Resources for Monthly Theme Open Discussions
Discussions held in Fellowship Hall
between services
on the last Sunday of each month
April 28, 2024: Interdependence
“If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” Aboriginal rights activists, Queensland, Australia, 1970s
Text: "A Covenant Invites Relationship", Lisa Ward (reflection on how we have chosen to be connected as UUs):
https://www.uua.org/worship/words/reading/covenant-invites-relationship
Video: "What Can Musical Performance Teach Us About Servant Leadership?", Matt McVeigh (13:03):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QykGaA54LIg
Text: "Why You’re Doing 'Yes, and' All Wrong", Cooner Behal (concise reflections on improv acting and collaborative leadership):
https://www.mindhatchllc.com/why-youre-yes-and-wrong-improv/
Song: "One Voice," the Wailin Jennys (3:57):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-24qGCvo7A
for the kiddos: DRE Jen selected https://www.jackyyenga.com/the-spirit-of-ubuntu/
March 31, 2024: Transformation
"Love is the practice of freedom...true liberation moves us beyond resistance to transformation" bell hooks
Text: Loving Bravely by Rev. Molly Housh Gordon: https://mollyhoushgordon.medium.com/loving-bravely-e400a595dd8f
Video: Introduction to A Feminist Ethic of Risk (video) https://vimeo.com/492919935/f7cb138c01
Text: Introduction to A Feminist Ethic of Risk (UUA text handout) https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/adults/ethics/workshop9/192044.shtml
for the kiddos: DRE Jen has selected Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy& Theresa Howell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy4qegcpKn8
February 25, 2024: Justice and Equity
Poetry: V'ahavta, by Aurora Morales: http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/blog/vahavta
Art: We The Future: https://amplifier.org/campaigns/we-the-future/
an artful look at some of the people realizing a more just and equitable future (includes links to learn more)
Text: WHITE DOMINANT CULTURE & SOMETHING DIFFERENT: a worksheet, Partners for Collaborative Change: https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WhiteDominantCulture.pdf
for the kiddos: DRE Jen has selected "A is for Activist", by INNOSANTO NAGARA
Inspiration: What future do the images and slogans below help you to imagine?
January 28, 2024: Liberating Love
read "10 Tips for Radically Loving Your Body (Disabled or Otherwise)"
For the kiddos, DRE Jen has selected "Love," by Matt de la Peña.