Workshop 7: Discerning Race/Discerning Power Part of Building the World We Dream About In This Section Introduction From Building the World We Dream About Although race has become such an obvious source of conflict, identity, and debate in almost every arena of our lives, few attempts are made to clarify w... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Building the World We Dream About Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Musical Meditation on Racism 35 Activity 2: Reconciling the Various Faces of Racism 65... Spiritual Preparation From Building the World We Dream About Reflect on your own life experiences: When and how did you learn about race? If you are a person marginalized by race or ethnicity, when and how did you... Welcoming and Entering From Building the World We Dream About Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use) and bold markers Optional: Music and player... Opening From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Participa... Activity 1: Musical Meditation on Racism From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Recording(s) of song(s), totaling ten minutes or less, that speak to the... Activity 2: Reconciling the Various Faces of Racism From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 65 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint - one sheet for each of four tables Color markers and crayons Handout 1, Definitions of Racis... Closing From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Handout 2, Not Somewhere Else, But Here Preparation for... Leader Reflection and Planning From Building the World We Dream About Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What didn't? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Alternate Activity 1: Not Somewhere Else, But Here From Building the World We Dream About Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Not Somewhere Else, But Here Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Writing and... Taking It Home: Discerning Race/Discerning Power From Building the World We Dream About Although race has become such an obvious source of conflict, identity, and debate in almost every arena of our lives, few attempts are made to clarify w... Handout 1: Definitions of Racism From Building the World We Dream About These definitions are adapted from the work of Louise Derman-Sparks and Carol Brunson Phillips, published in Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmen... Handout 2: Not Somewhere Else, But Here Rebecca Ann Parker From Building the World We Dream About Excerpted from an essay originally published in Soul Work: Anti-Racist Theologies in Dialogue, eds. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley and Nancy Palmer Jones,... Leader Resource 1: Discussion Cafe Instructions From Building the World We Dream About Adapted from World Cafe Model. CAFE SETUP Arrange the room so there are four tables with enough chairs around each to accommodate one-fourth of... Find Out More From Building the World We Dream About The UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group offers resources, curricula, trainings, and tools to help Unitarian Universalist congregations and... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Building the World We Dream About NEXT: Introduction Download all of Building the World We Dream About (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.