Reclaiming our Youth through Community Connections IV Preliminary Conference Agenda and Invited Speakers

October 18, 2011

Time Session
8:00 - 10:00AM Registration
9:00 - 10:15AM Plenary Session I: From Awareness to Understanding:
Highlighting the Issues of Boys & Young Men
10:30 - 11:45AM Sessions for Tracks I - IV:

 

Track I: Health Maintenance and Violence Prevention
 Mr. Richard Garland, One Vision One Life
Rev. Glenn Grayson, Wesley Center AME Zion Church

Track II: Manhood, Self-Esteem, Peer Pressure, and Relationships

Dr. Anthony B. Mitchell, Penn State University, McKeesport, PA
Mr. Dwight Vidale, Riverdale Country School, Bronx, New York

Track III: Legal Issues & Economics
 Honorable Judge Joseph K. Williams,  Common Pleas Court, Pittsburgh, PA
Chief Nathaniel Harper, City of Pittsburgh Police Dept.

Track IV: Sports, Education & Filling the Gap
 Mr. Derrick Lopez, Homewood Children’s Village
 Mr. Chazz Woodson, Chazz Woodson Initiatives, LLC
Mr. Willie Colon, Pittsburgh Steelers
Noon Keynote Luncheon: “Reclaiming our Youth”
Dr. Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General

 
1:15 - 2:30PM Plenary Session II: Risky Behavior does not happen in Isolation: Highlighting the Underlying Issues (Panel Discussion)

2:45 - 3:45PM

3:45 - 4:00PM

Sessions for Tracks I - IV

Evaluation
5:30 - 7:30PM
 Community Dialogue--for Parents and Concerned Adults

 

October 19, 2011

Time Session
9:00 - 10:00AM

Plenary Session III: From Dialogue to Action—Developing Solutions for our Boys & Young Men
Honorable Senator Vincent Hughes, Philadelphia.
10:10 - 11:10AM

Sessions:  Brainstorming with Boys and Young Men

Track I: The Role of Parents and Schools
Dr. Linda Lane, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Dr. Marilyn Barnett, Imani Christian Academy

Track II:  The Role of Churches and Communities
Dr. John Wallace, University of Pittsburgh                                                                                    Rev. John Welch, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary                                                                              Rev. Brenda Gregg, Project Destiny

 

Track III:  The Role of Businesses
 Mr. Evan Frazier, Highmark

Track IV:  The Role of Government, local, state, federal
Honorable Mayor, Luke Ravenstahl
Mr. William R. Robinson, Allegheny County Council                                                                    Mr. Christopher Rosselot, Senator Robert Casey's Office                                                                Mr. R. Daniel Lavelle, Pittsburgh City Council                                                                              Rev. Ricky Burgess, Pittsburgh City Council
11:15AM - Noon Sessions for Tracks I-IV Solution Development/Action Plan
Noon

Keynote Luncheon: “Reclaiming our Youth”
From Dialogue to Action - Developing Solutions for
our Boys & Young Men

1:15 - 2:00PM
 Sessions for Tracks I-IV
2:00 - 3:00PM Completion of Action Plans
3:10 - 4:00PM
Closing and Evaluation

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