Application for GROW Fellowship 2020

Application for GROW Fellowship 2020

Thank you for your interest in joining us for our GROW Fellowship, a collaboration between the UU College of Social Justice and the UUA's Thrive Program for Young Adults of Color. Building on past sessions of GROW (Grounded and Resilient Organizer Workshops) and amidst the challenges of the current pandemic, we are adapting to a new format, in which we will gather weekly online from August - December 2020.

This offering is designed to equip 20 UU young adults of color and white UU young adults (ages 18-35) with the skills, spiritual grounding, and community to engage in justice work within and beyond our Unitarian Universalist faith. It has been scheduled for the months leading up to and after big 2020 elections to build our skills, relationships, and power in ways that can be of use to continuing this work for the long haul.

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In a few different touch points throughout the months, we’ll explore theories and praxis of governance, time, conflict, imagination and economy/ecology through case studies, spiritual praxis, role plays and building transformative relationships. The fellows will come together to learn community organizing skills from bold, grounded leaders, and to craft a strategic vision for our justice work in the coming year. A stipend will be available to all who are accepted into the program and who commit to a shared level of participation.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until July 5th. We will follow up with all applicants by July 20th and will schedule our weekly justice workouts and other touchpoints in consultation with all who are accepted. Please email info@uucsj.org if you have any questions.

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Do you identify as Unitarian Universalist?

YesNoAll UUCSJ programs are open to people of any religious affiliation or no affiliation. Unitarian Universalism is a very inclusive faith. Our programs are designed to reflect the values and commitments of the UU faith while welcoming those of other faiths or lack thereof.

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Identities: Please share a little about how you identify.

We may occasionally connect in Thrive and Shift affinity spaces for healing, reflection, and spiritual practice, based on racial identity. Please identify the group in which you would participate.

Thrive Cohort: for young adults of color (Black/African descent, Hispanic/Latinx, Middle Eastern, Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous/Native/American Indian, Multiracial)Shift Cohort: for white young adultsI'm not sure. I'd like to talk with someone about this.

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What is your current and past involvement with justice activism (particularly racial, climate, migrant and/or healing justice)? Please identify any leadership roles you currently hold in justice and/or movement work, and any related or affiliated organizations.

In what ways have your identities (race, class, gender, ability, sexual orientation) had an impact on your spiritual and/or activist path?

Please tell us about any spiritual practices in which you engage (e.g. prayer, meditation, yoga, etc.) or other ways you ground and center yourself.

We are excited to see you again at this latest iteration of GROW! Thank you for signing up to join us again. Is there anything you’d like to share about your current involvement in justice work, what spiritual practices are sustaining you in this work in this moment, and/or how this has evolved since or been informed by your past participation in GROW / Thrive / Shift?

What would you most like to gain from this GROW / Thrive / Shift Fellowship? What organizing questions are you grappling and/or experimenting with in this time of pandemic and/or in the lead-up to the 2020 elections? What practices would you like to bring to this gathering to share with others? How do you hope to apply what you will gain from this experience?

Please describe how we can make this space more accessible to you, including any needs and/or requests around allergies, mobility, technology, internet accessibility, and/or general health considerations.

References: Please give contact information for two people who can comment on your experience and abilities regarding this opportunity. (Not required for returning participants.)

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