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By Christian von Arnim
London, 25 May (NNA) - The Council of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain has begun a process of restructuring and reform. In a move to make itself more responsive to changing circumstances, the Council proposed at the recent annual general meeting of the Society that Council members should be appointed by region so that the membership at large had a greater say in the way that the Council was constituted. “This was one move towards a less hierarchical approach to our organisation, and the other was a proposal to separate the posts of chairman and general secretary,” Nick Thomas, general secretary of the Society, said in a statement. Until now, Council members have been elected at annual general meetings or they have been co-opted by the Council itself. The position of chairman has coincided with that of general secretary. The move represents a recognition by the Council that in its present form it is no longer flexible and creative enough to fulfil its tasks effectively. It comes at a time when there is a widespread feeling that there must be a move towards greater transparency and wider representation. As part of the proposal to separate the posts of chairman and general secretary, the Council has appointed a chairmanship group consisting of Stuart Brown, Philip Martyn and Sue Peat, the statement said. Nick Thomas will work with them for three months to hand over the task. Meanwhile, he will remain as general secretary. With the fundamental decision to change the way that the Council is constituted having been taken, there is still considerable debate about what concrete form that process should take. While some argue that a smaller concentrated group is needed to take effective action, others would prefer a bigger and thus more representative body from which a smaller group would be drawn to run the Society's day-to-day business. ENDS N990525-01EN Date: 25 May 1999 Copyright 1999 News Network Anthroposophy Limited. All rights reserved. See http://www.nna-news.org/copyright/ More NNA reports at: http://www.nna-news.org/ |
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