We are just a few days away from our 2020 National Community Leadership Summit. And we are almost at capacity. I feel so proud of the amazing speakers who have come together to make this a truly honest and powerful series of conversations.
We have many panels on structural racism and racial trauma and racial justice and childhood wellbeing that I think the ACEs community would really value. We have many speakers of color and several speakers representing Indigenous communities.
Our Future, Our Communities is hosted by Boston Medical Center’s Vital Village Networks! This summit brings together trail blazers from around the country who are dedicated to helping children and families get equitable access to the resources they need to thrive. This has become especially important given the inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure the health and safety of our communities, this two-day summit will take place as an interactive virtual event.
The Vital Village Leadership Summit is a space where you can connect with other passionate individuals for both personal and professional development. Through an interactive platform, attendees will be connected to and encouraged to network with community leaders, policy makers, educators, practitioners, community-based organizations, researchers, funders, and families to discuss community building and engagement strategies to promote child wellbeing.
Keynote speakers include:
- Mayra Alvarez, nominated to serve on the First 5 California Commission and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
- Jennie Joseph, director of Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
- Loretta Ross, advocate and author, Reproductive Justice: An Introduction, and visiting associate professor, Smith College Program for the Study of Women and Gender
- Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of Children's Defense Fund
Here's a link to the agenda: https://www.vitalvillagesummit2020.org/agenda
Website: https://www.vitalvillagesummit2020.org/
Registration Link Bit.ly: https://bit.ly/VVNReg2020
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