by Rifka Several, 2022 Congress Chair
The regional congress team, along with most of the regional committee and council, were able to meet in person on June 10-12, thanks to the hosting of Subud CA at Santa Cruz. This was a “kejiwaan retreat” to become more centered on what is needed by our members at the upcoming Regional Congress in Santa Barbara.
It may be no surprise that testing suggested spending less time during the congress on reports and more time on testing, both to deepen our personal latihan experience and strengthen our feeling of community as we start to emerge from Covid isolation. We were truly able to feel the content of the congress theme: “deepening our surrender together.”
I always feel that that sharing information is vital, so any reports not presented during the Congress will be recorded for access by all members. We will use the time usually scheduled for these reports to test questions being developed by our regional helpers on topics such as our personal quiet, surrender and courage.
Due to the pandemic, our current regional committee has already served a “bonus year,” so we will witness candidate testing and participate in the election of our Subud California chair and vice chair. Please consider pre-testing about putting your name forward for these positions – either with local helpers or contact regional helpers to test with you. It is an act of courage, for sure, to put your name forward, but congress testing will confirm the reality, so why not experience it?
I and all the members of the Congress committee are deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to experience this testing and incorporate the results into a schedule tuned to our needs across the Region. We look forward to being together with you at Congress.
For more information on the Regional Committee positions, go HERE