Brussels
9-10 April 2022
A historic mission. An immense collective enterprise.
Building Vibrant Communities
Building Vibrant Communities
A worldwide wave of conferences
Sweeping across the globe is a wave of conferences, open to all well-wishers of humanity, exploring the progress and endeavors of our communities and Bahá’u’lláh’s universal call to work for the betterment of our world. The conferences are open to people from all backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and ages. Families are especially welcome, and programmes will be offered for children and junior youth.
Brussels will host one of the thousand conferences being held worldwide.
“…work for the betterment of the world
and live together in concord and harmony.”
Bahá’u’lláh
What will we learn?
- Learning how to raise up vibrant, outward-looking communities;
- Those communities learning how to bring about spiritual and material progress.
“…for every community there is a goal in reach,
and for every goal a path to reach it.”
—Universal House of Justice
‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains that the more the qualities of cooperation and mutual assistance are manifested by a people, “the more will human society advance in progress and prosperity.”
The world stands at a charged moment.
“The global challenges now facing humanity are a severe test of its willingness to put aside short-term self-interest and come to terms with this stark spiritual and moral reality: there is but one, interconnected human family and it shares one precious homeland.”
— The Universal House of Justice
Join with friends, families, colleagues, and neighbours, in urban and rural settings across Belgium, to advance a unified vision for the betterment of our one world.
Location
VUB
Bd de la Plaine 13 / Pleinlaan 13
1050 Ixelles / 1050 Elsene
Plenary sessions in building Q (see map)
Breakout sessions in building D, second floor (see map)
By car: Please enter from Gate 13, taking you to the underground parking area (200 free parking spaces)
By train from station Etterbeek: Please enter from Gate 13
By bus 95 – 96: Please enter from Gates 13
By tram 7 – 25 or bicycle: Please enter from Gate 13
By Metro Delta – Petillon: please see map
On foot: please see map
Programme
Registrations open on Saturday at 9.00. Please come early to ensure you are signed in and have your headset before the start of the programme.
The conference will take place from Saturday 10.30 to Sunday 17.00.
View the detailed programme here.
Specific programmes are organized for children from 5 to 11 and junior youth from 12 to 15.
Covid-19
Current Covid-19 measures will apply.
Meals and catering
Meals and catering will be provided on site.
Accommodation
For those wishing to book hotel accommodation, the following establishments are fairly close to the conference venue:
Adagio Access Brussels Delta (800 m)