Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Abundance/Scarcity Questionnaire, for all participants Pencils Optional: Instrumental background music Preparation for Activity Print these questions on newsprint: To what extent do your answers reflect the background of your family? To...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Print these questions on newsprint: Do you feel you have enough material wealth in your life? How do you define material wealth? How do you define enough? Do you think people in different circumstances...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the story "The Stolen Soup Aroma" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Optional: Make copies of the story for youth to share and read along. Description of Activity Youth hear a story about...

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Oppression Continuum, or projected Justicemakers Guide, from Workshop 5 Handout 2, Ally Action 3 Returned handouts from the last workshop Pens or pencils Optional: Computer and large monitor or projector and screen Preparation for Activity If you are using the...

Unequal Access The Social Justice pages of the Unitarian Universalist Association's website lists resources for congregations and individuals involved in justice work. Some of the resources involve working with groups of people (such as immigrants) who do not have equal access to resources. Class...

Discuss with your co-leader what went well in today's workshop. Discuss what you would do differently in the future. What left you feeling hopeful as a religious educator after this workshop? What did you learn from the youth? Do you need to make adjustments to the long-term Faith in Action, Allies?

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Description of Activity Invite youth to stand in a circle and share a way they plan to appreciate the abundance in their lives. Thank first-time participants for their contributions to the group....

Preparation for Activity Be prepared to help youth publicize this event. Know the deadlines for congregational publicity, including (but not limited to) monthly newsletter, all church emails, announcements in the order of service and/or during the service....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape A glass half filled with water Preparation for Activity Write the chalice lighting words on newsprint and post. Place the glass near the chalice. Description of...

Sit quietly with your eyes closed if this is comfortable for you and slowly breathe in and out a few times. Let your mind wander as you rest into your body. When you feel at ease, imagine a slide show of moments in your life related to abundance. What do you visualize as total abundance? Without...

Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Story — The Stolen Soup Aroma 10 Activity 2: Defining What We Mean 20 Activity 3: Unequal Access 20 Faith in Action: Abundance Fair Faith in Action: Allies, Phase 3 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Abundance Banquet 30 Alternate Activity 2: When the Savings...

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. — Buddha In this workshop, youth explore abundance and scarcity. This includes time to reflect on how we view abundance and scarcity and how...

For every Israeli great-grandfather with memories of escaping anti-Semitism in Europe and finding a beloved homeland in British Mandated Palestine, there is a Palestinian great-grandfather with memories of Palestine as the only beloved homeland he has ever known....

165 BCE—The last Jewish state of biblical times is established following a revolt in Judea 63 BCE—Roman conquerors place Judea under the Roman province of Palestine 70 CE—Romans suppress a revolt and the following centuries include the dispersion, banishment and selling as slaves of the Jewish...

I want to be an ally to _____________________________________________. Phase 3: Date What action do you want to take? What resources or materials do you need and how will you get them? What hazards or risks are involved? What obstacles might you encounter and how will you overcome them? What...

Why not let people differ about their answers to the great mysteries of the Universe? Let each seek one's own way to the highest, to one's own sense of supreme loyalty in life, one's ideal of life. Let each philosophy, each world-view bring forth its truth and beauty to a larger perspective, that...

The quotes in this story come from the website Oasis of Peace. Imagine a village that is home to 55 families with a waiting list of more than 300 families hoping to become part of the community....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Two bed sheets Rubber Chicken Description of Activity Youth play a cooperative game. Fold one sheet in half. Space participants evenly around the sheet and have them toss the rubber chicken up and down on the sheet. Then divide the group into two...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and marker Materials for making bumper stickers, including Bumper Stickers Vinyl Sticker Paper, broad tipped permanent markers or paint, and permanent protective spray coating One site that sells such materials is paper-paper.com....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Art supplies, including small sheets of poster board, construction paper, small boxes, crayons, pencils, glue, tape, and colored pencils. If available, include more fanciful supplies, such as feathers, glitter, buttons and seeds Preparation for...