Join a Community Conversation.
7:30 - 8:30 Meditation in the labyrinth (optional)
8:30 - 9:00 Free continental breakfast
9:00-10:30 Author Speakers (see below)
10:45-11:45 Breakout Sessions
Noon-2:30 Tacos (provided) and conversation
Boulder & Denver residents welcome!
Thank you to our sponsors!
“There are those who are blind so we’ll all have to lead them. It’s everyone’s job till we get the work done.” —Willie Nelson
Speakers
Mindy Thompson Fullilove
A renowned American social psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the understanding of the relationship between social, environmental factors, and mentl focusing on the ways urban displacement, segregation, and other environmental processes affect the psychological well-being of communities. She is the author of “Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America,” “What We can Do About It, Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joyt in America’s Sorted-Out Cities,” and “Main Street: How a City’s Heart Connects Us All.” Her research has focused on the ways in which urban displacement, segregation, and other environmental processes affect the psychological well-being of communities.
Michael Mather
Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Boulder, Colorado; he is also the author of the book “Having Nothing, Possessing Everything: Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places.” As a preacher-consultant-storyteller, he speaks all over the country about community development and urban ministry.
Don Burnes
is a prominent figure in the field of poverty research and advocacy. He co-founded the Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy which is dedicated to conducting research and developing policy solutions to alleviate poverty and promote economic opportunity. He is also the co-author of “When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America.” Burnes has dedicated his career to understanding and addressing the complex issues surrounding poverty, homelessness, and social justice.
James Encinas
is the author of “Wheeling to Healing: A Guide to Healing Yourself and Groups of People Who’ve Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).” A former actor and grade school teacher, now a parent education specialist, teacher trainer and public speaker, James uses his creative skills in experiential workshops to instruct participants about the impact of trauma on childhood development.