July 1 – 6

Family Week 1

Start your summer off with a blast at our first ever ‘School’s Out!’ Family Week. GLBTQ families are our special guests for this kick-off to summer week of swimming, dancing, drumming and playing games. Free programming during this week will be led by Melanie Parish and Mel Rutherford and will include workshops and discussions and some outdoor activities. Topics will include a segment from OWL (Our Whole Lives) from the Young Adult Curriculum, discussion about Queer Parenting/Queer Spawn, Consent and Negotiation: Getting what you Want, and UU Religion and Queer Activism. Come and see old friends and meet some new ones. Mel Rutherford is a FTM professor of psychology at McMaster University. He is a lifelong Unitarian and has been involved in queer activism since he was in university. Melanie Parish is an executive coach with a certification in relationship systems coaching. She is long time UU and an active volunteer and activist. Mel and Melanie are married with 3 children. They are known in Ontario for their role in the Rutherford versus Ontario legal challenge that changed the rights of lesbian parents to automatically become their children’s parents without the need for adoption. Info: coachparish@gmail.com. See brochure, page 9, for more details.

July 6 – 8

Nia

returns to Unicamp for the seventh season! Move the Body, Clear the Mind, Ignite the Spirit. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health and well-being. It is a beautiful blend of movement from the dance arts, the martial arts & the healing arts, based on the pleasure principle. It empowers people of all abilities by encouraging them to find awareness and ease in the way their body moves. This is a time to celebrate the joy of movement and to make new connections, both with ourselves and each other. No experience is necessary. Just come ready to move, groove and rejuvenate! Program fee: $75 Wendy Roman, Black Belt Nia Instructor www.rhythmwood.ca 519-793-4687 wendy@rhythmwood.ca.

Sacred Sound, Sacred Geometry

Sound healer, author and musician Dennis Gaumond returns for his 6th year offering a weekend of toning, chanting, singing, crystal bowls and drumming (drums provided or bring your own).This year the Sound program will be augmented by a discussion and a movie on the subject, “The Magick of Water.” Is this amazing substance, which we all take for granted, the solution to all our challenges? We will use sound to bless water to take home with us. Program fee: $75 info: www.whyislife.com.

July 8 – August 3

Children’s Camps, Jouth and CIT Programs

The theme for children’s camp this year is stories. Each week will focus on a different adventure! Of course, each week will have lots of traditional Unicamp favourites as we sing around the campfire, play capture-the-flag, and groove at the dance. It will be another amazing summer at Children’s Camp! Learn more about Children’s Camps, Jouth or Counselor-in-Training programs.