Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity One penny and pencil for each participant Plain paper Magnifying glasses Leader Resource 1, Timeline Leader Resource 2, For Every Preparation for Activity Replicate the timeline from Leader Resource 1, Timeline, on newsprint....

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Oppression Continuum, or projected Justicemakers Guide, from Workshop 5 Handout 1, Ally Action 2 The returned handouts from the last workshop Pens or pencils Optional: Computer and large monitor or projector and screen Preparation for Activity If you are using th...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Description of Activity Invite youth to stand in a circle and name someone they think has acted with courage. Thank first-time participants for their contributions to the group....

Materials for Activity Clipboards Lined paper and pens Preparation for Activity If you think participants will have a hard time finding people to interview, identify older congregants willing to participate. Try for diversity in your choices-racial, ethnic, history with Unitarian Universalism,...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice lighting words on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Gather youth in a circle. Welcome first-time participants.

1. Sophia, a 5-year old girl, walks out on the diving board. Her mom is in the swimming pool below encouraging her to jump. Sophia's legs are shaking. She tells her mom that she doesn't think she can do it. Sophia's mom offers more words of encouragement....

I want to be an ally to _____________________________________________. Step 1: Date What action do you want to take? What resources or materials do you need and how will you get them? What hazards or risks are involved? What obstacles might you encounter and how will you overcome them?...

Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white skin and family pedigree gave her entrance to the finest shops, restaurants, galleries and concert halls. For much of Juliette's life, her privilege meant someone else did her laundry, cooked her...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Heritage items brought from home. Workshop leaders should bring items, too Preparation for Activity At least one week before this workshop, ask youth to bring an item that is part of their ethnic or racial heritage....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Justicemakers Guide from Workshop 1 Slips of paper and pencils Basket Description of Activity Youth explore fears and ways to approach their fears with courage. Invite participants to find a comfortable place in the room....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Option 1: Handout 1, Oppression Continuum Option 2: Electronic copy of Justicemakers Guide, computer, large monitor or projector and screen Preparation for Activity If you are using the Justicemakers Guide online, prepare to project the Oppression...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the story "Life of an Ally" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Optional: Make copies of the story for youth to share and read along. Description of Activity Youth hear a story about Juliette...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Is This Acting With Courage? Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 1, Is This Acting With Courage? and cut scenarios apart. Description of Activity Youth explore courage in seemingly small acts....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Description of Activity Invite youth to stand in a circle and name someone they think has acted with courage. Thank first-time participants for their contributions to the group. Pass out Taking It Home....

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Oppression Continuum, or projected Justicemakers Guide Handout 2, Ally Action 1 Pens or pencils Optional: Computer and large monitor or projector and screen Preparation for Activity If you are using the Justicemakers Guide electronically, test your equipment.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice lighting words on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Gather youth in a circle. Welcome first-time participants....

Adapted from The Line Between Us: Teaching About the Border and Mexican Immigration by Bill Bigelow (Milwaukee: Rethinking Schools, Ltd., 2006). Corn: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that went into effect on January 1,...

This is Hymn 1012 in Singing the Journey (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2005), where it is titled "When I Am Frightened". Words and music (C)1999 Shelley Jackson Denham. Used by permission. When I am frightened, will you reassure me? When I'm uncertain, will you hold my hand?...

Used with permission of Geoffrey Bayer , No More Deaths.The July sun beat down, and by mid-morning, there was no avoiding the heat. By 10 am, the anticipation rose with the heat as nearly 40 humanitarian volunteers gathered in a parking lot just outside the small desert town of Arivaca....