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 time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, The New Orleans Story Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy it for all participants....

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 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...

Downloading This Workshop You can download this workshop, save it on your computer, edit it, and print it. Download the entire workshop: Regular Version (Word) or Paper-Saving Version (Word)....

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 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 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 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 time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Channing and the Response to Slavery" Leader Resource 1, William Ellery Channing, Portrait Optional: Computer and digital projector Preparation for Activity Read the story. Make copies for participants....

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 time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "A. Powell Davies" Leader Resource 3, A. Powell Davies, Photograph Optional: Computer and digital projector Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to read or tell it to the group. Make copies for participants....

Which activities, experiences, models, and methods in Building the World We Dream About helped you stretch or deepened your understanding of race and equity? Please describe a particular activity that was successful in helping you learn....

At the next and final workshop, you will consider actions to integrate learning from Building the World We Dream About into the life of the congregation....

Plan a worship service that invites your guests to join you in the work of building an antiracist/multicultural faith community. Use these questions and template as a guide. I. Questions for Reflection What stories do you wish to tell as individuals? As a group?...

A congregation in search of a new minister schedules a Beyond Categorical Thinking workshop for the congregation....

Your group has two choices: Craft your own case study—based on lessons learned during the community field trip, presentations by the community panel, or a controversy with racial/ethnic overtones that has flared up in your congregation. Develop one of the case studies in Handout 8, Case Study...

George Horowitz, 45, a White male, is an artist and interior designer born in the former Soviet Union. After moving to the area, he met and married a Korean woman who later died from Parkinson's Disease. The power of that experience has led him to be a crusader against social injustice towards...

The Minister Rev. Christopher Emerson is a 43-year-old, single White male who is a third-generation Unitarian Universalist minister. He is known for his enthusiasm, charisma, and considerable oratorical skills. He spends an extraordinary amount of time doing the work of the congregation and has...