Dear Deborah,

Referring to your message: "I was thinking about coming to the meeting at the BPS office in October to discuss the CP section as I work reasonably nearby and would be interested to see how such bureaucratic procedures work (and of course am devoted to advancing Community Psychology).  Are we going to adopt any kind of collective strategy for this meeting or just turn up and put in our individual two pennies worth?"

I don't know if you are a BPS member who expressed interest in the section. If so you should have received the following message. If not you wont have. Same for other list folk of course. Either way you will see that: a) there is already an agenda (items set I presume by the BPS) - assuming it will be chaired rigorously you would have to give your 'two pennies worth" under a particular agenda item ... though you could pose any issue as a question under item 7 . . .  and b) places are limited so it would NOT be a good idea to turn up on the day.(continued below pasted in email)
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From: Community Psychology Section Announcements List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, 18 August, 2010 23:35:29
Subject: Inaugural Meeting of the new Community Psychology Section

Inaugural Meeting

Dear Member

Notice is given of the Inaugural Meeting of the new Community Psychology Section which was formally voted on and ratified by the Society in General Meeting on 25 June 2010, in compliance with
Rule 45 ( C ) of the Charter, Statutes and Rules.

The meeting will take place on 8 October 2010, commencing at 1.00pm at the Society’s London Office, 30 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A4UE and will be convened by the Honorary General Secretary of the Society.

Agenda

Welcome by the Society’s Honorary General Secretary, Pam Maras
2.       Interim Officers and Committee
3.       Month of AGM  and frequency of committee meetings
4.       Membership fee/joining the Section
5.       Adoption of standardized rules  for the Section
6.       Proposed Induction day at the Leicester office for Officers of the  Section Officers
7.       Questions


Due to limited places, please indicate whether you will be attending this event – places will be allocated on first come, first serve basis. So that we may get an idea of numbers please confirm by sending an email to: [log in to unmask] by no later than 25 September 2010 and to include your membership number.

Although an interim committee will be set up at the Inaugural meeting, an official Call for Nominations will be circulated prior to the Section’s Annual General Meeting which will take place during a calendar year.  If you are interested in becoming involved with the interim committee, please insert ‘Community Section Committee’ in the subject line and indicate whether you will be attending or insert ‘Community Psychology Section Attendance’ to request attendance.

Details on how to join the Section will be circulated in due course.

Attached for information are directions to the London office.

Kind regards,

Susan Eppel, Advisor
Member Network Services
Email: [log in to unmask]

There has been little discussion on this list  about the Section since the 'vote' on fee but I am aware that other discussions are going on off list. Making any collective decision on the list has proved challenging so far so i imagine developing and adopting a collective strategy re the Section will be at least as challenging, especially as there seem to be sub groups of us taking rather different lines.

My own view is that developing a community psychology collective which is inclusive irrespective of credential and ability to pay and ideologically radical in relation to community psychology which could lobby with some collective force re decisions BPS Section members make and hold Section members to account regarding what they do and don't do is a priority



David

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From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Deborah Chinn [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 August 2010 07:19
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Subject: october meeting

Dear All

I was thinking about coming to the meeting at the BPS office in October to
discuss the CP section as I work reasonably nearby and would be interested
to see how such bureaucratic proceedures work (and of course am devoted to
advancing Community Psychology).  Are we going to adopt any kind of
collective strategy for this meeting or just turn up and put in our
individual two pennies worth?

Deborah

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