https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/healing-joy-and-liberation-mental-health-and-arts
Artistic and creative practices have long been thought to have positive effects on mental health and wellness, transmuting traumatic feelings and their effects into opportunities for introspection, creation, and celebration while inspiring community advocacy and healing.
Join us for an evening of artistic rituals, visual art, musical performances, and a panel discussion with mental health experts that explores how to get, keep, and spread joy in these trying times. This enlightening event features:
Mara Schiavocampo: Creator, Co-Host, and Producer of the Run Tell This podcast
Dr. Shaakira Haywood Stewart: Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Sidney Hankerson: Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Charisa the Violin Diva
Vinnie Bagwell: Public-Art Sculptor
L. Joy Williams: Creator, Host, and Producer of the Sunday Civics radio show and podcast
Dr. Jeff Gardere: “America’s Psychologist”
Rev. Melissa Moorer-Nobles: Interfaith Minister and Spiritual Life Coach
Dr. Noel Manyindo: Associate Professor and Department Chair of the CUNY School of Medicine at the City College of New York
Padmore John: Acting Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
A ritual from the National Black Theatre
The artistry of visual artist/photographer and filmmaker Peter Cooper
Music from The Legendary Chris Washington, representing The Harlem Connection radio show
