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AGENDA

Domestic Violence and the Black Community:
Unpacking the Significance of our Diversity
August 13-14, 2012
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
Norfolk, Virginia

Agenda

Monday, August 13th
8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D. Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community; and University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, St. Paul, MN TBD, U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Washington, DC
8:50 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.	Keynote Address Gail Wyatt, Ph.D. University of California–Los Angeles AIDS Institute, Los Angeles, CA
9:25 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.	Panel Discussion – Culture, Class, Ethnicity & Social Context in the Black Community: A Broad Perspective Panelists: Larry Davis, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Dorothy Roberts, J.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Gail Wyatt, Ph.D. University of California–Los Angeles AIDS Institute, Los Angeles, CA Moderator: Beth Richie, Ph.D. Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy; and University of Illinois at Chicago Departments of African American Studies and Criminology, Law and Justice, Chicago, IL
10:55 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Awards Luncheon Dorothy Roberts, J.D. (11:45 – 12:15) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion – Diversity in the Black Community: Implications for Service Delivery, Part I Panelists: Patricia Davenport, Ph.D. Our House, Inc., Greenville, MS Rhonda Brinkley Kennedy, Psy.D. Jenesse Center, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Antonia Drew Vann, CDVC Asha Family Services, Inc., Milwaukee, WI Moderator: Shelia Hankins Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, St. Paul, MN
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion – Diversity in the Black Community: Implications for Service Delivery, Part II Panelists: Joseph T. Jones Center for Urban Families, Baltimore, MD Clive Kennedy, Psy.D. Private Practitioner, Forensic Psychology, Los Angeles, CA Bishop Roderick Mitchell, D.Min. The New Life Church, Greenville, MS Johnny Rice, II, Dr. P.H. Vera Institute of Justice, Washington, DC Moderator: Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D. Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, and University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, , St. Paul, MN
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	Presentation and Panel Discussion – Domestic Violence in African Immigrant and Refugee Communities Presenter: Grace Mose, Ph.D. Family Planning Advocates of New York State, Albany, NY Panelists: Amira Ahmed Midwest Community Development, Minneapolis, MN Mayalan Keita-Brown African & American Friendship Association for Cooperation and Development, St. Paul, MN Grace Mose, Ph.D. Family Planning Advocates of New York State, Albany, NY Fatima Porgho Domestic Violence Advocate, New York, NY Co-Moderators: Uju Obi, M.D. Columbia University Hospital, New York, NY Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D. Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, and University of Minnesota , St. Paul, MN
5:45p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Reflections LaFrancis Rodgers-Rose, Ph.D. International Black Women’s Congress, Norfolk, VA
Evening (Time TBD)	Documentary Screenings
Tuesday, May 14th
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Welcome Shelia Hankins Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, St. Paul, MN Recap of Day One/Charge Day Two Robert Hampton, Ph.D. American Intercontinental University, Atlanta, GA
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Imams’ Perspectives Regarding Islamic Teachings about Family and Non-violent Relationships Presenters Imam Shayhk Al Hajj T.A. Bashir The House of Peace, Inc. New York, NY Council of African Imams in America, New York, NY
9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Presentation and Panel Discussion: Latina Perspectives Presenter: Miriam Jimenez-Roman Afro-Latin@ Forum, New York, NY Panelists: Sasha Cotton Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, St. Paul, MN Luz Marquez-Benbow National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, Inc., Canton, CT Miriam Jimenez Roman, Ph.D. Afro-Latin@ Forum, New York, NY Patricia Tototzintle Casa de Esperanza, St. Paul, MN Awilda Camacho New York, NY Moderator: Sonia Davilà-Williams Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Afro-Caribbean Perspectives Panelist Introductions: Joyce Thomas, R.N., M.P.H., P.N.P., F.A.A.N. Center for Child Protection and Family Support, Washington, DC Panelists: Condencia Brade National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, Inc., Canton, CT Andrea Garwood Living Well, Inc., Orlando, FL Derrick Gordon, Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, New Haven, CT Farah Tanis Black Women’s Blueprint, New York, NY
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops Effective Interventions for African American Men Clive Kennedy, Psy.D., Private Practitioner, Forensic Psychology, Los Angeles, CA Johnny Rice, Ph.D., Vera Institute for Justice, Washington, DC Effective Interventions for African American Women Rhonda Kennedy-Brinkley, Jenesse Center, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Antonia Vann, Asha Family Service, Inc. Milwaukee, WI Effective Interventions for the African American GLBTQ Community Ejeris Dixon, The Pipeline Project, Brooklyn, NY Effective Interventions for Military Families Dexter Freeman and Norma Gray “Cindy” Jones, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC Effective Interventions in African Immigrant and Refugee Communities Mayalan Keita-Brown, African & American Friendship Association for Cooperation and Development, St. Paul, MN Grace Mose, Ph.D. Family Planning Advocates of New York State, Albany, NY Fatima Porgho, Community Advocate, New York, NY Effective Interventions from the Faith Community Bishop Roderick Mitchell, D.Min., The New Life Church, Greenville, MS Patricia Davenport, Ph.D., Our House, Inc. Greenville, MS OVW Funding Workshop TBD
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion – Diversity in Black America: Reflections from a New Generation Panelists: Tricia Bent-Goodley, Ph.D. Howard University, Washington, DC Karma Cottman DC Coalition against Domestic Violence, Washington, DC Gretta Gardner, J.D. Travis County Counseling and Education Services, Austin, TX Tameka Gillum, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, MA Moderator: Esther Jenkins, Ph.D. Chicago State University, Department of Psychology
5:30 p.m.	Video Presentation by Dance Theatre of Harlem Gary Hines Sounds of Blackness, Minneapolis, MN Endalyn Taylor Dance Theater of Harlem, New York, NY Closing Remarks Linner Ward Griffin, Ed.D. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Evening Workshop: Funding Opportunities from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women TBD

IDVAAC At A GLANCE

Assembling the Pieces Online

Read stories about promising practices to address domestic violence, book/video reviews and meet scholars and practitioners focused on the issue of domestic violence.

Community Insights Initiative

Learn about what African American communities perceive to be the causes and consequences of domestic violence as well as useful strategies they identify to address domestic violence.

Safe Return Initiative

Learn about the intersection between domestic violence and prisoner re-entry and IDVAAC’s efforts to keep women safe – from the penitentiary to the community.

Supervised Visitation & Exchange

Learn about IDVAAC’s efforts to enhance the delivery to supervised visitation and exchange services to culturally-specific and culturally diverse communities using centers in cases involving domestic violence.