Ted Resnikoff

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Ted joined the staff of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries in February 2010. He brings more than twenty-five years of experience using media to create social change by creating communications strategies and content for progressive non-profits, political campaigns, and cause based organizations. He has produced work for broadcast television, social media, and theatrical venues in the United States and Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Directing from New York University and a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Legal Studies from Harvard University Extension School. Ted is a dedicated Nichiren Buddhist and long-distance runner, the unlikely combination of which has helped him become a competitive marathon racer who encourages everyone to get out and run!

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Each year Summer Seminary students select 4 or 5 student-written homilies to be shared at Sunday worship of the host Unitarian Universalist congregation. Watch one of them here.

By Ted Resnikoff | September 12, 2018 | From Future of Faith

What would a more racially diverse Unitarian Universalist faith look like? Cameron Whitten, a 27 year old UU from Portland, recently released a self-financed project exploring answers to that question....

By Ted Resnikoff | July 10, 2018 | From Stories and Voices

Recently the team at the UUA Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries discussed how February being “Black History Month,” March being “Women’s History Month,” and June being “LGBTQ History Month” is positive because it raises up awareness of the history and contributions of these marginalized communities. But we also realized it relegates the history - and current imperfect condition of oppressed or marginalized groups in American society - to time-boxed public awareness. We think this is wrong because we have much to learn in the present moment by lifting up the stories of people who fight or suffer oppression all of the time. On this day in 1954 the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision on school segregation, unanimously ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that segregation in public education is illegal. The court decision famously states that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. In this post we lift up Linda Brown, of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka: student and life-long activist for equal access to public education.

By Ted Resnikoff | May 17, 2018 | From Social Justice

Our knowledge of history defines our understanding of the present. With these posts the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries lifts up our awareness of the history of people of marginalized identity so their actions can influence ours. Meet Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States in the election of 1872.

By Ted Resnikoff | May 8, 2018 | From Stories and Voices

Summary: Protest movements like March for Our Lives, and The Women’s March are generally legally permitted events, but protest movements can also use the tactic of unpermitted civil disobedience as a way to increase the pressure on authorities to right injustice (think of Black Lives Matter blocking roads and highways, Standing Rock Dakota Access Pipeline activists who occupied territory, or sit-ins at the U.S. Congress by DACA advocates). On Friday, April 20, 2018, in an act of civil disobedience, tens of thousands of high-school students will participate in an organized nationwide school walkout to demand stricter gun regulation. Learn how organized protest and Civil Disobedience are integral to the experience of living Unitarian Universalist faith and values.

By Ted Resnikoff | April 18, 2018 | From Events and Opportunities

Watch the premiere of Come Sunday on Netflix on Friday, April 13. Produced by Ira Glass of This American Life, the story of Pentecostal Bishop Carlton Pearson’s epiphany of inclusion shows what happens when a responsible search for truth and meaning runs into religious dogmatism. This movie is relevant viewing for people of every faith, even more so for Unitarian Universalists who want to work toward the creation of Beloved Community.

By Ted Resnikoff | April 9, 2018 | From Future of Faith

Blue Boat is hosted by the Office of Youth and Young Adult (YaYA) Ministries of the Unitarian Universalist Association. It is a blog for sharing stories and successes of ministry to Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults, as well as discussion on issues of social justice, dismantling white...

By Ted Resnikoff | August 28, 2017 | From Blue Boat

General Assembly 2017 is almost here! We are so excited that you will be joining us for this incredible experience. Whether you attend every GA Youth Caucus event or come to orientation and then spend the rest of the week exploring the wide range of events, worships and workshops available...

By Ted Resnikoff | May 22, 2017 | From Blue Boat

http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2017/02/22/meet-them-all-2017-youth-caucu… them here virtually, before you meet them for real in NOLA!

By Ted Resnikoff | May 22, 2017 | From Blue Boat

Feel free to https://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/3._sponsor_letter.pdf"… and print this letter and the http://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/youth_sponsor_parent_sa… Sponsor Parent/Guardian Sample Agreement. Hello, Adult Sponsors of Youth! Welcome to General Assembly 2017...

By Ted Resnikoff | May 22, 2017 | From Blue Boat

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