By Tamohara das Director, ICOCP
The ISKCON Child Protection Office announces the 1st ISKCON North American Child Protection Conference to be held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 10 – 12, 2006. This conference is designed to provide Child Protection Team members, devotee parents, educators, and temple managers with tools and resources to take back to your communities. You will have the opportunity to network with other devotees interested in creating safer temples and communities. Conference presenters are from the ISKCON Child Protection Office and other professionals in the field.
By attending this conference, you will learn to:
Develop an active child protection team for your community
Network with other devotees interested in a healthy and safe future for our communities
Tap into child safety resources in your local area
Respond to abuse (as taught by professionals in the field)
The conference will take place in a beautiful retreat setting just 15 minutes from New Goloka Mandir in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
For further information, contact Lilasuka dasi at safetemple@yahoo.com. For conference brochure and registration form, check the ISKCON Child Protection website: www.childprotectionoffice.org. Registration Deadline is October 20, 2006.