Circling the Wagons
Salt Lake City 2015 Conference
Courageous Conversations
Friday and Saturday, 20-21 February, 2015
Thank you for a great conference, everyone!
The schedule will remain posted for your reference.
Featured Keynotes: Justin Lee, Laurie Campbell, Tom Christofferson, and Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
Standards of Ethical Communication and Conflict Resolution
The 2015 Circling the Wagons Conference will seek to facilitate ethical discussions in the Mormon community by aligning with the CTW Standards of Ethical Communication and Conflict Resolution. The Standards were drafted by community members of different perspectives and ratified by the Circling the Wagons Coalition.
Friday Night Workshop:
The Power of Dialogue: Building Bridges through Healthy Family and Community Discussions
Date: Friday, February 20, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: McGillis School Library
668 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, 84102
Organized by Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen, and co-facilitated by therapists representing differing perspectives common in the Mormon LGBTQ and same-sex attracted community.
This workshop will be a great primer and preparation for Saturday’s main conference sessions. We especially invite those who are both new to and facilitating in Circling the Wagons Conferences as we explore how to employ and model constructive conversation skills.
Main Saturday Conference:
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m.
(come early for mingling, provided snacks, and Bruges waffles for purchase outside!)
Place:
The Joanne and Richard McGillis School
668 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, Utah
Keynote Session
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Conducting: Jay Jacobsen
Opening Prayer: Erika Munson
Musical Number: Mark Packer and Tyler Kofoed, accompanist David Naylor
Keynote Speaker: Tom Christofferson
Keynote Speaker: Laurie Campbell
Musical Number: Christoffer Hansen
Keynote Speaker: Justin Lee
Keynote speakers will address the conference theme, Courageous Conversations, relating their own experiences and perspectives.
12:30 – 1:00 Break/Mingle/Snacks (Bruges Waffle Bus waffles and sandwiches available for purchase outside!)
Dialogue Workshops – Session One
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Attendees may select one of the following workshops. There are three Dialogue Workshop Types; not all workshop types are appropriate for everyone. Please read about our workshop types and select a workshop that is best for you.
- Affinity Group Dialogue: Fostering Communication and Support for All Straight Spouses — Facilitation Team: Tera Brown and Sarah Irish Nicholson
- Affinity Group Dialogue: Lesbian and Same-Sex Attracted Women — Facilitation Team: Laurie Campbell and Kathy Carlston
- Affinity Group Dialogue: Moving Forward: The Future of LDS LGBTQ/SSA Communities — Facilitation Team: Samy Galvez, Kayla Burningham, Chris Dean, Addison Jenkins, Gina Darata
- Healthy High-Conflict Issue Dialogue: Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Same-Sex Attraction — Facilitation Team: Lee Beckstead and David Pruden
- Healthy High-Conflict Issue Dialogue: Leaning into Dissonance: Why, When, How? — Organizer: Kendall Wilcox
- Special-Interest Dialogue: Speed Story-Sharing — Facilitation Team: Rachel Meigs Manwaring and Jen Blair
2:30 – 3:00 Break/Mingle/Snacks
Dialogue Workshops – Session Two
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Attendees may select one of the following workshops. There are three Dialogue Workshop Types; not all workshop types are appropriate for everyone. Please read about our workshop types and select a workshop that is best for you.
- Affinity Group Dialogue: Parents of Same-Sex Attracted and LGBTQ Mormons — Facilitation Team: Bryce Cook and Becky Mackintosh
- Affinity Group Dialogue: Transgender 101 — Facilitation Team: Sara Jade Woodhouse and Nick Gregory
- Healthy High-Conflict Issue Dialogue: Is My Husband Gay? — Facilitation Team: Jerry Buie, Shirley Cox, Tera Brown, Sarah Irish Nicholson
- Special-Interest Dialogue: Responsibly Addressing Suicide — Facilitation Team: Ty Mansfield, John Bonner, Marian Edmonds Allen, Kendall Wilcox
- Special-Interest Dialogue: Addressing Youth Homelessness — Facilitator: Rachel Peterson
4:30 – 5:00 Break/Mingle/Snacks
Closing Session
5:00 – 6:45 p.m.
Conducting: Tera Brown
Full Audience Discussion: Getting Real: Taking Action Together to Improve the Lives of LGBTQ and Same-Sex Attracted Mormons – Facilitated by Kendall Wilcox
Keynote Speaker: Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
Closing Remarks: Tera Brown and Jay Jacobsen
Congregational Hymn
Closing Prayer
Post-Conference Social
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
McGillis School Dining Hall