1. Welcome from Erik B. Kesting, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant

EVENTS and OPPORTUNITIES

2. Allies for Racial Equity Annual Conference - Memphis, TN - February 1-3, 2008
3. Interweave Convocation - Denver, CO - February 22-24, 2008
4. The 3rd Annual Sexuality Education Advocacy Training - Washington, DC - March 15-18, 2008

INFORMATION and ANNOUNCEMENTS

5. New Skinner House Book: Wrestling with Adulthood: Unitarian Universalist Men Talk About Growing Up
6. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts

Greetings and Happy New Year!

We bid a fond farewell to Rev. Joseph Santos-Lyons who concluded his work as Director of Campus Ministry and Field Organizing with the 2007 calendar year. Many thanks to Joseph for his years of service and leadership in the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry.

As the new year begins we here in the office are underway with preparations for young adult and campus ministry programming at General Assembly 2008, the Large Church Conference in March, and much more. This is a short and sweet issue of Young Adult News with a few really great opportunities and announcements! Enjoy!

Sincerely,
Erik B. Kesting

Join other Unitarian Universalists in Memphis, Tennessee for a weekend of focused engagement to further our understanding of how to dismantle racism in ourselves, in our congregations, and in our Association. This conference is for UUs who identify as white and share a goal of learning to work to end racism and in doing so, become allies to people of color. Our multigenerational community includes youth, young adults, and adult Unitarian Universalists committed to anti-racism, anti-oppression and multiculturalism in a covenanted relationship. Financial assistance for young adult attendees is available.

For more information and to register: www.uuallies.org.

Calling all queer-identified young adults! Think about attending Interweave Convo 2008 February 22-24 in Denver, Colorado. For more information go to: http://www.interweavecontinental.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Guess where you want to be in March? Washington D.C.! That's right! The 3rd annual Sexuality Education Advocacy Training runs from March 15-18. If you're a young adult living in the states listed below and interested in attending this event please contact Nancy DiGiovanni in the YACM office at ndigiovanni@uua.org for more information.

Target states: Wisconsin, Connecticut, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey.

Check out this new title for your own personal reading or for a book discussion group! A great selection for your Unitarian Universalist young adult or men's group. You can pre-order the book at http://www.uuabookstore.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=761 so it will ship to you as soon as it is released next month! You might even know some of the contributors!

Accolades for Wrestling with Adulthood:

"As a seasoned veteran of 35 years in the men's movement in our Unitarian Universalist ranks, I was heartened by the gutsy and transformative stories of my younger brothers captured in this splendid volume. We're all blessed to be turning over the globe to these maturing men and their supportive sisters."
- Tom Owen-Towle, author of Brother-Spirit and Save the Males

"What makes this collection so valuable? Most of all, it's the honesty. These are not the puff-chested boasts of macho men, nor the whining of the defeated. They are, rather, a well-kneaded blend of troubles and triumphs, directly from men who have experienced both."
- Neil Chethik, author of VoiceMale

Nancy DiGiovanni - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program Director
(617) 948-4629 - ndigiovanni@uua.org
Erik Kesting - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant
(617) 948-6463 - ekesting@uua.org
Rev. Dr. Tracey Robinson-Harris - Acting Director of Young Adult and Campus Ministry
(617) 948-6462 - trobinsonharris@uua.org