your community will not soon forget.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">PREPARATION:</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A. Music to download: (Select the titles you wish to include. Click title to be redirected to website to purchase)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">“The Trust among Us” & “Covenant” by Smith & Dragoman from the album ‘The Mystery’ <a href="https://9starmedia.com/smith-and-dragoman-the-mystery"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/smith-and-dragoman-the-mystery</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“To the Most Great Branch” by Vahid N’Dobe from the album ‘Fallen Castles’ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fallen-castles/id310744950?i=310744963"><span style="color: orange;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fallen-castles/id310744950?i=310744963</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“Reading of Tablet with Music, “Conversation” by Farzad from the Memorization Album <a href="https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">“The Tablet of Visitation by Abdu’l-Baha” by Gwendolyn Watson <a href="https://9starmedia.com/gwendolyn-watson-tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/gwendolyn-watson-tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">You may also want to find some peaceful instrumental music to use while guests are walking in prior to the program beginning. This album of solo piano pieces is excellent: <a href="https://9starmedia.com/vanda-mary-khadem-zuhur"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/vanda-mary-khadem-zuhur</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure you have the DVD or Blu-Ray of Luminous Journey: <a href="https://9starmedia.com/luminous-journey-movie"><span style="color: orange;">https://9starmedia.com/luminous-journey-movie</span></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">B. Get an audio playback device (boombox, stereo, etc) capable of playing music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">C. Find a projector and connect to your DVD / Blu-Ray Player. Aim projector at a white wall or screen where everyone will face to watch excerpts from the film. Alternatively, set up seating so that everyone can face a television connected to a DVD / Blu-Ray player.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">D. Print out the program with quotations, which will be passed around or read by pre-selected readers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">E. Get a number of candles and place them around the room and dim the lights</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">F. If desired, get some rose water or oil to offer to guests as they arrive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">G. Provide refreshments for after the program</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The DAY of the COVENANT</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">30-45 MINUTE PROGRAM:</span></u></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Just before people arrive, dim lights, light candles, and start background meditational music playing quietly to set the mood. Project a still image of the master onto the screen. Have user welcome them in silently and in a low tone offer to place rosewater on their wrists. (if desired)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MC Greeting & Welcome</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Persian Chant</b> – Please select a community member to offer this prayer or use a recorded chant of your choice</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prayer: </b> O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and made me conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favored me with a hearing ear, hast led me to Thy kingdom and guided me to Thy path. Thou hast shown me the right way and caused me to enter the ark of deliverance. O God! Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent tests and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Seeing. Thou art the Hearing. O Thou the Compassionate God. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto a glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy love, and confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden through the outpourings of heavenly grace. Thou art the Compassionate, the Merciful. Thou art the Great Beneficent God. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Music </b> - Choose from the songs you have downloaded above or select your own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC: </b>The Day of the Covenant celebrates the life and station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, son of the Bahá’í Faith’s founder Bahá’u’lláh—a person unique in religious history. Referred to as the Master and the Mystery of God, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was born on May 23, 1844, the very day the Báb or Gate announced to His first disciple that a mighty messenger was alive and would soon be manifest. Thus that date is associated with the very beginning of the Baha’i Faith. When the early Bahá’is wished to celebrate the birthday of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, He expressed a preference to minimize His own life, but said that November 26 could be observed as the day of the appointment of the Centre of the Covenant. In this role, He became the interpreter of His father’s teachings—the one who protected the new Faith from divisions and preserved the unity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight we will share some readings about the Covenant and then have excerpts from the film, Luminous Journey: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America, 1912.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As to the most great characteristic of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, a specific teaching not given by any of the Prophets of the past: It is the ordination and appointment of the Center of the Covenant. By this appointment and provision He has safeguarded and protected the religion of God against differences and schisms, making it impossible for anyone to create a new sect or faction of belief. ("The Promulgation of Universal Peace, pp. 455-56)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Covenant in the religious sense is a binding agreement between God and man, whereby God</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">requires of man certain behavior in return for which He guarantees certain blessings, or whereby He gives man certain bounties in return for which He takes from those who accept them an undertaking to behave in a certain way. There is, for example, the Greater Covenant which every Manifestation of God makes with His followers, promising that in the fulness of time a new Manifestation will be sent, and taking from them the undertaking to accept Him when this occurs. There is also the Lesser Covenant that a Manifestation of God makes with His followers that they will accept His appointed successor after Him. If they do so, the Faith can remain united and pure. If not, the Faith becomes divided and its force spent. It is a Covenant of this kind that Bahá'u'lláh made with His followers regarding 'Abdu'l-Bahá and that 'Abdu'l-Bahá perpetuated through the Administrative Order. . . . (23 March 1975, from a letter written by the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shoghi Effendi, speaking of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, says: “He is, and should for all time be regarded,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">first and foremost, as the Center and Pivot of Bahá'u'lláh's peerless and all-enfolding Covenant,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá'í ideal, the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">incarnation of every Bahá'í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Limb of the Law of God, the Being "round Whom all names revolve," the Mainspring</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of this most holy Dispensation - styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">highest and fairest expression in the magic name 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He is, above and beyond</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">these appellations, the "Mystery of God" - an expression by which Bahá'u'lláh Himself has</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">chosen to designate Him, and which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to Him the station of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of 'Abdu'l-Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized.” (Shoghi Effendi, "The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh - p. 134)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant –the spirit which is the cause of life. Whosoever is vivified with this spirit, the freshness and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">beauty of life become manifest in him, he is baptized with the Holy Spirit, he is born again, is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and attains to everlasting life. Praise thou God that thou art firm in the Covenant and the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Testament and art turning thy face to the Luminary of the world, His Highness Bahá'u'lláh. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, cited in "Star of the West, vol. 14, No. 7 (October 1923), p. 225)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Walk, therefore, with a sure step and engage with the utmost assurance and confidence in the promulgation of the divine fragrances, the glorification of the Word of God and firmness in the Covenant. Rest ye assured that if a soul ariseth in the utmost perseverance and raiseth the Call of the Kingdom and resolutely promulgateth the Covenant, be he an insignificant ant he shall be enabled to drive away the formidable elephant from the arena. . . . .” (Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 209)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC: </b> Now we will show a short segment from the film, Luminous Journey: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America, 1912.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FILM EXCERPT: </b> section 1. Prologue through the Covenant section (Total: 11:04) OR Just the Covenant section (cue it up just past the America,1912 reference to Swami Vivekananda and Dharmapala)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC OR STORY TELLER: </b> In 1912, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just about to leave this country after traveling for over 8 months, the Bahá’is held a banquet to honor Him. Mahmúd, who kept a diary of the journey, writes: "The friends arranged a banquet in commemoration of the Day of the Covenant and the journey of the beloved of all hearts. . . . many came to the Master with bouquets of flowers in their hands. The banquet was held in the ballroom of New York's Grand Northern Hotel. The hall was decorated . . . with festoons, banners, ornaments . . . exquisite screens . . . and crystal glassware. The electric lighting reflected the glassware . . . caused the whole room to shine brilliantly. More than three hundred guests, formally attired, attended. When the Master appeared, all rose from their seats and with smiling faces cried out, `Alláh-u-Abhá!' [a greeting, meaning, God is Most Glorious]. Many of the hotel guests saw the banquet and were astonished to see the grandeur of the Master and the sincerity and enthusiasm of the friends. After the Master took His seat, Mr. Hoar, on behalf of the Bahá'ís, read an address of welcome expressing obedience and firmness in the Covenant. The Master rose and responded with an address about the divine teachings and the oneness of humanity. He then walked around the tables and perfumed . . . the friends with attar of rose. When He returned to His chair, the friends, accompanied by the piano, sang songs of praise to Him. Later the Master spoke about the wars and massacres of the nations and . . . encouraged all towards peace, harmony and sincere love for all the people of the world. . . . . Indeed, it was a banquet for a king and a source of awakening to every person of insight.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following excerpt from Luminous Journey includes a section about this banquet and also about the passing and significance of the Master.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FILM EXCERPT: </b>23. New York, Departure, Epilogue (Total: 9:45) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">MC: Though those who were with Him grieved to have Him leave their midst, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá himself says: “Whenever an illumined assembly of the friends of God is gathered, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, although bodily absent, is yet present in spirit and in soul. I am always a traveller to America and am assuredly associating with spiritual and illumined friends. Distance is annihilated and prevents not the close and intimate association of two souls that are closely attached in heart even though they may be in two different countries. I am therefore thy close companion, attuned and in harmony with thy soul.” (SWAB 102) Hence, we can always connect with Him in our hearts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now, we will end with the Tablet of Visitation for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. (If there are visitors: It is customary to stand and face east, though not obligatory.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TABLET of VISITATION </b>for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá—Live or one of the two recorded versions listed in the ‘music to be downloaded’ section above</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The DAY of the COVENANT</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">60 MINUTE PROGRAM:</span></u></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Just before people arrive, dim lights, light candles, and start background meditational music playing quietly to set the mood. Project a still image of the master onto the screen. Have user welcome them in silently and in a low tone offer to place rosewater on their wrists. (if desired)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MC Greeting & Welcome</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Persian Chant</b> – Please select a community member to offer this prayer or use a recorded chant of your choice</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prayer: </b> O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and made me conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favored me with a hearing ear, hast led me to Thy kingdom and guided me to Thy path. Thou hast shown me the right way and caused me to enter the ark of deliverance. O God! Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent tests and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Seeing. Thou art the Hearing. O Thou the Compassionate God. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto a glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy love, and confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden through the outpourings of heavenly grace. Thou art the Compassionate, the Merciful. Thou art the Great Beneficent God. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC: </b> The Day of the Covenant celebrates the life and station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, son of the Bahá’í Faith’s founder Bahá’u’lláh—a person unique in religious history. Referred to as the Master and the Mystery of God, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was born on May 23, 1844, the very day the Báb or Gate announced to His first disciple that a mighty messenger was alive and would soon be manifest. Thus that date is associated with the very beginning of the Baha’i Faith. When the early Bahá’is wished to celebrate the birthday of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, He expressed a preference to minimize His own life, but said that November 26 could be observed as the day of the appointment of the Centre of the Covenant. In this role, He became the interpreter of His father’s teachings—the one who protected the new Faith from divisions and preserved the unity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tonight we will share some readings about the Covenant and then have excerpts from the film, Luminous Journey: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America, 1912.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Great is thy blessedness inasmuch as thou hast been faithful to the Covenant of God and His Testament and for thy being honoured with this Tablet through which thy name is recorded in My Preserved Tablet. Dedicate thyself to the service of the Cause of thy Lord, cherish His remembrance in thy heart and celebrate His praise in such wise that every wayward and heedless soul may thereby be roused from slumber.” ("Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 262) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> “ . . . ye must conduct yourselves in such a manner that ye may stand out distinguished and brilliant as the sun among other souls. Should any one of you enter a city, he should become a centre of attraction by reason of his sincerity, his faithfulness and love, his honesty and fidelity, his truthfulness and loving-kindness towards all the peoples of the world, so that the people of that city may cry out and say: "This man is unquestionably a Bahá'í, for his manners, his behaviour, his conduct, his morals, his nature, and disposition reflect the attributes of the Bahá'ís." Not until ye attain this station can ye be said to have been faithful to the Covenant and Testament of God. For He hath, through irrefutable Texts, entered into a binding Covenant with us all, requiring us to act in accordance with His sacred instructions and counsels.” ("Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá" p. 71)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“A Covenant in the religious sense is a binding agreement between God and man, whereby God</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">requires of man certain behavior in return for which He guarantees certain blessings, or whereby He gives man certain bounties in return for which He takes from those who accept them an undertaking to behave in a certain way. There is, for example, the Greater Covenant which every Manifestation of God makes with His followers, promising that in the fulness of time a new Manifestation will be sent, and taking from them the undertaking to accept Him when this occurs. There is also the Lesser Covenant that a Manifestation of God makes with His followers that they will accept His appointed successor after Him. If they do so, the Faith can remain united and pure. If not, the Faith becomes divided and its force spent. It is a Covenant of this kind that Bahá'u'lláh made with His followers regarding 'Abdu'l-Bahá and that 'Abdu'l-Bahá perpetuated through the Administrative Order…” (23 March 1975, from a letter written by the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“As to the most great characteristic of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, a specific teaching not given by any of the Prophets of the past: It is the ordination and appointment of the Center of the Covenant. By this appointment and provision He has safeguarded and protected the religion of God against differences and schisms, making it impossible for anyone to create a new sect or faction of belief.” ("The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912", pp. 455-56)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shoghi Effendi, speaking of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, says: “He is, and should for all time be regarded,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">first and foremost, as the Center and Pivot of Bahá'u'lláh's peerless and all-enfolding Covenant,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá'í ideal, the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">incarnation of every Bahá'í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the Limb of the Law of God, the Being "round Whom all names revolve," the Mainspring</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">of this most holy Dispensation - styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">highest and fairest expression in the magic name 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He is, above and beyond</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“ . . . the power of the Covenant will protect the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh from the doubts of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is evident that the axis of the oneness of the world of humanity is the power of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant – the spirit which is the cause of life. Whosoever is vivified with this spirit, the freshness and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Walk, therefore, with a sure step and engage with the utmost assurance and confidence in the promulgation of the divine fragrances, the glorification of the Word of God and firmness in the Covenant. Rest ye assured that if a soul ariseth in the utmost perseverance and raiseth the Call of the Kingdom and resolutely promulgateth the Covenant, be he an insignificant ant he shall be enabled to drive away the formidable elephant from the arena. . . . .” ("Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá", p. 209)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MC OR STORY TELLER: </b> In 1912, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just about to leave this country after traveling for over 8 months, the Bahá’is held a banquet to honor Him. Mahmúd, who kept a diary of the journey, writes: "The friends arranged a banquet in commemoration of the Day of the Covenant and the journey of the beloved of all hearts. . . . many came to the Master with bouquets of flowers in their hands. The banquet was held in the ballroom of New York's Grand Northern Hotel. The hall was decorated . . . with festoons, banners, ornaments . . . exquisite screens . . . and crystal glassware. The electric lighting reflected the glassware . . . caused the whole room to shine brilliantly. More than three hundred guests, formally attired, attended. When the Master appeared, all rose from their seats and with smiling faces cried out, `Alláh-u-Abhá!' [a greeting, meaning, God is Most Glorious]. Many of the hotel guests saw the banquet and were astonished to see the grandeur of the Master and the sincerity and enthusiasm of the friends. After the Master took His seat, Mr. Hoar, on behalf of the Bahá'ís, read an address of welcome expressing obedience and firmness in the Covenant. The Master rose and responded with an address about the divine teachings and the oneness of humanity. He then walked around the tables and perfumed . . . the friends with attar of rose. When He returned to His chair, the friends, accompanied by the piano, sang songs of praise to Him. Later the Master spoke about the wars and massacres of the nations and . . . encouraged all towards peace, harmony and sincere love for all the people of the world. After His talk, the Consul General . . . and others gave short speeches praising `Abdu'l-Bahá. This evening's banquet was so grand that the hotel staff were curious. . . . They came to see the Master to ask about the banquet and why so many distinguished Americans were praising and glorifying a person from the East. Indeed, it was a banquet for a king and a source of awakening to every person of insight.” What Mahmud does not tell us here is that the African-American guests could not attend the banquet. The hotel proprietor was adamant about excluding them--and the more the Baha'is tried to convince him, the more resistence he expressed. So, the following night another banquet was held at the Kinney home--and the white friends served the dark friends. Mahmud reports that this made ‘Abdu’l-Bahá very happy and said it was an example of the "grandeur of the Covenant." </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37797" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37796" style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">On two occasions ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited the City of Bristol: once for three days in September 1911 and again for one day in January 1913.<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_38038"> </span>On both occasions he stayed at the Clifton Guest House on Royal York Terrace where he was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tudor-Pole. Built on elevated ground, the guest house overlooks a valley in which the early city of Bristol was built. Although visiting on the first occasion to gain some rest from His arduous travels and extensive engagements in London, whilst in the guest house ‘Abdu’l-Bahá took the time to address large gatherings, meet individuals and groups of friends, shower His tender love upon children, dine with close companions, cheer and advise the staff, give interviews to newspaper reporters and devote time to His extensive daily correspondence. In an account written by Mr. Tudor-Pole we read that the “Master went all over Guest House blessing and dedicating each room to the service of Bahá’u’lláh and promising that the house would become a centre of peace and rest for pilgrims from East and West.” The property is now entirely residential and has been divided into a number of apartments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">How extraordinary it is to consider that the Master—He whom Shoghi Effendi reminds us as being “the Centre and Pivot of Bahá’u’lláh’s peerless and all-enfolding Covenant, His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá’í ideal, the incarnation of every Bahá’í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root, the Limb of the Law of God, the Being “round Whom all names revolve,” the Mainspring of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb of this most holy Dispensation” – twice visited and stayed in this blessed and sacred place. It is thus with untold joy and excitement that the National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to inform you that on behalf of the Bahá’í community it has purchased one of the apartments within the former Clifton Guest House.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">It is the intention of the National Assembly to work towards opening the property for visitors. On hearing the news of the final purchase, the Universal House of Justice, in a letter dated 31 October 2014, conveyed that it was pleased to learn of the purchase of the property and that the National Assembly’s “intention to carry out renovation work, so that the former guest house can be brought closer in appearance to its condition at the time when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited it, is entirely appropriate”. This will require historical records to be researched and, in light of the information gleaned, the property will be restored to its former condition to the extent possible. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37841" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37840" style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">Enclosed with this email letter is a photograph of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá standing on a balcony on the first floor of Clifton Guest House. It is the apartment associated with this balcony that has been purchased.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37837" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37836" style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">Given that this apartment is one of many in the building, sensitivity is required in regard to both viewing premises now and visiting it in the future when it is open for this purpose, and we are sure that you will bear this in mind.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37831" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: x-small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1415392677958_37830" style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 10.5pt;">We know that you will join us in giving thanks to Bahá’u’lláh for this stupendous and sacred gift which He has chosen to confer upon this already blessed community at this moment in its history. Ours is now the duty to prepare this precious place for future generations of visitors from east and west who will flow to it and draw upon its hallowed spirit of tranquillity and peace to inspire them in their building of His world embracing civilisation.</span></span></div>
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Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-25036557086444136412014-11-03T10:05:00.002-08:002014-11-03T10:05:34.897-08:00Memorization CD for Tablet of Visitation Now Available through 9 StarJon Rezin of 9 Star Media has just posted our memorization CD for the Tablet of Visitation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in time for preparation for the Holy Days associated with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Download, only.<br />
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It includes a reading of the Tablet and violin music by Farzad.<br />
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See <a href="https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization">https://9starmedia.com/tablet-of-visitation-abdulbaha-memorization</a><br />
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As our Persian version of <i>Luminous Journey </i>slowly progresses (after a major change of direction prompted by the Universal House of Justice), we are still interested in pursuing the research and writing of a series of films about 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe. While UK has expressed the most interest, France seems to be the starting place for us.</div>
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Our friend Tara Jabbari conducted an interview with us when we were in Chicago & she had just gotten back from New Zealand. She edited it, adding photos and footage from the film and from our behind-the-scenes images.<br />
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See <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPmqsORHNg8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPmqsORHNg8</a><br />
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(On her youtube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/user/mstarajabbari">YouTube.com/user/mstarajabbari</a>)<br />
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Thanks, Tara!<br />
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<br />Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-14147807752274372382014-07-14T17:22:00.001-07:002014-07-15T00:32:49.719-07:00A Trip to Remember: Boston, Malden, Eliot, PortsmouthFour nights--three screenings and a visit to Green Acre!<br />
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Boston, with our dear friend Mark Kazemzadeh--a great host! And a visit to the JFK Library!<br />
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Abdu'l-Baha visited! A first!</td></tr>
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<br />Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-40646640867728115942014-06-15T22:34:00.003-07:002014-06-16T12:23:06.628-07:00Boston & Malden Screenings! We'll be traveling to & doing screenings in Boston & Malden, Massachusetts on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, then going to Green Acre for a few hours on Monday. Hope to do a screening in Portsmouth Monday night, June 30!<br />
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<br />Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-54120809327412773022014-06-08T00:33:00.000-07:002014-06-15T22:15:15.476-07:00Screenings . . . and progress on the Persian Version <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Then, in Tampa, we had another wonderful evening with friends there and stayed overnight with a very special couple, Ardeshir and Puran Dean. It was a joyous trip, all around!<br />
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Shokouh has moved back to Minneapolis and is in a rehab center in St. Paul, making progress!<br />
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Ojan has been recording more voices in LA--to date the narrator for part 2 and the female character voices.<br />
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We will soon begin work on the text part--adding the opening titles and so forth. . . .<br />
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It's all quite complex and challenging. Send us good thoughts as we move ahead!<br />
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Meanwhile, we've taken 2 trips--one to Florida to attend the Wings to the Spirit Arts Conference; one to Wilmette--Tim's work, a wedding, and an interview with Tara Jabbari.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting at WINGS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before screening the film at WINGS</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We will soon be back in the studio, recording other voices for the film. It is not yet known whether Shokouh will be able to finish the narration, but we will use her voice for the first part. </span></span></div>
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Just launched a kickstarter for the Persian-language version of Luminous Journey! </div>
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Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-52980044426621336022014-02-15T00:52:00.001-08:002014-02-15T21:58:49.471-08:00In production again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since we are doing a PERSIAN VERSION of the film, with script now being translated and fundraising in process, we are embarking on another KICKSTARTER to meet some of the financial needs. (The voices will be recorded in LA; Shokouh Rezaie, a well-known singer and radio speaker will be doing the main narrator's part; we'll have to rent a studio out there for a month and have Ojan Missaghi do all of the voice recording and audio editing.)<br />
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Yesterday, in the new audio editing suite at the Art Institute of Dallas, we did a video shoot for the Kickstarter campaign.<br />
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Petra, our current intern, was director and camera person; we had three production assistants--first quarter video students thrilled to get an opportunity to be part of a real shoot; two Persian spokespeople, our friends Sina and Melody, came in to do the Persian parts.<br />
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It was wonderful--and reminded me again of how much I love the PRODUCTION part of film!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great teamwork!</td></tr>
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Anne Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263143555028481842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022640755937935829.post-15859260969510752932014-01-05T23:39:00.001-08:002014-01-05T23:55:38.161-08:00Recent Screenings<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We've had great adventures, recently, screening the film. In Little Rock we premiered the film at the Market Street Theatre (see website image to right)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHQ4wGF1Sbp0DplJV4nlf6Rxn56pHzAc57KO5GfimVhlbAAJLW7vSUB2SHvs3x6BvmD1KLM4imriNp5v-zn5-86nThcz7Pv6TGX1TIwCKxaCt1px1g_dY0vi7K6uQjf39jvHHE97AsBk/s1600/LJ+Screening+LITTLE+ROCK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHQ4wGF1Sbp0DplJV4nlf6Rxn56pHzAc57KO5GfimVhlbAAJLW7vSUB2SHvs3x6BvmD1KLM4imriNp5v-zn5-86nThcz7Pv6TGX1TIwCKxaCt1px1g_dY0vi7K6uQjf39jvHHE97AsBk/s1600/LJ+Screening+LITTLE+ROCK.jpg" height="200" width="154" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and then had a follow up screening of the short version at a public library with discussion on peace, race unity, gender equality, and so forth. Enthusiastic audiences, both! Some people from WAND, a women's peace organization, came.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Canadian filmmakers Mary Darling & Clark Donnelly</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We also attended a conference in Phoenix and had 4 screening presentations--the whole film and some workshops with behind-the-scenes clips. People were very excited to hear about the Chinese subtitled version in the works, as well as the Persian language version. We need to raise funds for the latter.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at one of our workshops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Performance of Smith & Dragoman</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ideas, anyone? </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jon Rezin did a great job of selling our wares along with his many CDs</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some great new tributes have come our way: </span>J<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_8" class="UFICommentActorName" data-ft="{"tn":";"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=100000502433446&extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D" data-reactid=".r[5qrk0].[1][3][1]{comment407985759335363_2031714}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][0]" href="https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.walker.58" id="js_9" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">acqueline Walker</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">writes: <span data-reactid=".r[5qrk0].[1][3][1]{comment407985759335363_2031714}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2]"> "</span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[5qrk0].[1][3][1]{comment407985759335363_2031714}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[5qrk0].[1][3][1]{comment407985759335363_2031714}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[5qrk0].[1][3][1]{comment407985759335363_2031714}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">This is a beautiful and interesting film, amazingly so for a reportage. We watched it in one sitting, although we usually don't like long films. Thank you so much!"</span></span></span></span><br />
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