World Subud Association Council Meeting Recap
Our Council meeting was filled with good discussions! There are open and free communications developing in our group.
WSA Treasurer Marzuki Muhamad presented the 2026 WSA Budget, going over the different expense categories in detail and our sources of income. The July in-person Council meeting in Rungan Sari is in the budget with support for all zones to attend. Although we have reserve funds to make up the difference between income and expenses, in the future a plan for increasing funding should be addressed. The budget was provisionally approved, with a final vote at the March meeting.
The Safeguarding working group chair, Farah Czwiertnia, presented drafts of a WSA Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. The group includes Harissa Delgado, Sandra Egege, Hannah deRoo, Amanda Rivera, Alexandra Daly and International Helpers Grace Hodgson and Hoan Toan Phan. It was emphasized that these documents are for WSA members, not member countries, who will be asked to develop their own safeguarding policy. It is requested that zones share these documents with their countries to gather feedback for the working group.
At the Kalimantan World Congress, the last delegate resolution passed was to develop a standardized and more detailed resolution form. A working party formed with proposers of this resolution: Antony Tibbs, Feodora Shukuro and Alberto Urrejola, and their draft form was shared with the Council for feedback. The group will incorporate this feedback and a revised draft will be distributed to the countries for review, as they provide the delegates and will be using the form.
ISC Chair Arifin Konrad gave updates on the July 2026 in-person Council meeting at the Rungan Sari Resort. Zone members arrive July 15 for MSF trustee testing on July 16, and the meeting starts July 17 with a departure date of July 26. Registration for Council members and those who wish to attend the meeting will be available next week. There are plans to travel to Suka Mulia for those who want to stay extra days in Jakarta after the meeting.
Arifin thanked Matthew Moir for his work with the WSA Archives Subcommittee upon his stepping down in July from this position. There will be more information forthcoming about testing in Rungan Sari in July for additional Archive Subcommittee members.
WCOT coordinator Hamid DaSilva was unable to attend but reports that the team is meeting monthly with an in-person meeting in June at Fatima. Each teams’ leaders are busy establishing foundational information. The Program Team has been setting up zoom meetings with all parties who will be requesting space and activities at the World Congress.
The next Council meeting is March 21 – 22 (check your time zone for actual dates) with the first day being a kejiwaan day with the International Helpers. Rifka suggests if there is time we also have informal country reports. The second day is the meeting.
I send grateful thanks to the very engaged and harmonious Council members, and the brothers and sisters who attend via the YouTube channel. Your input is welcome; please email me with any comments or questions.
Best wishes and love from Rifka
Rifka Several, WSA Chair