CALENDAR OF EVENTS

A curated listing of international critical psychology conferences and events. Email us at [email protected] if you’d like to suggest an event.

Events in September 2021

  • Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    N/A
    August 30, 2021 September 2, 2021

    The Surviving Race Dialogues in Savannah, Georgia are coming up August 30–September 2, in response to the increased visibility of structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence. Surviving Race will convene advocates, artists, educators, peer supporters, psychiatric survivors, and white allies to 1) Acknowledge, celebrate, and integrate the legacy of hope, resiliency and vision forged by our ancestors; 2) Examine the impact of structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence on health disparities and racial trauma experienced by Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC); and 3) Co-create future strategies and implementation steps to counter structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence against BIPOC.

    We are so grateful to those who responded so generously to the call for donations. It’s not too late to contribute to the success of this important work. For more information on how to donate, please contact Celia Brown and visit our website. Thank you!

    Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    N/A
    September 1, 2021 September 3, 2021

    “Solidarity in Times of Adversity: The Global Voice Hearing Community Reconnecting”

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    MindFreedom Community Screening: "A Psychiatric Refugee" by Roxanne Stewart-Johnson

    MindFreedom Community Screening: "A Psychiatric Refugee" by Roxanne Stewart-Johnson

    N/A
    September 1, 2021

    Join us for a virtual, community screening of a groundbreaking new film by psychiatric survivor, Roxanne Stewart-Johnson to take place on Sept 1, 2021 at 6:00 pm Eastern. This is a must see film!

    View movie trailer HERE

    The movie is based on the true story of Roxanne's flight from psychiatric abuse and domestic abuse in Jamaica. The film skillfully documents Roxanne's harrowing battle over several years to obtain refugee status based on psychiatric abuse while forging a new life for herself and her two children.

    The movie will be followed by a panel and group discussion. Invited panelists will include:

    Roxanne Stewart-Johnson

    Chuck Ruby

    Dr. Peter Stastny

    Celia Brown

    Although the suggested ticket price is $10, you can donate any amount big or small and the net proceeds will be divided between MindFreedom International 'I Love You, Lead On' and the filmmaker. No person will be turned away due to lack of funds.

    Link to register/purchase tickets

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/167421527295

    Get your popcorn and tell your friends!

    If you only see one movie by a psychiatric survivor this year, let this be the one! This movie is guaranteed to uplift and keep you on the edge of your seat!

    Download and Share this Flyer on social media HERE

    Share the Link on our website HERE

    MindFreedom Community Screening: "A Psychiatric Refugee" by Roxanne Stewart-Johnson

  • Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    N/A
    August 30, 2021 September 2, 2021

    The Surviving Race Dialogues in Savannah, Georgia are coming up August 30–September 2, in response to the increased visibility of structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence. Surviving Race will convene advocates, artists, educators, peer supporters, psychiatric survivors, and white allies to 1) Acknowledge, celebrate, and integrate the legacy of hope, resiliency and vision forged by our ancestors; 2) Examine the impact of structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence on health disparities and racial trauma experienced by Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC); and 3) Co-create future strategies and implementation steps to counter structural racism, systemic oppression, and police violence against BIPOC.

    We are so grateful to those who responded so generously to the call for donations. It’s not too late to contribute to the success of this important work. For more information on how to donate, please contact Celia Brown and visit our website. Thank you!

    Surviving Race: The Intersection of Disability, Injustice and Human Rights 2021 Dialogues and Retreat

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    N/A
    September 1, 2021 September 3, 2021

    “Solidarity in Times of Adversity: The Global Voice Hearing Community Reconnecting”

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

  • 12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

    N/A
    September 1, 2021 September 3, 2021

    “Solidarity in Times of Adversity: The Global Voice Hearing Community Reconnecting”

    12th World Hearing Voices Congress - Cork, Ireland and online

  • Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

    Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

    N/A
    September 13, 2021 September 14, 2021

    This online workshop runs over 2 x 0.5 days, from 1pm – 5pm on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 September 2021.

    Whilst there is a growing awareness of the prevalence of self-harm, it remains a challenging area for many who are trying to support those who use it as a survival strategy and/or means of expressing difficult feelings.

    This workshop will provide a space for anyone who is involved in supporting people who self-harm to develop a greater understanding of the experience, their own reactions and ways of navigating challenging situations.

    It is facilitated by someone with personal experience of self-harm, as well as the experience of working with young people and adults who self-harm in a variety of settings.

    Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

  • Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

    Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

    N/A
    September 13, 2021 September 14, 2021

    This online workshop runs over 2 x 0.5 days, from 1pm – 5pm on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 September 2021.

    Whilst there is a growing awareness of the prevalence of self-harm, it remains a challenging area for many who are trying to support those who use it as a survival strategy and/or means of expressing difficult feelings.

    This workshop will provide a space for anyone who is involved in supporting people who self-harm to develop a greater understanding of the experience, their own reactions and ways of navigating challenging situations.

    It is facilitated by someone with personal experience of self-harm, as well as the experience of working with young people and adults who self-harm in a variety of settings.

    Rachel Waddingham: Working with Self-Harm: A Relational Approach

  • A Disorder 4 Everyone! The Online Festival 2021 & CALL ME CRAZY

    A Disorder 4 Everyone! The Online Festival 2021 & CALL ME CRAZY

    N/A
    September 17, 2021

    12 hours of change-making presentations, conversations, poetry, panel discussions and Paula J Caplan’s remarkable play!

    About this event

    In September 2020 two and a half thousand people from over 15 different countries registered for the A Disorder for Everyone Online Festival.

    AD4E brought together wisdom, experience and passion for change in an online festival full of inspiring contributors who all challenged the mainstream medicalised paradigm of emotional distress that labels and pathologises people’s suffering.

    The feedback we received in the weeks and months that followed the event was overwhelmingly positive and encouraging and it provided us with yet more evidence that the appetite for this discussion is growing exponentially.

    Many, many people have simply had enough of people’s stories and experiences being negated and dismissed by scientifically questionable labels. They want change, and they want to be part of a movement that is demanding change.

    This September we are doing it all again. Please sign up to join us and please help to spread the word as much as possible.

    Hosts:

    Lucy Johnstone, Jo Watson, John Wilson, Akima Thomas

    A Disorder 4 Everyone! The Online Festival 2021 & CALL ME CRAZY

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    MIA Webinar: Mental Health Advocacy and Activism

    MIA Webinar: Mental Health Advocacy and Activism


    September 23, 2021

    Register here.

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    N/A
    September 24, 2021 September 26, 2021

    24 September 2pm – 26 September 2-6pm BST (daily)

    An online event sponsored by Free Associations Journal in conjunction with Freud Museum

    This 3-day conference explores acute professional challenges and dilemmas that arise from confronting the power exerted by external arrangements upon us. Where do we draw the line between internal and external forces, and why?

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    N/A
    September 24, 2021 September 26, 2021

    24 September 2pm – 26 September 2-6pm BST (daily)

    An online event sponsored by Free Associations Journal in conjunction with Freud Museum

    This 3-day conference explores acute professional challenges and dilemmas that arise from confronting the power exerted by external arrangements upon us. Where do we draw the line between internal and external forces, and why?

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

    N/A
    September 25, 2021 September 26, 2021

    A Conference with a Purpose: Virtually hosted and focused on advocacy and exploring the intersection of abolition and decolonial psychology.

    About this event

    Conference will take place on Saturday, September 25th from 10 AM - 5 PM and Sunday, September 26th from 10 AM - 4 PM.

    Keynote speakers include:

    • Cat Brooks, Justice Teams Network and Anti Police-Terror Project.
    • Tierra Ellis, 2020 Fellow in the Youth Justice Institute within the National Juvenile Justice Network. Founder of Psyches of Color.

    Keynote panels will discuss:

    • The Chances of Survival Without Abolition - Moderated by Dr. La’Shawn Littrice
    • The Palestinian Prisoner Experience - Moderated by Dr. Lara Sheehi

    Presentations will discuss a range of topics regarding decolonial psychology and abolition, including:

    • Police Abolition
    • Alternative Mental Health Interventions
    • Disability and Policing
    • Healing Justice and Assessment within the Carceral System
    • School to Prison Pipeline
    • Rehabilitation and Re-Entry
    • Social Justice Education and Public Collaboration
    • Healing Arts

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    N/A
    September 24, 2021 September 26, 2021

    24 September 2pm – 26 September 2-6pm BST (daily)

    An online event sponsored by Free Associations Journal in conjunction with Freud Museum

    This 3-day conference explores acute professional challenges and dilemmas that arise from confronting the power exerted by external arrangements upon us. Where do we draw the line between internal and external forces, and why?

    Psychoanalysis and The Public Sphere: Social Justice

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

    N/A
    September 25, 2021 September 26, 2021

    A Conference with a Purpose: Virtually hosted and focused on advocacy and exploring the intersection of abolition and decolonial psychology.

    About this event

    Conference will take place on Saturday, September 25th from 10 AM - 5 PM and Sunday, September 26th from 10 AM - 4 PM.

    Keynote speakers include:

    • Cat Brooks, Justice Teams Network and Anti Police-Terror Project.
    • Tierra Ellis, 2020 Fellow in the Youth Justice Institute within the National Juvenile Justice Network. Founder of Psyches of Color.

    Keynote panels will discuss:

    • The Chances of Survival Without Abolition - Moderated by Dr. La’Shawn Littrice
    • The Palestinian Prisoner Experience - Moderated by Dr. Lara Sheehi

    Presentations will discuss a range of topics regarding decolonial psychology and abolition, including:

    • Police Abolition
    • Alternative Mental Health Interventions
    • Disability and Policing
    • Healing Justice and Assessment within the Carceral System
    • School to Prison Pipeline
    • Rehabilitation and Re-Entry
    • Social Justice Education and Public Collaboration
    • Healing Arts

    Uprooting Carceral Psychology: Healing Justice

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

  • Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    N/A
    September 19, 2021 September 28, 2021

    A 10-Day FREE Online Event with 45+ Experts to Explore How to Work With Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma
    SEPT 19–28, 2021

    Poetry for Collective Healing

    READINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED WRITERS AND POETS

    Collective Trauma Summit 2021: Collective Healing in Action

    FREE COVID-19: Anxiety, Depression, Suicide During a Pandemic Live Webinar

    FREE COVID-19: Anxiety, Depression, Suicide During a Pandemic Live Webinar

    N/A
    September 28, 2021

    Anxiety, depression, and suicide is historically high, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, where our world has changed so drastically.  It has left many feeling isolated, fearful, lonely, sad, and unsure of the future.  In this live webinar, Dr. Kristin Beasley, Clinical Psychologist, will discuss building a community of support, self-care tips, building resilience in difficult times, healthy communication methods, and more!

    We are all in this together!  Share this time with us!

    September 28, 2021 @9 a.m. PST

    FREE COVID-19: Anxiety, Depression, Suicide During a Pandemic Live Webinar

  • The Cognitive Liberty Project

    The Cognitive Liberty Project


    September 30, 2021

    The Cognitive Liberty Project is hosting a panel on Epistemic Injustice, Harm/Risk Reduction, and Peer Support. The project is sponsored by LET(s) LEAD, a Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.

    The Cognitive Liberty Project