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Materials for Activity 8.5 X 11 pieces of colorful poster board and tape Lined paper and pens Preparation for Activity Read the description for Alternate Activity 1, Activist Alphabiography. Description of Activity Youth discover what people, places, and things shape the lives of other activists.Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the Call
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Chalice table Newsprint, markers and tape Leader Resource 1, Justice Quotes Preparation for Activity Place a cloth and/or other decorations on the chalice table. Write the chalice lighting...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the Call
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Take some time to consider your understanding of injustice. Pick up a copy of a local newspaper or check an online news source such as National Public Radio or UU World. Which stories are about injustice from your perspective? Unitarian Universalists have a long history of working for justice. Do...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Activity Minutes Opening 10 Activity 1: Story — Babies in the River 10 Activity 2: Spheres of Influence 15 Activity 3: Tag-a-long 10 Activity 4: Introduction to the Justicemakers Guide 10 Faith in Action: Activists Interviews Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Activist Alphabiography 25 Alternate...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Who thinks of justice unless he knows injustice? — Diane Glancy, Cherokee poet, from Lone Dog's Winter Count, 1991 Welcome to Heeding the Call! Throughout these workshops, youth explore some of the qualities that help us create a better world and experience how these qualities are reflected in...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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A few books that might be useful are: The Gift of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar Second Edition (Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003) Welcoming Children with Special Needs: A Guidebook for Faith Communities by Sally Patton (Boston: Unitarian Universalis...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Every workshop in Heeding the Call is built around a quality—a quality that will help create a more just world for all people. Some of the qualities are obvious, such as courage, understanding, and cooperation. Others, like imagination and joy, have less obvious implications in social justice...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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There are seven Principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote: ...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations....October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Pay particular attention to your own experience working with youth as social justice work is the kind of work that can be deeply engaging and authentic, yet can also bring up challenging topics. Read each workshop and reflect upon how your personal beliefs may be challenged. How will you respond...October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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To generate interest in Heeding the Call, consider writing a letter for the congregational newsletter about the importance of social justice to our faith, the need to engage youth in this faith-developing work and how this curriculum supports these efforts....October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations....October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Review all the Faith in Action activities and decide if you will include any in your regular workshops or as additional events outside of workshop time. In particular, review Workshop 5, The Call for Courage, and decide if the group will participate in the long-term Faith in Action, Allies....October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
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Heeding the Call is a social justice curriculum that not only explores linked oppressions in our society, but also encourages participants towards personal growth in values that counteract the marginalization of others.Curriculum | By Jodi Tharan, Nicole Bowmer | October 27, 2011 | For Middle School, High School | From Heeding the Call
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Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space. Be not tentative. Bring your whole self! Bring the joy that makes your heart sing. Bring your kindness and your compassion. Bring also your sorrow, your pain. Bring your brokenness and your disappointments....Leader Resource | By Andrew Pakula | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
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Image by David Benbennick from Wikimedia Common....Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
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My name is Sue and I am about to give birth to twins. How can I be supported in the wholeness of our community? My name is Stan and my wife of 55 years just passed away. How can I be supported in the wholeness of our community? My name is Stephanie and I think I might have a drinking problem. How...Handout | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
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"The Woodcarver" by Thomas Merton, from The Way of Chuang Tzu, copyright (C) 1965 by The Abbey of Gethsemani. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.Khing, the master carver, made a bell stand Of precious wood. When it was finished, All who saw it were astounded....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of WholenessTagged as: Integrity, Spirituality, Wholeness
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Smooth stones about 3 to 4 inches in diameter Acrylic paint, assorted colors Small paint brushes Newspaper or other material to cover tables Handout 1, Responsive Reading - Five Smooth Stones, from Workshop 1 for all participants Preparation for...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness
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Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, one sheet per participant Markers, colored pencils and crayons Preparation for Activity Lay out the markers, colored pencils and crayons....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Place of Wholeness