9:30 RE CLASS - GRADES 1-3 What becomes of the colored girl? The muses of song, poetry and art do not woo and exalt her. She has inspired no novels. Those who write ... seldom think of this dark-skinned girl who is persistently breaking through the petty tyrannies of cast into the light of recognition. – Fannie Barrier Williams He drew a circle that shut me out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout But love and I had the wit to win; We drew a circle that took him in. – Edwin Markham IN TODAYS SESSION... We learned about the power of working together in a group by hearing the story of Unitarian Fannie Barrier Williams (1855-1944), who was active in establishing the African American womens club movement as an agency for justice and social change. We read the poem above. I heard ohhhh! when two of the kids realized that Fannie Barrier Williams lived in a world where he drew a circle that shut me out. We played a game where all but 2 people made a circle by joining hands. The two outside the circle had to get into the circle without hurting anybody. Everybody eventually breached the circle by pushing through legs. Our circle stayed good natured and fairly permeable. Nobody really wanted to exclude. We talked about how nobody asked to join the circle. Next we played Amoeba Tag. Once tagged, that person joins hands with whoever is it. Eventually everybody joined a big circle and laughed like crazy. We agreed that its more fun when we drew a circle that took him in. At home, pay extra attention to times when your child acts fairly or works for justice. Point out instances of your child acting faithfully in a way that reflects the second Unitarian Universalist Principle of justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. Your child will have the opportunity to share these actions with the Faithful Journeys group next time we meet.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:00:35 +0000
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