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register for a Saturday Intensive.
Most of these courses are open to students and
ministers. Some are also open to lay members of Unitarian
Universalist congregations.
Updated: 2/23/06
Faithful Fools Street Retreat
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24
Kay Jorgensen and Carmen Barsody
Faithful Fools offer a one-day street retreat in the
Tenderloin District of San Francisco. This form of spiritual
practice makes visible the inherent relationship between
the parish and the community, and engages us in a process
of personal and social change. "What holds us separate?
What keeps us separated? As we walk the streets what
still connects us?" This is the mantra we will walk
with into the streets. The day begins at at the First
Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco (1187
Franklin St. at Geary in San Francisco) and closes with
a soup and bread supper at the Faithful Fools Street
Ministry (234 Hyde Street, San Francisco). This course
is open to SKSM students, local ministers and lay members
of Unitarian Universalist congregations. A non-refundable
check made out to "Faithful Fools" for $45 is due at
the time of registration. SKSM students for whom the
cost is prohibitive are encouraged to apply for a Learning
and Growth Grant.
SK 4207
0.5 unit
Pass/Fail Only
Untraining Liberal White Racism: A Multi-Dimensional
Approach
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m, Saturday, Oct. 1
Robert Horton
The UNtraining is a provocative and compassionate approach
to helping white people become better allies against
racism. As white people, we are trained to be "white"
whether we know it or not, and we benefit from white
privilege, whether we like it or not. No matter how
progressive, open or spiritual we may be, we are affected
by this cultural conditioning, which can hinder our
work in relationships and communities. At the same time,
we are unconditionally good, decent human beings. In
this workshop, we will use a variety of experiential
exercises, presentation and group discussion to explore
how to reconcile heartfelt anti-racist beliefs with
this white cultural conditioning. There is no pre-work.
While the focus of the UNtraining is on "whiteness,"
people of color are welcome. The day will include caucus
work where white folks and people of color will work
separately.
SK 4208
0.5 unit
Limits: 30 (First-year SKSM students will be given priority,
followed by other SKSM students, as space allows.)
Pass/Fail Only
Fireside Room
Race: The Power of An Illusion
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15
Be Patterson and Bonita Turner
This class is a three-part film series that challenges
one of our most fundamental beliefs: that human beings
come divided into a few distinct groups. This definitive
series is an eye-opening tale of how what we assume
to be normal, commonsense, even scientific, is actually
shaped by our history, social institutions and cultural
beliefs. Learn about mitochondrial DNA studies that
throw a wrench into the works of race-based assumptions.
Examine American historical views of race that contribute
to the rationalization of slavery and Native American
genocide. Encounter the role of government and business
in encouraging race-based divisions of wealth. We will
watch the three films in the series (each is an hour
long) and discuss them in relation to our experience
and intention as religious leaders. What theological
tools have you learned to address race as a social distinction,
as a scientific subject, as an aspect of cration? A
four-page reflection paper will be due two weeks after
the date of the class.
SK 4209
0.5 unit
Pass/Fail only
Fireside Room
Communication and Confrontation
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturdays, Feb. 11, 18 and 25
Laura Ingram and Leonie Pickett
This class will focus on the development and practice
of interpersonal communication skills, with some emphasis
on conflict management and "the difficult conversation."
Students will learn about communication styles and the
strengths and weaknesses inherent in each, identifying
and exploring their own methods of communication. They'll
create a toolbox of communication skills and explore
the underlying assumptions and judgments of language.
Class participation will include role plays, discussion,
guest speakers, and active practice of new skills and
information. Some attention will be paid to the ethics
of truth-telling, the power dynamics of communication,
responding to criticism, and the importance of self-talk.
The goal of the course will be to enhance each person's
individual communication skills and to prepare them
for the interpersonal challenges of religious leadership.
This course is open to SKSM students, local ministers
and lay members of Unitarian Universalist congregations.
SK 4108
1.5 units
Fireside Room
Henry Hampton Lecture on Race, Religion and Multi-Culturalism
1 - 9 p.m., Saturday, March 11
Mtangulizi Sanyika
This one-day intensive course examines and explores
issues of race, culture and religion. Henry Hampton,
one of the most distinguished and accomplished African-Americans
of the late 20th century, was a founding member of the
Black Unitarian-Universalist Caucus (BUUC) during the
Black Power struggle of the 1960s; creator/producer
of the award-winning television series, "Eyes on the
Prize"; and the Director of Communications for the Unitarian
Universalist Association. The first half of the course
will explore the historical struggles regarding race
within the American church and Unitarian Universalism.
The second half will be a panel discussion on the contributions
of Henry Hampton to racial justice and religious pluralism.
We'll discuss what it means to be religiously multi-cultural,
lessons learned from the justice struggles of the 60s,
and linking the academy, the church and society in the
struggle for a racially just multicultural social order.
Students are responsible for reading several articles
from a course reader prior to this Saturday. The course
reader will be available for purchase at the Copy Central,
2483 Hearst Ave., Berkeley. This course is open to SKSM
students, local ministers and lay members of Unitarian
Universalist congregations.
SK 4206
0.5 unit
Pass/Fail only
Fireside Room
Unitarian Universalists and Faith
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, April 22
Daniel Kanter
An exploration of the meaning of "faith" and
what contribution Unitarian Universalists might make
as people of faith. Do Unitarian Universalists have
stages of faith development or qualities of faith they
share? The course will require some reading and a small
field assignment to be completed before the Saturday
class. The course reader and field assignment information
will be available for purchase at the nearby Copy Central,
2483 Hearst Ave., Berkeley. This course is open to SKSM
students, local ministers and lay members of Unitarian
Universalist congregations. All those wishing to take this class must register before Jan. 31, 2006 in order to have time to complete the required fieldwork interviews before the April 22, 2006 class session.
SK 4109
0.5 unit
Limit: 10
Pass/Fail Only
Reading Room
The Study of Gender and Islam
9 a.m .- 4 p.m., Saturday, April 22
Saba Mahmood
This course will explore some of the central themes
through which the question of gender has become prominent
in discussions of Islam. We will begin with colonial
history in South East Asia and the Middle East, when
the issue of gender became closely linked to civilizational
discourse about Islam, and consider some contemporary
parallels to this historical situation. We will also
explore how social arrangements of gender inequality
have differed in various Muslim societies, and what
their historical and sociological bases are. Students
will be required to do some dense readings (to be completed
before the Saturday class) and participate in class.
The course reader and field assignment information will
be available for purchase at the nearby Copy Central,
2483 Hearst Ave., Berkeley. This course is open to GTU
students, local ministers and lay members of the community.
HR 4823
0.5 unit
Pass/Fail Only
Fireside Room
Weddings, Memorial Services, Child Dedications and Rituals for Other Special Occasions
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6
Rev. Dr.
David Sammons
Rev. Sammons, SKSM's Visiting Professor of Unitarian Universalist Heritage, offers students who have not yet had such a course a chance to look at how to put together all the "rites of the church" they'll be called on to perform. Participants will receive copies of Rev. Sammons' "Some Hints on Writing Your Own Wedding," along with examples of memorial services, child dedications and materials for other occasions, such as house blessings and ordinations. This course is open to GTU students, local ministers and lay members of the community. No prior preparation is necessary.
SK 4116
.5 unit
Pass/Fail only
Fireside Room
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