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Children of the Same Tribe:

Where we find our siblings and cousins:
places and groups that can cause the Fairy Mark.

UU congregations, yes, especially in certain corners: RE; Denominational Affairs; women's, queer, or pagan circle-worships; small fellowships or small-group worship; leadership retreats. UU conferences, camps, retreat centers.

But also people whose childhood, adolescent, or formative community experiences were with:

Liberal Jews, Quakers, and Congregationalists (esp youth groups and summer camps)
Neo-Pagans and Feminist Spiritualists
Parents who were
-atheist
-hippies; back-to-the-landers
-humanist
-mixed-race, -class, or -religion marriage
-read kids Greek mythology instead of Bible or TV
-socialist
-vegetarian
Humanists:
-Ethical Culture Society
-some psychologists, social workers
-many schoolteachers
Zen Buddhists, Sufis, Taoists
Folk Music community
Queer community
Creative Arts community
Anarchist community
Certain intentional communities, communes, retreat centers
Certain alternative, humanist, or liberal-religious schools, colleges, departments, professors
Science Fiction cons; role-playing games
Hacker culture (esp Linux)
Society for Creative Anachronism; Renaissance Faires
International/multicultural/multi-lingual perspective, especially outside the dominant European countries
Ultimate Frisbee teams

These are our people...



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Text from Children of a Different Tribe - UU Young Adult Developmental Issues by Sharon Hwang Colligan