Justice
What is it? Do you agree with the idea that
Know Justice; Know Peace
No Justice; No Peace
I wonder what Justice means to you. Have you neen in situations that felt unjust? Is that different than fairness?
Have you ever participated in Restorative Justice at school, home, work, or someplace else? Check out the Activity here to learn more about this practice.
Do Not Be Alone Right Now
By Karen G. Johnston
Do not be alone right now. Gather together.
Gathering together grows courage: in ourselves and in others who see the numbers swelling. It is a small thing, but right now it is an important thing.
Great sources of wisdom remind us: just because you cannot stem the tide of all hate, it is still right to do the thing you can do. These things add up: your one thing & my one thing; his one thing & their one thing & her one thing. Together it becomes a BIG thing.
Do not be alone right now. Any liberation—all liberation—is collective liberation. My freedom is bound with yours and yours with mine. Inextricably.
Let us together cast our lots doing this BIG thing: bending the moral arc of the universe towards justice.
Create!
Once you have an idea what this principle means to you, find a way to express yourself. Maybe you want to write about it, build a sculpture, act it out, or paint, draw, color your thoughts! I'm hoping for interpretative dance or puppet shows!
Share!
If you can capture your ideas in paint, in crayon, on film, or in another way, we would love to see what you've made! Post on the Share Ur Stuff (blog).
Working Together for Peace, Liberty, and Justice
Definition Hunt
In the bylaws of the Unitarian Universalist Association, we state:
...the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all.
In RE, we often restate this as
I join you as we work for peace, freedom, and justice.
This all sounds great, but do we really know what it means?
For this challenge, let's understand these ideas in a few different ways:
- Talk with an adult about the word "peace." What things make for peace? Are there conditions which need to be met for peace to happen like sufficient food, housing, income?
- What about "freedom"? Is the freedom to DO things (like travel from place to place and to go to school) the same as the freedom FROM things (like war and poverty)? Should people have the freedom to pick anything they want to do? In this time, I'm specifically thinking about the rights and responsibilities around wearing a mask. Have you talked about that as a family? What do you think?