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        <description><![CDATA[The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County is participating in 24 sessions of the UUA&#039;s Building the World We Dream About workshops. We are excited about this process and will post summaries and comments of the workshop content, participants feelings and thoughts, and chronicle our path on our way to a deeper conversation about racial issues in our congregation, our community and the world. You can find our Fellowship at http://www.uufcc.org]]></description>
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               <title> <![CDATA[ March 21, 2012 ]]> </title>
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               <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
               <description> <![CDATA[ Building the World We Dream About Wrap-Up  2010 - 2012  Participants : Ginger Abraham, Di Allen-Thompson, MaryHolly Allison, Martha Bireda, Myrna Charry, Cheryl Lee, Kit Longo, Gene Maresca, Gudrun Matthaus, Bob and Sue Taylor, Delight TePaske, Pat Thomas-Beard, Dodie Waters, Sonia Waters, Sharon Whitehill, Mary Wolff, and Ted Zawistowski. This was the second and final year of participating in the Building the World We Dream About (BtWWDA) curriculum for this group of participants.  In year one we focused on the impact institutional racism has on all of us, understanding our white privilege, and the dynamics of race and power.  This second year we honed our personal skills at working cross culturally to ensure our success in building... ]]> </description>
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               <title> <![CDATA[ WORKSHOP 16--PUTTING INTO ACTION OUR CULTURAL COMPETENCY ]]> </title>
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               <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:38 -0500</pubDate>
               <description> <![CDATA[   IN THIS SESSION WE FOCUSED ON HOW TO LIVE MULTICULTURALLY, CREATING POLICIES WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP, AND BEING OPEN TO CHANGE.   PARTICIPANTS GAVE THE FOLLOWING INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK:                   I have learned that there are various forms of integration, such as whether the group is more like a soup or a salad. There are many levels of cultural competency within our group that I think is most likely a result of our life experiences.   I am curious about almost everything and love learning. I am developing more awareness &amp; sensitivity to other traits, customs, traditions that may surprise me. I am learning how to prepare for the unexpected such as a food that includes items not previously considered, personal qualities ... ]]> </description>
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               <title> <![CDATA[ WORKSHOP 15--HISTORICAL AND CURRENT ISSUES AROUND RACIAL INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION ]]> </title>
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               <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:30:46 -0500</pubDate>
               <description> <![CDATA[ Workshop 15 is really about Unitarian Universalism in general and how the history of several encounters and disagreements was addressed.  We discussed the early history of the big split between white and non-white Unitarian Universalists in the 60s and 70s which resulted in large numbers of resignations on the part of people of color.  It was a tragic!  The second incident was at the 2005 Fort Worth General Assembly when young black people were mistaken for waiters and/or bell hops by other Unitarian Universalists.  One group discussed the historical lessons and another group discussed the more recent event. We asked participants to structure their discussion around three questions: 1) what’s your assessment of how these incide... ]]> </description>
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               <title> <![CDATA[ WORKSHOP 14-YEAR TWO-MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE ]]> </title>
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               <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:00:31 -0400</pubDate>
               <description> <![CDATA[ Our first session since the summer break and Beginning Year two of Building the World We Dream About After sharing what our first year of workshops has meant to each of us, we discussed thoughts that have come to us about this work over the summer break.  Focusing on Multicultural Competence we shared in small groups the differences and similarities among us using our own personal identity maps.  At the end of our two hours together members gave thoughtful feedback: What did you find compelling from today&#039;s workshop? I liked the fact that the group makeup has continuity from last year. I liked the identity map sharing, it is a helpful communication tool for teaching listening and learning.  I felt that it might have worked at the be... ]]> </description>
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               <title> <![CDATA[ Workshop 11: The Experience of Whiteness from Others Point of View ]]> </title>
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               <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:57:21 -0400</pubDate>
               <description> <![CDATA[ March 26, 2011 This workshop introduced perspectives on &quot;Whiteness&quot; from people who belong to marginalized racial/ethnic identity groups. *** We obviously have to talk about racism, White privilege and the topics we covered within the “greater congregation;” having it out in the open will give us the opportunity to become more compassionate in our dealings with each other. *** The big question that came from our group today was, again, where do we go from here in communicating with the congregation what we have learned this year. Today we grappled with the idea that Whites still do not see the privilege they have. *** Today was interesting but I wish there was more time for discussion about how to proceed in the congregation. Acknowl... ]]> </description>
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