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2020 28 Sep 202-	The passing of former Universal House of Justice member James Douglas Martin (b. 24 February 1927 in Chatham, Ontario) in Toronto. [CBNS] He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada from 1960 to 1985 and served the last twenty years as the general secretary. In 1985. He was appointed director-general of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information at the World Centre. He served in that capacity until 1993 when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice. He retired from the House of Justice in 2005 due to considerations of age and related needs of the Faith. [BWNS1455] In 1984 he co-authored the introductory text,The Bahai Faith: The Emerging Global Religion with his friend William S Hatcher. His essay, The Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith was a review of William McElwee Miller's book The Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings. His series of talks entitled Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan was packaged as a compact disc and has been made available on Bahá'í Library. His paper Persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran 1844-1984 published in Bahá'í Studies in 1984 is available in PDF. His article Humanity's Coming Encounter with Baha'u'llah was published in American Bahá'í in 1992. In 1998 his article Bahá'í Faith was published in Canadian Encyclopedia. The Mission of the Bab: Retrospective 1844-1944 as published in Bahá'í World. [BW23p193] Bahá'í Canada 30 September 2020. iiiii	- In Memoriam; Biography; Canada; Chatham, ON; Douglas Martin; Toronto, ON; Universal House of Justice, Members of
2020 2 Jun 202-	The passing of Hossain Banadaki Danesh in Victoria, BC His major publications were: The Violence Free-Society: A Gift for Our Children. Bahá'í Studies. Vol. 6. 1979. Unity: The Creative Foundation of Peace. Bahá'í Studies Publications, Ottawa 1986. The Psychology of Spirituality. Paradigm Publishing, Manotick, Ontario 1994. The Violence Free Family. Building Block of a Peaceful Civilization. Bahá'í Studies Publications, Ottawa, Canada 1995. Conflict-Free Conflict Resolution (CFCR): Process and Methodology. with Roshan Danesh. Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, Fall. (March 21, 2004). Unity of Faith and Reason in Action 2010. The Unity-Based Family. An Empirical Study of Healthy Marriage, Family, and Parenting. H.B. Danesh, MD, FRCP(C), with Azin Nasseri, PhD. Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 1 edition (1 April 2017). It was illustrated by Katia Breton. The Mysterious Case of the IWs: A Story to Help Children Cope with Death Published by Efp-International Press (April 16 2012). For a more complete list see his website. Documents by Hossain Danesh on Bahai-library.com. YouTube. See His website. See article by his son Roshan Danesh about the passing of his father and his son. [Times Colonist 30 July 2020] iiiii	- In Memoriam; Biography; Hossain Banadaki Danesh; Victoria, BC
2020 28 Apr 202-	The National Assembly announced the results of the election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. Because the Convention had to be cancelled owing to public health guidelines related to the COVID-19 health crisis, delegates mailed in their ballots or made arrangements to phone them in. The election had 100% participation. [Letter from the NSA to all LSAs dated 28 April 2020] Those selected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly were: Mehran Anvari, (treasurer), Deloria Bighorn, (chair), Zelalem Bimrew Kasse, Hoda Farahmandpour, Gerald Filson, Judy Filson, Ciprian Jauca, (vice chair), Karen McKye, (secretary) and Elizabeth Wright. [Letter from the NSA to all LSA dated 7 May 2020; BC vol 33 No 2 May 2020 p7]	Ciprian Jauca; Deloria Bighorn; Elizabeth Wright; Gerald Filson; Hoda Farahmandpour; Judy Filson; Karen McKye; Mehran Anvari; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Toronto, ON; Zelalem Bimrew Kasse
2020 28 Feb 202-	A page "Preserving a history of the Bahá'í youth movement in Canada from 1967-1973," on Facebook, called The Spark 1967-1973 was established with the goal of preserving the history of the Bahá'í youth movement in Canada from 1967-1973. A call was made to contribute archival materials related to the history of the Faith in Canada during that period. The eventual goal was to create a non-academic history website by collecting photos, newspaper articles, recordings. Of specific interests were stories of the positive influences of the following groups on individuals, communities and the general public: The "Mozart Group" (1967-1969); The "Multimedia Environment" Proclamation Team (1969-1970); and "Jalál" (1970-1973). [Bahá'í Canada 28 February 2020]	Garry Brown; Lynn Echevarria
2020 22 Jan 202-	The Baha'i Community of Canada's Office of Public Affairs has launched a new website, which joins Bahai.ca and the Canadian Baha'i News Service as part of a family of national Baha'i websites. The Office of Public Affairs works on a range of topics and issues that are related to the well-being of Canadian society. Many of these issues fall within one of our areas of focus, which are broad domains in which we try to build relationships, develop content, and create opportunities for learning and dialogue that can eventually contribute to public policy.The areas of focus are: Citizenship and Diversity, Reconciliation, Religion in Public Life, Gender Equality as well as The Role of Youth in Society and Relationship with the Environment. The Office also communicates with the Canadian government regarding the ongoing persecution of Baha'is in Iran and Yemen. The site also hosts a document library with official statements and reports produced by the Office. [CBNS]	Baha'i National Organization; Office of Public Affairs


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