Conferences

Radius 2008 - FROM the INSIDE OUT

Conference for Young Adults
August 1-3, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri

Coming to you from the middle of the USA, Radius - From the Inside Out will feature Young Adult leaders sharing their experiences in leadership roles - from congregational board member to congregational staff to UUA Trustee.

Radius 2008 is an event designed for Young Adults ages 18-35, and we welcome adult allies who want to learn how better to include young adults in Unitarian Universalist work.

This event is being designed by young adults and allies from Prairie Star, Central Midwest, Mountain Desert, and Heartland Districts, but all young adults are welcome. We are hoping to provide an environment in which people can develop relationships, deepen their own spirituality, learn useful skills in the areas of social justice, anti-oppression, and anti-racism, and share their own special skills of creativity with each other. At Radius, we will take time to learn some basic leadership skills and ways to apply them in your own work, explore misappropriation of Native American culture, and have ample time to share our own experiences and grow our spirituality and community.

Workshops include:

• working on Habitat for Humanity homes in KC,
• Religion in Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
• Contemporary Worship,
• Nurturing Young Adults in your Congregation,
• Organizing Events,
• Thinking of Seminary?,
• Singing the Young Adult Tradition,
• and more!

Where

All Souls UU Church
4501 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
http://www.allsoulskc.org/
KC is at the crossroads of Interstates 35 and 70, right on the Kansas/Missouri border, and is served by Amtrak, a smallish but efficient airport (MCI on your tags), and Greyhound bus lines.

Info and Registration

http://connectuu.com
Registration Cost is $35-80; Sliding Scale pay what you can.
Childcare will be offered with advance notice.

Housing

Option 1: Residence hall rooms at Kansas City Art Institute are available for Thursday, Fri, and Sat nights. Rooms have 2 twin beds, two wardrobes, and 2 desks. Bedding and towels will need to be provided by the guests. Sharing a room is $35 per night per person and a single room is $50 per night per person. This cost is in addition to conference registration.

Option 2: Free housing is available at the church.

Option 3: There are hotels right next to the church if you choose.

Scholarships

Scholarships available for registration fees only.
Scholarship Applications are due by July 20 and can be found at: http://cmwd-uuyan.org/index.php?option=com_performs&formid=1&Itemid=51

Why Radius?

During Concentric 2007 at Unicamp, Laya Liebeseller from Des Moines and Sherry Warren, PSD Youth and Young Adult Specialist, met in a regional group with other young adults from Prairie Star, Central Midwest, Heartland, and Mountain Desert Districts. The C*UUYAN Steering Committee had just announced that Concentric and Opus (back-to-back conferences for young adults) were going on hiatus for 2008, but young adults and allies still needed an opportunity to network and learn in a UU environment. As a group we decided to organize Radius 2008.

Have specific questions?

Contact Sherry Warren, Prairie Star District Youth and Young Adult Specialist at swarren@psduua.org or at home 785-594-3993. She is the local site coordinator and will hopefully be able to answer your questions.