International Dialogue Initiative

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[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

We are pleased to announce the 7th IDI Case Conference, an online training workshop organized by the International Dialogue Initiative.

🗓 16–18 April 2026
⏰ 2:00–6:00 PM (UK time)
🌐 Online

🔗 Learn more and register:
https://t.co/OXQVri7fki

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

We are pleased to share that Dr. Regine Scholz, Director of Training at IDI, is now a member of the Executive Committee.

We look forward to working together in this new chapter and wish Regine continued success in her expanded responsibilities.

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

This year, @fpcindo, together with @GlblCtzn, presents the 6th edition of Global Town Hall with the theme “The Future We Need.”

Saturday, 15 November 2025. Registration is now OPEN at https://t.co/qrMPvY3wVm. Free e-certificates for participants!

#GlobalTownHall #GTH2025

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

🎥 We’ve just launched our new video series: Conversations with IDI Members.

In our first episode, Dr. Anna Zajenkowska kindly answered a few questions about the work and vision of IDI.

Watch it here: https://t.co/MNMJiecaPD

#IDI #Dialogue #AnnaZajenkowska #Peacebuilding

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

We are honored to join Global Town Hall 2025, hosted by FPCI & Global Citizen.

On Nov. 15, IDI will take part in global dialogue on transition, leadership & cooperation.

Proud to contribute to this timely international forum.
🌐 https://t.co/XjBFyxPqc7

#GlobalTownHall2025

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

Just a few spots left for the IDI Workshop in Vienna – October 15–16.
Join us for two days of deep reflection on identity, conflict & dialogue.

Register here: https://t.co/bgAv8ofG5Z

#IDIWorkshop #Vienna2025 #GroupIdentity #TreeModel #Dialogue

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

📣 Dr. Edward R. Shapiro will keynote at the DPV Autumn Conference (Nov 20–22, 2025), inspired by his book Finding a Place to Stand.

Join top psychoanalytic thinkers to explore identity, community & society’s challenges.

🧠 More soon from #IDI
#EdwardShapiro #DPV2025

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

🎥 We are pleased to share four lectures by Dr. Ed Shapiro on the Basic Ideas of Systems Psychodynamics, presented at the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center.

1️⃣ https://t.co/q65QMs8lye
2️⃣ https://t.co/Fi2JSHxX8J
3️⃣ https://t.co/dbNa59tDad
4️⃣ https://t.co/Ly1fK4zYHI

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

Congratulations to our founding member, Lord John Alderdice, on becoming President of the National Liberal Club in London 👏

A true advocate for peace & dialogue — his leadership continues to inspire.

https://t.co/GTSnX13ba0

#IDI #DialogueInAction

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

Conflicts aren’t just about the present.

They carry the weight of “chosen traumas” — memories that shape identity across generations.

At IDI, we bring these hidden forces into dialogue. 🌍🕊️

#DialogueForChange #IDI

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

📖 Vamık D. Volkan’s classic Linking Objects and Linking Phenomena is reissued, and more relevant than ever.

Read full description:
https://t.co/a1phktoIrt

#Psychoanalysis #Grief #VamikVolkan #PathologicalMourning

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

In June, Dr. Gerard Fromm explored how large-group identity & collective trauma shape organizational conflict at the ISPSO Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

Full room. Rich discussion. Fresh perspectives.

#IDI #Leadership #GroupDynamics #CollectiveTrauma

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

People from 5 countries, different backgrounds, different beliefs, and yet, the room felt calm, curious, and open.

One participant said:
📷 “I didn’t think I had anything to say — but I ended up talking the most.”
That’s the kind of space IDI tries to build.

#IDI #Dialogue

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

The ROOM 2025 Gala is now online 🎥

It’s a moving tribute to IDI’s John Alderdice and the role of dialogue in today’s world.

📺 Watch the full event here:
https://t.co/khxa0ZN9zk

#ROOM2025 #Dialogue #IDI #JohnAlderdice #Peacebuilding

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

🎉On 17 July, IDI founding member, Lord John Alderdice received the "ROOM’s 2025 Coline Covington Award". 

Join us in celebrating  @AlderdiceLord  whose remarkable contributions continue to inspire us all. Congratulations!

Please watch the video below: https://t.co/5EmjOnfYCO

[John, Lord Alderdice @AlderdiceLord]

The endless killings, including now at the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza, the recent events in Taybeh, and problems created for Christians in accessing holy sites in Jerusalem, make clear the Israeli Govt intent to rid the Holy Land of the Palestinian Christian presence.

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

🎧 Dr. Harriet Wolfe, President of the IPA, talks about the work of the International Dialogue Initiative (IDI) — where psychoanalysis meets global conflict.

▶️ Listen here: https://t.co/25TUlalwwE

#ConflictResolution #Psychoanalysis #IDI #IPA #Podcast

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

Dr. Bijan Khajehpour joined Amb. Dennis Ross & Dr. Shira Efron in a timely panel on the Israel–US–Iran war hosted by UCLA Nazarian Center.
🎥 Watch: https://t.co/FAooOwmsa3
He also shared insights in a CRI Menas Associates webinar:
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/q9wVnzRpEY

[International Dialogue Initiative @IDIInfo]

You can’t fix a conflict without understanding the pain underneath it.

At IDI, we go beyond policy — we listen, analyze, and bridge.

Deep dialogue. Real change.

👉 https://t.co/fT5eqRZ4WM

#Peacebuilding #Trauma #GroupPsychology #IDI

[Mohammad Ali Shabani @mashabani]

NEW: Amid mounting anger in Iran over civilian death toll from Israeli bombings and sense of betrayal among some foreign-based dissidents, Israel’s Mossad spy agency has embarked on rare public outreach in Persian on social media. Offensive/defensive?⬇️
https://t.co/mVXvoCnuoF