PsySR Member Testifies About Terrorism Before Senate Committee
PsySR Member Fathali Moghaddam testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 10th as part of a panel discussing “The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It.” His written testimony can be read HERE.
Nordic Committee of Psychologists' Associations Responds to PsySR Appeal
In June, PsySR's End Torture Action Committee issued a call for international colleagues to protest the APA's position on psychologists participating in U.S. interrogations of so-called "enemy combatants." In response, the Nordic Committee of Psychologists' Associations has written a letter supporting PsySR's appeal. The letter is available HERE.
PsySR Receives Grants from Open Society Institute and Arca Foundation
PsySR is very pleased to announce that it has received grants from the Open Society Institute and the Arca Foundation to analyze the ethics of psychologists’ involvement in intelligence interrogations. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of Jean Maria Arrigo, Stephen Soldz, Joe Gorin, Jancis Long, Brad Olson, Colleen Cordes and others in obtaining this funding. More information on this important project is available HERE.
New PsySR Statement on United Nations' CEDAW
Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) urges the immediate ratification by the U.S. Senate of the UN Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). A simple statement that women should be treated equally, however, does not give guidance to officials.Read More »
A New Way to Get Involved: PsySR Initiatives
PsySR is excited to introduce PsySR Initiatives, a new way for members to engage with each other in identifying and pursuing shared interests and commitments. Initiatives are similar to our Action Committees, but with a looser format. We hope many members will take advantage of the opportunities provided by our new PsySR Initiatives program.
Introducing the PsySR Blog
We are pleased to introduce a new website feature: the PsySR Blog, a forum for PsySR members to share their timely thoughts and analysis on social justice issues of the day from a psychological perspective. To contribute, send your brief essay (400-800 words) to blogs@psysr.org (along with your email address and few lines about yourself). We hope to add new essays every few weeks, so please check back here regularly.
NEW! (July 2008) Open Letter to Candidates by Neil Wollman and Abigail Fuller
Thus far, your debate on the war in Iraq--like the public and media debate--has focused mainly on the questions of progress in security and political reconciliation, with some limited discussion on the war's effects on the U.S. economy and on our military preparedness elsewhere. The consensus seems to be that, yes, there has been progress in Iraq on security and in the political realm, with debate centering on how much. You seem to agree there have been some negative effects on the United States, with debate on whether the benefits of the war outweigh the costs.Read More »
NEW! (July 2008) Disability and Human Rights by Daniel Holland
Disability issues represent one of the most urgent human rights concerns of our time. There are currently about 600 million people with disabilities on the globe, with a disproportionate number of these people living in poverty and in developing regions. Unlike many other minority conditions such as ethnicity, race, or sexual orientation, disability constitutes an experience that any individual can begin having at any point in life, though it is an experience that is statistically more likely as one gets older. In fact, people with disabilities will be one of the most rapidly growing minority groups on the planet in the coming decades as the global population ages. The growth of disability as a human rights issue, therefore, stands to benefit every citizen of every nation.Read More »
Campaign Launch for Greater Student Involvement and PsySR Student Chapters (PsySSR)
PsySR is launching a nationwide Student Membership Campaign and we’re eager to involve our membership in this initiative. There are a number of ways you can lend your expertise and assistance:
- Encourage and organize your interested psychology students to become student members of PsySR.
- Assume the role of PsySSR Faculty Advisor for a student chapter.
- Assist with on-campus and off-campus activities that serve the local and university communities.
- Volunteer to be a guest speaker for a student chapter event, and recommend other speakers as well.
More information about PsySR's student-focused programs and opportunties is available HERE.
An Archive of Previous "What's New" Items Is Available HERE
