Originally published in A People So Bold: Theology and Ministry for Unitarian Universalists, edited by John Gibb Millspaugh (Boston: Skinner House, 2010). Used with permission. The hilly countryside of Chiapas is dotted everywhere with milpas, patches of corn....

Joseph Santos-Lyons from The Arc of the Universe is Long (Boston: Skinner House, 2009). This was broadcast on KBOO 90.7 in Portland, Oregon, on July 19, 2006. Santos-Lyons was a founding member of DRUUMM (Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries) and a young adult...

Excerpted from an essay, originally published in Soul Work: Anti-racist Theologies in Dialogue, Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley and Nancy Palmer Jones, editors (Boston, Skinner House, 2003). Used with permission. Race. Class. Culture. [Unitarian Universalist minister] Marta Valentin called these the...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, enough for participants to share Handout 5, Pirates, Boats, and Adventures in Cross-Cultural Engagement Optional: Singing the Journey, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook supplement...

Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint responses from Activity 2 small groups Description of Activity Invite each group to report about their article or video, using their recorded responses as a guide....

Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Theology and Antiracism - Latino and Latina Perspectives Handout 2, Parents Shouldn't Take Their Children's Race Personally Handout 3, We Are One Handout 4, Come Ye Disconsolate Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Drinking from Our Ow...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Talking stick or other object Description of Activity Invite participants to share thoughts or observations they have had about Whiteness since the last workshop....

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 changes in the way we work together?

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home Handout 1, Theology and Antiracism - Latino and Latina Perspectives Handout 2, Parents Shouldn't Take Their Children's Race...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Leader Resource 1, Ask Me Participant evaluations from previous workshop List of this workshop's Goals Covenant established in Workshop 1 Preparation for...

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....

Consider interactions, relationships, and friendships you have had with people of a different race or ethnicity from your own. What did you learn from others? What broader perspectives did you gain? Were there things that you wish you had known or that you wish you had done/said differently? If...

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Sharing Reflections on Whiteness 25 Activity 2: Voices and Perspectives 35 Activity 3: Large Group Discussion 40 Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: We'll Build a Land 20...

Whatever any of us concludes about race relations, we should start by including all of us. — Frank Wu, author of Yellow This workshop introduces perspectives on "Whiteness" from people who belong to marginalized racial/ethnic identity groups. It provides resources that will engage participants...

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Lead a discussion, inviting participants to reflect on any new insights they have gained about White identity or Whiteness.

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Timepiece (minutes) Preparation for Activity Write the heading "Others Respond to the Creation" on newsprint and list these questions: What do you see?...

Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing materials Index cards A variety of found objects such as fabric, mechanical parts, string, rope, buttons, cotton balls, foam letters and shapes, magazines, plastic bags, construction paper, discarded CDs or...

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 changes in the way we work together?

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: What ideas were most interesting or challenging to you? What powerful ideas, concerns, or puzzlements are you holding as a result of this session?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Leader Resource 1, Living Wide Open Participant evaluations from previous workshop List of this workshop's Goals Covenant established in Workshop 1...