• Handout 2, LRY, Cons, and the Counter-Culture

• Read Handout 2 and copy for all participants.

Introduce the activity by explaining that participants will examine an example of a Unitarian Universalist temporary autonomous zone. Distribute Handout 2, LRY, Cons, and the Counter-Culture, and invite participants to read the handout silently. When everyone has finished reading, invite questions and comments. Engage the group in discussion using these questions:

• Do you agree that youth conferences were/are transformative for participants? If so, why? If not, why not?
• Is there something about being "young" that makes these experiences more accessible? Can adults create the same kind of spaces?
• Do you think creating transformative experiences for Unitarian Universalists is related to social justice? How? Or, why not?
• One critique of youth conference culture is that, given the broad developmental range among youth, the conference experience, which aims to "empower" youth while still providing physical, emotional, and spiritual safety, does not work for all youth. How do you respond to this critique?