Special Events

The 2012 NYS Child Abuse Prevention Conference offers several events for participants to take part in. Below are descriptions of each of the events being offered at this years conference. All events are included with the conference fee EXCEPT for the AquaDucks Tour, which is an additional $25 per person. Space is limited for the tour and pre-registration is required. You can register and pay the additonal fee for the AquaDucks Tour here.

Yoga
Monday, April 16, 5-5:45 pm
Tuesday, April 17, 3:45-4:30 pm
Relax the mind and the body with 45 minutes of gentle breathing and stretching exercises. The perfect end to a day of learning and networking! The benefits of yoga include increased flexibility, energy, muscle tone and mental well-being.

Babies Film Screening & Discussion
Monday, April 16, 6:30-8:30 pm
Babies captures memorable moments in the development of four babies, beginning with their births in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo and San Francisco to the end of their first year of life. Audiences observe familiar and unusual child-rearing practices. Come watch 80 minutes of the “life-affirming, universal celebration of the magic and innocence of babies” with us followed by a discussion of shared thoughts, reactions, new understandings of how culture, parenting and human development interact. Facilitators: Jennie Birckmayer and Susan Perkins

Albany AquaDucks Tour
There is an additional fee of $25 per person for this event.
SPACE IS LIMITED~ Pre-registration is required. Register and pay the addtional fee here
Tuesday, April 17, 3:30-5:30 pm (Tour leaves @ 3:45)
Take a break from  your day of learning and join us in the wonderful tour of Albany. The Ducks offer unique, educational and fun-filled tours. In Albany, see the historic sites and then Splash into the Hudson River for a mariner’s view of the city’s skyline and others who call the Hudson “home” including the USS Slater and Dutch Apple Cruises. Participants will be picked up and dropped off at the Albany Marriott. There is an additional fee of $25 per person for this event. Pre-registration is required.

Very Young Girls Film Screening & Discussion
Tuesday, April 17, 7-9 pm
Very Young Girls is an exposé of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City as they are sold on the streets by pimps and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows barely adolescent girls in real time, using vérité and intimate interviews with them, documenting their struggles and triumphs as they seek to exit the commercial sex industry. The film also uses startling footage shot by pimps themselves, giving a rare glimpse into how the cycle of exploitation begins for many women.  Join Deanna Green & Sheila White, from Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) for a thought provoking discussion following the film.