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Come Into This Place By Margaret Weis

Check-In Question: What’s something you do when you see another BIPOC person in a primarily white space to let them know you’re “safe”?

Read

The Wisdom of Caucusing for People of Color - Roots of Justice (PDF)

Questions

• Have you ever been in a BIPOC Caucus before?
• What was notable about your experience as opposed to other mixed-race group experiences?

Watch

Chicago Skaters Creating a Safe Space For BIPOC and Queer People | NBCLX (YouTube)

Questions

• What benefits do the people from FroSkate find in having a BIPOC & Queer Space to explore skating?

• Are there parts of yourself that you would be more willing to explore in a similar safe space?

• Do you think that “racial identity spaces” can help further the work of Unitarian Universalism, especially working toward dismantling white supremacy culture within ourselves and our faith?

• Have you heard the argument that “racial identity spaces” will just lead to further division before? What are your thoughts about that idea?

Do

Pieces of Me Mosaic Self-Portrait

Questions

• What parts of yourself were easy to list quickly?

• Which ones took more time to come up with?

• Was “Unitarian Universalist” one of the things that you included?

• How do caucus or “Racial Identity” spaces help us to retain these pieces of ourselves within our faith?

Close

Question: What is one important part of yourself that you bring to this faith?

Quote: “Immerse yourself, unapologetically, in what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist in these days. Then go out into the world and live knowing that your faith matters. May the poetry of our hearts set us free.” -Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt

Take Home

If you were unable to finish your Mosaic Self-Portrait, take home to finish. 

As you finish your mosaic, listen to this song (YouTube) and think about the pieces of who you are ad what you bring to this faith.

How does it feel to be in spaces where you can bring more of yourself?