General Adult Part of Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum In This Section Mixing & Huddling From The Mosaic Come Into This Place By Margaret Weis; Check In Question: What is one thing that makes a space feel safe to you? How frequently is that something you think about? What Is the History of Racism and Anti-blackness in Unitarian Universalism? From The Mosaic Having Been the Other: “May what we know of suffering, redemption and salvation bring us to Love. Having been the other, may our hearts exclude no one. Having been the slave, may we long to be no one’s master.” —Rev. Natalie Fenimore What Would It Take to Co-Create an Explicitly Anti-Racist Unitarian Universalism? From The Mosaic Opening words: “Woodland You” by Jarod K. Anderson; Note: The question this session will explore is, “What would it take to co-create an explicitly anti-racist Unitarian Universalism?” What Is White Entitlement And How Does It Show Up In Ourselves And Our Communities? From The Mosaic Light chalice and listen together: “We Can Do Hard Things” by Tish Melton; Death by a Thousand Cuts by Derald Wing Sue; Centering and Why It Matters… Reparations: Addressing Historical and Contemporary Wrongs From The Mosaic “In every moment, life is giving us an invitation to do the things that are the most loving and life-affirming and that doing the loving and life affirming thing is always the answer when you don’t know what to do, or if you’re feeling unsure… What Is the History of Policing and the Carceral System, and Why It Conflicts With Our Uu Values From The Mosaic “Behind These Walls” by Jeff Murphy; Check in: What’s something you do that makes you feel free or the last time you remember feeling free? Confronting Our Fears About the Abolition of Policing From The Mosaic Reading: “Abolition is not absence, it is presence. What the world will become already exists in fragments and pieces, experiments and possibilities. So those who feel in their gut-deep anxiety that abolition means knock it all down, scorch the earth and start something new, let that go… Beyond Policing and the Carceral System From The Mosaic Check in: Share with us a recent moment when you felt free to “embrace the breadth of your own existence without apology.” Exploring the History of Colonization and Genocide of Indigenous People From The Mosaic Warrior’s Prayer — Nakoa Heavy Runner; Check-In: What is one burden that you are carrying with you today? Living Cultures From The Mosaic “Our history is a living history, that has throbbed, withstood and survived many centuries of sacrifice. Now it comes forward again with strength. The seeds, dormant for such a long time, break out today with some uncertainty, although they germinate in a world that is at present characterized… Appropriation vs Appreciation From The Mosaic Consider lighting a chalice as you read the opening words of author Max Warren: “Our first task in approaching / Another people, another culture, another religion / Is to take off our shoes… History of Anti-Racism Work Within the UU Faith From The Mosaic “To be free, you must embrace / the breadth of your own existence / without apology, even if they try to take / it from you. / You must know, not that you / can do whatever you want; you are not / a kudzu vine, eating entire hillsides for / the purpose of feeding your own lush life… Recognizing Class-Based Assumptions and Culture Within UUism From The Mosaic To this god, devotion by m. jade kaiser; Intro from Elite by Mark Harris; TEDxMileHigh: Joan C. Williams “We Won’t Fix US Politics Until We Talk About Class.” Creative Jam: Imagine the Beloved Community From The Mosaic Prayer for a Drop in the Bucket: Blessed are the droplets, for they shall fill the bucket to overflowing. Blessed are they who know there is a bucket, for they shall be filled with hope. Blessed are they who can see beyond their lifetimes, for they shall walk in faith that their work will not be… PREVIOUS: Creative Jam UP: Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum NEXT: Mixing & Huddling Get a print-friendly version of Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum , including all sub-pages.
