Group Analytic Contexts, Issue 77, September 2017

6 Group-Analytic Society International - Contexts
to hear from members who would like to think about such a task.
In relation to the forum, there are all sorts of reasons why
members may feel reluctant, or unable to contribute their
thoughts. These are sometimes discussed on the GASIforum and it
has been suggested that one obstacle arises out of differences of
language. In particular, it is observed that the use of English favours
native English-speakers. I have no doubt that our different linguistic
competences influence how ready we feel to express
ourselves. However, as well as being separated by our different
mother tongues, some inhibitions may arise in relation to the use of
the language that supposedly unites us - the language of Group
Analysis.
There are some events to remind you of, in the GASI
calendar:
On 19th-20th January, the Winter Workshop is ‘Northfield
Revisited’ - a return to the site, in Birmingham, of Foulkes’ early
reflections on the group as the context for recovery, in wartime.
On 18th May, Robi will be returning, in a different capacity, to give
the 2018 Foulkes Lecture, to be followed by the Study Day on
Saturday 19th.
In July, the 4th GASI Summer School will be in Ljubljana,
Slovenia. I am delighted to let you know that Tija Despotovic, from
Belgrade, has agreed to be co-opted on to our Management
Committee. She and Bessy Karagianni, from Athens, will be
organising the Summer Schools in the coming period.
Finally, returning to the theme of communication, within the
Society. With the completion of the new Members Area on the GASI
website, the Management Committee has made its agendas, minutes
and reports open to members; you will now be able to find them there.
However, there must still be scope for us to develop new ways to
communicate with fellow members and doubtless, also, members will
find ways to communicate with us, their observations, thoughts and
their wishes to create fresh initiatives for the Society. I look forward
to hearing from you.
David Glyn
dearjee@gmail.com