Recording for Webinar: Young Adults in UU Congregations: Not Just Committee Members!
Come learn from Zoe Johnston, UU Young Adults for Climate Justice, about ways to engage young adults in your congregation, especially with your Green Sanctuary 2030 and other climate justice organizing.
How do we get young adults involved? Where do we find them?
How do we support them?
In this Green Sanctuary 2030 Community Meeting, we learned from Zoe Johnston with UU Young Adults for Climate Justice about ways to engage young adults in our congregations, especially with Green Sanctuary 2030 and other climate justice organizing.
Zoe shared some helpful framing for effective YA leadership, including:
Timing: hold meetings outside of school and work hours
Accessibility: hold meetings on Zoom or in physically accessible spaces
Focus: the work of your group speaks to the lived experiences and material reality of young adults
Dynamics: Name any possible power dynamics that are play. When we are transparent, we can build deeper trust.
Value the presence, input, and perspective of young adults!
Join the Green Sanctuary Team meetings for shared learning and mutual support with other UUs working on congregational transformation through climate justice on the third Wednesday of the month at 8PM ET. Each meeting includes a short presentation on a climate justice topic, followed by open discussion on pressing needs. Find past meetings and register for upcoming ones at sidewithlove.org/climatejustice