PsySR's July Conference!
PsySR's "Toward a More Socially Responsible Psychology" Conference will be held July 15-17 in Boston, MA. Learn More »
Read the Latest from Our PsySR Blog
The PsySR Blog is updated regularly and includes engaging essays from our members along with action alerts and updates from PsySR. We encourage you to visit our new blog site often, where your comments and contributions are welcome.
PsySR Issues Statement on Immigration Reform and Arizona's SB 1070
From psychological and social justice perspectives, PsySR strongly opposes Arizona's SB 1070, the new state immigration law that allows enforcement officers with “reasonable suspicion” to demand proof of legal residency. Read Our Statement »
PsySR Issues Statement on Catholic Church and Child Abuse
PsySR has issued a statement emphasizing the need for dialogue and justice in response to growing revelations about child abuse within the Catholic Church. Read Our Statement »
PsySR Receives Award from TASSC
PsySR is honored to have received an award this month from the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) for “Significant Contributions in Advocating Against Torture, and for Working to Change Institutional Policies and Practices That Perpetuate State-Sponsored Torture and Abuses.” Read the Announcement »
PsySR Urges APA to Change Course for 2010 Annual Convention in San Diego
PsySR has issued a statement urging the American Psychological Association to change course and not hold events at the Manchester Grand Hyatt during the 2010 annual convention in San Diego. Read the Statement »
PsySR Issues Statement Opposing U.S. Military Escalation in Afghanistan
PsySR has issued a statement that opposes the proposed U.S. military escalation in Afghanistan. Highlighting key psychological and human rights considerations, we instead call for a heightened focus on development and diplomacy. Read the Statement »
PsySR Signs Letter to President on Torture and Transparency
PsySR has joined other human rights groups in a letter to President Obama calling for an investigation of all former U.S. officials allegedly complicit in incidents or policies of torture of detainees housed at Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere. The full text of the letter is available HERE.
PsySR's Letter to Congress on the Mental Health Harms of Climate Change
PsySR has written a letter to Congress calling for strong action on climate change to prevent severe mental health harms. The letter will also be shared with key members of the Obama Administration. Learn More »
PsySR Reorganizes and Expands Its Program Areas
PsySR has reorganized and expanded our activities into six program areas to facilitate our peace, social justice, and human rights work. Each will be home to a variety of projects focused on activism, advocacy, research, and education. Learn More »
Help Brief U.S. Senate on Psychological Harms of Climate Change
PsySR’s Program on Climate Change, Sustainability and Psychology is organizing mental health professionals to brief as many U.S. senators as possible this fall about the enormous psychological harm that climate change will bring and the need for a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions to reduce the human suffering ahead. Learn More & Take Action »
PsySR's New Officers
PsySR is pleased to announce its officers for the 2009-2010 year: Roy Eidelson, President; Stephen Soldz, President-Elect; Jancis Long, Past President; Fathali Moghaddam, Treasurer; and Luisa Saffiotti, Secretary. We also extend our deepest gratitude to Anthony Marsella as he concludes his three-year term as a PsySR officer.
PsySR Returns from Toronto
PsySR sponsored a series of engaging and well-attended programs in our hospitality suite in Toronto during the American Psychological Association Annual Convention from August 6th to 9th. More information is available HERE. We thank everyone who participated in our sessions.
PsySR Announces 2009 Award Winners
In August PsySR presented its Anthony J. Marsella Prize and Josephine "Scout" Wollman Fuller Award to Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo and the Campaign for a Commerical-Free Childhood respectively. More information about the awards and the recipients is available HERE. We congratulate this year's most deserving winners.
PsySR a Signatory to Open Letter to APA Board about Torture
PsySR is a signatory to a recent open letter to the APA Board from 13 psychological, health, and human rights organizations calling for significant changes at APA.
PsySR Poses Questions for APA about Harsh Interrogations
PsySR reiterates our call (see our previous statement HERE) for an independent national commission to examine the role of psychologists and the American Psychological Association in prisoner abuse. In this context we have issued a follow-up statement posing six key questions for the APA. Learn More & Take Action »
PsySR Urges Torture Commission to Examine Role of Psychologists and APA in Prisoner Abuse
PsySR condemns the prominent participation of psychologists in planning and carrying out the systematic abuse of U.S. detainees, as documented by the release of four previously classified Office of Legal Counsel memos and the extensive report of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Learn More & Take Action »
New Steering Committee Members Appointed
PsySR is pleased to announce that the Steering Committee has approved the appointment of Nahid Aziz, Nelisa Ballosingh, Patricia Jones Blessman, Elena Mustakova-Possardt, Brad Olson, Floyd Rudmin, Tod Sloan, and Bryant Welch as new Steering Committee members with three-year terms.
With deep appreciation, we thank the following departing members of the Steering Committee for their years of dedicated service to PsySR and lifelong commitment to working for peace and justice: Deanna Beech, Meg Houlihan, Herbert Kelman, Latika Mangrulkar, Marc Pilisuk, Donna Read, Judith Van Hoorn, Richard Wagner, and Linda Woolf.
We are also pleased that Herbert Kelman, Latika Mangrulkar, Marc Pilisuk, Judith Van Hoorn, and Richard Wagner have agreed to serve on PsySR's Advisory Board. A complete up-to-date listing of our Officers, Steering Committee, and Advisory Board members is available HERE.
Psychology for Social Change: Strategies That Work--A New PsySR Guide
Psychologists for Social Responsibility is very pleased to announce that we have created a new guide -- Psychology for Social Change: Strategies That Work. The guide provides important examples of the crucial role that psychological knowledge and best practices can play in addressing today’s urgent social and environmental challenges. It is intended for a broad audience, including policymakers, activists, educators, students, news media, and the general public. Read More »
A PsySR Symposium: Activism in A New Era
On Sunday, February 15th at Georgetown University, Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) sponsored a program entitled “Activism in a New Era” for the Washington D.C. peace, social justice, and human rights community. Speakers included PsySR members Fathali Moghaddam, Tony Marsella, and Jancis Long. Video excerpts from their presentations are available HERE.
