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Department of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari"

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

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

  • Date: 04 November 2025 from 09:30 to 13:00

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

  • Access Details: Free admission until availability lasts

The Mediterranean is a crossroads of destinies, shaped by migration routes and conflicts that reveal stories of systemic and structural oppression. From the shores of the Mare Nostrum to Gaza, the experiences of those who struggle against deeply rooted injustices intertwine, showing how the fights for dignity, freedom, and human rights are profoundly connected.

This meeting offers a space to reflect on these complex realities, exploring the dynamics that drive thousands of people to seek refuge and to resist in contexts of violence and repression. It will also highlight how, in the face of such challenges, active networks of solidarity emerge, networks that transcend geographical and cultural borders to build shared paths toward justice.

We will explore stories of resistance, commitment, and hope. Inspired by experiences of activism from the Mediterranean to Palestine, we will engage with students in the classroom to discuss their visions of solidarity and justice, and the spaces they imagine to take part in real, tangible change.

Programme

Welcome remarks

Cinzia Albanesi and Francesca Esposito, Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna

Institutional greetings

Elvira Cicognani, Director of the Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”
Elena Baredi, Councillor for Education and School Services, Municipality of Cesena

Speeches in English – International guests

Samah Jabr, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, former Head of the Mental Health Unit, Palestinian Ministry of Health
Zaynab Hinnawi, clinical and liberation psychologist, collaborator of Samah Jabr
Wael Garnaoui, clinical psychologist, PhD in Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology, Assistant Professor at the University of Sousse

Speeches in Italian – Local guests

Activists and volunteers from Bologna for Gaza

Activists and volunteers from Mediterranea Forlì-Cesena

SAI Cesena Project

Open discussion and Q&A with students

Moderated by Fabiola Tinessa, Member of the Board, Order of Psychologists of Emilia-Romagna

📍 Room capacity limited to 300 participants.

Schools interested in attending can register via the form