I got the impression ( on the margins) that there was some enthusiasm, at Edinburgh last year, to go for organising some sort of inclusive collective for community psychology in the UK. I think this is much needed, for three reasons:
1) the discussion list is, and should b,e just what it says it is - a discussion list, not an organised system for decision making or action ( and many thanks to Rekekah and Grant for their work in moderating the list).
2) we need and want an inclusive and collective voice and mechanism for action for community psychology : a voice that is inclusive of all with a stake is psychology and community ie not just those who are professional or academic psychologists but also other interested citizens ( and also not necessarily just those who are on this list and indeed not necessarily all who are on the list)
3) we need a mechanism for networking and allying with other (international) movements for social justice, within and without psychology
4) this is especially important at this point in time, given that we ( as mandated by a decision at the UK conference in Exeter some years ago, and supported subsequently, though not without critical debate, at subsequent conferences) are going to the British Psychological Society ( BPS) with a proposal to set up a section on community psychology within the society. That section, if set up, will be bound by the professional strictures of the BPS and will not be inclusive ie those who do not have a psychology degree will not be able to join. An inclusive community psychology collective would, I imaging , be usefully complementary to this proposed section.
I think we are all dancing around who could take the initiative on this - it's not an easy task and I am not offering myself but would certainly support anyone who was willing to take a lead on our behalf in at least getting something moving. Meantime thanks Alison for your investigation on the archives.
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From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Burton
Sent: 25 January 2009 19:02
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Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] on having a voice
Looks interesting - wasn't there a session on something similar at the
Edinburgh conference?
Mark
alison smith wrote:
> hey
>
> i have been thinking a lot about the recent posts regarding issuing
> statements and creating a collective voice of 'community psychology'
> from this list. Although i did not engage with the discussions about
> the statement at all i was avidly following the posts. I am glad that
> a statement was issued.
>
> I really do feel that i am privileged in my freedom to access spaces
> where debate and discussion can occur relatively uninhibited and feel
> that there is an importance in, as i have this freedom, to use it to
> take the time to understand, to think and reflect on how i come to
> understand the world. i have valued the space created on this list to
> do just that.
>
> But i also feel extremely uncomfortable and impotent when hearing
> about the devastation occurring in other peoples lives and have a
> sense of responsibility to make use of this freedom in as many ways as
> possible. I am interested in what people on this list have been
> thinking about developing this forum into a site for collective action.
>
> I was following the 'editing' process on the wikipedia entry on the
> Gaza-Israel conflict (some of their discussions on the 'talk' page
> sound like they would be better suited on a Jeremy Kyle episode
> however) and wondered if any one on this list knew anything about
> 'wiki' technology and how it could help harness a collective voice?
> The following link about mass collaboration (from wikipedia, which
> would be a prime example of mass collaboration itself) may provide
> some background info:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_collaboration
>
> I suppose the important question would be does the list want to remain
> an open forum for discussion from which we all take something back to
> our own communities or does the list want to become a community
> issuing collective statements (and i personally would feel both
> alternatives would be honourable)? I think there is a lot of
> importance in making a decision on this asap before someone highlights
> another (of the many) atrocities occurring in OUR world and suggests
> 'we' issue a statement about it. Until a desicion is made on this 'we'
> are acting out our silence. If 'we' decide that this forum is best
> left for discussion and debate (as opposed to a finding a collective
> voice) this needs to be made explicit so that those who are interested
> can determine an alternative space where such collectivity can be forged.
>
> Alison x
>
>
>
>
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