Events

3 Nov 2025

Seminars

Community Health and Liberation: Care, Colonial Violence, and Resistance in a Time of Genocide

Aula A - 1° floor, Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", P.zza Aldo Moro 90, 47521 Cesena, Italia

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.

4 Nov 2025

Seminars

Horizons of Justice: Activism and Solidarity from the Mediterranean to Palestine

Aula C, Dipartimento di Psicologia “Renzo Canestrari”, Piazza Aldo Moro 90, 47521 Cesena, Italia.

A public meeting with Cesena high school students, international experts, activists and local operators discussing mental health, resistance and cross-border solidarity and care.

4 Nov 2025

Seminars

Narrating Gaza and the Politics of Care and Repair

Aula V, Via Zamboni 38, Università di Bologna

A dialogue with Palestinian journalist Wael Al Dahdouh and psychiatrist Yasser Abu Jamei on the meanings of care and testimony in times of war, loss, and collective trauma.

5 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

“Death in Life”: (Re-)Thinking the Coloniality of Border Violence with Fanon

Aula 2, Complesso di S. Giovanni in Monte, University of Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy

A reading workshop with Wael Garnaoui exploring everyday border violence and the racial and colonial dynamics sustaining it.

5 Nov 2025

Seminars

Colonial violence, trauma and reparations: community struggles for life, care and dignity

Aula Magna, Dipartimento di Psicologia "Renzo Canestrari", Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italia

An in-depth seminar with international experts exploring how mental health, colonialism and decolonisation intertwine in practices of care and social justice.

6 Nov 2025

Seminars

Language Acquisition in Multilingual Children

Aula Grande, San Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy.

How do children acquire two languages? A seminar on bilingual development, language mixing, and implications for assessment, intervention, education and family support.

6 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

Developing Decolonial Practices of Care and Solidarity: Local Experiences and Actions

Aula Prodi, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy

A round table bringing together local initiatives to share experiences and practices of care and solidarity inspired by decolonial perspectives.

6 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

From a Theory of Oppression to a Practice of Collective Care: Decolonial Principles, Clinical Work and Mental Health

Aula Seminari 2, Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, 40124 Bologna, Italy

A workshop for mental health professionals, activists and volunteers to explore decolonial approaches to care and clinical practice with Samah Jabr and Zaynab Hinnawi. Registration required.

7 Nov 2025

Seminars

Decolonial Approaches in Psychology in Times of Genocide

Aula 3, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, Via Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy

A dialogue between PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows in Psychology with Francesca Esposito and Samah Jabr, exploring the role of psychology in contexts of violence and oppression.

7 Nov 2025

Seminars

Mental Health, Liberation and Decolonisation: Past, Present and Future

Biblioteca Minguzzi-Gentili, via Sant’Isaia 90, 40123 Bologna, Italia

A seminar with Samah Jabr and Wael Garnaoui on psychiatry, migration and dignity in decolonial contexts followed by a discussion with experts from the Minguzzi Institute and the University of Bologna.

7 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

From Basaglia to Today: Rethinking Care and Reclaiming that Mental Health is Political

Sala Studio Prometeo, Viale Giambattista Ercolani 33, 40138 Bologna, Italy

A public event exploring how care practices can become tools for social and political transformation, from Franco Basaglia’s legacy to contemporary struggles for mental health and justice.

8 Nov 2025

Presentations and meetings

Community Meeting: Families from Gaza Meet the Professionals of the Project

Bologna, Italy

A community gathering for families from Gaza to share experiences and perspectives of care together with the professionals of the project “Collective Healing and Decolonial Storytelling”.