Dear European and Israeli Feldenkrais community,
So far, the following associations have either voted at their general assembly or the board of directors have taken a stance towards ATM-only.
Israel:
A discussion took place at a general assembly. No person spoke in favour of ATM-only trainings.
Italy:
As there was the interest from an organiser to plan an ATM-only training, the Italian members voted in may 2024 at their general assembly.
Results: 275 members out of 406 voted (68%) (in attendance or by proxy).
The outcome of the voting was as follows:
For ATM Only Trainings 30
Against ATM Only Trainings 242
Abstain 3
Spain AFE:
The members at the general assembly voted against having ATM-only trainings in Spain.
Sweden:
Unanimous decision at the general assembly against having ATM-only trainings in Sweden.
Switzerland:
The board of directors decided not to allow ATM-only students to teach nor to become members in Switzerland.
The other associations in the ETC/ETAB area have not taken a final decision yet regarding
1) The question of allowing ATM-only students as members and to teach in the respective country or 2) whether or not an ATM-only training can be organized in this country.
Some associations decided to wait until more information about the content of ATM-only trainings is available, while others might not feel the urge to take a decision until there is a concrete proposal from an organizer or until an ATM-only student wants to work and become member of the association.
We hope this information finds you well.
With best regards,
ETC BoD
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