From EKesting at uua.org Fri Jan 12 15:53:20 2007 From: EKesting at uua.org (Erik Kesting) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:53:20 -0500 Subject: [UU Young Adult News] Young Adult News - January 2007 - Issue 46 Message-ID: Young Adult News - January 2007 - Issue 46 WELCOME 1. In honor of Reverend Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley REMINDERS 2. LAST REMINDER: 1st UUA Conference on Contemporary Worship 3. Summer of Spirituality and Service-Application Deadline 2/1/07 4. Queer Young Adult Email List 5. Register for a Regional Young Adult Anti-Racism Conference! 6. WANTED: GROUNDWORK trainers EVENTS and OPPORTUNITIES 7. Obtain a PASSPORT as soon as possible to attend OPUS and ConCentric 8. Seeking Our Whole Lives Trainers for the Adult and Young Adult Programs 9. Winter 2007 Online Courses Available at the Church of the Larger Fellowship 10. Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellowship in Women & Public Policy Institute for Women's Policy Research INFORMATION 11. Earn conference scholarships at the YACM Office 12. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts 1. In honor of Reverend Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley Excerpt from a lecture by Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley who left us on December 10, 2006. She was a beloved member of the Unitarian Universalist community who loved and inspired both young and old in this denomination through her ministry. Delivered in Birmingham, Alabama March 8, 2002 "...Faith comes not through the intellect, but through everyday living. It comes through engagement with others, seeing the spirit of love, and renewal, and hope through people. Faith asks us to be open to life, to participate fully in life as it unfolds before us, even in the midst of uncertainty and turmoil. And when I have found myself most in need of a deep faith, a sustaining faith that would carry me when I could not carry myself, it has been because I relinquished control and depended on something that was more abiding-that transforming power that has no name and has many names. Faith is a relationship with that which transforms, renews and creates us. To be faithful is to nurture relationship with creation, toward the possibility of re-creation." The full text of the lecture. Back to Table of Contents 2. 1st UUA Conference on Contemporary Worship Spiritually Vital and Alive: UUA Conference on Contemporary Worship Feb 22-24, 2007 - San Diego, CA Ministers, religious professionals, and young adults of all sorts are invited to attend the 1st UUA conference on Contemporary Worship.For more information, including a registration form, visit www.uua.org/ya-cm/resources/Worship/ or contact Michael Tino at mtino at uua.org. Back to Table of Contents 3. Summer of Spirituality and Service The UU Summer of Spirituality and Service is a six-week program run by the UUA Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry and co-sponsored by the Ballou Channing District. Interns will be paid a $150 per week stipend and their transportation costs will be covered. Housing will be provided by local UU host homes for the six weeks. Completed applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2007 Program runs June 1 - July 14, 2006 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. Open to Unitarian Universalists of ages 18-25. See http://www.uua.org/ya-cm/summer/ for more details. Back to Table of Contents 4. Queer Young Adult Email List The Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office and The Youth Ministry Office are collaborating with Interweave and other queer-identified young adult leaders to build a stronger young adult and youth presence at Interweave Convocation February 9-11 in Atlanta, GA. Please contact Nancy at ndigiovanni at uua.org or the Youth Ministry Associates, Beth Dana and Laura Manning, at yruu at uua.org if you'd like to be involved in planning this event. A new email listserv for queer-identified young adults has been created to increase communication and planning for future events of particular interest to queer young adults within our denomination.If you'd like to be subscribed to this list, please send your email address to Nancy DiGiovanni, Program Associate in the Young Adult and Campus Ministry office, at ndigiovanni at uua.org. Back to Table of Contents 5. Register for a Regional Young Adult Anti-Racism Conference! These conferences, led by trainers in the Groundwork Program (UU Youth and Young Adult Anti-Racism Trainer-Organizers), focus on the foundational building blocks of anti-racism including: the history of race and racism in the U.S.; racial identity development; developing a common analysis and definitions of race and racism; and understanding the different types of power. We use experiential learning as much as possible and focus on community building and spiritual reflection. DATES: LOCATION: January 12-14 Phoenix, AZ January 12-14 Bethesda, MD January 19-21 Fort Worth, TX February 9-10 Pittsburgh, PA If you want to host a Groundwork anti-racism training conference in your school or congregation like these cool folks are doing, visit our website at: www.uua.org/ya-cm/groundwork Back to Table of Contents 6. Want to be a Groundwork Trainer? GROUNDWORK is the Anti-Racism training and organizing program of Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults. Applications are now being accepted for the Groundwork training of trainers to be held from May 24-28th. The deadline for applications is: MARCH 31st. To find out more, click here: http://www.uua.org/ya-cm/Groundwork/ Questions? Email Laurel Albina at: lalbina at uua.org or Nancy DiGiovanni at: ndigiovanni at uua.org Back to Table of Contents 7. Get your passports ready! OPUS and ConCentric, the annual young adult spiritual and business retreats will be held in Toronto, Canada this summer from August 10-19. Please make arrangements to obtain a valid passport as soon as possible. Effective January 8, 2007, all U.S. citizens traveling by air to and from Canada are required to have a valid passport to enter the United States. As early as January 1, 2008, U.S. citizens traveling between the United States and Canada by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid U.S. passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. Ample advance notice will be provided to enable the public to obtain passports or passport cards for land/sea entries. American citizen travelers are encouraged to apply for a U.S. passport or the passport card when it becomes available, well in advance of anticipated travel. American citizens can visit travel.state.gov or call 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778) for information on applying for a passport. APPLY FOR A PASSPORT! Back to Table of Contents 8. Seeking Our Whole Lives Trainers for the Adult and Young Adult (age 18-35) programs The Unitarian Universalist Association seeks participants for a five-day intensive Training of Trainers workshop before leading weekend trainings. Backgrounds in sexuality or health education, human development, counseling, and/or health care are particularly welcome. Training of Trainers Workshop When: July 11-15 2007 Where: Boston, Massachusetts To request an information and application packet, contact curriculum assistant Rachael Brown: 617-948-6454 or rbrown at uua.org. Application deadline February 9, 2007. We welcome diversity of race/ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, and gender/gender identity in trainer applicants. Back to Table of Contents 9. Church of the Larger Fellowship 2007 Winter Online Courses Passing It On: Preserving the Legacy of Your Life Experience Taught by the Reverend Colleen McDonald; Starts January 8, 2007 Walking the Tightrope: The Art of Balanced Living Taught by the Rev. Maureen Killoran; starts January 15, 2007 Healthy Families - A Systems Approach Taught by Rev. Kenneth Gordon Hurto; starts February 5, 2007 For information about these courses and more, contact Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) www.clfuu.org/learn 617-948-6150 re at clfuu.org All proceeds support the many ministries of the Church of the Larger Fellowship Back to Table of Contents 10. The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellowship in Women & Public Policy The Institute for Women's Policy Research will offer one fellowship for 2007-2008. Questions may be addressed to the Fellowship Coordinator by E-mail at williams at iwpr.org. The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow works as a general research assistant on a variety of research projects and reports. Research tasks may include reviewing literature; collecting, checking and analyzing data; gathering information; and preparing reports and report graphics. Attending relevant Congressional briefings, policy seminars and meetings is also an integral part of the fellowship program. Applicants should have at least a bachelor's degree in a social science discipline, statistics, or women's studies; graduate work not required; strong quantitative and library research skills and knowledge of women's issues; familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Knowledge of STATA,SPSS, SAS, and graphics software a plus. Qualitative research skills. Research areas for 2007-2008 include: a.. Women's wages, political participation, access to health care, and other indicators of the status of women on a state-by-state basis. b.. The work and welfare experiences of low-income women at the state and national levels. c.. Reforming income support policies for women such as Unemployment Insurance, Family Leave, and Social Security. d.. Strategies for improving child care access, affordability, and quality. e.. Older women's economic issues, including social security and pensions. f.. Women's values and activism; new strategies for engaging a diverse range of organizations, including religious ones, in women's-issue activism. The stipend for the 2007-2008 term is $1,950 per month, plus health insurance and a public transportation stipend. The positions are full-time and generally span the academic year (September-May), but can start as early as June depending upon the fellow's preferences. IWPR is an affirmative action employer and people of color are encouraged to apply. To Apply: Mail a letter of interest, a resume, a list of relevant classes taken (this list can be included with the resume), a 3-7 page writing sample, and two confidential (sealed) letters of recommendation to the address below: Fellowship Coordinator Institute for Women's Policy Research 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 Application materials for 2007-2008 Fellowships are due February 23, 2007. Candidates will be selected by late-April or early-May. Please note that only complete applications will receive consideration. Applicants will receive notice of receipt of their materials and will be contacted after that only if they are selected for an interview. Back to Table of Contents 11. Earn Conference Scholarships at the YACM Office The Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office is seeking a few good volunteers who would like to help us with our work! In turn for 35 hours of service on-site in our Boston office, we'll give you a $150.00 scholarship to your choice of ConCentric, Opus, or General Assembly. Hours are flexible. Tasks include data entry, archiving, and preparing mailings.If interested, please contact Erik Kesting at ekesting at uua.org or 617-948-6463. Back to Table of Contents 12. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts Nancy DiGiovanni - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program Associate (617) 948 4629 ndigiovanni at uua.org Joseph Santos-Lyons - Director of Campus Ministry & Field Organizing (877) 270 3302 jsantoslyons at uua.org Michael Tino - Director of Young Adult and Campus Ministry (919) 401 9944 mtino at uua.org Erik Kesting - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant (617) 948 6463 ekesting at uua.org www.uua.org/yacm Back to Table of Contents -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/cuuyan-announce/attachments/20070112/ee564ec2/attachment-0001.html