Workshop 9: Free Speech Part of Resistance and Transformation In This Section Introduction From Resistance and Transformation We consider the House Committee's inquiry into speakers, meetings and activities of the church an attack upon our institution and on all organized relig... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Resistance and Transformation Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Introduction to HUAC 25 Activity 2: The Levering Act 30 Activity 3: Is Free Speech... Spiritual Preparation From Resistance and Transformation If you were born before 1950, you may have experienced the era of Senator McCarthy and intense anti-Communism first-hand. If so, recall what it was like... Welcoming and Entering From Resistance and Transformation Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handou... Opening From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minute... Activity 1: Introduction to HUAC From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Rev.... Activity 2: The Levering Act From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, The California Loyalty Oath Handout 3, This Could Happen Here Leader Resource 2, The Leverin... Activity 3: Is Free Speech Fundamental? From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read the short b… of Donald Harrington on the... Closing From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens,... Leader Reflection and Planning From Resistance and Transformation Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What did not? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Faith In Action: Freedom of Speech as a Social Justice Issue From Resistance and Transformation Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint list of unanswered questions, created in Activity 1 Preparation for Activity Speak with the social action... Alternate Activity 1: Script - A Transcript from a HUAC Hearing From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, Testimony before HUAC Preparation for Activity Pre-arrange with four volunteers to read the... Alternate Activity 2: The Right Not to Speak From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Timepiece (minutes) Bell or chime Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: Have there bee... Taking It Home From Resistance and Transformation We consider the House Committee's inquiry into speakers, meetings and activities of the church an attack upon our institution and on all organized relig... Handout 1: Rev. Stephen Fritchman and the House Un-American Activities Committee From Resistance and Transformation The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was established in 1938 as a special investigating committee of the House of Representatives, and... Handout 2: The California Loyalty Oath From Resistance and Transformation Paragraph 32. DECLARATION OF LOYALTY UPON CLAIMING EXEMPTION: EFFECT OF FAILURE TO DECLARE LOYALTY Any statement, return, or other document in which is... Handout 3: This Could Happen Here From Resistance and Transformation Brochure prepared by the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles in 1954. Used with the congregation's permission. Handout 4: Testimony before HUAC From Resistance and Transformation Excerpted from more than 10 hours of testimony given by Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of the Methodist Church. Transcript published in U.S. News and World... Leader Resource 1: What Was It Like? A First-Hand Account of HUAC From Resistance and Transformation Edited excerpt from a letter by the Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of the United Methodist Church, who testified before the committee on July 21, 1953.... Leader Resource 2: The Levering Act From Resistance and Transformation In 1950, Harold Levering, a California assemblyman from Bel Air, proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would require all religious... Find Out More From Resistance and Transformation Online, you can request information from the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act. Learn about the Freedom of Information Act on the American Civil... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Resistance and Transformation NEXT: Introduction Download all of Resistance and Transformation (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.