FATHER-CON 2024
October 11 - 12, 2024. Hosted at Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, CA.
Workshops and Presentations
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dondré Whitfield
Our keynote address is by a father, multi-award nominee for acting and author of the book "Male vs Man".
He is also the co-creator of the global Manhood Tour inspiring men to rise to the challenge of our age to responsibility and service.
This will be followed by a Q/A and opportunity to explore further the ideas addressed.
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Friday evening will have the fatherly presence of O'shea Luja as MC to move through an evening of inspiration, celebration of fatherhood, and an invitation to improve how we lead our children and navigate through a world of constant obstacles and distractions that keep us from finding our greatest joy in parenting.
The evening consisted of a warm welcome to Carson and Cal State Dominguez Hills by Councilman Hicks and the office of State Representative Mike Gipson.
A screening of the multi-award winning short film "A YEAR TO LIFE" by Nikki Hevesy depicting the Heart of the Father in a moving and thought provoking rendition of a true story.
Our special guests:
Bernard “Kufaun” Cooper - former 83 Gangsta Crip, CEO of Affiliates & Offenders Recovery Program, and author of "CUFUAN The Longest Wait" about his life and 25 years spent in prison of a 45 years to life wrongful conviction.
Nasan Buchanan, founder and CEO of Team Buchanan Consulting, on the Board of Directors of the South Central Prevention Coalition, a recent Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles, and the founder and president of DMTL.
South Central Prevention Coalition seeks to create a healthy South Los Angeles through minimizing health disparities.
DMTL is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focusing on health equity and mentorship and bears the initials of Buchanan’s mother and brothers whom he lost to gun violence.
Book Presentations
Shattered by the Darkness: Putting the Pieces Back Together after Child Abuse
by Dr. Gregory Williams MD
Dr. Gregory Williams is on the Senior Leadership Team at Baylor College of Medicine’s OB/GYN Department located in Texas Children’s Hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
He has a PhD in Counseling and is a well-known speaker/teacher.
His book “Shattered by the Darkness: Putting the Pieces Back Together After Child Abuse” has been published by HCI publishing (the same publishers of the International Bestseller “A Child Called IT” and the “Chicken Soup for the Souls” series).
He also has a new book written especially for teenagers and young adults called “When the Dark Clouds Come: the Road Map to HOPE”. This book is to help teenagers and young adults deal with stressful moments in their lives.
Together these books have sold more than 2.2 million copies around the world.
Dr. Williams has two new books coming out in the Summer of 2024 and Winter of 2024.
Dr. Williams travels the country speaking to thousands of people on child abuse, the aftermaths of abuse, the detection and recognition of abuse, and the importance of the Adverse Childhood Experiences.
He is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Trauma-Informed Practices of the Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina.
He is also the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the United Against Human Trafficking and is a State of Texas certified trainer for Medical Physicians in Human Trafficking Awareness Training.
Dr. Williams has a LIVE radio program each Sunday evening called, “Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams” that is heard by over 1.8 million listeners each week. The radio show then goes to over 115 podcasts networks around the world.
"Coming of Age on a Porn Set: Trafficked in Porn at 14"
by Jewell Baraka
"Coming of Age on a Porn Set: Trafficked in Porn at 14" is the story of a girl raised into exploitation who wakes up one night, when she is 14, in the middle of the hardcore porn industry.
Faced with the worst version of herself on the screen before her, in a moment of shattering light, Jewell must decide if she will continue going with the flow or if she will fight to become a better version of herself.
The fight that ensues does not resolve quickly into an action movie rise to triumph and quick exit. It is a no holds barred fight in a world of fixed fights, the world of hardcore porn.
Trafficked on an adult hardcore porn set at 14 Jewell has to find a way through and out of the script and character that is being written for her.
The power to rewrite her story and character into a version she wants to see reflected in the mirror will only be found in stepping into the arena and finding the warrior within.
“Sometimes in the fight we find the warrior we always were.”