Workshop 18: Field Trip and Community Walk

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Introduction
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It is far better to see the same place through 100 pairs of eyes, than 100 different places through the same pair of eyes. — Marcel Proust This workshop engages participants directly with communities where the dominant racial/ethnic identity is people of African, Asian/Pacific Islander,…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Activity 1: Field Trip and Community Walk 120…
Spiritual Preparation
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Multiculturalism is not about learning a language or translating some brochures. This goes even further. It means to sit down at the table of the other people … , without fear of what people might say….
Activity 1: Field Trip and Community Walk
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Activity time: 120 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Field Trip and Community Walk Taking It Home Participant cameras Participant journals or small notebooks, and pens/pencils Optional: Road maps or walking maps of your community Preparation for Activity Download Taking It Home and copy f…
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What didn’t? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Why? Did anything surprise you? Do we need to make any changes in the way we work together?
Taking It Home: Field Trip and Community Walk
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It is far better to see the same place through 100 pairs of eyes, than 100 different places through the same pair of eyes. — Marcel Proust Examine your notes, artifacts, and photos from the field trip and reflect on new insights you have gained. Prepare to share three new insights at the next…
Handout 1: Field Trip and Community Walk
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During your community walk, observe and gather information. If the group chooses to go to a restaurant or a coffee shop, make sure the establishment you select is wheelchair accessible. What explicit and implicit values are conveyed by how the neighborhood is designed? What is important? Who is…
Find Out More
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The UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group offers resources, curricula, trainings, and tools to help Unitarian Universalist congregations and leaders engage in the work of antiracism, antioppression, and multiculturalism. Visit…

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