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In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called Samso, the wind blows and blows. On this windy island, lived a man named Soren Hermansen. He farmed some land and played guitar in a band, but mostly he thought about the planet....Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Responsibility, Climate Change, Climate Justice -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Power of Water" Optional: A computer with Internet access, and a large monitor or digital projector Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Earth, Patience, Power, Science, Transformation
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Taking the Heat: 350.org and Action to Fight Climate Change" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Interdependence, Nature, Power, Stewardship, Climate Change, Climate Justice
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Presence of Angels" Optional: Computer with Internet access and large monitor or digital projector and screen Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Compassion, Justice, Nonviolence, Power, Presence -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Creation from the Dreamtime" Optional: Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions and choose ones that will best help these...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Connections, Earth, Power, Sacred
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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
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When Wangari Maathai was a little girl growing up in central Kenya in Africa, the land was green, the streams full, and the trees grew thick and lush. To help her family with meals, Wangari gathered firewood from the trees around her village. On her first day gathering, her mother told her "Don't...Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Growth, History, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Sacrifice
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From the book Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents. Once upon a time, the Buddha was born as a magnificent ibex. The forest in which he lived was far from civilization and therefore tranquil, inhabited by many creatures both small and large. Along the banks of clear,...Story | By Sarah Conover | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Buddhism, Empathy, Good, Kindness, Nature, Power, Reconciliation, Shame -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Computer with Internet access Optional: Digital projector and large monitor or projection screen Preparation for Activity Set a laptop or desktop computer where participants can gather around it....Activity | August 16, 2012 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Power
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By Janeen K. Grohsmeyer. In the month of July in 1969, a gigantic rocket was launched into space. It sailed through the darkness away from the Earth, and it carried three people to the moon, a quarter of a million miles away. Two people got out of the spaceship and walked on the moon. It was...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Creativity, Culture, Earth, Health, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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Adapted from a Haitian tale.To whom does the water belong? There was once a drought in the country. The streams dried up and the wells went dry. God saw there was no place for the animals to drink. God provided a well with the condition that it must be taken care of so all may use it. God said,...Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Anti-Oppression, Authority, Caring, Earth-Centered, Greed, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Relationships, Universalism
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Adapted from a version on the 2003 International Year of FreshWater website. One day a long time ago, the elephant acted like a bully. He challenged the Rain God. "You covered the Earth in green," the elephant said, "and I'll bet you feel pretty good about yourself. But guess what!...Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Arrogance, Choice, Earth-Centered, Generosity, Gratitude, Interdependence, Kindness, Nature, Power, Regret
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Activity time: 20 minutes Preparation for Activity Read the Earl Morse Wilbur words quoted in the activity description. Discuss with your co-facilitator the ways you find these values are-and are not-the dominant values in our faith tradition. Description of Activity Read aloud these words of the...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Community, Freedom, Inclusion, Justice, Power, Reason, Vision
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Cambridge Platform" Preparation for Activity Read the story "The Cambridge Platform" and copy it for all participants....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Freedom, Governance, History, Power, Religion
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Socinianism Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy for all participants. Optional: Prearrange with a volunteer to read Handout 1 aloud....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Faith, Power
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint: "Power is the ability for individuals and groups to achieve purpose." Leave ample room for additional writing on the newsprint, and set aside. On a second sheet of newsprint,...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Power, Religion
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Time piece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Optional: Cloth for worship/centering table...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Power
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Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white skin and family pedigree gave her entrance to the finest shops, restaurants, galleries and concert halls. For much of Juliette's life, her privilege meant someone else did her laundry, cooked her...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Choice, Commitment, Conscience, Equity, Fear, Justice, Mental Health, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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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
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Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver Green Book), (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990); permission pending. Two men walked into the rain forest. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys. Now all was quiet as the creatures watched the two men and...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Beauty, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Home, Interdependence, Listening, Nature, Power, Wholeness