Download a full program: 2019BeyondAces-FullSchedule.pdf
| Thursday, August 8 | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45 a.m. | Community Arts Showcase |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Dr. Alton Hart, Jr., Director, Crater Health District, Virginia Department of Health The Honorable Samuel Parham, Mayor, City of Petersburg Dr. Norman Oliver, Health Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health |
| 9:15 a.m. | Keynote: Reverend Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove – “Healing the Wounds of Slaveholder Religion” |
| 10:30 a.m. | Keynote: Dr. Camara Jones – “Naming, Measuring & Addressing the Impacts of Racism on Health” |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch, Arts Showcase & Presentation “Having the Courageous, Yet Clumsy Conversations on Race” Martha Rollins & Danita Rountree Green
Join these two women as they explore the challenges of reaching across racial, political and societal lines together. |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Keynote: Helga Luest – “Climate Change and Environmental Justice”
*Community panel discussion to follow* |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner & Youth Arts Presentation |
| 5:30 p.m. | An Evening with Dr. Joy DeGruy – “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome and Community Healing” |
| Friday, August 9 | |
| 7:00 a.m. | Morning Yoga – optional |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Community Arts Showcase |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Mr. Bob Hicks, Deputy Commissioner for Community Health Services, Virginia Department of Health Dr. Hughes Melton, Commissioner of Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Ivan Juzang -- “Moving Boys & Men Beyond Survival Mode”*
*Community panel discussion to follow* |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Lunch, Community Arts Showcase & Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Marleen Wong – “Developing a Trauma-Responsive School”*
*Community panel discussion to follow* |
| 2:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5:15 p.m. | HOPE FEST (See Events) |
