04 Sep Liège, “Retrouvailles” weekend

LIÈGE – On September 2 and 3, the city of Liège organized a socio-cultural event “Retrouvailles” at the Parc de la Boverie. The event welcomes around a hundred exhibitors from the associative sector and nearly 30,000 visitors on the first weekend of September each year.

For 30 years, the Bahá’ís of Liège have participated in this activity which offers the public the opportunity to discover the faith and the concrete actions carried out by the Bahá’ís in favor of unity, justice, and peace in the world. This year again, the stand run by our friends from Liège allowed for great meetings and discussions on questions as varied as they were relevant.

Following this event, a talk was held on 8 September, attended by around twenty participants, on the theme of “On the path to a new world order – a Bahá’í perspective”, addressing a series of societal issues such as rising inequality, global warming, conflict, racism, religious fundamentalism, etc., and society’s awareness of their global dimension.

This was followed by a reflection on how each of us could respond to these issues, thereby contributing to the achievement of lasting universal peace.