2023 ROJ Agenda
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Event/Activity
Room
12PM-2:00PM
Early Registration
Atrium
2:00PM- 3:00PM
P3 Introduction/Group Session
Lecture Hall
3:00PM-5:00PM
Mixer
Lecture Hall
 
 
 
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Event/Activity
 
8:00AM-10:00AM
Registration
Atrium
8:30AM–9:30AM
Breakfast
Lecture  Hall
8:30AM-10:15AM
Opening Ceremony
Lecture  Hall
KEYNOTE SPEAKER- James Harris, CMHC, LPC
10:15AM-10:30AM
BREAK/TRANSITION
10:30AM-12:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
Aja La’Starr Owens 
“Changing the Quesion”
Boardroom
10:30AM-12:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
Bushenga AaronAli
 “Reconstructing Black Boy Joy”
Rotating Gallery
10:30AM-12:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Chandra Green, MBA, LMFT, LCMFT
Black Love and Trauma”
Heritage Hall
12:00PM-1:25PM
LUNCH/TRANSITION
Lecture Hall
1:30PM-3:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
Obbie West
“Emotional Intelligence”
Rotating Gallery
1:30PM-3:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
Fred Johnson, PLPC, MPA, EDMR Certified
“More Black People Should Be Eaten by Sharks”
Heritage Hall
1:30PM-3:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Devin Smith, Life Coach
“Sit in Your Ish”
Boardroom
3:00PM-3:15PM
BREAK/TRANSITION
3:15PM-4:45PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
Rocye “Sauce” Handy
“Deeper than Rap”
Rotating Gallery
3:15PM-4:45PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
Wesley Frazier Keys
“Can Health Be Inspired”
Heritage Hall
3:15PM-4:45PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Dr. Deborah Wilcox, PhD
“Generating Whole Person Wellbeing Within the LGBTQ Community”
Boardroom
4:45PM-5:00PM
TRANSITION
5:00PM-5:30PM
Conference Dismissal
5:30PM-7:00PM
Dinner Break
7:00 PM
RHYME HOUSE Thursdays   
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Friday, October 13, 2023
Event/Activity
Room
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Registration
Atrium
9:00 AM-9:45 AM
Opening Ceremony w/ Ryan Harvey
Lecture Hall
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Wake Up (Coffee-N-Stuff)
Lecture Hall
9:45 AM- 10:00 AM
BREAK/TRANSITION
10:00 AM-11:15 AM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1 
Roscoe Burnems
Finding Resilience Through Poetry”
Heritage  Hall
10:00 AM-11:15 AM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
April Lucas Dixon, MS, LPC, LCPC
 “Empowering Self Regulation”-Navigating Life’s Challenges with Emotional Mastery

 

Boardroom
10:00 AM-11:15 AM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Alexandria Gurley
“Vision to See Past 20/20”
Rotating Gallery
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
ART OF SURRENDER/LUNCH
PhreethePoet
Mashavu
One Single Rose
Lecture Hall
1:00 PM-1:15 PM
TRANSITION
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
PANEL
This Is Recovery
Lecture Hall
2:30 PM-3:45 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
Taalam Acey
“The Art of Penning and Performing Spoken Word”
Rotating Gallery
2:30 PM-3:45 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
Brittany McCrary, LCSW
Influence of Fatherlessness in Children in African American Homes”
Boardroom
2:30 PM-3:45 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Marcus Miller, PLPC
“Tainted: A Mental Health Conversation Around Shame versus Acceptance Concerning Queer Identities”
Heritage  Hall
3:45 PM- 4:00 PM
BREAK/TRANSITION
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
Ed Mabrey
“Your Vision Board Is Killing You”
Rotating Gallery
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #2
Amy Miller, MBA, LPC
“From CHAOS to KHAOS”
Boardroom
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION #3
Tiara Patterson, P3 Program Manager 
 “Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Tools Session”
Heritage  Hall
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Conference Dismissal
5:30PM-7:30PM
Dinner Break
7:30 PM
$2000 POETRY SLAM
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