Don’t miss our extraordinary lineup of speakers, arts and music, awards and memorial ceremony and many more special events! Register today at the link below or at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/united-in-hope-together-for-justice-and-wellness-for-all-tickets-163080673685.
We’d like to highlight a number of presentations that focus on themes
related to racial and gender equity and justice
SEPTEMBER 21
2:45 pm Unapologetically Black Unicorns Keris Myrick, JED Foundation, moderator; Khatera Aslami Tamplen, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services Office of Peer Support Services; Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, County of Marin; Chyrell Bellamy, Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health; Rayshell Chambers, COO/Co-Founder, Painted Brain
SEPTEMBER 23
2:45 pm LGBTQI Perspective: Viewing Mental Health through the Lens of the LGBTQI Community Elise Diamond, MHA of Columbia-Greene Counties
Cultural Competence: Is It Enough? A Call to Action NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee members
6:30 pm Wellness and Resilience Story Circle Deborah Wilcox, PhD and Poetry for Personal Power Arts and Advocacy (P3) and panel
8:00 pm Implement Story Circles Within Your Organization Dr. Deborah Wilcox, PhD and Poetry for Personal Power Arts and Advocacy (P3) and panel
SEPTEMBER 28
11:30 pm Keynote: Caught Up in the Intersectionality Of Systems: Moving From Rage To Fearlessness To Change Helen ‘Skip’ Skipper, The NYC Criminal Justice Agency
1:15 pm BIPOC Health Disparities and the Declaration for Public Health Emergency and ACT of 2021 Jennifer Padron, Surviving Race: Intersection on Injustice, Disability and Human Rights; Dr. Diane Holliman, Valdosta State University
5:00 pm Diversity Bash and Fashion Show: NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee
6:30 pm Cultural Competency Committee 20th Anniversary Story and Celebration
8:00 pm Trauma and Healing Through Hip Hop Luis Lopez, TBA
SEPTEMBER 30
1:15 pm Partnering with Communities to Create a Trauma-Informed Approach to Racial Justice, Reconciliation and Healing Teena Brooks and members of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice
2:45 pm Decolonizing the Gender Binary Vesper Moore, Kiva Centers
Registration is completely free; CEUs will be available at cost. Register Now at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/united-in-hope-together-for-justice-and-wellness-for-all-tickets-163080673685
Questions? Contact Eileen at eileenc@nyaprs.org
