Social Justice for Middle School Youth

22 middle school youth from the Spirit of Life and Naples congregations partici-pated in a Social Justice workshop on April 7,8 & 9. The workshop was led by Sarah Walls and Anne Mayher from the Milestone Learning Center at the Moun-tain. Senior high youth from SLUU and advisors from both congregations pro-vided support for the workshop.

The students played games, did art work, and participated in discussions that helped them to create a community. The overall goal was to come up with per-sonal social justice projects. Everyone had a wonderful time, and we all made new friends. The weekend was made especially enjoyable thanks to professional catering provided by Melodie Stubkjaer, mother of a participant.

The workshop was initiated by Connie Goodbread, DRE at SLUU. She obtained a grant from the UU Program Fund to finance the weekend. She has plans to expand the workshop in future years, and hopes to include participants from other faith communities.

—JIM MOIR