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  • Create your own "other" identity narrative or composition and share it with your co-facilitators. Together, gently probe your narratives for bias or prejudice, practicing how you will do the same with participant narratives or compositions. Participants may feel vulnerable coming to this workshop...
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Group Reflection 25 Activity 2: Exploring "Other" Identities 55 Activity 3: Large Group Discussion 20 Closing 10...
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • I sometimes find myself "examining my identity" as other people examine their conscience ... I scour my memory to find as many ingredients of my identity as I can. I then assemble and arrange them. I don't deny any of them. — Amin Maalouf, contemporary Lebanese author, from In the Name of...
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Meditations of the Heart, by Howard Thurman, Copyright (C)1953, 1981 by Anne Thurman. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts. It is very easy to pretend to understand what one does not understand....
    Leader Resource | By Howard Thurman | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals or paper and pens/pencils Workshop 1, Leader Resource 2, Affirming Experiences and Marginalizing Experiences Preparation for Activity Copy Workshop 1, Leader Resource 2 for all participants. Do not customize the resource this...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 55 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Paper or participant journals and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Set out paper and pens/pencils....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | 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 changes in the way we work together?
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: What ideas were most interesting or challenging to you?...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | 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, Meditations of the Heart (excerpt) Participant evaluations from previous workshop List of this workshop's Goals Covenant established in...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | 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....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Read aloud or silently this poem by Rev. Alicia Roxanne Forde, used with permission....
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: The Postcard Exercise 25 Activity 2: Naming Your Identity 55 Activity 3: Large Group Exercise and Discussion 20 Closing 10...
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • I believe that many Unitarian Universalists need to reconcile the moment in their lives when they first felt inferior to someone or something and how that moment has shaped and influenced their lives. — Rev. Monica Cummings, minister to Unitarian Universalist Youth and Young Adults of Color...
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • The Way It Is There's a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn't change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can't get lost....
    Leader Resource | By William Stafford | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Adapted from the work of Peggy McIntosh and Emily Style.Testimony: bearing witness, giving evidence; speaking the truth of one's experience and perspective; bearing responsibility for one's own truth....
    Leader Resource | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 25 minutes Description of Activity Lead a large group discussion using the questions below as guides, and close with the wrap-up points. Suggested discussion questions: What does it mean to "welcome" a person into our congregation? When do you feel most welcome in a group? What...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 55 minutes Materials for Activity Participants' completed Marginality and Mattering reflections (Workshop 1, Taking It Home) Workshop 1, Leader Resource 2, Affirming Experiences and Marginalizing Experiences Preparation for Activity Pre-assign participants to reflection groups base...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Serial Testimony Protocol Preparation for Activity Review Leader Resource 2 and prepare to explain it. Description of Activity Explain the serial testimony protocol....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | 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 changes in the way we work together?
    December 10, 2011 | From Building the World We Dream About
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper and pens/pencils Taking It Home Leader Resource 3, The Way It Is Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: What ideas were most interesting or challenging to you? How are the sessions going for you so far?...
    Activity | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About