Schedule Day 2
Thursday, October 17, 2024
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
8:30 - 9:00
Registration, Meet & Greet
Light refreshments served
Mandinka and Mande music of West Africa
Keenan Webster
Jonas Center
9:00 - 9:05
Welcome Address
Walter Turner | College of Marin Umoja Equity Institute Coordinator; Faculty & Chair Social Science Department
Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D | College of Marin Director of Student Services – Student Accessibility Services and Psychological Services
Jonas Center
9:05 - 9:35
Poetry
Linda Noel
Jonas Center
9:35 - 10:35
Keynote
Toward Our Liberation & Healing: The Role of Chicana/o/x Indigenous Psychology
Manuel Zamarripa, PhD, LPC-S
Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology and Community Wellness
Jonas Center
10:45-12:00
Morning Sessions:
Writing to Remember: Creative Writing for Gratitude, Mental Health, Healing and Connection with Ancestors
Aimee Suzara
Community Care Plan Workshop
Tea Perales
Activate your Mental Health Equity Sweet Spot: Turn today’s theories, research, and data points into personal and practical mental health expressions
Saeeda Hafiz, B.B.A, Certified Yoga Instructor & Holistic Health Educator
Equity & Integrative Medicine
Tara Collins, MD, MPH, Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Toward Our Liberation & Healing: The Role of Chicana/o/x Indigenous Psychology
Continued Q & A with Manuel Zamarripa, PhD, LPC-S
Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology and Community Wellness
Reflection Spaces:
Reflection Spaces are an opportunity to gather together, slow down, and allow time for processing of the symposium individually and in community through discussion, journaling, and deeper reflection.
12:00-12:40
Lunch
Mandinka and Mande music of West Africa
Keenan Webster
Jonas Center
12:40-1:45
Noonday Address
Abolition and Mental Health First Oakland
Asantewaa Boykin, R.N., Co -Founder of Anti-Police Terror Project, Co-Creator of Mental Health First
Jonas Center
2:00 - 3:15
Afternoon Sessions:
Relationship Building in Organizational Spaces
Phoebe Smith, Restorative Practices
Celebrating Imaginative Diversity and Finding Wholeness in Collaboration
Craig Coss, College of Marin Fine Arts Instructor
Healed in Nature: Promoting Post-Traumatic Growth Using Ancestral Creative Arts Therapy
Latajah Lasssus
Marin County HIV/AIDS Overview and Review of Essential Services
Marcelino Alcorta, MPH
Caring for the Caregiver
Daniela Domínguez, Psy.D. & Gricelda Correa, On the Margins
Elevating Mental Health Through Participatory Budgeting: Community-Driven Innovations
Jahmeer Reynolds, Founder/Executive Director, Marin County Cooperation Team
Giuseppe Dezza, Director, Espacio Comunicaciones
Connie Mann, LMFT, Regional Director Behavioral Health, Marin County and Suicide Prevention Hotline
Reflection Spaces
Reflection Spaces are an opportunity to gather together, slow down, and allow time for processing of the symposium individually and in community through discussion, journaling, and deeper reflection.
3:25-3:45
Reconvene & Close of Day
Mandinka and Mande music of West Africa
Keenan Webster
Jonas Center