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