[UU Young Adult News] Young Adult News - January 2007 - Issue 46

Fri Jan 12 15:53:20 EST 2007

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.
<http://uuma.org/Documents/Convocation/Not%20By%20Ourselves%20Alone%20MB
W.html> 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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

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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

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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!
<http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html>  

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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