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One day in Alabama, in 1968, as farmers worked in their fields, a small airplane swooped into view. The farmers looked up wonderingly as papers fluttered out of the plane, into the sky and came swirling down to earth all around them. The papers were flyers about the upcoming elections—flyers with...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Conscience, Democracy, History, Identity, Justice, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism -
From "UU Convicted of Littering While Supplying Humanitarian Aid" , UU World, June 15, 2009. Used with permission. The subject of the story is a White Unitarian Universalist who currently uses the name "Emrys Staton." Next fall, Walt Staton will be starting divinity school to become a Unitarian...Story | By Jane Greer | July 24, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Caring, Compassion, Courage, Dignity, Dissent, Hope, Human Rights, Immigration, Justice, Politics, Unitarian Universalism, Immigration -
By Ellen Zemlin, a White Unitarian Universalist.For me, there's never really been a question about whether my Unitarian Universalism and my commitment to antiracism, anti-oppression, and multiculturalism are related. My introduction to justice work came sitting in a circle on the floor at youth...Story | July 20, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Commitment, Equity, Faith, Growth, Hope, Justice, Multiculturalism, Politics, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, The Church and the Draft Resisters - Full Text Preparation for Activity Provide Handout 1 in advance to a person who has agreed to read it aloud to the group. Arrange for the presenter to deliver the sermon from a lectern or pulpit,...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Integrity, Justice, Politics, War -
Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, This Letter Is to Express our Personal Disapproval Preparation for Activity Read Handout 4 and copy it for all participants. Arrange for two volunteers to read the correspondence between Rev....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Dissent, Justice, Politics, Stewardship
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, UUA Resolutions on the Draft Handout 3, Social Witness and the UUA Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read the current UUA guidelines for social witness. Find information, including graphs and outlines of the complete...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Justice, Politics, War
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Church and the Draft Resisters" Handout 1, The Church and the Draft Resisters - Full Text Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to read it aloud to the group. Or, pre-arrange for a participant to do so and provide the...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Integrity, Justice, Politics, War
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize the Taking It Home section of this workshop and copy...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Dissent, Inclusion, Justice, Politics
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Preparation for Activity Find out what "political" issues your congregation has become involved with in recent years. Description of Activity Most Unitarian Universalist communities have at least one issue, large or small, that brings into question the role of the congregation in public witness.Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Governance, Justice, Politics
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Brook Farm" Preparation for Activity Read the story and arrange with three or four volunteers to read it aloud to the group. Assign each volunteer a section of the story and give all the volunteers a copy of the story in advance....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Community, History, Politics, Vision
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Utopianism and Apocalypticism Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy it for all participants. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 1, Utopianism and Apocalypticism. Allow participants a few...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: History, Justice, Politics, Vision
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Materials for Activity Computer with Internet connection Leader Resource 1, Statement of Conscience - Creating Peace Preparation for Activity Online, access recent social justice statements and resolutions regarding wars, conflicts, and peacemaking passed by the General Assembly of the Unitarian...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Justice, Peace, Politics, War
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There was once a girl who loved to write stories and poems. She often wrote about the land and birds around her home. Her name was Rachel Louise Carson and she was born in 1907. When Rachel grew up she became a writer and a scientist. Rachel wrote wonderful stories and she always explained the...Story | By Noreen Kimball | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science -
Materials for Activity Newspaper, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post a few sheets of blank newsprint. Description of Activity Find out as much as possible about a significant and controversial issue, and present your findings as a letter to the editor and/or a letter to a relevant...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Politics