Children, Media, and Consumerism: Creating a Culture of Respect

Technology Workshops for Longmont Families

Saturday and Sunday, October 16 - 17

Saturday Afternoon Breakout Sessions - Longmont High School - 1040 Sunset

• "Cyberhood" with Dr. David Walsch - Adult Session
  In this presentation Dr. David Walsh will help you make media choices that create a healthy electronic environment for you and your kids. Learn to bridge the technology communication gap with your children.
• "Wired: Does Your Online Self Reflect your Real Self? What message are you really sending?"
  In this presentation for youth Kevin Adair will explore the online world, and look at different illusions that people use online. Also learn about different online strategies that can protect you, and learn to negotiate technology access with your parents!

• Discussion moderated by Dr. David Walsch - Adults and Youth

Saturday Evening - First Congregational United Church of Christ - Sanctuary

• "Kids, Media, and Consumerism: Creating a Culture of Respect"

Sunday Morning Schedule

Dr. David Walsh

Dr. David Walsh has emerged as one of the world's leading authorities on parenting and the impact of media on children's health and development. He has presented workshops to parents, educators, and other professionals throughout the world. In this presentation he will focus on the broader aspects of media on our culture and how that impact our lives and the lives of our children.

He is the author of nine books, has written columns and articles for the Washington Post, has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, News Hour, Dateline, 20/20, National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Morning Edition, and has been featured on three nationally broadcast PBS specials. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Council on Family Relations Friend of the Family Award.

Kevin Adair

Kevin Adair is an illusionist and performance artist from Chicago and the Dominican Republic. Kevin has created original presentations for churches and schools for twenty years. A professional juggler and magician, he often incorporates a variety of performance skills. Through the tools of an entertainer, he shares insight into many of the most crucial issues of the day. Kevin's has appeared on NBC's Today Show and ABC's Good Morning America and many local television stations internationally.

Sunday Morning Panel

Discussion members will include: John Creighton (SVVSD Board President), Meca Delgado (Boulder County Healthy Youth Alliance Program Coordinator), Olga Bermudez (MA, MS, LPC, and Counselor at the Longmont Youth Center), Craig Manzaneras (School Resource Officer).

Events are Free

There is no fee for attending Lay Clergy events.

History

The Lay Clergy Institute was begun in 1968 with the goal of bringing outstanding nationally recognized religious and secular speakers and programs to Longmont as a gift to the community. The Lay Clergy Institute has often chosen to explore issues currently being discussed in the public arena: the death penalty, homosexuality, death and dying, the Muslim Religion, and mental health concerns. The goal is to educate, raise awareness, and provide a setting for honest dialogue about these issues. Some of the past speakers and topics of the institute include:

• Vietnam Traveling Wall
• Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners Magazine
• Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author of "On Death and Dying"
• Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People"
• Temple Grandin - Living with Autism
• Scott Peck, author of "The Road Less Travelled"

Lay Clergy 2009: "Dachau to Darfur: Genocides' Unlearned Lessons"

Lay Clergy 2009 was held the weekend of May 2-3. The goal - to shed light on the tragedy of genocide from the historical perspective of the Holocaust and the contemporary perspective of the genocide currently taking place in Sudan, and to gain some understanding of why genocides continue to occur throughout the world.

Saturday night speakers included Rosalyn Kirkel, a child survivor of the Holocaust and President of Colorado Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust.  The second keynote speaker was Pastor Heidi McGinness, an ordained Presbyterian minister and the Outreach Director of Christian Solidarity International USA.

Roz Duman, the Director of the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness, provided the exhibit: The Eight Stages of Genocide.

Rabbi Deborah Bronstein of Congregation Har HaShem in Boulder presented the sermon at the worship service on Sunday morning, May 3. Congregation Har HaShem has been very active in bringing the Jewish experience to bear on the situation in Darfur and has helped many Lost Girls from Sudan resettle in Boulder.

A collection on Saturday night was divided between Christian Solidarity International and Rosalyn Kirkel's charity of choice.