I have raged for thousands of years. I was on the other tree in Eden and I escaped Greece unexploited by the Gods. I never was fruit of fantasy for seers and bards, nor the food of tales for old wives. For I am not so red, not so self-contained, no so easily held or thrown. Never have poets said...

Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Participants review their journals and finish incomplete work. As the date for the Poetry Slam approaches, encourage participants to use whatever time remains at the end of the workshops to review the writing in their...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Description of Activity Youth debate the merits of apples versus pears, for fun. Only use this activity if you are also doing Activity 2, Fruity Whine. Divide the group into two teams....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, "Bladder Song," by Leonard Nathan Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 2, "Bladder Song," one for each participant. Description of Activity Ask one or two volunteers to read Handout 2, "Bladder Song," aloud....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity UU jokes, at least as many as the number of participants you expect to attend A bowl or other container Preparation for Activity Write UU jokes on slips of paper or print them off the Internet and cut them into slips....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, "Pear's Complaint," by Greg Youmans Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 1, "Pear's Complaint," one for each participant....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint or a dry erase board and markers Preparation for Activity Be prepared with several apple allusions in case participants need help. See Find Out More or Handout 1 for examples. Description of Activity In this activity, participants play a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, one for each participant Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by your group or the one provided below. Recite together Reading 712 from Singing the Living Tradition: Do not be conformed to...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Information about how to be a good ally. See Description of Activity for suggestions....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and lighter Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided below. Gather around the chalice. As a volunteer lights the chalice, ask the group to focus on the word "funny" in silence. After about fifteen...

Other than a chickadee which I bought from a pick-up truck vendor many, many years ago I had never purchased a live animal Today I went to Chinatown and parked on the south end of Grant I walked down the street combing the poultry shops for a live duck Most of the old markets had been shut down...

Samih Al-Qasim (1939- ), translated by Abdullah al-UdhariFrom the window of my small cell I can see trees smiling at me, Roofs filled with my people, Windows weeping and praying for me. From the window of my small cell I can see your large cell.

Activity time: 15 minutes Description of Activity If you have time for a longer workshop, extend the topics discussed in Activities 1-4. One way to do this is by noting Unitarian Universalists who have worked to alleviate society of the ills addressed in the poems in Handouts 1-4....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition and Singing the Journey Journals and pens/pencils Description of Activity Participants search for hymns that have themes of freedom, hope, or the difficulties of life. Distribute hymnals. Ask participants to...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, "A Change Is Gonna Come," by Sam Cooke Journals and pens/pencils A recording of "A Change Is Gonna Come" Preparation for Activity Obtain a CD with the Sam Cooke song, "A Change Is Gonna Come." You can also purchase and download the song ...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, "Poem for the Young White Man Who Asked Me How I, an Intelligent, Well-Read Person, Could Believe in the War between the Races," by Lorna Dee Cervantes Journals and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 3, "Poem for the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, "Animal Liberation," by Genny Lim Journals and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 2, "Animal Liberation," one for each participant. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 2, "Animal Liberation." Ask two or more...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, "End of a Discussion with a Jailer," by Samih Al-Qasim Journals and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 1, "End of a Discussion with a Jailer," one for each participant....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, one for each participant Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by your group or the one provided below. Recite together Reading 712 from Singing the Living Tradition: Do not be conformed to...

Materials for Activity Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) donation forms Preparation for Activity Print out In Memory Of https://secure2.convio.net/rif/site/Donation2?df_id=5081&5081.d… forms from the RIF website or call the Donor Relations Desk at 1-888-725-4801 to request forms. Description of...