Workshop 7: Relational Ethics

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Part of What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists

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Introduction
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Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experiences of other people. — Jane Addams, from Democracy and Social Ethics (1907) Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 2 Activity 1: Opening Scenario 10 Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation 15 Activity 3: In a Different Voice 20 Activity 4: Relational Ethics at Hull House 15 Activity 5: Partner Church Relationships 15 Faith in Action: Begin or Deepen a Church…
Spiritual Preparation
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Set aside time for journaling, reflection, prayer, and/or meditation, using these focus questions: When have you acted with compassion toward someone else, with the understanding that your action was the “right” thing to do? What were the circumstances? What questions or possibilities did you…
Welcoming and Entering
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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 Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Using the Workshop-at-a-Glance as a guide, create and post the agenda on…
Opening
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Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Preparation for Activity Arrange the worship table or designated space. Description of…
Activity 1: Opening Scenario
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Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Share this scenario: Your congregation has an ongoing relationship with a local organization serving at-risk youth. The relationship includes advocacy financial support….
Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Journals or notebooks, one for each participant Variety of writing and drawing tools, such as pens, pencils, fine point color markers, and color pencils Preparation for Activity Set out drawing materials where all can reach them….
Activity 3: In a Different Voice
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Carol Gilligan and a Different Voice Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1, Carol Gilligan and a Different Voice, and copy for all participants. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 1 and invite participants to read it. Say:…
Activity 4: Relational Ethics at Hull House
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story “Jane Addams” Preparation for Activity Read the story “Jane Addams” and prepare to present it, or invite a participant to present the story and give them a copy in advance….
Activity 5: Partner Church Relationships
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story “Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania” Optional: UUPCC 20th Anniversary video (5:11) Optional: Computer with Internet connection, projector and speakers Preparation for Activity Read the story “Community Capacity…
Closing
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Activity time: 13 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize Taking It Home and copy for all participants….
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Consider these questions as you review the workshop with your co-leader: Which parts of the workshop most engaged participants? Why? Were there parts that did not work as well? What could we have done differently? Where was it easy for you to work together? Where was it difficult?…
Faith In Action: Begin or Deepen a Church Partnership
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Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Information about your partner church (if your congregation has a partner) or about the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council (UUPCC)….
Alternate Activity 1: Community Capacity Building - UUPCC Video
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Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story “Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania” Community Capacity Building videos and a computer with Internet access and large monitor Preparation for Activity Read the story “Community Capacity Building in Arkos,…
Taking It Home: Relational Ethics
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Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experiences of other people. — Jane Addams, from Democracy and Social Ethics, 1907 Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round…
Community Capacity Building in Arkos, Transylvania
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Background Information Since 1993, the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council (UUPCC…
Jane Addams
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In January 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr searched for a location for a settlement house in Chicago that would serve as a place for young women of means to live cooperatively with recent immigrants and migrants whose living and working conditions were horrible. Addams’ idea was that…
Handout 1: Carol Gilligan and a Different Voice
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In A Different Voice In 1982, developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan published a groundbreaking book, In a Different Voice (Cambridge: Harvard University Press,1982)….
Find Out More
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To learn more about Jane Addams, visit the Hull House museu…; website and read the biography of http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/addams-bio.html… Addams at the Nobel Peace Prize website. To learn more about the work of the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council and…

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