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Purposes and Goals of YRUU
Purposes
of YRUU | The Goals of YRUU
Purposes of Young Religious Unitarian Universalists
Young
Religious Unitarian Universalists shall serve its members for
the purposes of fostering spiritual depth, creating a peaceful
community on earth and peace within us, and clarifying both individual
and universal religious values as part of our growth process.
Our purposes are to provide and manifest a greater understanding
of Unitarian Universalism, and to encourage the flow of communication
between youth and adults.
In
doing so, we shall nurture the freedom and integrity of the questioning
mind, and embrace all persons of diverse backgrounds. We shall
encourage the development of a spirit of independence and responsibility.
We
shall strive to support our members and member groups with educational
resources, a communications network, and with love.
These
purposes shall assist us in developing an effective system for
social action, and serve to raise our levels of mutual respect,
communication, and community consciousness.
The Goals of YRUU
- Establish
a continental community of youth.
- Provide
for worship, celebration, and rites of passage.
- Build
the Unitarian Universalist movement: its traditions, membership,
and heritage.
- Develop
personal growth and leadership skills.
- Develop
individual social consciousness: be group agents of change
and encourage members to be peaceful citizens of the world.
- Develop
a communications network.
- Develop
educational resources.
- Develop
continuity between program levels, from younger to older.
- Foster
tolerance, understanding, and acceptance of diversity.
- Provide
resources for identifying and training program advisors.
- Develop
skills in group interaction and relationship building.
- Build
a greater understanding between youth and adults.
Both the Statement of Purpose and the goals cited were written
and adopted by the delegates to Common Ground Youth Assembly,
held August 9-15, 1981 at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.
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