The Cry of the Family: Opening Communication to Heal the Hurt

HotButtons
Conference
2002

  • Saturday, April 6, 2002, 9:00-4:00
  • Workshops, speakers, worship, child care, lunch

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Hot Buttons 2002 offers workshops to foster interpersonal, intergenerational, and personal learning, and with opportunities for fathers, mothers, grandparents, teens, children, and singles to talk, listen, and respond to one another in a safe setting.The Cry of the Family: Opening Communication to Heal the Hurt
Keynotes
  • Assembyman David Koon, introduced by Rochester Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr.
  • Dr. E. M. Nelson & Dr. Gay Byron, Violence Against Women Through the Ages
Workshops
Seventeen different workshops are planned in four general categories. To improve your chance of attending the workshops of your choice, most workshops will be held twice during the day.
  • Children, Families and Reducing Violence
    • Understanding Feelings Across Generations
    • The Practical Art of Forgiveness
    • Second Generation Parenting and Parent Alternates
    • Communication is a Two Way Street
    • Conflict Resolution and Anger Management for Teens
    • Violence and Substance Abuse - Do They Go Hand in Hand?
    • Preachers' Kids - Fact or Fiction?
  • Conflict Resolution & Mediation
    • Facts about the Separation and/or Divorce Process
    • Empowerment through Mediation
    • Alternatives to Violence, Mini-Workshop
    • Restorative Justice Project
  • Domestic Violence
    • Domestic Violence: A Cultural Epidemic
    • Screening, Assessing, Treating, and Referring Violent Couples: the Partner Violence Intervention Project (PVIP)
    • Domestic Violence is Everyone's Business: What you can do to help
    • GLBT focus session
  • Institutional / Society
    • All in the family: When a Youth Comes Out in the Context of Family
    • Cultural Messages of Violence in the Media and What about Censorship?
Worship & Music
  • Provided by the United Community Choir
More Info / Contact Us
  • Lunch provided.
  • The conference is free of charge. A freewill offering will be received during the conference.
  • Note: we ask that you call in advance if you would like: child care, school age (K-6) programming, or vegetarian lunch.
  • For more information contact: Rev. Rod Frohman or call 271-6537, ext. 106
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