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  • Sometimes, freedom is a long time coming. It may take generations upon generations for justice to be won. Our Unitarian ancestor Reverend Theodore Parker said, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe: the arc is a long one...
    Story | By Jessica York | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Heeding the Call
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity
  • Building the World We Dream About is a Unitarian Universalist program that seeks to interrupt the workings of racism and transform how people from different racial/ethnic groups understand and relate to one another.
    Curriculum | By Mark Hicks | March 24, 2014 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Racial Justice
  • 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 Faith
    Tagged 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
  • Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults offers a process by which young adults can engage in honest and open conversations about race.
    Curriculum | By Mark Hicks | April 19, 2013 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Racial Justice
  • When Joseph Jordan (pronounced Jerden) was born in Virginia in 1842, slavery was still legal. Most people of African descent were treated as property, like horses or dogs. They were bought and sold; they had no rights. Whether enslaved or free, people of color were not treated with respect....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Christianity, Education, Freedom, History, Identity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Respect, Unitarian Universalism, Universalism
  • Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Video Segment -Davies Memorial Church, Camp Springs, Maryland Computer and digital projector Handout 3, Characteristics of Racially Integrated Unitarian Universalist Congregations Optional: DVD, "Breakthrough Congregations 2007"...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Diversity, Inclusion, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sticky notes in three different colors, 3x3 or larger, several of each color per participant Writing implements Preparation for Activity Title three sheets of newsprint Congregation, Association, and Society. On each...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Human Rights, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Story, "The Black Humanist Fellowship" Timepiece (minutes) Preparation for Activity Read the story "The Black Humanist Fellowship." Copy for all participants....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, History, Inclusion, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • 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 Transformation
    Tagged as: Activism, Discernment, Race/Ethnicity
  • Materials for Activity Materials from your congregation’s archives Notebooks and writing materials Optional: Audio or video recording equipment Preparation for Activity Examine your congregation's archived documents and materials from the Civil Rights era, focusing on involvement with and...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (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 Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Diversity, History, Inclusion, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, Southern Unitarian Universalists in the Civil Rights Era - Small Acts of Great Courage Preparation for Activity Read Handout 3 and copy it for all participants. Optional: If possible, distribute Handout 3 in advance of the workshop.
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Courage, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "The Reverend Albert D'Orlando Fought Racism in New Orleans" Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read the story. Decide with your co-facilitator which of you will present it. Post blank newsprint....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Dissent, Governance, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, The New Orleans Story Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy it for all participants....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Dissent, Governance, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Materials for Activity Materials from your congregation’s archives Optional: Audio or video recording equipment Preparation for Activity Examine your congregation's archived documents and materials from the Civil Rights era. Description of Activity Most congregations have stories about their...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Faith, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (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 Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 5, Imagining a Parker/Gannett Debate Preparation for Activity Assign roles in advance of the workshop. Co-facilitators may want to play Parker and Gannett, or especially enthusiastic group members may be invited to take on this...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals (Workshop 1) Writing paper and pens/pencils Alternate writing materials such as color pencils or markers Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint, and post: Were there surprises in today's workshop? Is your...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Adin Ballou and Christian Non-Resistance Leader Resource 4, Adin Ballou, Portrait Optional: Computer and digital projector Preparation for Activity Review Handout 2. Make copies for participants. Prepare to project Leader Resource 4 or...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Collaboration or Confrontation? Leader Resource 2, Theodore Parker, Portrait Leader Resource 3, Ezra Stiles Gannett, Portrait Optional: Computer and digital projector Preparation for Activity Review Handout 1. Make copies for participants.
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Justice, Race/Ethnicity