2021 Schedule
2021
Youth Summit 2021 Daily Schedule
Day 1: EDUCATE!
Monday, June 28th
9:40 AM Check-in and roll call
10:00 AM Senator Royce West Welcome + Expectations
10:30 AM Icebreakers
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Keynote: Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper Madison
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Tory Gant – Goal Setting Activity
1:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
YAC Representatives | Getting to Know You
General Youth Participants | Getting to Know You
General Youth Participants | Getting to Know You
Coordinators | Getting to Know You
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
Somprathana Akeela Kongdara | Educational Empowerment
Gloria Mayestas | Healthy Mental and Identity Development
Zachary Andrews | Better Ourselves
Dr. Anthony Brown | Educational Empoewerment
3:15 PM Closing Activity
3:30 PM Daily wrap up and reflection
3:45 PM End of Day One
Day 2: ENGAGE!
Tuesday, June 29th
9:45 AM Check-in and roll call
10:00 AM Mask Decorating Activity
10:30 AM Icebreakers
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Keynote – Tim Hernandez
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Osay Eniya – Motivational Speaking Activity
1:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
Ruben Cantu | Powershifts in a Pandemic: How Your Voice Transforms the World
Dr. Calvin Kelly | “I Can’t Believe You Said That:” How Words Can Impact a Student’s Mental Health Wellbeing.
Bill Stubblefield | Hope & Encouragement
Dr. Devin Walker | Get Global
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
Alicia Moreno | Identify Awareness
Lynn Boswell | Raising Your Voice from Campus to the Capital
Ian Levy | Mentaln Health
Bavu Blakes | Facilitating Youth Leadership
3:15 PM Closing Activity
3:30 PM Daily wrap-up and reflection
3:45 PM End of Day Two
Day 3: EMPOWER!
Wednesday, June 30th
9:45 AM Check-in and roll call
10:00 AM Kate Laviolette – Yoga & Meditation Activity
10:30 AM Icebreakers
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Virtual Day of Service Activity
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Kemi Yemi-Ese – Shapeshifting Activity
1:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
Linda Simthong | Hope & Encouragement
Danielle Williams | The Beauty in the Pain of Processing
Quincy Dunlap | Anti Racism / Activist Work
Dr. Nino Rodriguez | Unmasking Their Potential: Programming to Liberate Our Youth
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Breakout Sessions:
Danielle Willis | How Do We Break the Cycle of Mental Health and Addictions Stigma and Isolation?
Sam Davis | Identity Molecules
Tory Gant | Populating Hope
Samantha Xiong | Intersectionality
3:15 PM Closing Activity
3:30 PM Daily wrap up and reflection
3:45 PM End of Day Three
Day 4: UNMASK YOUR POTENTIAL
Thursday, July 1st
9:45 AM Check-in and roll call
10:00 AM Film Festival: Town Hall Projects
11:45 AM Town Hall Discussion
12:00 PM Town Hall Share Out
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM UT Survey & Closing Ceremony
1:30 PM Sheree Coleman – Zumba Celebration
3:00 PM End of Day Four