[Msd-youthannounce] AR/AO

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!!HEY Youth and Young adults!!
anti-racism design team needs your input!

We, the Youth and Young Adults Anti-Racism Planning and Design Team, are 
working towards developing a transformation team. This team is a step in 
institutionalizing the anti-racism work that both YRUU and C*UUYAN are 
dedicated to.  Historically the anti-racism movement has been concentrated 
on the continental level of YRUU and C*UUYAN and we want this work to become 
a part of both the district and local level. To do this we need the 
involvement of folks on the district and local level. As a first step in the 
transformation team process we are creating a resource in which we want 
everyone from YRUU, C*UUYAN and other parts of the UUA to report their 
experiences of racism and anti-racism. The following questions are a place 
to start, please answer these questions and tell us about any of your 
experience. This is an ongoing process so feel free to return your responses 
to:
DesignTeam c/o Youth Office
25 Beacon St., Boston, MA02108
or designteam at uuyan.org

Tha Questions:
§    Discuss instances where you have seen/experienced/participated in racism 
within your relationships in a Unitarian context (ANY INTERACTION WITH 
ANOTHER UU OR IN A UU SETTING)

§    Have you ever witnessed or been part of conversations about racism in a 
UU 
context? If so, where? Tell us about the situation.

§    Talk about what has been helpful/difficult/inspiring about  UU 
anti-racism 
programming that you have been a part of. Be sure to include as much 
information about your experience and where it occurred as possible.

§    How have your experiences with anti-racism work affected relationships 
in 
your respective communities?

§    In your experience how is racism manifested differently than other types 
of oppression? How do they operate in conjunction with racism?

§    What fears/doubts/questions/hopes/ambitions do you have about the 
direction of anti-racism work within a UU context?

§    Is there anything else that you would like to share about your 
experiences 
with racism and anti-racism work within a UU context?

Questions, Comments and/or Concerns please contact Paula Nett or Buudha 
Quant(below):

Paula Nett-hi my name is paula nett.  i am a member of the youth and young 
adult
anti-racism design team.  i would like to make my self available to anyone 
who
has questions about what the design team is doing, or would like to give 
some
kind of input to the design team.  here is a little bit of background on me. 
i
am 23 years old and live in portland, or.  i have been a uu for about 10 
years.
i was very active in YRUU, i worked in the youth office fall of 2001-fall of
2002.  i have been doing anti-racism work with YRUU and CUUYAN since 1996 
and i
am dedicated to building a faith community where anti-racism is the 
foundation
of our beliefs and actions.
my contact info: paulanett at bust.com, (503)753-4711

Buudha Quant-hey hey I’m Buudha Quant.  I’m a youth member on the 
anti-racism design team.  I’m always available to anyone who has any 
questions about the ar/ao work that YRUU and C*UUYAN have been doing.  I’m 
18, a scorpio and I live in Culver City, California where I go to the UU 
Community Church of Santa Monica.  I’ve been a UU for about 3 ½ years now 
mostly due to being active in YRUU in my home district, the PiSWaD.  As a 
person of color, AR work today is very important to building this community, 
denomination and the greater world.  AR work is not only something that 
encompasses our work toward social justice, but it is also important work 
spiritually to further grow and develop as UU’s but also as spiritual 
beings.
my contact info: buudhaluv at hotmail.com, (310) 837-2181 or (310) 384-1904

“Don’t consider yourself a human being interacting with spiritual life, 
consider yourself a spiritual being interacting with a human life.” – 
paraphrased from a quote heard in a worship







*Sea World Liberation*

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