To Register for the Workshop, use the link below to print the registration form. Then fill in the form, attach a check for $10 to cover lunch and supplies, and hand it in at the UUC Office or at the Social Justice Table after the Sunday service.
Print the Registration Form
For more information phone Linda Stoller at 727-442-3551 or email Linda here.

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Calling All UU’s – Save This Important Date! The Social Justice Council is extremely excited to invite all UU's and friends to a Social Justice Empowerment Workshop to be held at UUC and presented by UUA trained facilitators .The facilitators have been chosen by Florida UU for their leadership skills and knowledge of social justice issues. They have been through an intensive six day training program with staff members of the UUA. The basic purpose of this social justice empowerment workshop is for UUC congregational members to assess the quality of our social justice program. It is an opportunity for us to consider what we are doing as an institution to create a more just and caring world. During the workshop we will reflect upon what we can do as a religious community to put our faith into practice.

The session will begin with introductions. We will then establish our goals for this program. The participants will meet in small groups to discuss what we like about our current social justice program and what we would like to see improved. In the second part of the workshop we will consider four or five crucial issues which, if properly addressed, will lead to a more effective social justice program. The facilitators use a variety of methods to help people discuss these issues. At the end of this session, we will develop a plan for implementing the recommendations that come out of this process.

Sometimes a group priority setting exercise is used when congregations want to learn more about democratic methods for choosing issues for task groups. This exercise takes about two hours. We will have an opportunity to develop an action plan after our priority issues are chosen. This takes approximately an hour and a half. The program closes with an evaluation of the workshop and a brief worship service.

The following are examples of possible issues a congregation may address during the workshop:
• Inspire a congregation with a vision of their potential to be a social justice community.
• Develop a deeper understanding about the basic elements of an effective social justice program. Of special concern is the ways that people can develop programs of service, education, witnessing, advocacy, and community organizing.
• Clarify the roles and objectives of the congregation, the board of trustees, the social justice committee,and task groups in providing leadership for the social justice program.
• Provide methods for how to integrate the social justice program into the larger life of the congregation including worship, religious education, and adult programming.
• Help the members of the congregation strategize how they will increase the number of people involved in the social justice program.
• Consider different ways of raising money to support social justice programs. Acquaint people about the Unitarian Universalist Fund for Social Responsibility.
• Provide information about the resources of the thirty five social change organizations which are affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).

Each participant in the workshop gets a copy of the manual that they can keep as a resource. During the workshop we will work with different sections of the manual. We need everyone’s input in order to have a successful workshop. Please plan on attending.
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