Community Health and Liberation: Care, Colonial Violence, and Resistance in a Time of Genocide
A dialogue on colonial violence, resistance, mental health and care with Samah Jabr, Zaynab Hinnawi and Wael Garnaoui, exploring trauma, exile and collective healing in contexts of oppression.
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Date: 03 November 2025 from 14:00 to 18:00
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Event location: Aula A - 1° floor, Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", P.zza Aldo Moro 90, 47521 Cesena, Italia
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Access Details: Free admission
Programme
November 3rd, 2025 – 14:00–18:00
Aula A – 1° floor, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, Piazza Aldo Moro 90, Cesena
14:00 – Institutional Greetings
Elvira Cicognani, Director of the Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna
Luana Valletta, President, Ordine degli Psicologi dell’Emilia-Romagna
14:15 – Introduction
Francesca Esposito and Cinzia Albanesi, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna
14:45 – Mental Health, Colonial Violence, and Liberation: Lessons from Palestine
Samah Jabr, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, writer, Associate Clinical Professor at the George Washington University, former Head of the Mental Health Unit within the Palestinian Ministry of Health
15:15 – Healing Through the Skies: Coping with Grief through a Therapeutic Group Activity for Children in Palestine
Zaynab Hinnawi, clinical psychologist supporting children, youth & communities, MHPSS & Trauma Specialist, Liberation Psychology Advocate
15:45 – Visa Policies and the Traumas of (Im)mobility
Wael Garnaoui, clinical psychologist, PhD in psychoanalysis and psychopathology, Assistant Professor at the University of Sousse
16:30 – Discussion
With Federica de Cordova (University of Verona) and Gianpaolo Contestabile (Brigata Basaglia)
17:15 – Q&A with participants
🗣️ The event will be held in English.
