Workshop 8: Commitments

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Introduction
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We humans are deeply, fundamentally, inescapably, relational beings. Our spirituality, our experiences of the sacred, revolves around how we relate to ourselves, to each other, to the cosmos. — Rev. Peter Morales, in Bringing Gifts, a publication of the Latino/Latina Unitarian Universalist…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Reflections and Commitments 45 Activity 2: Planning the Closing Worship Service 40 Closing 30…
Spiritual Preparation
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As you prepare to lead this final workshop, spend some time reflecting on how your own understanding of and commitment to antiracism and multiculturalism have deepened. Consider the following questions: How has facilitation of the workshops been a spiritual practice for you? How has it touched you?
Opening
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Leader Resource 1, The Shaking of the Foundations List of this workshop’s goals Covenant established in Workshop 1 Preparation for Activity Practice readin…
Activity 1: Reflections and Commitments
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Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals and pens or pencils Workshop 3, Leader Resource 3, Serial Testimony Protocol Workshop 5, Leader Resource 1, About Race-Based Reflection Groups Small object or talking stick for each small group…
Activity 2: Planning the Closing Worship Service
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Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Planning the Worship Service Newsprint, markers, and tape Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1, Planning the Worship Service….
Closing
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Handout 2, Final Evaluation Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home as needed, and make copies for all participants. Copy Handout 2, Final Evaluation for all participants or plan to e-mail it to the group….
Taking It Home: Commitments
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We humans are deeply, fundamentally, inescapably, relational beings. Our spirituality, our experiences of the sacred, revolves around how we relate to ourselves, to each other, to the cosmos. — Rev. Peter Morales, in Bringing Gifts, a publication of the Latino/Latina Unitarian Universalist…
Handout 1: Planning the Worship Service
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Plan a worship service that inspires participants and allows them to bear witness to one another’s commitments to take on the work of building antiracist, anti-oppressive, multicultural communities and groups in all areas of your lives. Use the questions and template below as a guide. I….
Handout 2: Final Evaluation
From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults

We humans are deeply, fundamentally, inescapably, relational beings. Our spirituality, our experiences of the sacred, revolves around how we relate to ourselves, to each other, to the cosmos. — Rev. Peter Morales, in Bringing Gifts, a publication of the Latino/Latina Unitarian Universalist…
Leader Resource 1: The Shaking of the Foundations
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From The Shaking of the Foundations by Paul Tillich. Sometimes … it is as though a voice were saying: “You are accepted. You are accepted, accepted by that which is greater than you, and the name of which you do not know. Do not ask for the name now; perhaps you will find it later….
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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