Workshop 22: Sharing Our New Wisdom

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Introduction
From Building the World We Dream About

Unitarian Universalists have a role to play as healers and repairers of the broken world we have inherited from our ancestors. Our congregations have a role to play as places to practice—to rehearse—Beloved Community for the benefit of future generations. — Taquiena Boston, Director of…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
From Building the World We Dream About

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Next Moves 50 Activity 2: Antiracism, Multiculturalism, and Spiritual Journey 55 Closing 5…
Spiritual Preparation
From Building the World We Dream About

Take time to reflect on your own learnings and experiences in these workshops and formulate your own action plan. What easily achievable goals will you set for yourself to support and encourage antiracist/multicultural work and action in your congregation and the wider community?…
Welcoming and Entering
From Building the World We Dream About

Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use) and bold markers Optional: Music and player Optional: Snacks and beverages Preparation for Activity Arrange chairs in a circle and set out name tags and markers on a table….
Opening
From Building the World We Dream About

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Leader Resource 1, The Destiny of Diversity List of this workshop’s Goals Covenant established in Workshop 1 Preparation for Activity Practice reading Lea…
Activity 1: Next Moves
From Building the World We Dream About

Activity time: 50 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Title a sheet of newsprint “Group 1” and write: What do you need as individuals and as a group in order to move forward with the work of building an antiracist/multicultural faith community?…
Activity 2: Antiracism, Multiculturalism, and Spiritual Journey
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Activity time: 55 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Newsprint lists from Activity 1 Handout 1, Planning the Worship Service Pens or pencils Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1, Planning the…
Closing
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home. Copy it for all participants or plan to email it to the group. Description of Activity Distribute…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Building the World We Dream About

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: Sharing Our New Wisdom
From Building the World We Dream About

Unitarian Universalists have a role to play as healers and repairers of the broken world we have inherited from our ancestors. Our congregations have a role to play as places to practice—to rehearse—Beloved Community for the benefit of future generations. — Taquiena Boston, Director of…
Handout 1: Planning the Worship Service
From Building the World We Dream About

Plan a worship service that invites your guests to join you in the work of building an antiracist/multicultural faith community. Use these questions and template as a guide. I. Questions for Reflection What stories do you wish to tell as individuals? As a group?…
Leader Resource 1: The Destiny of Diversity

Fred Small

From Building the World We Dream About

Excerpted from a sermon, delivered at First Parish in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 6, 2009; used with permission. Diversity is the destiny of our world, and if Unitarian Universalism is to survive and thrive, it must be our destiny, too. We can be an island of whiteness in a river of many…
Find Out More
From Building the World We Dream About

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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