BAATN Weekend Conference

PROGRAMME

Saturday, 13th April 2024

09:30 – Tea / Coffee / Registration

10.30 – Conference Start – Introduction to the conference and opening remarks – Eugene Ellis, founder and director of BAATN

10.45 – Opening Ritual

11:00 – Keynote:  One (30 min followed by 15 min reflections)

11:45 – Break (30 mins)

12:15 – Keynote: Two (30 min followed by 15 min reflections)

13:00 – Lunch (1hr 30 min) 

14:30 – Workshops (1hr 30 min)

16:00 – Break (30 min)

16:30 – Plenary and Ending Ritual (30 mins)

17.00 – End

Dinner 

19:00 – Meet for welcome drinks

19:30 – Dinner

21:30 – Entertainment

24:00 – End of evening

Sunday, 14th April 2024

09:00 – Registrations

09.30 – Conference Start – Introduction to the conference and opening remarks – Mickey Peake

09:35 – Opening Ritual 

09:45 – Keynote: Four (30 min followed by 15 min reflections)

10:30 Break (30 mins)

11:00 – Keynote: Five (30 min followed by 15 min reflections)

11:45 – Celebrations and Notice board

12:00 – Lunch (1hr 15 min) 

13:15 – Workshops (1hr 30 min) 

14:45 – Break (15 mins)

15:00 – Plenary and Ending Ritual (30 mins)

15.30 – End

 Cost

This conference, Saturday dinner and entertainment are for people of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage. The conference is also open to other People of Colour who are also affected by prejudice due to the colour of their skin and global white power.

Accommodation will need to be booked separately. You can book single, twin and triple accommodation at the conference venue. Please book early to avoid disappointment. You can also, of course, look for accommodation elsewhere.

Booking Conditions

• Bookings can be made any time until Thursday, 10th April, at 1 pm.

• If you have difficulty booking, email the events administrator

• Email the events administrator to go on the waiting list if an event is full. If a place becomes available, priority will be given to those at the top of the waiting list.

Full payment will need to be made to guarantee a place.

Refund policy and other booking information

What delegates from last year said:

“The annual BAATN conference just keeps getting better and better. We get to share our pain and joy. We get to laugh and cry. We get to learn and teach. We get to Heal. More please. Is it time for a Winter and Summer conference/retreat?”
Wayne Mertins-Brown, Counsellor

“160 black and brown therapists supporting each other was so inspiring”

“My first BAATN conference, and it lived up to my expectations! I was left feeling Uplifted, Inspired and Joyful! I’m ecstatic that I have been a part of this and to have met so many incredible individuals. I feel proud of us all and what we have and will continue to achieve moving forward. Excitedly looking forward to the next conference!!! Thank you, Eugene and all the BAATN team involved in putting this together. You are appreciated!”

x Simone Reid

“Intelligence, humility, welcoming criticism and ideas and embracing them goes a long way and BAATN’s success is proof of that well-mixed cocktail. Thank you. You don’t only lead a donkey to the well but you also leave it no choice but to want to drink !! Kutenda kwakitsi kuri mumoyo (Shona saying) meaning the gratitude of a cat is in its heart, deeply felt”

MJ Maher

“This was my first conference and I instantly felt welcome and that I belonged. Thank you for a wonderful Saturday, for all the rich content and the amazing energy that made my heart smile”

Yvonne Johnson-Mills

“This weekend was so fulfilling, enriching and vibrant. I am so glad to have BAATN in my life – it has been a lifeline when I was ready to walk away from my profession”

Davina Vencatasamy

“It was a felt experience that allowed my nervous system to say you can learn to relax, breathe and play. You are home, safe with your brothers and sisters (family)”

Berhane

“My first BAATN conference but not my last…a truly wonderful experience being together for us by us” 🥰

Carol Cumberbatch”