The 5th Annual Liberation Based Healing Conference
November 5 – 6, 2010
Liberation based healing is an emerging and transformational
philosophy and practice for bridging community activism and
therapeutic practice with applications to family and community
violence, trauma, mental health, immigration, health disparities, and
child welfare services. This approach to healing builds on the idea that
problems are only ever really solved in community.
This national conference seeks to bring together practitioners and
therapists, community activists and organizers, educators, and faith
community leaders for dialogue and inquiry focused on a system of
relational healing that embraces critical consciousness, empowerment,
and accountability.
DAY ONE
events bring into view hidden systems of privilege that are
woven into the cultural fabric and shape social identities, perceptions,
and relationships. This unveiling can liberate us from the usual ways
we understand, experience and represent ourselves and others.
National leaders will present on current models of liberation‐based
practice, and will facilitate dialogue addressing strategies for
implementing transformation practices in the daily work of conference
participants.
DAY TWO
further applies this learning to the local community.
Interactive skits and conversations with local community members and
leaders provide opportunities to discover the bases for new alliances
and to generate liberation‐based healing practices for grassroots
community change.
Saturday Breakout Topic Areas:
• Environmental Justice: Healing the Planet, Healing Ourselves
• Family and Community Violence: Healing and Beyond
• Issues of Equality: Pushed to the Margins and Pushing Back
• Healthcare Issues: Healing Our Communities