[Lifemember] FW: FW: RDA NSW Constitutional Review Workshop & Information Session

[Mary Quirk]

Hi all
Well said James  ..
Respect and acceptance of persons / volunteers with one aim to help and
assist persons in need .

Look forward to your return ,travel safely .
Regards
Clarry

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On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 at 8:17 PM, <tracy.lucas at rdansw.org.au> wrote:

> Please see email from Director James Van-Lane who is an appointed director.
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> Bruce,
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> Who has breached their RDA (NSW) Confidentiality Agreement by giving you
> all of the internal email addresses you used in your email of October 7th?
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> Do you believe it is appropriate that you, without any communication with,
> let alone authorisation from, our Board, should be galloping through the
> organisation as you are?
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> Unlike most organisations RDA (NSW) was very wise in many parts of the
> current Constitution. For instance, only the Executive Officer has the
> power to 'make things happen', or a majority of the Board in quorum. I can
> only do those things I am authorised by the Board to do. Even the
> Chairperson has no power of their own - it all comes from the Board.
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> The Board and the Association did appreciate your pro bono help at the AGM
> and following SGM, doing what our own elected Chairperson should have been
> doing, but you are now stretching that goodwill and only negative reactions
> will come from it.
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> RDA has been running for, I believe, over 50 years. Yes, there have been
> disagreements and unhappiness, as you'd expect in any family of 30+
> Centres, but for the most part, it has been a experience in good will,
> trust, and cooperation leading to good works.
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> It really is all about the riders. Not about 'new shoes in the house' like
> you, me and our Chairperson.
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> Please cease and desist. As I see it, the Board is doing its job, possibly
> not as quickly as some would like, but progress is being made.
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> James
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
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> I believe Bruce was answered as per highlighted statement. – James when
> you get the chance do you wish to reply more formally?
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>  The email from the BM states that the next action regarding the
> Constitution will be in November.
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>  Bruce, I don't believe you are functioning with any real RDA (NSW)
> authority so please do not assume too much. I'm not sure what other Board
> members might say.
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>  James
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> *From:*
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> Bruce Manefield <Bruce at manefield.id.au>
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> *Sent:* Monday, 7 October 2024 5:21 PM
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> *To:* RDA Directors <board at rdansw.org.au>; RDANSW State Office <
> stateoffice at rdansw.org.au>; bluemountains at rdansw.org.au;
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> secretaryrdakendall at outlook.com
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> *Subject:* RDA NSW Constitutional Review Workshop & Information Session
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> Dear RDA Members
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> We are writing to you to invite you to the Constitutional Review Workshop
> that we indicated we would hold for interested members.
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> The Workshop is not a formal General Meeting of RDA NSW. It is just an
> informal meeting to discuss what can be done about fixing the RDA NSW
> Constitution. The Working Party will use the feedback from the Workshop as
> input to the Special General Meetings that have been called to repair the
> Constitution.
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> We are holding the Workshop session on Zoom at 5pm on Saturday, 12 October
> 2024. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in understanding and
> discussing what can be done to fix the Constitution.
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> The link for the session is:
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> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87116881498?pwd=rmAIO8BbI5Kg5j1xdKwQubJzAAqOst.1
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> Feel free to forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in
> supporting the objectives of RDA NSW.
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> The original date of the Workshop was delayed so that we could offer an
> opportunity for the RDA NSW Board to collaborate in the process.
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> We have invited the Board, as per the email attached, to jointly convene a
> meeting to work together and share ideas regarding Constitutional review.
> At the time of writing this email, the Board has still not responded to our
> invitation which was sent on 1 Oct, 2024.
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> The Directors are most welcome to attend the Workshop next Saturday to
> participate in the discussion.
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> The Agenda will be as follows:
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> 1.      The role of RDA NSW in relation to supporting the RDA Centres.
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> 2.      The Structure and Roles within RDA NSW - sub-committees, etc.
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> 3.      Summary of problems with the current RDA NSW Constitution
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> 4.      The proposed changes to the RDA NSW Constitution
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> 5.      The next steps for fixing the Constitution
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> We will be recording the Workshop. So, if you can't make it, you and
> other members of your Centre will still be able to get the information
> about what happened.
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> Yours sincerely
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> Bruce Manefield
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> For, and on behalf of, the Working Party
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