At PCCA, we are keenly aware of the poignant issues and conflicts that mark the world we live in. We are also aware and derive courage and inspiration from the engagement of the psychoanalytic community with these issues, as reflected in the theme of the forthcoming IPA Congress in Lisbon: “Psychoanalysis – an anchor in chaotic times.”
To meet the challenge of these issues and contribute to their exploration with our Group Relations tools, we have designed and are launching a series of three on-line conferences for 2025-2026 titled:
Othering and the Hatred of Diversity
Each of the three conferences addresses a prominent aspect that is an important part of this overall theme:
- Antisemitism and Otherness – 11, 12 & 14 September 2025
- The Double-Absence – Despair, Displacement, and Hope in Migration – 5-7 December 2025
- Islamophobia in an Upside-Down World – 30 January-1 February 2026
Attendance can be at one, two or all three conferences. To view the flier for the events, please visit: Events Flier . More details can be found at PCCA Conference Series Website.
We hope for and are looking forward to the participation of many psychoanalysts in this series.
The EPF has generously agreed to sponsor this series. I am writing to you personally now because we need your help in promoting this series, and especially the first conference on antisemitism in September. It would be extremely helpful if you would write to the presidents of the EPF Societies and recommend this important initiative and ask them to inform their members. It would be invaluably helpful in promoting it. I know from various responses that it would make a real difference.
I sincerely hope that you will find this possible and thank you in advance for your help.
With all best wishes,
Shmuel Erlich
Chair, PCCA