From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Fryer
Sent: 31 October 2007 08:55
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Subject: 30th anniversary of community psychology in Italy

Dear All,

Caterina Arcidiacono, Professor of Community and Social Psychology at Universita Federico II, Naples, Italy has informed me that on 9-10 November 2007 there is a celebration of 30 years of community psychology in Italy. This is taking place in Naples in the form of a 2 day conference entitled (if my translation is correct) 'Community Psychology and Social Action' . The papers are in Italian and contributors include Bruna Zani, Donata Francescato and Bianca Gelli as well as Caterina but Caterina says Carolyn Kagan from MMU will be there too.

I wondered if the list might like to send a happy 30th birthday message of congratulations and support to our Italian colleagues? If so  if there were general agreement, I could send a message along the following lines:

Members of the UK Community Psychology Discussion lists send their congratulations and best wishes to community psychology colleagues in Italy on the occasion of the 30th birthday of Italian Community Psychology, wish them well for the next 30 years and hope for more contacts between Italian and British community psychologists to promote community psychology and progressive social action in Europe.

Of course, critically speaking, the idea of a 30th birthday of community psychology begs all sorts of questions regarding what community psychology is, what are constructed as origin dates, whose community psychology it is that is 30 years old etc (may just be the anniversary of the first Italian University course on community psychology for example) which we could profitably discuss but I wondered if, in the mean tie, we might wish to complement our other statements and press releases about problems with a simple message of support and solidarity for an (at least apparently) positive development in relation to CP.

 David