Ansis Nudiens

April 17, 2014

EDEP 5184
Community of Practice Project
Association for Promotion of Creative Ideas "Beverlihilza"
Description of Community
Association for Promotion of Creative Ideas "Beverlihilza" was officially foune on !une
10, 2010, in "i#a, $at%ia, alt&ou#& t&e 'e#innin#s of t&is community may 'e ate 'ac( in t&e
autumn of 2008) *&e name +,e%erli&il-a+ is inspire 'y t&e popular .0/s *0 s&ow Beverly Hills
90210, t&us t&is name represent 'ot& 1 our wis& to fin similarities wit& t&e stylis& c&aracters from
t&is *0 s&ow, as well as &i#&li#&tin# t&e yout&ful spirit an lai1'ac( worl%iew of association/s
mem'ers) *&e statutes of Association states suc& its purposes 1 +2))3 to e%elop an promote a
%ariety of creati%e ieas an amateur acti%ities, suc& as 1 amateur t&eater, sin#in#, ancin#4
promote self1or#ani-ation capa'ilities an nonprofessional on1sta#e acti%ities4 en#a#e an unite
mem'ers for creati%e initiati%es an projects4 to encoura#e mem'ers to impro%e t&emsel%es an
e5press t&eir creati%eness in %ersatile ways2))34 as well to or#ani-e sports acti%ities for aults,
aolescents an c&ilren an an to promote a &ealt&y an acti%e lifestyle)+ 6n orer to fulfill t&ese
o'jecti%es Association/s mem'ers &a%e irecte t&eater an ance performances, or#ani-e c&oral
concerts, as well as cultural an c&arity e%ents) 6n orer to implement t&e at&letic an sports
o'jecti%es community starte a close cooperation wit& S "!"edais#i$ ra$" 2S%orts Cl&' (edi
!istrict3, w&ic& was e%elope separately, urin# t&e summer of 2005, in 0entspils, $at%ia) *&is
cooperation lea to esta'lis&ment of amateur 'as(et'all team "Beverlihilza ) !"edais#i$ ra$",
w&ic& &a%e 'een participatin# successfuly in %arious amateur 'as(et'all tournaments in $at%ia,
since season 2011712)
6n o%er%iew a'o%e, 6 eli'erately use t&e term Association 2t&is concept will 'e use in t&e
furt&er te5t as well3, 'ut &ere 6 s&oul e5plain t&e use of t&is term Association an t&e use of t&e
name +,e%erli&il-a+ 2sometimes refere as B)Hilza amon# t&e mem'ers3 use) 6n essence,
Association for Promotion of Creative Ideas "Beverlihilza" &as a ual nature 1 a) +,e%erli&il-a+ is
8uite informal creati%e1mine, free1t&in(in# #roup7 community of friens) *&e core of t&is #roup
'e#an to ta(e s&ape in t&e summer7 fall of 2008, as a result of many occasional meetin#s of %arious
people w&o may or may not 'e met pre%iously) *&is #roup7 community of friens #at&ere aroun
t&emsel%es a wie ran#e of people at t&e same time maintainin# close an etermine core4 b) as a
formal or#ani-ation, Association, w&ic& was foune on !une 10, 2010 wit& t&e aim of o'tainin# a
free re&earsal rooms, w&ic& is pro%ie to all amateur #roups 2if neee3 re#istere in "i#a 'y "i#a
City Council/s Department of Culture, Eucation an 9ports) *&us, t&is formal or#ani-ation #ain all
necessary, formal attri'utes 1 'oar, statutes an mem'er/s amission proceures 2t&e official
num'er of mem'ers 1 183) *&us, t&ere is a sli#&tly comical parao5 1 a #roup of youn# lai1'ac(,
informal mine people esta'lis& a formal statute1'ase or#ani-ation) :owe%er, it s&oul 'e note
t&at t&e Association itself primarily ser%es only as a facae to its mem'ers an oes not impose any
strict formal o'li#ations to t&e participation of mem'ers, w&ic& is %oluntary an 'ase on t&e
principles of 'ein# to#et&er) *&is uality is ue to fusion of two elements into one 1 +,e%erli&i-a+
&as features from 'ot& communities, 'ase on friens&ip 1 Comm&nity of Affection, as well as t&e
community 'ase on s&are acti%ities 1 Comm&nity of Practice 2;en#er, 1..8 3, 'ot& of t&ese
features are foun in e8ual oses)
As alreay mentione, t&e formation of t&e core of t&e community was a result of a %ariety
of coinciences an occasional meetin#s of people w&o pre%iously i not (now eac& ot&er, or
may'e only few of t&em were familiar) 6 myself too( an acti%e participation in t&e formation of t&is
community 2&ere it is important to note t&at t&e #roup was not forme artificially, 'ut rat&er
e%elope spontaneously an or#anic3) *&e newly esta'lis&e friens&ip was 'ase on t&e #roup
mem'er/s similar musical taste, interest in %arious cultural acti%ities an similar 'eliefs a'out t&e
worl) <%er t&e course of time t&ere were forme a %arios internal traitions an common practices,
suc& as wee(ly #at&erin#s for a 'eer at t&e pu', attenin# cultural e%ents in common an joint
creati%e acti%ities 1 t&eater, ance performances, c&oral concerts, etc) wit&in t&e community of
+,e%erli&il-a+) <ne of t&e most e5pressi%e traitions t&at &a%e 'een carrie out for fi%e consecuti%e
years was P*Piela 1 a t&eatrical s&ow, tryin# to mimic famous pop an roc( artists, always t&is
s&ow was accompanie wit& a &u#e party, #at&erin# ot&er friens outsie t&e core of +,e%erli&il-a+)
,esies t&is lon#1stanin# e%ent, ot&er persistent traition was forme 1 t&e prouction of classic
$at%ian play "S#roderdienas Silma+os" 'y "uolfs ,laumanis urin# t&e =isummer festi%al
2$>#o3, a#ain #at&erin# ot&er friens an family)
=em'ers&ip an participation in t&is community is %oluntary an is up to eac& ini%iual/s
willin#ness or unwillin#ness to participate) !oint acti%ities ran#e is %ery wie an %arie) Eac&
participant &as t&e opportunity to offer t&eir ieas w&ic& may 'e reali-e) All t&e ieas is some&ow
connecte to ifferent &o''ies an interests of mem'ers, t&us pro%iin# an opportunity for e%eryone
in%ol%e to learn an impro%e) ?ew (nowle#e an s(ills are #aine 'y mutual interaction 1
assurin# an mentorin# one anot&er) *&erefore, as state in t&e 9tatutes of Association, an e%en
'efore raftin# t&e statutes, t&is #roup/s one of t&e c&aracteristic features was an informal personal
impro%ement, 'ase on t&e amateur acti%ities an %oluntarism) :owe%er, espite t&e i%ersity of
oppinions an interests, informal atmosp&ere an %oluntarism, i t&e core of community of friens
forme sort of centripetal force, t&at is, forme somet&in# t&at may 'e la'le as inner &ierarc&y
creatin, alt&ou#& poorly efine, 'ut notica'le roles wit&in t&e core of community) @i%en t&at t&e
num'er of participants 2e5cluin# t&e nucleus3 is %aria'le an inconstant, t&e relations amon# t&e
mem'ers of t&is community are not e8ual, an in some cases power relations&ips emer#e)
6n #eneral, all t&ese c&aracteristic acti%ities amon# community mem'ers &as forme a close
mutual friens&ip an e%en families) "emem'erin# t&e ual nature of +,e%erli&il-a+, t&e formal
e5pression of t&is community 1 an association t&at or#ani-es an &osts %arious cultural e%ents is
inacti%e for t&e moment, 'ut frienly contact an social interaction amon# community mem'ers
still occurs)
Methods
As 6 mentione, t&e Association +,e%erli&il-a+ officially enrolle 18 mem'ers, w&ile t&e
num'er of actually enrolle participants is 'i##er, an part of t&e most acti%e mem'ers is not foun
in t&e formal mem'ers/ list) 6n orer to #at&er information on +,e%erli&il-a+ an its mem'ers 6
as(e t&em to participate in inter%iewes) @i%en t&e fact t&at t&e 9ociety was foune in "i#a,
$at%ia, an most of t&e mem'ers li%es in "i#a in t&is case one1on1one inter%iew wasn/t an opption)
*o sol%e t&is pro'lem 6 use a #roup/s listser% 2w&ic& 6, as a mem'er, &a%e an access3 to in%ite t&e
mem'ers to respon to 18 8uestions %ia e1mail answerin# t&ose 8uestios in written form 2Appeni5
A3) *&e responses 6 recei%e were analy-e) *&e comments on inter%iewee/s answers an aitional
8uestions were sent t&em 'ac( in%itin# t&em to continue t&e coresponece) *&us, information was
o'taine from t&e two1layer 8uestionin# in writin# %ia e 1mail) <%erall, to my in%itation referre 1A
mem'ers of t&e #roup 2pseuonyms are use3 1 Batrina, 6e%a, Paula, Peter, *om, Anita, Al'ert,
Diana, Crit-, 6%eta, Austra, $iene, $aima, A#ita, 6l-e, an Dace) 9ome of t&ese mem'ers were
acti%ely in%ol%e in t&e community since its %ery 'e#innin#s an is consiere to 'e t&e part of t&e
core, w&ile ot&ers joine t&e #roup later) *&e participatory acti%ity %aries from acti%e participation
in all communities projects, to a simple spectator status in t&e major e%ents) 6t is 8uite ifficult to
appraise &ow many people, close to community were introuce to t&e 8uestions, 'ecause t&e
num'er of people wit& acces to t&is listser% may 'e infinite 2to some e5tent3) :owe%er, t&e num'er
of participants w&o &as 'een inter%iewe is 8uite sufficient to raw some conclusions, #i%en t&at t&e
official num'er of t&e first mem'ers is 18 26 recei%e 1A responses3)
@i%en t&e istance an t&e fact t&at society is currently suspene its creati%e acti%ity, 6
wasn/t a'le to o'ser%e t&e meetin#s of community mem'ers, specifically for t&is stuy) :owe%er, 6
consier myself an acti%e participants an e%en 'elon#in# to t&e core of t&e #roup, so 6 'elie%e t&at
6 can raw some conclusions a'out &ow ecisions were mae, an w&at relations&ips e5ist 'etween
t&e mem'ers of t&e community, from my own personal e5perience) At t&e same time, it is possi'le
t&at my personal oppinions an e5perience may affect 8uestions 6 as(e an comments 6 mae, t&us
some of conclusions or statements may lac( o'jecti%ity)
6n t&is project 6 trie to compare information o'taine in t&e inter%iew an information
from my own o'ser%ations an personal e5perience of participatin# in #roup) 6 trie to connect t&is
information wit& t&e statements an #oals from Association/s statutes 2Appeni5 ,3, t&us tryin# to
unerstan an e5plain mem'ers moti%ation to participate an t&eir sense of 'elon#in#) 6 trie to
interpret t&e o'taine ata usin# t&e t&eoretical founations from 'oo( Comm&nities of Practice,
-earnin., /eanin., and Identity 2 ;en#er, 1..83)
Results
Association for Promotion of Creative Ideas "Beverlihilza" 'y its %ery nature meets
;en#ner 21..83 propose efinition of w&at is Comm&nity of Practice) :ere may 'e foun all t&e
necessary components 1 13 a #roup of people wit& similar 'eliefs an #oals 2!oint 0nter%rises34 23
*&e in%ol%ement of mem'ers in t&is (oint 0nter%rise, e5pressin# opinions an e5c&an#in# ieas
2/&t&al 0n.a.ement34 D3 some %alues an artifacts t&at 'een e%elopin# in t&is community o%er
time suc& as 1 traitions 2or may'e pseuo1traitions3, memories an stories, an specific sense of
&umor, t&at coul 'e re#are as a common repertoire, or a common mental 'a##a#e t&at &as 'een
accumulate urin# t&e time of e5istence of t&is #roup 2Shared 1e%ertoire3) 2;en#ner, 1..83)
*&e first t&in# 6 paye attention to w&ile creatin# my 8uestions for t&e inter%iew was eac&
mem'er/s unerstanin# of t&e nature of t&is community, its #oals an o'jecti%es) 6t is necessary to
unerstan eac& mem'er/s sense of 'elon#in# an importance attac&e to joint projects an
acti%ities 2Shared 0nter%rises3 create 'y eac& participant 22e.otiation *f /eanin.3 2;en#ner,
1..83)
=ost of t&e inter%iewees escri'e +,e%erli&il-a+ as a #roup of friens, w&ic& #at&ere
coincience of many ifferent circumstances, meetin# new people searc&in# for ways to com'ine
&a%in# fun wit& a %ariety of creati%e e5pressions, suc& as 1 sin#in#, playin# t&eater, poetry, etc) As
pointe out 'y one of t&e community mem'ers, t&is Association an its acti%ities pro%ies an
alternati%e to t&e "sim%le drin#in." 2$iene3, an inee, suc& a %iew in many ifferent souns was
foun in ot&er mem'ers/ responses) :owe%er, t&is is a result of a somew&at simplifie perception of
t&is Association7 communities7 #roups of friens) 6n one of t&e answers +,e%erli&il-a+ its #oals,
o'jecti%es an nature &as 'een compare to +ice'er#+ 26e%a3, w&ere t&e %isi'le part is t&e pre%iously
mentione esire to fin an alternati%e to t&e +simple rin(in#+, 'ut t&ere is also t&e +ice'er#/s+
in%isi'le part 1 t&e esire to e5press creati%ity, learn somet&in# new, 'e ifferent from t&e ot&ers
2Batrina, 6e%a, 6%eta, Paula3) *&erefore, &ere is also e%ient in a little eeper role of t&is
Association, w&ic& is more relate to eac& participant/s ini%iual, personal preferences, w&ic& are
sometimes left unspo(en, 'ut &as always e5iste) Conse8uently, often t&e irection of Association/s
acti%ities an internal forces of attraction was etermine 'y t&e fact t&at its mem'ers are actually
%ery similar, w&ic& means t&ere is no nee to e5press alou t&e esire #oals, 'ut rat&er rely on
eac& participant/s internal compass t&at steere eac& participant an Association as a w&ole) 9o, in
t&is case, #i%en t&e Association/s ual nature 2formal %ersus informal3 t&e purpose an essence are
e5presse in ual as well 1 purpose of formally pu'lis&e in statutes an latent o'jecti%es, w&ic& are
not e5presse alou, 'ut in t&e le%el of intuition, t&rou#& ieolo#ical reconciliation an friens&ip
wit&in t&e #roup 2Al'ert, Diana, Austra3) Crom t&is also follows one of t&e main c&aracteristics of
t&is #roup to 'e consiere as a creati%e practitioner community 2Comm&nity of Practice3 1 mutual
friens&ip an similar ieas pro%ies an e5istence of (oint 0nter%rise, w&ile t&e esire to carry out
eac& of mem'ers/ plans 2w&ic& often 'ecomes a community/s common intentions3 assures mem'ers/
en#a#ement in t&e joint projects 2/&t&al 0n.a.ement 3 2 ;en#ner , 1..83)
As one of t&e most important topics of con%ersation was on t&e sense of 'ellon#in#ness to
Association an its relate acti%ities) 6 mentione earlier t&at o%er time, t&e Association
+,e%erli&il-a+ e%elope cooperation wit& 9B +DEeais(ij Braj+ 2!ei District3, as a result of t&is
co1operations was formation of 'as(et'all team) 6 was one of t&e initiators of t&is iea an 6 &a t&is
esire to see t&e mer#er of t&ese two #roups, 'ut it wasn/t completely possi'le, 'ecause t&is is muc&
more artificial) :owe%er, t&e secret of +,e%erli&il-a+ is its flowin# an or#anic e%elopment, little
influence 'y e5ternal stimuli, w&ile &a%in# #reat importance of t&e processes wit&in t&e #roup)
*a(in# t&is into consieration, w&en 6 sent out a sur%ey 6 recei%e only one response from
mem'ers of 9B +DEeais(ij Braj+, w&ic& is t&e founer of t&e cu' 2*om3, w&o li(e me was a %ery
ent&usiastic on mer#er of t&ese two #roups) 9o 6 'elie%e t&at if 6 in/t recei%e any responeses from
ot&er mem'ers of 9B +DEeais(ij Braj+ it can 'e conclue t&at t&ese players really o not ientify
t&emsel%es wit& t&e +,e%erli&il-a+ an all its acti%ities, 'ut t&e founer of 9B +DEeais(ij Braj+
inicate t&at &e ientify &imself wit& t&is Association) 6nterestin#ly, t&ere are also two mem'ers of
+,e%rli&il-a+, w&o are also t&e mem'ers of alreay mentione 'as(et'all team 2also incluin# t&e
aut&or of t&ese para#rap&3, 'ut t&ey ientify t&emsel%es more wit& t&e +,e%erli&il-a+ t&an wit& 9B
+DEeais(ij Braj+) 6n t&is case, per&aps t&e only (oint 0nter%rise is 'as(et'all an t&e team/s
internal pro'lems, t&us t&is (oint 0nter%rise is not stron# enou#& to create a stron# sense of ientity)
A sli#&tly ifferent picture is wit& 'ellon#in#ness to +,e%erli&il-a+) :ere we can see a wie
%ariety of opinions from t&e claim t&at suc& a 'ellon#in#ness is not really possi'le 2Al'ert3 e%en to
a special feelin# +elitism+ pro%ie 'y t&e mem'ers&ip of +,e%erli&il-a+ 2$aima, 6l-e, Austra, 6e%a,
6%eta3) 6t s&oul 'e note t&at t&e ran#e of opinions is also relate to t&e state &ow muc& eac&
person ientifies t&emsel%es wit& t&e Association an &ow close or far s7&e stan from t&e core of
collecti%e an w&et&er or not t&is person &ols any power position amon# t&e ot&er mem'ers of t&e
#roup 2i)e) w&et&er t&e person is consiere as an opinion leaers wit&in t&e #roup3)
A %ery interestin# p&enomenon, w&ic& &a to cope wit& t&e inter%iewees answers is t&e
special aura of +elitism+ t&at surrouns t&is association) *&is +elitism+, in my opinion, is a irect
e5pression of internal latent esires 1 to 'e ifferent an 'e&a%e ifferently) *&us, t&is community
&as create a special atmosp&ere t&at participation in t&is #roup for an outsier ma(es more
interestin# an e%en esire'le, 'ut at t&e same time impossi'le, 'ecause mem'ers of t&e #roup
pretens to 'e self1sufficient an in some cases also isolate) 6n turn, from t&e perspecti%e of acti%e
mem'ers, t&is +elitism+ #i%es a feelin# of satisfaction an furt&er stren#t&en t&e sense of 'elon#in#,
ientity, an also 'ecomes a t&e en prouct of joint acti%ities an is part of ne#otiation of meanin#
of t&is acti%ities 22e.otiation *f /eanin. , Shared 1e%ertoire3 2 ;en#ner, 1..83) Cor e5ample, t&e
8uestion 3hich of the %ro$ects im%lemented 'y the comm&nity is considered to 'e s&ccessf&l and
3hich are less s&ccessf&l456, all of t&e responents amitte t&at t&ere &as 'een no unsuccessful
projects, 'ecause all conucte projects &a%e met #roup/s inner o'jecti%es of &a%in# a #oo time in
spite of t&e course an 8uality of t&e e%ent) 9o, one of t&e most important attri'utes of t&e
'ellon#in#ness is not t&e prouct, 'ut t&e sensations pro%ie 'y t&e creation of t&is prouct)
*&erefore, t&e meanin# of all joint projects an e%ents come from wit&in t&e #roup, an payin# a
little attention to t&e e5ternal criticism, t&us reinforcin# t&e self1sufficiency an aura of +elitism +)
*&is aura of +elitism+ also profounly affecte t&e introuction of new mem'ers into t&e
collecti%e 26%eta3, 'ecause it creates t&e impression of a close an isolate society) 9eclusion an
isolation are also relate to t&e fact t&at mem'ers of t&e #roup are mutually #oo friens) *&us, t&e
nature of t&is community is rat&er complicate an ifficult to unerstan arri%in# at a#e1ol
8uestion 1 w&ic& came first t&e c&ic(en or t&e e## 2F3 1 in t&is case, o mem'ers en#a#e in acti%ities
so t&at t&ey are friens alreay or 'ecome friens, 'ecause t&ey are en#a#e in joint acti%itiesF ,ot&
from t&e responses recei%e, an from my own personal e5perience, 'ein# part of community t&ere
may 'e inicate 'ot& of t&e cases 1 t&e persons in%ol%e ri#&t +from t&e street+ 'ecomes an a
appreciate #roup mem'er, frien to e%ery'oy, an e%en a part of t&e so1calle inner core 2Peter3,
w&ile t&ose t&at 'ein# alreay friens wit& some of t&e mem'ers are una'le to esta'lis& lastin#
friens&ips wit& ot&er #roup mem'ers an to 'ecome a part of t&e #roup) *&erefor t&e in%itation
an incorporation of some mem'er/s si#nificant ot&er 'ecomes a %ery si#nificant pro'lem 2from
personal e5perience, $iene3) 9o, not e%eryone is a'le to accept t&e nature an specifics of t&e
+,e%erli&il-a+, t&us sometimes romantic relations&ip 'rea(s 'ecause si#nificant ot&er is una'le to
accept t&e mem'er/s mem'ers&ip in t&e #roup) As a result , +,e%erli&il-a+ creates t&e impression of
a &i#&ly frienly an informal collecti%e, w&ic& is open to new people an new ieas, 'ut in reality,
wit&in t&e #roup t&ere are se%eral le%els of +&ierarc&y+ an sort of initiation rites of transition from
one le%el to t&e ne5t) <f course, t&ese initiation rites are more mentally t&an p&ysically 2@o for'iG
?o'oy &ere is tormente an &umiliate3) *&ese mental tests are relate t&e o%erall c&emistry in
community, compati'ility of worl %iews an t&e a'ility to inte#rate into t&e o%erall picture) As 6
mentione earlier, one of t&e #roup/s c&aracteristics is %ery similar t&ou#&t process, w&ic& is often
intuiti%e an not clot&e in wors, so t&at a person w&o is una'le to stan on t&e same intuiti%e
wa%e is una'le to participate in t&e collecti%e) 9ometimes t&e ieal caniate/s profile is 8uite
simple 1 a #oo person 2Batrina, Crit-, Anita, Austra3) Anot&er test t&e ieal caniate must ta(e is
to pro%e t&e a'ility to unerstan an participate in #roup/s inner sense of &umor, w&ic& is
sometimes 8uite specific 2Al'ert, 6e%a3, an w&ic& s&oul 'e consiere as one of a #roup of
c&aracteristic %alues 2Shared 1e%ertoire3 2 ;en#ner , 1..83
:ere also s&oul remem'er t&at t&e mem'ers of t&e #roup &a%e not only t&e opportunity to
en#a#e in creati%e amateur acti%ities, 'ut is also a circle of important friens 2Crit-, Al'ert, Batrina,
Anita, E%e, an myself3 1 t&e mem'ers of a #roup close to t&e core are en#a#e really eeply an
t&is en#a#ement restricts opportunities to participate in ot&er communities an 'uil a new ientity
as t&e e5istin# participation ta(es a lot of time an emotional stren#t& 2;en#ner, 1..83) ,ut t&ose
w&ic& e5istin# ot&er circles of friens 2Dace, Diana, $aima3, or w&o see t&emsel%es more solitary
2Peter3, for t&em it is possi'le to ose t&eir participation an t&us, it #reatly affects t&eir self1
ientification wit& t&e +,e%erli&il-a+2 ;en#ner, 1..83)
Currently, one of t&e 'i##est pro'lems face 'y t&e +,e%erli&il-a+ is its inacti%ity, w&ic& is
lar#ely ue to t&e re1prioriti-ation of t&e mem'ers) *&is s&ift in priorities is lar#ely relate to t&e
on#oin# family life) Accorin#ly, t&e family c&an#es t&e ientity of t&e mem'er, an creates new
'orers affectin# full participation in t&e #roup/s acti%ities 2 ;en#ner , 1..83) *&us, t&e community
now &as lost its si#ns of community, 'ase on s&are acti%ities 2Comm&nity of Practice3 w&ile
(eepin# its features of a community 'ase on friens&ip 2Comm&nity of Affection3)
REFERENCES
;en#er, E) 21..83) Comm&nities of %ractice7 -earnin., meanin., and identity, Cam'ri#eH
Cam'ri#e Ini%ersity Press)
Appendix A
Juestions to mem'ers of Association for Promotion of Creatie !deas "eerlihil#a 2furt&er in
te5t ,1&il-a3
1) 6n your own wors, please escri'e t&e association ,1 &il-a4
2) 6n your own wors, please e5plain w&y association ,1 &il-a was esta'liseF
D) ;&at o you t&in(, w&at are t&e #oals of ,1 &il-aF Are t&ese #oals &as e%er ac&ie%eF
4) Descri'e t&e meanin# of 'elon#in# to t&e ,1 &il-ai4
5) Do you t&in( ,1 &il-a is open or close communityF
A) Do you feel t&at you 'elon# to t&e community of ,1 &il-aF
7) ;&at is7 was your moti%ation to participate in ,1 &il-aF
8) 6n Kour oppinion w&ic& are t&e most important of ,1 &il-aF ;&yF
.) Do you t&in( w&ic& projects of t&e ,1 &il-a &a%e not 'een successfulF
10) Does ,1 &il-a &a%e e%elope traitions an practice t&at uni8ue, c&aracteristic only of t&is
associationF 6f so, &ow important t&ese traitions are for KouF Cor Kour 9elf L ientity)
11) :a%e Kou learne anyt&in# w&ile participatin# in ,1 &il-a 1 please #i%e an e5amples)
12) :ow important for your self1 ientity is t&e ,1 &il-aF
1D) <n a scale of 1 2 low participation3 to 5 2&i#& participation3 assess your acti%ity in ,1 &il-a, at
associations most acti%e perio)
14) <n a scale of 1 2low participation3 to 5 2&i#& participation3 assess your acti%ity in t&is
or#ani-ation7 community ri#&t now)
15) Do you t&in( t&at t&e ,1 &il-a is currently acti%e communityF
1A) Do you t&in( t&at t&e it is possi'le to restore or#ani-ation/s acti%ityF
17) Descri'e w&y, in your opinion, ,1&il-a is currently inacti%e)
18) Any comments or 8uestions)
Appendix "
Statutes of Association for Promotion of Creatie !deas "eerlihil#a
R a d o $ o i d e % u e i c i n & $ a n a s b i e d r ' b a s
( " e e r l i h i l # a )
s t a t * t i s t a t * t i
+,noda-a, "iedr'bas nosau.ums,
1)1) ,ier>'as nosau(ums ir M"aoNo ieju %eicinONanas 'ier>'a P,e%erli&il-aQQ 2turpmO(
te(stO 1 ,ier>'a3)
/,noda-a, "iedr'bas m0r1i,
2)1) ,ier>'as mRrSis ir raoNo ieju un paNar'>'as a(ti%itONu %eicinONana, tajO s(aitOH
2)1)1) att>st>t un populari-Rt aEOus paNar'>'as mO(slas %eius L amatieru teOtri,
-ieONanu, ejoNanu u)c)4
2)1)2) populari-Rt paNor#ani-RNanOs iespRjas un neprofesionOlu s(atu%es ar'>'u4
2)1)D) ap%ienot 'ierus (op>#am raoNam ar'am, ot iespRju 'ieriem raoNi i-pausties un
au-pus>#i se%i piln%eiot4
2)1)4) noroNinOt omu'ieru re#ulOru (opO sanO(Nanu4
2)1)5) saar'oties ar citOm or#ani-OcijOm (op>#u mRrSu %ei(Nanai un %ieo(Tu apmaiUai4
2)1)A) ar apme(lRjumiem at'alst>t (ultVras ->%es noti(umus $at%ijO4
2)1)7 al>ties piere-R par s%ar>#iem noti(umiem $at%ijas un ar> Or%alstu (ultVras ->%R,
%eicinOt is(usijas par to, muinOt 'ierus iepa->t #an $at%ieNu, #an Or%alstu autoru ar'us4
2)1)8) or#ani-Rt paNar'>'as un i-(laies pasO(umus4
2)1).) or#ani-Rt la'ar>'as pasO(umus 'Rrnu namos un pansionOtos u)c)4
2)1)10) or#ani-Rt pieau#uNo sporta pasO(umus4
2)1)11) or#ani-Rt 'Rrnu un jaunieNu sporta pasO(umus4
2)1)12) %eicinOt %esel>#u un a(t>%u ->%es%eiu, it >paNi 'Rrniem un jaunieNiem rO>t
prie(N->mi 'r>%O lai(a pa%a>Nanas iespRju aEOoNanai)
2,noda-a, "iedr'bas darb'bas termi3$,
D)1) ,ier>'a ir noi'inOta u- nenotei(tu lai(u)
4, noda-a, "iedr'bas darb'bas pamats,
4)1) ,ier>'a ar'ojas sas(aUO ar ,ier>'as i'inONanas lRmumu, statVtiem un $at%ijas
"epu'li(O spR(O esoNajiem normat>%ajiem a(tiem4
4)2) ,ieru (opsapulce pieUem ,ier>'as "e#lamentu, (as ir saistoNs %isiem 'ieriem)
5,noda-a, "iedru iest&$an&s "iedr'b&6 i#st&$an&s un i#sl07$ana,
5)1) ,ier>'O %ar iestOties je'(ura r>c>'spRj>#a fi-is(a un juriis(a persona %ai ties>'spRj>#a
personOlsa'ier>'a, iesnie-ot notei(tas formas ra(stis(u pietei(umu) Pietei(uma formu un
tam (lOt pie%ienojamo o(umentu sara(stu nosa(a ,ier>'as %ale)
5)2) $Rmumu par 'iera u-UemNanu ,ier>'O pieUem %ale) 0alei pieteicRja lV#ums ir
jOi-s(ata tu%O(Os sRes lai(O, taWu ne il#O( (O i%u neRTu lai(O no %isu nepiecieNamo
o(umentu saUemNanas 'r>Ea) I- %ales sRi, (urO i-s(ata pieteicRja lV#umu, ir jOu-aicina
pats pieteicRjs un jOo %iUam %Ors sa%a %ieo(Ta pauNanai) PieteicRja neieraNanOs na%
NSRrslis %ales lRmuma pieUemNanai) 0alei moti%Rts lRmums ra(st%eiO jOpa-iUo
pieteicRjam neRTas lai(O no tO pieUemNanas 'r>Ea)
5)D) 0ales noraioNo lRmumu pieteicRjs ra(st%eiO %ar pOrsV-Rt 'ieru (opsapulcei) !a ar>
'ieru (opsapulce noraia pieteicRja lV#umu, pieteicRjs na% u-Uemts par ,ier>'as 'ieru,
un %iUN %ar iesnie#t at(Ortotu pietei(umu ne OtrO( (O pRc #aa termiUa i-'ei#NanOs)
5)4) ,iers %ar je'(urO lai(O i-stOties no ,ier>'as ra(st%eiO pa-iUojot par to %alei4
5)5) ,ieru %ar i-slR#t no ,ier>'as ar %ales lRmumu, jaH
5)5)1) 'iers %airO( (O 12 mRneNus na% noma(sOjis 'iera nauu4
5)5)2) 'iers nepila (opsapulces un %ales lRmumus4
5)5)D) 'iers nepila sa%us pienO(umu un u-UemtOs saist>'as4
5)5)4) 'iers %eic citu ar'>'u, (as ir pretrunO ar Najos statVtos notei(to)
5)A) !autOjumu par ,ier>'as 'iera i-slR#Nanu %ale i-s(ata tu%O(Os sRes lai(O, u-aicinot
i-slR-amo 'ieru un oot %iUam %Oru sa%a %ieo(Ta pauNanai) 6-slR-amO 'iera
neieraNanOs na% NSRrslis %ales lRmuma pieUemNanai) 0alei lRmums par 'iera i-slR#Nanu
no 'ier>'as un NO lRmuma moti%Ocija jOpa-iUo ra(st%eiO i-slR-amajam 'ieram piecu
ienu lai(O no tO pieUemNanas 'r>Ea)
8,noda-a, "iedru ties'bas un pien&.umi,
A)1) ,ier>'as 'ieriem ir NOas ties>'asH
A)1)1) pieal>ties ,ier>'as pOr%alR,
A)1)2) saUemt informOciju par ,ier>'as ar'>'u, tai s(aitO iepa->ties ar %isu ,ier>'as
institVciju proto(oliem, lRmumiem un r>(ojumiem,
A)1)D) pieal>ties %isos ,ier>'as or#ani-Rtajos pasO(umos, iesnie#t prie(Nli(umus par
,ier>'as ar'>'u un tOs u-la'oNanu, ai-stO%Rt sa%u %ieo(li,
A)2) ,ier>'as 'ieru pienO(umiH
A)2)1) ie%Rrot ,ier>'as statVtus un pil>t 'ieru sapulces un %ales lRmumus,
A)2)D) re#ulOri ma(sOt 'iera nauu,
A)2)2) ar sa%u a(t>%u l>-ar'>'u at'alst>t ,ier>'as mRrSa un u-e%umu reali-RNanu)
A)D) 9aist>'as 'ieram %ar notei(t ar 'ieru sapulces %ai %ales lRmumu) ?osa(ot 'ieram
saist>'as, (as atNSiras no citu 'ieru saist>'Om, ir nepiecieNama NO 'iera pie(riNana)
9,noda-a, "iedr'bas stru.t*rien'bas,
7)1) Ar 'ieru sapulces lRmumu %ar ti(t i-%eiotas ,ier>'as teritoriOlOs un citas
stru(tVr%ien>'as4
7)2) 9tru(tVr%ien>'as ar'>'u, ties>'as un pienO(umus, (O ar> attiec>'as ar ,ier>'u re#ulR
stru(tVr%ien>'as noli(ums, (o apstiprina ,ier>'as 'ieru sapulce)
:,noda-a, "iedru sapulces sasau.$ana un l0mumu pie3em$ana,
8)1) ,ieru sapulce ir au#stO(O ,ier>'as lRmRjinstitVcija)
8)2) ,ieru sapulcR ir ties>#i pieal>ties %isi ,ier>'as 'ieri) ,ieri %ar pieal>ties 'ieru
sapulcR ti(ai person>#i)
8)D) BOrtRjO 'ieru sapulce tie( sasau(ta %ienu rei-i #aO 1 ne %RlO( (O l>- D1)martam)
8)4) Xr(Ortas 'ieru sapulce %ar ti(t sasau(ta pRc %ales iniciat>%as, %ai ja to ra(st%eiO
pieprasa ne ma-O( (O %iena esmitO aTa ,ier>'as 'ieru, norOot sasau(Nanas iemeslu)
8)5) ,ieru sapulce tie( sasau(ta, ne %RlO( (O i%as neRTas pirms sapulces nosVtot (atram
'ieram ra(stis(u u-aicinOjumu)
8)A) ,ieru sapulce ir lemtties>#a, ja tajO piealOs %airO( (O puse no 'ieriem)
8)7) !a 'ieru sapulce na% lemtties>#a (%oruma trV(uma RT, tr>s neRTu lai(O tie( sasau(ta
at(Ortota 'ieru sapulce, (as ir ties>#a pieUemt lRmumus neat(ar>#i no (lOtesoNo 'ieru
s(aita, ar nosac>jumu, (a tajO piealOs %isma- i%i 'ieri)
8)8) ,ieru sapulces lRmums ir pieUemts, ja par to no'also %airO( (O puse no (lOtesoNajiem
'ieriem) $Rmums par statVtu #ro->jumiem, ,ier>'as ar'>'as i-'ei#Nanu un turpinONanu
ir pieUemts, ja par to no'also %airO( (O i%as treNaTas no (lOtesoNajiem 'ieriem)
;,noda-a, !#pildinstit*ci%a,
8)1) ,ier>'as i-pilinstitVcija ir %ale, (as sastO% no pieciem %ales loce(Tiem)
8)2) 0ales loce(Ti no sa%a %ius ie%Rl %ales prie(NsRRtOju, (urN or#ani-R %ales ar'u)
8)D) 0ale ir ties>#a i-lemt %isus jautOjumus, (as na% e(s(lu->%O 'ieru sapulces
(ompetencR)
8)4) 0ales loce(Ti ir ties>#i pOrstO%Rt ,ier>'u (atrs atse%iNSi)
8)5) 0ales loce(lis pila sa%us pienO(umus 'r>%prOt>#i un 'e- atl>->'as)
+<,noda-a, Reidents,
.)1) ,ier>'as finansiOlOs un saimniecis(Os ar'>'as (ontroli %eic re%ients, (uru ie%Rl
'ieru sapulce u- %ienu #au)
.)2) ,ier>'as re%ients ne%ar 'Vt ,ier>'as %ales loce(lis)
.)D) "e%ientsH
.)D)1) %eic ,ier>'as mantas un finanNu l>-e(Tu re%>-iju4
.)D)2) o at-inumu par ,ier>'as 'uEetu un #aa pOrs(atu4
.)D)D) i-%RrtR ,ier>'as #rOmat%e>'as un liet%e>'as ar'u4
.)D)4) snie- ietei(umus par ,ier>'as finanNu un saimniecis(Os ar'>'as u-la'oNanu4
.)4) "e%ients %eic re%>-iju 'ieru sapulces notei(tajos termiUos, taWu ne retO( (O rei-i
#aO)
.)5) ,ieru sapulce apstiprina ,ier>'as #aa pOrs(atu ti(ai pRc "e%ienta at-inuma
saUemNanas)
++,noda-a, "iedru nauda,
10)1) ,ier>'as 'ieri ma(sO 'ieru nauu %ienu rei-i mRnes>4
10)2) ,ieru nauas apmRrs tie( notei(ts ,ier>'as re#lamentO)
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