As people embraced the idea of in-person gatherings again, Green Acre continued a series of events focusing on the arts and the African Diaspora, entitled The Pupil of the Eye. The series was inspired by a concept in the Bahá’í teachings comparing African Americans to...
Some staff members from Green Acre, a Bahá’í Center for Learning, and the Eliot, Maine Police Department created spaces for discourse about systemic racism in the wake of the George Floyd killing in 2020. Grounded in several Bahá’í-inspired principles such as the...
By Leslie Farrell In Eliot, Maine, deep discussions on racial justice between police officers and Green Acre Baha’i School staff have been building bridges and changing hearts. Grounded in the principles of humanity’s spiritual nature and essential oneness,...
The 2021 Sarah Farmer Peace Award was awarded to Voices from the Heart in a virtual Zoom ceremony on Sunday, November 21st. The two-hundred-strong women’s choral group specializing in “soulful multi-cultural music.” Inspired by “Sweet Honey in the Rock,” the group was...
Green Acre and the Bahá’í Publishing Trust welcome you to a special edition of Conversations of the Heart honoring ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s historic visit to Green Acre in August of 1912, with two special authors. Anne Gordon Perry, primary author of Green Acre on the...
Green Acre and the Bahá’í Publishing Trust welcome you to a special edition of Conversations of the Heart honoring ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s historic visit to Green Acre in August of 1912, with a series of online talks given by authors covering issues of the day from a Bahá’í...
If you glance around the room during a gathering of the cast for the forthcoming Project Empathy performance you may be inclined to focus on their diversity—their age range, their ethnic differences, their political/social views. What you might not realize is that...
By Frances Pollitt From July 7 – October 2, 2021 an exhibit showcasing the advent of Green Acre may be seen at the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine. Nested within a larger exhibit focusing on Maine’s historic and present-day place in addressing social...
An Evening of Elevated Conversation through the Words of Black Women Vignettes from “Black Lady Poetry” an evening of poetry and community dialogue elevating the conversation in the greater Seacoast community through the words and experience of black women. Samantha...
Artists Helen Butler, Sharon Davis, and Jacqueline Claire explore the role the arts can play in the creation of a society described in the title of Green Acre’s current art show: Just, Diverse, United: The Destiny of America. See how these active artists utilize...