Winter Con is around the Corner! The First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM presents: Immigration, Is the United States a Melting Pot or Mixing Bowl? February 3-5th. This event is open to all high school youth and adult allies in the MDD. (Each congregation must send at least one adult for every seven youth. No youth may attend without at least one representative adult from their home congregation).
Please download and print the PDF registration (2012 Youth Con Registration Form) to turn into the DRE at your church. If you do not have a DRE, turn it into the person who can fill out the "2012 Con Roster" to turn in to me no later than January 23rd, 2012. You can make payments ($40 for youth and adults, $25 for YAC) for con registration online using this handy Paypal form (Paypal account not required):
Otherwise, please make checks payable to MDD with "winter con" in the memo and mail to:
MDD Main Office
2242 South Albion Street
Denver, CO 80222
Our fearless Mitch Pingel will be driving the bus down from Denver, making stops all along the way. Bus tickets are $45 round trip. You can purchase your tickets above through Paypal with your registration fee. Or you can add it to your registration check, make sure to note "plus bus" it in the memo.
We are kicking off 2012's theme of Justice for All with an in depth look at how we are all connected to the issue of immigration. The weekend will be full of storytelling. A group from First U Abq. that went down to the border on a service trip last year will share their experiences and photographs. We'll hear stories about the DREAM Act, a proposed legislation that would allow children born to undocumented immigrants who've graduated from US high schools to get in state tuition for college. You probably know someone whose chances for going to college based on the cost of tuition will be affected by this legislation. If you or your family is coming to UUism from another religion, you will get to share your own story as a "religious refugee". There will also be a con wide simulation experience, where we will experience a taste of the hardships of what it is like to try to immigrate to the US legally.
I look forward to seeing you all the weekend of the 3rd-5th! Please contact me with any questions at all!
Posted Wednesday, 04 January 2012 18:59 Written by Jennica Davis
