June is often a month of contrasts. Across many communities, it is a time of celebration, gathering, and renewal as the Summer starts, reminding us of hope, compassion, and the possibility of new beginnings. Yet June also confronts us with ongoing struggles that continue to shape our collective lives. June is Pride month with all the histories of resistance that come with it.

In June 2026 we also continue our struggles against all wars, forced displacement, border violence and all the conflicts that have been deepening human inequalities around the world. We are constantly reminded that peace, dignity, and belonging cannot be taken for granted. These realities challenge us not to retreat into isolation, but to strengthen our commitment to collective action and solidarity.

Community psychology has long affirmed that wellbeing is inseparable from justice, and that resilient communities are built through participation, mutual care, and shared responsibility. In these troubled times marked by violence and division, we choose to keep our focus on connection rather than separation, on dialogue rather than exclusion, and on the collective power of communities to imagine and create more just futures.

Acts of solidarity—whether large or small—continue to remind us that communities flourish when people stand together across differences. As we welcome this new issue of our newsletter, we celebrate the many ways our members, partners, and communities nurture hope through research, practice, advocacy, and everyday acts of care:

- We share with you an open letter written by healthcare organizations, associations and professionals and signed by ECPA, protesting against the securitization of care proposed by the European Union's Pact on Migration and Asylum (and its implementing measures like the Italian Decreto-Legge n. 100/2026) and against the participation of healthcare professionals in mechanisms of border control. 

- We announce ECPA's next international conference's dates and venue: Barcelona, July 14-16 2027 - mark your calendars!!!

- We remind all our members that the call for nominations and applications for the ECPA awards 2026 is still open, until July 31.

May this newsletter inspire us to persist in our shared commitment to equity, participation, joy and social transformation, sustaining our resilience and collective strength.

..and the next stop for the ECPA International Conference is... (drumroll, please!) ...BARCELONA 2027!!! 

We are delighted to announce the next ECPA International Conference in Community Psychology, taking place in Barcelona, 14–16 July 2027, under the theme:

Co-creating Knowledges, Strengthening Communities.

More than a conference, we hope this will be a space for coming together once again—in person—to reconnect with colleagues, old and new friends, and community partners from across Europe and beyond. It will be an opportunity to share knowledge, practices, activisms, and struggles; to learn from one another's experiences; and to strengthen the networks of solidarity that sustain our work.

At a time when communities continue to face growing inequalities, conflict, displacement, and social fragmentation, gathering together becomes an act of collective care. We look forward to building bridges across countries, disciplines, languages, and lived experiences, reaffirming our shared commitment to social justice, participation, and community wellbeing.

Save the dates—we can't wait to welcome you to Barcelona!