EVENTS | 2024
Calendar of Events 2024
January 2024 —
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday January 13, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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New Year! New Emotions! Your Resolution to Grow
Developing Across Borders Open House
Led by Lea Čikoš, Aurélie Harp and Melissa Meyer
Sunday January 14, 12:00- 1:30 p.m. Eastern
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Book Launch Party
Social Therapeutic Coaching: A practical guide to group and couples work
Friday January 19, 6:30- 8:00 p.m.
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Everyone has Something to Learn. Everyone has Something to Teach. Challenging the Limits of Education/ Learning Planet Festival
Led by Omar Ali and Dan Friedman
Wednesday January 24, 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Eastern
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The Performance Movement: An Exploration of Obvious and Outrageous Ways Out of The Fly-Bottle/Learning Planet Festival
led by Carrie Lobman, Gwen Lowenheim, Philippe Vandenbroeck
Thursday January 25, 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 Eastern
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Embrace Uncertainty, Tap into Collective Creativity with “Yes, and…” “Yes,…and” HigherEd Network and the Global Play Brigade/Learning Planet Festival
Led by Gwen Lowenheim, Hikaru Lou Hie and colleagues
Friday January 26, 8:00- 9:30 a.m. Eastern
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Creating New Performances of Memory Loss, Dementia & Growing Older
Led by Helen Abel and Eileen Moncoeur
Saturdays January 27- February 17, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Eastern
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Meet Author Ananta Giri for a Discussion of His Book, Social Healing
Led by Lois Holzman
Saturday January 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
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February 2024 —
Book Launch Party
Social Therapeutic Coaching: A practical guide to group and couples work
Saturday February 3, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
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Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday February 10, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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The How of Performance Activism
Led by Lois Holzman, Carrie Lobman, Dan Friedman, Marian Rich, Raquell Holmes
February 17 and 18, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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March 2024 —
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday March 9, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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Creating Communities of Hope
Led by Carrie Lobman and Maria José Castrillo
Saturdays March 16- April 20, 10:30 a.m. -12:00 Eastern
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The How of Social Therapeutics, an interactive workshop for therapists and coaches
Led by social therapists and social therapeutic coaches
Saturday March 16, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
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Integrative Community Therapy: A Mass Therapy Session
with Marilene Grandosso and Vitória Barreto
Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern
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April 2024 —
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday April 13, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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May 2024 —
Creating New Performances of Memory Loss, Dementia & Growing Older
Led by Helen Abel
Saturdays, May 4- June 1, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
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The Problem of the Environment: Vygotsky’s Relevance to Our World
Led by Lois Holzman
Sundays, May 5- June 2 (skipping May 26)
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Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday May 11, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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East Side Institute’s Community Meeting & Fundraiser
Friday, May 31, 7:15 p.m. OR Saturday, June 1 @ 10 a.m. Eastern
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June 2024–
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday June 8, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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Creating Our Lives Together Study Group
Led by Melissa Meyer, Chakradhar Iyyunni and Desire Wandan
Wednesdays, June 19- July 31 (skips July 3), 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eastern
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Creating Our Mental Health @ The Freedom Festival
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday June 22, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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July 2024–
There is No Revolution Without Cultural Transformation
Led by Dan Friedman
Monday July 8 – Sunday August 11; Zoom calls Sundays July 14 – August 11, 12 – 1:30 pm Eastern
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Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD, Saturday July 13, 2:00 – 03:30 p.m. Eastern
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August 2024–
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD
Saturday August 10, 2:00 – 03:30 p.m. Eastern
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September 2024–
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD,
Saturday September 14, 2:00 – 03:30 p.m. Eastern
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Performing the World: Create the Power
Thursday September 26 – Sunday September 29, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
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October 2024–
Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD,
Saturday October 12, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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Talking and Building with Strangers
Led by Katy Bee
Saturday October 19, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern
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Become a Developmentalist! Perform Dialectics
Led by Lois Holzman
Saturdays October 26- November 23, 12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern
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November 2024–
Creating New Performances of Growing Older
A Short-term group led by Helen Abel
Saturdays November 2-16, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern
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Creating Our Mental Health
Led by Hugh Polk, MD, Rachel Mickenberg, LCSW, and Jessie Fields, MD,
Saturday November 9, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
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Play in Higher Education: Is there something going on?
Led by Carrie Lobman and Luke Perone
Sunday November 17, 2:30-4:00 p.m. Eastern
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December 2024–
Perform Your Story and Have it Help You Grow Your Project
Saturdays December 7 and 14, 11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Led by Cathy Rose Salit with Sarah Filman
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Creating New Performances of Growing Older
A Short-term group led by Helen Abel
Saturdays November 2-16, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern
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