Friday, October 17, 2003 Psychologists Acting With Conscience We are writing to announce the formation of a new action-focused international coalition: PsyACT- Psychologists Acting with Conscience Together. We are excited about this new effort to enable psychologists and others to put our shared values and skills into collective action on socialills through a series of strategic action initiatives. We invite you to join us in our first planned international action on "Poverty" to take place on September 30th 2003. Please visit our new website http://www.psyact.org for more information including ideas and resources for this day of action. Through acting together we can make an impact. Isaac Prilleltensky Scot Evans Community Research and Action Peabody College of Vanderbilt University # 10/17/03; 8:52:24 AM Comment [0] Witnessing COMMON SHOCK Author Aims to Give Us Hope An Exclusive Interview With Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D., Author of COMMON SHOCK: Witnessing Violence Every Day (Dutton, September 2003) September 2003 "In today's world, witnessing violence, both personal and societal, has become a common experience. Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School-based trauma expert, wanted to prove that we, as individuals, have the power to lessen the impact of witnessing trauma in our society.Indeed perhaps the power to turn bad events toward good. The result is a compelling book of hope called COMMON SHOCK, released by Dutton on the second anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Dr. Weingarten is a clinical psychologist and family therapist who has worked for 20 years in the areas of violence and sexual abuse, and served as a human rights activist in Kosovo and South Africa. Conceived from her work in the trauma field, COMMON SHOCK aims to help people see the connections between their own responses to the smallest events (whether in two-person relationships or local communities) and the wider social problems facing our society today." # 10/17/03; 8:31:39 AM Comment [0]