Document 6590439

14th Annual
YOUTH JUSTICE COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE
October 31-November 2, 2014 | Westin Edmonton, Alberta
Draft 100914
PROGRAM
Draft Program 100914
ALBERTA JUSTICE & SOLICITOR GENERAL, EDMONTON YOUTH JUSTICE
COMMITTEE SOCIETY, CARAVAN YOUTH JUSTICE COMMITTEE, JUST-US
GIRLS, AND THE YOUTH RESTORATIVE ACTION PROJECT
The 14th Annual Youth Justice Committee Conference on the UNITED Cultures of
YOUTH provides an opportunity for intercultural dialogue to strengthen the creative
development of youth, justice and committees throughout Alberta, Canada and the
world.
Friday, October 31st
5:00
Charter Bus Arrives from Southern Alberta & Hotel Check-In
6:00 – 7:00
Registration / Reception / Buffet Dinner
Ice Breaker & Showcase:
Featuring Isọkan Afrika!, Africa UNITED Drums are an essential part of the dance
ceremony. In Africa, the drum was a primary form of communication used for
socialization, entertainment, dancing, communication and healing. The drum can
duplicate sounds, imitating the sounds of birds or the flow or rivers, even the sound of
waterfalls.
7:00 – 9:00
Welcome & Introductions
Opening Prayer
Welcome from the SC; YOB, Edmonton Youth Justice Committee Society,
Caravan YJC, Just-Us Girls and the Youth Restorative Action Project
Greetings from Dr. Curtis Clarke, ADM, Correctional Services Division, Justice
and Solicitor General
Keynote: INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: MENTORING THROUGH SPORT
Guest Speaker: Sayce Holmes-Lewis, Coach & Community Development
Manager, United Kingdom
In his keynote, Sayce will present a unique program, highlighting
methodologies to increase personal, cultural and structural understanding of
the world that surrounds youth, through sport, mentoring and informal
education to effect positive change within their own lives.
…/2
www.YJCAlberta.com
Saturday, November 1st
Morning
800
Hosted Breakfast
900
Opening Welcome & Introductions
930
Keynote: IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORLDVIEW, AND I HAVE MINE,
HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER?
Guest Speaker: Milton Bennett, Ph.D., Intercultural Development Research
Institute, USA and Milano, Italy
1030
Break
1045
Concurrent Sessions
A1 INTO THE ABYSS: THE WORLD OF GANGS THRU THE LENS OF
ATTACHMENT THEORY
Sonia A. Sobon Ph.D., R. Psych. (AB), University of Alberta & St. Stephen’s
College
.
A2 SELF-INJURY BEHAVIOUR IN YOUTH
Kimberly Enns, MSW, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
A3 YOUTH, CRIME & SOCIETY: ISSUES OF POWER AND JUSTICE
Bryan Hogeveen, Ph.D. Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology, University of
Alberta
A4 CREATING A YJC CULTURE FOR YOUTH RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
Arlene Eaton-Erickson, MSW RSW, Community Engagement Manager,
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
A5 WELCOME! BUILDING INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES
Victor Moke Ngala, Consultant
A6 ABORIGINAL YOUTH CULTURE
Panel: Doreen Lesperance, CSW, Edmonton Young Offender Centre, Alberta
Justice and Solicitor General, Brianna Olson RSW, iHuman Youth Society
1130
Hosted Lunch
www.YJCAlberta.com
Saturday, November 1st
Afternoon
1215 SAMADHI MEDITATION
Mandy Trapp, India / Nepal Project | Bringing The Wisdom, Power And Knowledge of
Yoga Into our Lives
1245
B1
Concurrent Sessions
OVERCOMING THE GOLDEN RULE: FROM HATE TO HOMICIDE
Milton Bennett, Ph.D., Intercultural Development Research Institute, USA, Milano, Italy
B2
CHANGING YOUTH CULTURE : WORLD ORGANICS
To be Confirmed
B3
INSPIRING LEADERSHIP: PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS
Sayce Holmes-Lewis, Coach & Community Development Manager, United Kingdom
B4
CROSS COUNTRY WALK: A WARRIOR FOR HOPE
Mike Gladue, Mihkwan Initiatives
B5
CULTURE OF HEALING: COMPASSION FATIGUE AND BURNOUT
Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, Creative Wellness Works
B6
STOMP OUT STIGMA: TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS
Meteya Dimnik, B.A. Psychology, Youth Consultant, Queen’s University
1345
YOUTH JUSTICE COMMITTEES: KNOW MORE, LEARN MORE
1445
Break
1500
1630
PLENARY: EXPERIENTIAL ARTS & MUSIC
Reception / Hosted Dinner
Experiential Arts & Music Continues (ending approx. 1900 ~)
Robert Allan L’Hirondelle: Michael Jackson Tribute Artist
Sunday, November 2nd
Morning
9:00 – 11:00 Sunday Brunch Buffet
9:30 – 10:30 Keynote: I CAN: An Inspiration
Guest Speaker: Chris Koch, Nanton, Alberta
10:30–11:00 Closing Remarks
Greetings from Alberta Justice & Solicitor General, Edmonton Youth Justice
Committee Society, Caravan Youth Justice Committee, JUST-Us Girls, and
the Youth Restorative Action Project
12:00
Hotel Check-Out and Charter Bus Departures