City at Peace -- a Youth Project
October 20, 2006
Hillside Children's Center
1337 East Main Street-South Bldg.
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
City at Peace: An Innovative Approach to Positive Youth Development and Community Change with Diverse Groups of Youth
AGENDA
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. Introduction
9:15-10:00 a.m. Workshop presentation
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-12:00 p.m. Workshop presentation
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m. Interactive Workshop
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-4:00 p.m. Group Discussions/Summary
Paul Griffin, Founder and President of City at Peace, will present a full day workshop in two parts examining the successful youth development program of City at Peace, a non-profit using the performing arts to empower diverse groups of teenagers to create safe, healthy, peaceful lives and communities. Examining its innovative approach to youth identity, youth development and diverse group process, the workshop will challenge assumptions about teenagers and focus on working with them to achieve their potential and create change in communities.
The morning session will focus on the history of the City at Peace program, its rationale and founding assumptions for working with diverse groups of youth, the steps for achieving cross-cultural competency in youth, a model for resolving inevitable conflicts, and the programmatic tools that create its impact.
The afternoon session will be an interactive workshop where participants will "attend" a City at Peace rehearsal. This session will take the participants through the first set of City at Peace activities, including First Agreements, Stereotypes, Power and Relationships, and Racism as
well as creative theatrical activity. Group discussions and creative work will also be undertaken as an example of the creative process.
WORKSHOP GOALS
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Youth Service Providers, Social Workers, Administrators, Community Leaders, Social Workers, Case Managers, Mental Health Professionals, Youth Advocates, Youth Service Workers & Managed Care Professionals
For complete information about this workshop, please contact:
Kathy Rivera
Monroe County Youth Bureau
111 Westfall Road, Suite 814
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-753-6457
Fax: 585-753-6465
E-mail: Krivera@monroecounty.gov
Workshop Registration Fee is $25.00, Non YSQC members $35.00
(If you'd like to photograph this event and to do research for future stories or projects, I would be happy to vouch for you in the interest of your having access without a fee - loret)
Hillside Children's Center
1337 East Main Street-South Bldg.
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
City at Peace: An Innovative Approach to Positive Youth Development and Community Change with Diverse Groups of Youth
AGENDA
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. Introduction
9:15-10:00 a.m. Workshop presentation
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-12:00 p.m. Workshop presentation
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m. Interactive Workshop
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-4:00 p.m. Group Discussions/Summary
Paul Griffin, Founder and President of City at Peace, will present a full day workshop in two parts examining the successful youth development program of City at Peace, a non-profit using the performing arts to empower diverse groups of teenagers to create safe, healthy, peaceful lives and communities. Examining its innovative approach to youth identity, youth development and diverse group process, the workshop will challenge assumptions about teenagers and focus on working with them to achieve their potential and create change in communities.
The morning session will focus on the history of the City at Peace program, its rationale and founding assumptions for working with diverse groups of youth, the steps for achieving cross-cultural competency in youth, a model for resolving inevitable conflicts, and the programmatic tools that create its impact.
The afternoon session will be an interactive workshop where participants will "attend" a City at Peace rehearsal. This session will take the participants through the first set of City at Peace activities, including First Agreements, Stereotypes, Power and Relationships, and Racism as
well as creative theatrical activity. Group discussions and creative work will also be undertaken as an example of the creative process.
WORKSHOP GOALS
- Participants will gain an understanding of the City at Peace approach to youth development and group process in a diverse environment.
- Participants will have the opportunity to think deeply about working with young people and experience some of the activities that have proven successful in positively developing teenagers and building stable, meaningful cross-cultural relationships between teens and with adults.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Youth Service Providers, Social Workers, Administrators, Community Leaders, Social Workers, Case Managers, Mental Health Professionals, Youth Advocates, Youth Service Workers & Managed Care Professionals
For complete information about this workshop, please contact:
Kathy Rivera
Monroe County Youth Bureau
111 Westfall Road, Suite 814
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-753-6457
Fax: 585-753-6465
E-mail: Krivera@monroecounty.gov
Workshop Registration Fee is $25.00, Non YSQC members $35.00
(If you'd like to photograph this event and to do research for future stories or projects, I would be happy to vouch for you in the interest of your having access without a fee - loret)
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