Peace linguist from Recife, Brazil and Co-Founder of the World Dignity University initiative.

If you would like to share your talent, we would love to hear from you. We especially encourage contributions of prerecorded music, readings, or activities (2 – 3 minutes) that we can share on Zoom as the workshop unfolds.

If you have your own Zoom account and would like to organize and lead an afternoon "Co-Creativity/Deepening the Dialogue Group" on a topic of your interest, we warmly welcome your proposal. These groups will convene immediately following the workshop schedule on Thursday and Friday at 3:45 – 4:30 PM (New York time). Please send us your proposal for a shared activity or a hosted conversation.

In their new book, Howard Richards and his co-authors critique not just neoliberal economic theory but the fundamental separation among humans that all economic theories presuppose. Excessive reliance on economic assumptions and practices has created a world bent on self-destruction while serving the true interests of no one.

This book celebrates community-based approaches now blossoming on all continents. Unbounded organizing, together with moral and ethical realism, offers a field-tested philosophy and methodology to provide dignity for all while nurturing the biosphere. Available in early November.

New Book!

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[A Tag to Reflect Upon]

Petrus Ceelen, author of several Dignity Press books, was a pastor for prison inmates, homeless people, substance addicts, and others. He stood with them during illness and despair. At the end of their lives, he insured that they received dignifying funeral services, often being the sole witness.

The title of this book alludes to the toe tag that identifies a corpse when life has ended. Written in German, this book offers poignant short stories and poems about people on the fringes of society. Proceeds from this book go to projects helping homeless people and other vulnerable communities. To order or read more...

For a Future of Global Solidarity

The central question of Evelin Lindner's newest book is: How must we, humankind, arrange our affairs on this planet so that dignified life will be possible in the long term? This book is a "must read" for all who care about the survival of all life on this planet. We invite you to read a downloadable synopsis here.

Evelin is looking forward to resuming her life of global research and community building whenever the pandemic subsides and travel safety increases. If you would like to host Evelin in your "Dignity Dialogue Home," she would love to hear from you! She appreciates having extended opportunities to connect and collaborate with HumanDHS friends in regions all over the world.

We are deeply thankful to longtime Global Advisory Board Member Michael Perlin for introducing HumanDHS to Ginger Lerner-Wren, County Court Judge. Judge Lerner-Wren pioneered America’s First Problem-Solving Mental Health Court, in which human dignity is the centerpiece of the Court. It is dedicated to the decriminalization and jail diversion of persons arrested with mental illness.

Please read Meaghan Winter's article in the Psychotherapy Networker describing Judge Lerner-Wren's groundbreaking efforts!

[Daily Life and the Pandemic in Brazil:

Emotions and Sociabilities – Electronic Book]

Mauro Guilherme Pinheiro Koury’s new book reflects on the relationship between urban life, forms of sociability, and emotions. It focuses on the lived experience in Brazil with the Covid-19 pandemic spreading for almost two years and as it continues to spread throughout the world.

The book explores the feelings of personal and family disintegration and the powerlessness of the average Brazilian during social isolation, feelings that motivate expressions of fragility in relation to uncertainty in the present and in the future. Written in Portuguese, you may download this book for free here.

Congratulations to Michael Perlin and Alison Lynch on the publication of their article in Family Court Review, "Special Issue: Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Family Law" (Vol. 59, Issue 3, July 1, 2021). The article discusses therapeutic jurisprudence as a framework for advocating for juvenile clients to maximize and preserve their psychological well-being and to mitigate trauma.

The authors offer important recommendations for how experts can work with attorneys to make the most comprehensive, scientifically persuasive case in support of their juvenile clients. For more information, please visit Wiley Online Library.

[A Holistic Study of Dr. Dharamvir Bharati's Literature]

Dr. Rajesh Dixit's new book offers a portrait of Dr. Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997), a well-known novelist, poet, and story writer in Hindi literature. He was the editor of the famous Hindi magazine Dharmyug for 27 years until 1987.

Dr. Bharati translated poems of many poets from all around the world and wrote more than 20 books, among them the very popular novel Gunahon ka Devta and a poetic drama Andha Yug. Written in Hindi, please read more here.

Stephen Post offers new perspectives on the worth and dignity of people with Alzheimer's and related disorders despite the negative influence of "hypercognitive" values that place an ethically unacceptable emphasis on human dignity as based on linear rationality and strength of memory.

At a time when medical advances to cure these conditions are still out of reach, Stephen Post argues that focusing discussion and resources on the relational dignity of these individuals and the respite needs of their caregivers is vital. Available in May 2022, but you can preorder a copy from Amazon.