Online Sociodrama Pre-Conference, 17th and 18th January 2026

 

 

Event Format:

• Online | 2-day global gathering 
• 6 experiential sessions per day (60 minutes each)
• 12 hours of live, action-based experience 
• Language: English (translated captions available)

Program Highlights 
DAY 1 – Saturday, January 17, 2026
12:00 - 13:00 (Portugal & UK time); 13:00 - 14:00 (CET) - Opening Session: Sociometry, Sociodrama, and Collective Intention Presenters: Daniela Simmons (United States), Hande Karakılıç Üçer (Türkiye), and Tele’Drama Team Members

13:00 - 14:00 (Portugal & UK time); 14:00 - 15:00 (CET) The Art of Living in Peace — Michael Wieser (Austria)

14:30 - 15:30 (Portugal & UK time); 15:30 - 16:30 (CET) How Collective Trauma Gets Created, Passed Through Generations, and Re-Triggered in Times of Stress — Manuela Maciel (Portugal)

15:30 - 16:30 (Portugal & UK time); 16:30 - 17:30 (CET) Five Words and a Poem to Save the World — Ron Wiener & Diane Adderley (United Kingdom) 

17:00 - 18:00 (Portugal & UK time); 18:00 - 19:00 (CET) What Can We Learn from Our Ancestors to Survive Adverse Times? — Judith Teszary (Sweden/Hungary)

18:00 - 19:00 (Portugal & UK time); 19:00 - 20:00 (CET) Sociopsicodrama — Fernán Cetrán & Débora Moguilevsky de Penna (Argentina)
 

DAY 2 – Sunday, January 18, 2026
12:00 - 13:00 (Portugal & UK time); 13:00 - 14:00 (CET) The Power Is Between Us – A Digital Sociometry — Carlos Raimundo (Australia)

13:00 - 14:00 (Portugal & UK time); 14:00 - 15:00 (CET) Voices of India – A Sociodramatic Exploration — Magdalene Jeyarathnam (India)

14:30 - 15:30 (Portugal & UK time); 15:30 - 16:30 (CET) Fields of Cultural Encounters — Mona Rakhawy (Egypt) & Eva Fahlström Borg (Sweden) 

15:30 - 16:30 (Portugal & UK time); 16:30 - 17:30 (CET) Wings and Roots: How Can We Contribute to Peace Building? — Margarida Belchior, Mariolina Werner, Monica Westberg & Luzia Lima-Rodrigues 

17:00 - 18:00 (Portugal & UK time); 18:00 - 19:00 (CET) Loving Kindness in a World Where Hate Is Present — Antonina Garcia (United States) 

18:00 - 19:00 (Portugal & UK time); 19:00 - 20:00 (CET) Closing Session: 
Carrying the Collective Forward: Sociodramatic Reflections and Looking Ahead to the Sociodrama Conference in Çanakkale, Türkiye  - Presenters: Hande Karakılıç Üçer (Türkiye) and ANKA Team Members Registration 

🔹 Free Registration Link — HERE
🔹 Donation Registration Link — HERE (Donations support scholarships for university students and young professionals attending the in-person conference in Çanakkale, Türkiye.) 

📄 Full Event Website & Program — Click Here

📧 Questions: zoomroom.international@teledrama.org

Co-Organizers: ANKA Association of Group Psychotherapies and Psychodrama
Tele’Drama® International 
Hande Karakılıç Üçer and Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP

 

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