Getting Involved - Neal McBurnett, For All Ages 2001-05-27
  We all belong to lots of groups - give me some examples.
  (families, teams, clubs, schools, cities, states, US, UN)
  enjoy belonging?  always agree?

  what do you do when you don't like the way your group is going?
	  leave or get together with others to fix it

  lift up tradition of "revolutionary patriots" focused on ideals,
  not imperialism.  Thomas Jefferson - freedom of religion!
  Civil rights revolutionaries like Susan B Anthony, MLK
  thousands of folks getting involved for glbt.  environmental
  activists like

  Were any of them perfect?  Agree with everything they did?
  Proud of them?  Inspired?

  Wrap up - in a democracy, can't expect to always have your
  way.  Whether you agree or disagree, it is important to 
  get involved - feels good!  Think globally, act locally.


  rainbow flag, earth flag,

  get involved - 1 sunday/month is compassionate sunday?

  get on the uucb board!


  what should it mean to be patriotic?  getting involved....

  stories from popular children's literature, from the press, uu hist,

  tell me stories - how did harry potter get involved?
	  alice?

wm bennett's book on virtues
just so stories
alice in wonderland
fairy tales
charlotte's web

	get involved - 1 sunday/month is compassionate sunday?

	patriotic - love of country => relationship with country,
	involvement in country local level

	get involved in family, school, church, city, environment,
	human rights, country, world, etc.

	No organization is perfect, doesn't keep you from being proud.

	fly rainbow flag, earth flag also, school colors, etc.

	vote, etc.  Fun - get to know people, sometimes frustrating

	ask to go vote with your parents

	US is unusual - Alexis De Tocqueville - associations
	freedom of association

	I like that new last verse of america the beautiful because it
	talks about people getting involved