Workshop 17: The Quakers: Lamb and Lion Part of Building Bridges In This Section Introduction From Building Bridges A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. — Jessamyn West, novelist, in The Quaker Reader, 1962 The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, is small in numbers—less than half the size of Unitarian Universalism, with only 300,000... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Building Bridges Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 15 Activity 1: Story — Lucretia Mott, the Brazen Infidel 30 Activity 2: Peace Testimony 30 Activity 3: Fact Sheet 10 Activity 4: Time Line 3 Faith in Action: Quakers and the Underground Railroad Closing 2 Alternate Activity 1: Engagement 90... Spiritual Preparation From Building Bridges To better understand and represent the radical, calmly courageous Quakers, take time to establish a frame of mind that they strive for: open, balanced, and peaceful. A few days before the workshop, find a lovely, quiet place to take a 20-minute walk at a peaceful time of day. Allow the loveliness... Welcoming and Entering From Building Bridges Materials for Activity Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Display the http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactiv… Geographic website on the Underground Railroad on the computer. Description of Activity Welcome youth as they enter and invite them to... Opening From Building Bridges Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter, or an LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 2, Quaker Background Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource 2, Quaker Background so you will be comfortable presenting it.... Activity 1: Story - Lucretia Mott, the Brazen Infidel From Building Bridges Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Lucretia Mott, the Brazen Infidel" Handout 1, Declaration of Sentiments Writing paper and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Read the story "Lucretia Mott, the Brazen Infidel" so you will be comfortable presenting it. Read Handout 1,... Activity 2: Peace Testimony From Building Bridges Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Quaker Peace Testimonies Leader Resource 3, Panel Questions Writing pads for all participants Pens-blue, black, and red A stopwatch or a timepiece (seconds) Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants. Read and become... Activity 3: Fact Sheet From Building Bridges Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 5, Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) Fact Sheet Description of Activity Youth receive a fact sheet on Quakers to take home. Distribute Handout 5, Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) Fact Sheet and review it with the group. Ask: What... Activity 4: Time Line From Building Bridges Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line Sticky notes and fine-point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Display Religions Time Line. Set map or globe where all will be able to see it.... Closing From Building Bridges Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Poster with closing words Chalice Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Reproduce handouts. Put up poster if necessary. Make copies of Taking It Home. Description of Activity Distribute Taking It Home. Invite them to form a circle, join... Leader Reflection and Planning From Building Bridges Review today's workshop with your co-leader. This workshop explored a small and quiet but powerful religion. Did participants engage in discussion with respect? Did they respond to the strong connection between Quaker faith and Unitarian Universalism? Did they seem to understand the concepts... Faith In Action: Quakers and the Underground Railroad From Building Bridges Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Map of Underground Railroad Routes Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Display the National Geographic website on the Underground Railroad on the computer. Make copies of Leader Resource 1 to pass around for viewing. Optional: Read more... Alternate Activity 1: Engagement From Building Bridges Activity time: 90 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, What to Expect in Quaker Meeting Preparation for Activity Locate a Friends meeting in your area. Use Quakerfinder.org,... Alternate Activity 2: The Virtue of Plainness From Building Bridges Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity An array of gaudy costume jewelry, for males and females Garish makeup (preferably new, for health reasons) including eye shadow, blush, and lipstick, and makeup remover towelettes) or a variety of very silly fake noses and stick-on facial hair, fo... Taking It Home From Building Bridges A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. — Jessamyn West, novelist, in The Quaker Reader, 1962 IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP... we talked about the Society of Friends or Quakers. We heard the story of Lucretia Mott, discussed gender equality and inequality,... Lucretia Mott, the Brazen Infidel Greta Anderson From Building Bridges Born in 1793, Lucretia Mott was raised a Quaker in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The faith had made inroads on that island almost a century before when Mary Starbuck, a prominent woman merchant and civic leader, discovered that Quakers espoused the equality of the sexes. Still, even the Quakers had... Handout 1: Declaration of Sentiments From Building Bridges By Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, for the Women's Right Convention, Seneca Falls, New York, 1848.When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hithert... Handout 2: Quaker Peace Testimonies From Building Bridges I. George Fox, in Declaration to King Charles II, 1660 All bloody principles and practices we utterly deny, all outward wars, and strife, and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever, and this is our testimony to the whole world.... Handout 3: Child Starvation From Building Bridges Statistics from: Reference.com, UNICEF, Bread For the World, Child Trends Data Bank, Online Encyclopedia, Hunger Notes, and We Are Austin.Child Starvation Every 3.6 seconds a person dies of starvation Conservative figures show that five million children under age five die from hunger-related caus... Handout 4: What to Expect in Quaker Meeting From Building Bridges From the Friends General Conference website. Accessed July 18, 2011. Used by permission.WELCOME Everyone is always welcome at a Quaker meeting for worship. In worship Friends gather into silent, expectant waiting. We hold ourselves open to the Light and reach for the divine center of our being.... Handout 5: Quaker Fact Sheet From Building Bridges Full Name: Religious Society of Friends Founded: Great Britain, 1647 Founder: George Fox Derivation of Full Name: Jesus said, "You are my friends if you do what I command you" (Christian scripture, John 15:14). Derivation of Common Name (Quakers): Intended as an insult to George Fox by a judge... Leader Resource 1: Underground Railroad Routes Map From Building Bridges Produced by the National Park Service Cartographic Staff at Harper’s Ferry Center.Reproduce the map below as large as possible or reproduce a map for each team of participants and place a dot at the beginning of a different route on each map reproduced. Printing This Handout Download a... Leader Resource 2: Quaker Background From Building Bridges George Fox was a young preacher in England in the mid 1600s, at the dawning of the Age of Enlightenment. Fox was disgusted by political maneuverings and coldness among church members, and by empty pleasure-seeking in the wider populace. He saw that both in and outside the church, people were not... Leader Resource 3: Panel Questions From Building Bridges P= Peace Advocates W= Just War Advocates Panel Questions (Both) State your position on the use of violence in human interactions. (Both) State your position on the use of violence for self-defense.... Find Out More From Building Bridges These web pages provide good general facts on the Quakers: QuakerFinder.orgEarlham School of Religion Digital Quaker Collection. Details about the Underground Railroad and Quaker roles within it can be found on the website for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Building Bridges NEXT: Introduction Download all of Building Bridges (Word) to edit or print.