PsySR at United Nations Psychology Day
Join PsySR leaders in New York City for the Second Annual United Nations Psychology Day on Nov. 19th, 2008. The theme for the day this year is Psychology and Social Justice Related to the U.N. Global Agenda. Herbert Kelman of Harvard University, a member of PsySR’s Steering Committee, will deliver the keynote address: “A One-Country / Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”
Anthony J. Marsella, Past President of PsySR, also will be representing PsySR as a featured speaker, addressing “Global Poverty, Human Rights, and Psychology.” Florence Denmark, a member of PsySR’s Advisory Board, is Conference Coordinator. In addition to poverty and social justice, panels will also discuss the psychological effects of climate change and psychological perspectives on the abuse of power.
The event will take place in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., at the United Nations Headquarters. There is no charge for attending the conference, but registration is required for both it and a related reception. The deadline for registering is Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. To register or to find out more about the day, go to http://sites.google.com/site/unpsychologyday.
Princeton Graduate Student Conference on Psychology and Policymaking at Princeton University, October 24th-25th, 2008
The Organizing Committee for the Princeton Graduate Student Conference on Psychology and Policymaking invites empirical and theoretical papers that examine the role of psychological phenomena in policymaking, political leadership, elite decision-making or political institutions. This conference aims to provide an exciting intellectual forum for graduate students in the social sciences who are interested in the ways that psychological processes influence policymaking and whose research integrates ideas and methods from both Political Science and Psychology. Instructions for submissions are available on the conference website. Applicants must be graduate students or post-doctoral students during the 2008-2009 academic year.
"Healing Communities: Using Peace Psychology to Transform Violence"--September 19-20, 2008 at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Topics examined in this two-day CE program will include: ethnic conflicts around the world; intervening in neighborhoods hurt by gang-related violence; achieving goals of peace in the world’s most conflict ravaged areas; and nurturing dialogues between Palestinians and Israelis and other groups in conflict. More information is available HERE.
PsySR Activities at the 2008 APA Convention in Boston, August 14th-17th
PsySR is sponsoring a broad range of stimulating programs and events during the upcoming American Psychological Association convention in Boston, August 14th-17th. A complete listing is available HERE, and a convenient printable (double-sided) bookmark schedule is available HERE.
PsySR's Continuing Education Workshop at the 2008 APA Convention in Boston this August:
"Social Healing and Reconciliation After Community Violence"
The world is beset with war and hostility. There is dire need for interventions to reduce revenge, counter violence, and produce peaceful conflict resolution. Programs that encourage social healing and reconciliation can be effective in bringing communities together after the losses, disruptions, and hatred of mass violence. Such efforts can re-humanize communities, reduce enemy images, and foster inter-group cooperation for the difficult yet critical tasks of rebuilding.
Mediators and peacebuilders from within and outside war-torn populations have developed skills and have learned hard lessons in the varied tasks of moving toward reconciliation after violence. These strategies and techniques are seldom taught in standard psychological training courses, and psychologists working with post-violence communities are often unaware of them. This four-hour CE workshop therefore aims to increase participants' understanding of how to effectively facilitate social healing and reconciliation in peacebuilding situations.
Paula Green has led experiential social healing and reconciliation seminars worldwide and has consulted to governmental and NGO representatives on establishing national social healing programs following mass violence.
Joseph Sebarenzi's path from the Rwandan genocide took him to the Rwandan National Assembly where he became Speaker of Parliament and played a key role in passing legislation to create the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission. In recent years he has conducted workshops worldwide in peacebuilding and conflict resolution; he is currently a doctoral candidate in peace studies at the National University of Ireland.
Jancis Long has worked as a clinical psychologist in the courts, low cost clinics, hotlines, and community consultations in Washington DC, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Russia.
International Congress of Psychology--July 20-25 in Berlin Germany
The International Network of Psychologists for Social Responsibility (INPsySR) is sponsoring three symposia at the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) to be held in Berlin, Germany July 20-25, 2008. The program will include a PsySR symposium entitled "Ethics Psychology Torture: Conflicts of Interest."
"Understanding Trauma and Disaster Intervention"--July 21-25, 2008 at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
This week-long (Monday-Friday) CE program is part of MSPP’s "Summer in the City." More information is available HERE.
Thinking Outside the Bomb: Action on Nuclear Weapons, the Environment, and Health--May 10th in Philadelphia
Project for Nuclear Awareness presents a one-day, multidisciplinary conference, with a dozen conference partners, to "connect the dots" on the environment, nuclear weapons, and global action on health. The event brings together experts, activists, advocates, and interested citizens, for a critically-important discussion for Earth's future. More information is available HERE.
STOPMAX: Working to End Solitary Confinement National Conference--May 30-June 1, 2008 at Temple University in Philadelphia
This conference is part of an effort to promote and support a national movement to end the use of solitary confinement and related forms of torture in US prisons. Campaign work is realized through grassroots organizing, research, public education, resource sharing, human rights training and policy advocacy. More information is available HERE.