Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Have copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule on hand for those who need one....

After reading the workshop plan, ask yourself if you have had an experience with a temporary autonomous zone. What was it like? Did it have a lasting impact on your life? Did it occur in a Unitarian Universalist context? Was the temporary autonomous zone created intentionally or did it develop...

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: The Temporary Autonomous Zone 30 Activity 2: LRY, Cons, and the Counter-Culture 25 Activity 3: Counter-Culture and Unitarian Universalism 20 Faith in Action: Sharing Camp Experiences Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: The Love Feast 30...

Those who find the more conventional communities unsatisfactory sometimes band together to form a new kind of community—an experiment. The kibbutz, Brook Farm, Amana, and Summerhill are diverse examples of such communities. On a limited basis, LRY is also an experimental community. Sharing...

(Humankind) ...has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall... (and) ...will end by destroying the earth. — Albert Schweitzer __________________________________________________________ We need to develop a sense of gratitude so deep that we are willing to consider our every action—large or...

Whether implicitly or explicitly, much of radical political thought falls within established patterns of either utopian or apocalyptic thought. Utopian thinkers believe a better society can be created in a particular place and time....

Brook Farm is probably the best known of the three utopian communities started by Unitarians or Universalists in the mid 19th century....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Drawing paper, at least 12x18 inches, for all participants Pens, pencils, crayons, and markers Timepiece (minutes) A bell or chime Preparation for Activity Assure there is ample table space for each person to draw....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 1, Environmentalism Quotes Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 1 and cut the five quotes apart. Arrange for five volunteers to read the quotes aloud....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Brook Farm" Preparation for Activity Read the story and arrange with three or four volunteers to read it aloud to the group. Assign each volunteer a section of the story and give all the volunteers a copy of the story in advance....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Utopianism and Apocalypticism Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy it for all participants. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 1, Utopianism and Apocalypticism. Allow participants a few...

See the online Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography entries on Brook Farm and George Ripley. UU Ministry for Earth is an affiliate organization of the UUA whose purpose is to inspire, facilitate and support personal, congregational and denominational practices that honor and sustain...

Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What did not? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Why? Did anything surprise you? Review the next workshop. Are there any questions to research or logistics to arrange between workshops? Make a...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize the Taking It Home section of this workshop and copy...

Description of Activity Home schooling is gaining popularity in some Unitarian Universalist communities. It could be argued that the home school movement is a type of utopian movement. Do you agree with this? If so, why? Do you home school? Does someone else in your congregation? Organize a...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Optional: Cloth for worship/centering table...

Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Have copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule on hand for those who need one....

After reading the workshop plan, consider any experiences you have had with a utopian community. Have you ever been part of a cooperative living arrangement (even a temporary one, such as a summer community, a dormitory experience, or a youth conference)? What was it like? Did it have a lasting...

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 15 Activity 1: Utopianism and Apocalypticism 25 Activity 2: Brook Farm — A Utopian Experiment 20 Activity 3: Utopianism, Apocalypticism, and Environmentalism 20 Faith in Action: Contemporary Utopian Movements Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: Your...

Those of us who are alive in these times have a clear and evident mission. We have a compelling moral purpose that can direct our lives and our energies: We are about saving the world. So what is our part? The place is to begin at home- that is, with ourselves....