Welcome
As the Center for Strength Resiliency Center sunsets to a close in May 2024, we invite you to attend this safe and inclusive community wellness event and panel discussion. At our event, you will discover diverse activities that offer ways to heal, learn, and connect with others who share similar experiences. From relaxing yoga sessions to energetic martial arts demonstrations, uplifting roundtables, and an enlightening panel discussion. Our hope is you will explore new resources, experiences, and a supportive community to cultivate a journey of recovery and resilience. Join us for a day of hope and healing!
Learn more about our guest panel
and roundtables here
Event Starts in:
Why attend the Event?
Healing and Support: The event is designed to provide a safe and welcoming space where people can address and heal emotional wounds and stress.
Community Connection: It offers the opportunity to connect with others who have experienced similar situations, providing a sense of community and mutual support.
Inspiration: Talks and discussions with those affected by mass violence will inspire others touched by similar experiences in their stories of healing.
Solidarity and Empathy: Your attendance shows support and solidarity to those who have experienced difficult times, helping them feel part of a compassionate community.
Self-care: It is an opportunity to dedicate time to oneself and focus on mental and emotional well-being.
Food and Well-being: Free food and well-being options will be available to promote nutrition and balance in participants’ lives.
Resource Tables: Local resources that provide ways to stay connected to groups, activities, and events, that foster recovery and resilience!
Free Admission: This event is entirely free, meaning there are no financial barriers to participation and benefiting from all it has to offer.
Food and Well-being: Free food and well-being options will be available to promote nutrition and balance in participants’ lives.
Local Opportunities: Local vendors provide the chance to support small businesses and discover unique products.
Free Admission: This event is entirely free, meaning there are no financial barriers to participation and benefiting from all it has to offer.
Learning and Personal Growth: Mini yoga session, mini martial arts demonstrations, educational activities, and more – learn about different modalities of therapies!
A Step Toward Recovery: Participating in the event can be the first step in becoming trauma-informed for yourself and others, creating a more compassionate, safe, and loving future.
Resource Tables
Round Tables
Come by a round table discussion (two or all three!) and join in the discussions of the table topic.
Visit at the times below for as little or long as you want – Ask questions to the table hosts, learn more about the hosts/topics, and share your thoughts with others!
Times to drop-in: 5:00p, 5:20p, 5:40p
Beth Horowitz
Body-Centered Healing: A Path to Resilience
Roundtable Goals:
- Raise awareness about the impact of trauma on the body and how it can be released through movement.
- Share knowledge and exchange insights on research-based body-centered approaches to trauma healing.
- Provide space for individuals to share their personal experiences and stories of resilience through movement. (Ex. Yoga, Tai Chi, Somatic Experiencing, etc).
Erin Christian
Maintaining Connections After Trauma
Roundtable Goals:
- Explore the question of how we can continue to build and nurture community and healing after the Center for Strength.
- Share and discuss personal hopes and ideas for maintaining connections with other May 7 survivors.
- Provide space for individuals to discuss their own healing journeys and methods of building networks of support.
Heather Dearman
Resilient Storytelling Through Community
Roundtable Goals:
- Connect with others through stories of resilient community connections.
- Empower individuals to explore ways to heal by curating community events.
- Invite table guests to discover, dream, and brainstorm ways to share their stories with others.
Program Details
4:30pm - 8:00pm
4:30-6:00 PM
Resource Tables and Interactive Rooms are Open
Dinner boxes by Three Tomatoes Catering included with signup, Snacks and drinks available for the entire event.
4:30-6:00 PM
Youth Corner
Ping pong, Arts Stations, Kendrick's Kindness Movement
4:30-5:30 PM
Breathwork & Yoga (Mini Sessions)
4:35pm / 4:50pm /5:05pm / 5:20pm (10 min. each session). Instructor: Alaina Patton
4:30-5:30 PM
Martial Arts (Mini sessions) – Gallery
4:35pm / 4:50pm /5:05pm / 5:20pm (10 min. each session). Instructors: Mac Figueroa and Niki Dougal
5:00-6:00 PM
“Resilient Chats” Round Tables- Event Hall
Times to drop-in: 5:00p, 5:20p, 5:40p. Table hosts: Erin Christian, Heather Dearman, Beth Horowitz
6:15 PM
Transition into Event Hall for Panel Discussion
6:30-8:00 PM
Panel Discussion Begins:
"The Continuum of a Trauma-Informed Life", includes 30 minute Q&A
Unable to attend?
Watch the panel discussion live online.
Meet the Moderator:
Meet the Guest Panel:
Panel Discussion:
“The Continuum of a Trauma-informed Life”
Join this panel of diverse people impacted by mass gun violence and their journey to cultivating a trauma-informed life of recovery and resilience.
Partners/Sponsors
A huge thanks to all our amazing partners and sponsors. We could not have done this without you!
Location
Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center
20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker, CO 80138
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