Prisons & Corrections: Women and Incarceration Seminar

When:  Jun 5, 2021 from 09:45 AM to 02:30 PM (ET)
Join us on June 5, via Zoom, to discuss issues affecting women who are incarcerated. We will discuss the affect of trauma on personal growth, the most challenging issues facing incarcerated women and will hear from directly impacted women about their person experiences.

Cost: $20*
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Agenda

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome 

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Centering Practice, Kintla Striker  

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. The Neurobiology of Trauma, Mind-Body Interventions, and Incarcerated Women, Kintla Striker 

Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of the neurobiology of trauma, how to recognize traumatic stress, key outcomes of the KYT Method, supportive research, mind-body interventions as they relate to incarcerated, women and girls, and the five Ws and one H of implementing one mind-body, intervention.

11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Break 

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.  Five Issues Plaguing Incarcerated Women, Representative TenishaYancey and Annie Sommerville, Chief of Staff for Senator Jeff Irwin  
There are more than five issues plaguing incarcerated women. In this session, we will focus on issues to better understand the problems and possible solutions.

12:30 – 12:45 p.m. Break   

12:45 – 2:15 p.m.  Our Voices: A Dialogue with Impacted Women, Monica Jahner, Kim Woodson, Jen Szenay, Lawanda Hollister, and Justine van der Leun of The Appeal, moderated by Siwatu-Salama Ra
In this session, we will hear from a panel of remarkable women who once served time inside and who are now home. We will also hear from individuals who have loved ones inside, and will hear from an investigative journalist who studies issues of trauma and incarceration.

 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Closeout  

Registration Information
Registration for the online event is $20. Register here.

The registration page will ask you for your State Bar of Michigan email. If you are not a member of the State Bar of Michigan, you are still welcome to register by entering your email address.

*If you have a hardship and would like to request a fee waiver, please contact Marilena David-Martin at mdavid@sado.org, 313-670-0309 to register.

Location

Online Instructions:
Url: http://na.eventscloud.com/pc060521
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