Summit Program


9:00am-9:50amRegistration + Coffee/Tea
(9:15am-9:45am)(Optional Yoga Session in the Courtyard)
9:50am-10:50amOpen and Morning Plenary

Rooted in Wisdom: From Ancestral Teachings to Community-Led Safety
Room #1405
Plenary Session Details 
10:50am-11:00am10-Minute Break
11:00am-11:50amSession One

Community Healing
Healthy Relationships for Unhealthy People
Workshop facilitator: Percy Zafar
Room #1405
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Resistance in Narratives
The Mele Journey: A Collaborative Storytelling Workshop for Community-Based Violence Prevention
Workshop facilitator: Dr. Lynn Chang
Room #1406
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Intergenerational Justice
Building our capacity for resistance: Why the work for liberation begins with tending to our roots
Workshop facilitator: A Better Force
Room #1407
Session Details
11:50am-12:00pm10-Minute Break
12:00pm-12:50pmSession Two

The Interplay Between Substance Use And Interpersonal Violence
Workshop facilitator: Eric Garcia
Room #1405
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What We Choose to Remember: Personal Narrative Workshop
Workshop facilitator: Cindy Nguyen
Room #1406
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You Are Your Own Magic: Tarot for Self Empowerment
Workshop facilitator: Sandy
Room #1407
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12:50pm-2:00pmLunch
2:00pm-2:50pmSession Three

Mutual Aid as a Protective Factor Against Violence
Workshop facilitator: Parisa Mahmud
Room #1405
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Processing Pain Through Poetry
Workshop facilitator: Tam Le 
Room #1406
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Intergenerational Healing: Returning to the Body, Culture, and Connection
Workshop facilitator: Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S 
Room #1407
Session Details
2:50pm-3:00pm10-Minute Break
3:00pm-4:00pmClosing Panel

Many Paths, One Movement: Building Safer Communities in Our Own Ways
Room #1405
Panel Details