Workshop 3: The Collective Good Part of What We Choose In This Section Introduction From What We Choose All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to whic... Workshop-at-a-Glance From What We Choose Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 2 Activity 1: Opening Scenario 10 Activity 2: Utilitarian Ethics 25 Activity 3: The Lesser of Two Evil... Spiritual Preparation From What We Choose Set aside time for journaling, reflection, prayer, and/or meditation, using these focus questions: Think of a time when you had to make a moral/ethical... Welcoming and Entering From What We Choose Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Pocket folder, pen/pencil, and paper for each participant Name tags, single-use or durable... Opening From What We Choose Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Preparati... Activity 1: Opening Scenario From What We Choose Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Share this scenario: You are on a television game show. You are offered a choice of two doors to open. Activity 2: Utilitarian Ethics From What We Choose Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Excerpt from John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism Leader Resource 1, About John Stuart Mill... Activity 3: The Lesser of Two Evils From What We Choose Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Journals or notebooks, one for each participant Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity... Activity 4: Democracy, Authority, and Utilitarian Ethics From What We Choose Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Susan Stanton's Story" Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Print... Closing From What We Choose Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handout Preparation for... Leader Reflection and Planning From What We Choose Consider these questions as you review the workshop with your co-leader: Which parts of the workshop most engaged participants? Why?... Faith In Action: Transgender Inclusion From What We Choose Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Transgender 101 resources (UUA website) Preparation for Activity Find the Transgender 101 page of... Alternate Activity 1: Social Justice Outreach - The Needs of the Few? From What We Choose Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 1, About John Stuart Mill Preparation for Activity Become... Alternate Activity 2: Looking at Outcomes - Ethical Eating From What We Choose Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 2, Handout 1, UUA Statement of Conscience on Ethical Eating Newsprint, markers, and tape... Taking It Home: The Collective Good From What We Choose All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to whic... Susan Stantons Story From What We Choose Transgender individuals face much discrimination in the United States, in part because their struggles and their journeys are not well understood.... Handout 1: Excerpt from John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism From What We Choose From Chapter 2 of John Stewart Mill's Utilitarianism (London: Longmans, Green, Ryder, and Dyer, 1871). Handout 2: UUA General Assembly Resolution on Confronting Gender Identity Discrimination From What We Choose Confronting Gender Identity Discrimination 2007 Responsive Resolution Whereas the President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations... Leader Resource 1: About John Stuart Mill From What We Choose Part I John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a 19th-century British politician and political philosopher.... Find Out More From What We Choose An accessible book on utilitarian ethics is Louis P. Poiman's Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2005). Find CNN coverage of... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: What We Choose NEXT: Introduction Download all of What We Choose (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.