*This invite is nationwide and open to community members and youth!
The NJ People’s Gathering is a first of its kind, open, online learning collaborative conference, being held on September 22, 2022, to bring together people from all walks of life to discuss healing solutions to the big issues affecting New Jersey’s communities:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Collective trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic
- Youth mental health and wellbeing
- Material Needs (homelessness, hunger) being experienced within our communities
- Substance Use Issues
- Racism, Homophobia, and Misogyny
- And more.
The NJ People’s Gathering will be held virtually and accessible for 24-hours beginning on September 22, 2022.
This special event is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families’ Office of Resilience and Stockton University. We’ll be using an exciting new technology to support multiple meeting rooms that remain accessible for 36-hours! You have to register to see for yourself how innovative and interactive this conference will be. Please also invite members of your professional and community networks.
Register here
How it works
This online conference, The NJ People's Gathering, is participatory and collaborative. Participants propose the topics that will be discussed and set the agenda for reform.
You can see the growing list of topics here submitted by other participants who have already registered.
Details & Schedule (Doors open at 9:00 am, Conversations begin at 9:30 am Eastern)
Thursday, September 22nd : Healing Conversations
- 9:00 am Doors Open
- 9:30 am Welcome & Opening, Remarks by Commissioner Beyer
- 10:00 am A Conversation with Dr. Roy Wade & Konscious KYDS
- 11:15 am - 2:00 pm Interactive Discussions
- 2:00 pm An Intergenerational Conversation about Community with Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid of The Flourish Agenda
- 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm Interactive Discussions
- 5:00 pm Healing Practices with Konscious KYDS
- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Interactive Discussions
- 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Sharing the Results, Closing Discussion
Friday, September 23rd : Action Planning
- 9:00 am Doors Open
- 9:30 am Welcome & Discussions
- 10:15 am - 1:30 pm Working Together, Interactive Discussions
- 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Sharing the Results & Projects, Closing Discussion
Please arrive early. Each session will be followed by group conversations that are open to everyone and proposed by participants.
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When we bring all voices and perspectives into the room, we create the conditions necessary for powerful change. After you sign up, invite others whose thoughts and opinions you admire to have a seat at the table with you!
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