TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION
2021 CALENDAR
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
Adult/Child Psychiatry Resident at Yale School of Medicine
BEYOND DISCUSSIONS: COMBATING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN REAL-TIME
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Abstract discussions about anti-Black racism are nice, but what do you do in the face of racism? Although some will say there are many resources out there, most focus on conceptual frameworks rather than real-time scenarios. Many people attend anti-racism lectures that focus on “systems” that absolve responsibility, but continue to engage in racist behaviors. Let’s talk about combating racism in real-time.
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
AUGUST 2 - TALISA LAVARRY
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
Author of Confessions From Your Token Black Colleague
MICROAGGRESSIONS - NOT AS SMALL AS THEY SEEM
While microaggressions are subtle, they create huge challenges for people that feel disparaged in the workplace. Sadly, a culture that breeds microaggression typically makes it easier to exclude vulnerable employees in terms of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, ability, etc.
We'll hear how easy it is to fall into a routine of practicing and accepting microaggressions, and how much damage these actions cause. We will also discuss productive ways to address said actions, while replacing them with more honest and open communication that creates a win-win for all parties.
This session with not be recorded. You must attend the event to hear Talisa Lavarry talk about microaggressions!
SEPTEMBER 6 - ANTESA JENSEN
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
An authority in the domain of Emotional Intelligence
THE SEVEN LAYERS OF LISTENING, AND HOW TO HEAR WITH YOUR HEART
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Have you ever considered that your most prominent defense mechanisms could exist in your quality of listening? How we listen communicates a lot about our true receptivity. As of the past ten years, any self-respecting progressive person has aimed to listen to understand, sure that this would be the most respectful way to resolve conflict and bring about social change. But often times listening to understand only leads to more confusion, and more division. Why is that?
In this interactive talk, Antesa will break down the seven layers of listening, including what exists beyond listening to understand and how you can activate your heart’s hearing capacity in order to ignite true sustained social and interpersonal change.
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
Associate Professor of Psychology at Spelman College
THE POWER OF PERCEPTION: THE TRUTH ABOUT IMPLICIT BIAS
During this time of social and political unrest, a lot of discussion has come up regarding the effectiveness of implicit bias trainings designed to counteract unconscious prejudices that are automatically activated which may inadvertently impact how people see and treat people that belong to marginalized groups. In this interactive discussion, we will discuss the truth regarding implicit bias, how it has been scientifically studied within the field of psychology, and suggestions for creating inclusive environments.
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DECEMBER 4 - DR LULU
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
DECEMBER 4 - DR LULU
Pediatrician with 30 years of clinical experience and coach to parents of LGBTQIAP children.
THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE AND LGBTQIAP IDENTITIES FOR CHILDREN
The Washington Post published a study in 2015 that talked about suicide rates in African-American kids aged 5-12. It showed they have 2x the rates of suicides compared to their White counterparts. Dr Lulu will talk about the “trap” of the Black child called LIFE! Or that a regular cis-gendered Black child’s life is already a trap, thanks to overt racism in America and patriarchy in Africa. She will also discuss how a Black gay/queer child is affected by the pressures of religion, culture, family and the community, homophobia, transphobia and gender biases.
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
JULY 5 - AMANDA J CALHOUN MD
Dr. Calhoun will speak about: Beyond discussions: Combating anti-Black racism in real-time
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Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH is a second-year Adult/Child Psychiatry Resident at Yale School of Medicine, where she serves as co-President of the Psychiatry Residents’ Association. Dr. Calhoun is also the assistant editor of the Connecticut Psychiatric Society Newsletter and an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal. Dr. Calhoun seeks to expose and eradicate racism in the medical system using a direct and heartfelt approach. Dr. Calhoun’s anti-racism work spans from writing anti-racism curriculum, standing up for her patients in real-time, public speaking, research, and writing. She believes that all doctors should be activists, and that social justice should be integrated with medical education.
Dr. Calhoun lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
Where to find Amanda Calhoun MD
Instagram: @amandajoymd
Twitter: @AmandaJoyMD
AUGUST 2 - TALISA LAVARRY
Talisa Lavarry will speak about: Microaggressions - Not as small as they seem.
This session with not be recorded. You must attend the live event to hear Talisa Lavarry speak about microaggressions.
Talisa “Tali” Lavarry is the author of Confessions from Your Token Black Colleague, a Harvard Business Review Expert, Forbes Contributor and a member of Washington State University’s Foster School of Business Alumni.
Before devoting her life to workplace race relations, she worked as a corporate event manager, planning and producing events in the pharmaceutical, government, education, non-profit and tech sectors. Tali has had the honor of working with Marianne Williamson, The Golden State Warriors and Barack Obama, among other luminaries. Tali has been featured on Adam Grant’s Fall Reads List, New York Mag & Puget Sound Biz Journal to name a few.
Tali is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. currently residing in Seattle, Washington.
Find Talisa Lavarry here:
www.yourtokenblackcolleague.com
Twitter: @yourtoken_black
Instagram: @your_token_black_colleague
SEPTEMBER 6 - ANTESA JENSEN
Antesa Jensen will lead an interactive talk about the many layers of listening, and what exists beyond listening to understand.
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
Antesa Jensen is an Emotional Intelligence Expert who specializes in empathy, vulnerability, authenticity, and the emotional landscape. She teaches her clients to discern between reactive behavior, feelings, and thoughts, and guides them in developing honest, kind, and compassionate communication styles that build relationship and deepen intimacy, connection, and an intuitive sense of purpose in all areas of their lives.
Antesa loves to shift paradigms through pitch perfect truth-telling and she is masterful in the art of weaving potent and precise energetic transmission through eloquent spoken word and captivating moments of silence in ways that dismantle the intellect and pierce straight to the heart of things, instantly unlocking hidden potential and the kind of resonance in connection we all crave.
Her offerings are broad-ranging and include EQ workshops and intensives, group and individual coaching, The HeartCore Collective where members learn the fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence, and expedition-style intensives through her company Adventure Awake.
Originally from Seattle, Antesa has traveled to over 50 countries around the globe, has lived in five states in the US, the Loire Valley in France, and as of the past ten years she resides in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She is trilingual in English, French, and Danish.
Where to find Antesa Jensen
Instagram: @antesajensen @theheartcorecollective
Tedx Talk - (RushU, Chicago) The Body's Language And Its Undeniable Impact
Tedx Talk - Copenhagen - Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs
OCTOBER 4 - DR DANIELLE DICKENS
Dr. Dickens will speak about The Power of Perception: The Truth About Implicit Bias
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
Dr. Dickens is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Spelman College, and her master’s and doctorate degrees in applied social and health psychology at Colorado State University.
As a social psychologist, she examines how members of underrepresented groups cope with and experience prejudice in the workplace and other contextual settings. In her main line of research, she explores the role of identity shifting, altering one’s behavior and language to fit in with a dominant social group, on Black women’s psychological health and self-perception, specifically as it relates to their participation in the workplace, and their personal and professional relationships.
She is also the co‐founder of Beneath the Façade, a digital community and psycho-educational resource for Black women coping with stereotypical expectations in their work environment.
Dr. Dickens lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Where to find Danielle Dickens, PhD
LinkedIn @dickensdanieille
Twitter: @danidickensphd
DECEMBER 4 - DR LULU
Dr Lulu will speak about the intersectionality of race and LGBTQIAP identities for children.
This session will be recorded and available for future viewings to all who purchased tickets for the event.
Dr Lulu is Uchenna Umeh. Uchenna Umeh’s son was 12 when she asked him if he was gay. At 16 he came out at school and formed the Gay-Straight Alliance at school. He was graduating from Stanford when she first understood he identified as non-binary preferring the pronouns they/them/their.
Her focus is on suicide prevention in LGBTQIAP youth, particularly for Black transgender children. Black transgender youth are at 2X higher risk for suicide as white transgender children.
Through her own struggles as a parent learning about non-binary gender identification and LGBTQIAP, while simultaneously supporting their child as they become themselves, she evolved her profession from Pediatrician to life coach to parents of LGBTQIAP children. She was recently featured on CBS This Morning with Gayle King in the celebrations for Pride 2021.
Uchenna Umeh grew up in Nigeria and currently resides in Texas.
Where to find Dr. Lulu
www.youthmotivationalspace.com
Tedx Alief – Trauma in Children
Instagram: @askdrlulu
Twitter: @uchennaumeh9
LinkedIn: drlulu
