[MCARC] [Fwd: Atten: ARRL Affiliated Clubs Need to Act Now]

[Nate Bargmann]

FYI

73, Nate

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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:14:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: "myARRLvoice via ActionNetwork.org" <info at myarrlvoice.org>
To: n0nb at n0nb.us
Subject: Atten: ARRL Affiliated Clubs Need to Act Now
Reply-To: info at myarrlvoice.org

ARRL needs your help to protect the future
 Trust in ARRL leadership is eroding.

 We need your help to protect the future of ARRL.

 As an ARRL Affiliated Club, your members have a lot at stake. It's important
 for you to understand what's happening and act . . . now.

 Learn More          Take Action            Get involved
 www.myarrlvoice.org Write Your Director    Join Facebook Group

 For more than 100 years, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has been the
 organization we’ve trusted to serve its membership openly and advocate for
 amateur radio in the United States. Over the past two years, that has changed…

 Why now?

 There has been a range of troubling policy and governance actions taken by the
 League’s leadership over the past two years, as well as actions proposed to be
 formalized at the Board meeting on January 19, 2018 in Newington. We are
 working hard to inform our fellow members across all segments of our community,
 and to encourage them to convey their feelings on these issues to the ARRL
 Board and management.

 Examples of recent actions include the following (click on each item to see
 more detail):

   • The Amateur Radio Parity Act was modified to favor HOA positions for
     undisclosed reasons.
   • The new ARRL BoD Code of Conduct limits what you get to know.
   • Your Director’s voting power could be diminished.
   • Your ARRL membership could be terminated for any reason.
   • Vice Directors could have been eliminated from the ARRL.
   • The ARRL Board’s governance proposals have generated significant
     undisclosed legal fees.
   • Your elected Director could be censured for describing the new ARRL Code of
     Conduct.
   • Your candidate for Board of Directors could be disqualified without
     explanation.

 The governance attitude of the proponents of these measures, including
 directors, officers and advisers (such as the League's General Counsel), should
 frighten every ARRL member. Put simply, they are trying to stifle debate,
 render representation meaningless, and turn the ARRL into a closed organization
 very unlike what we all have enjoyed throughout our ham radio lives. We can’t
 let this happen.

 Time is of the essence, the Board meets January 19th, when some of the pending
 proposals are scheduled to come up for a vote. Please pass this message along
 to your club members and others in your extended ham radio network. We must act
 now to let the Board know how we feel about their actions.


 John Crovelli, W2GD
 G. Kip Edwards, W6SZN
 Rusty Epps, W6OAT
 Robert B. Famiglio, K3RF
 Rich Gelber, K2WR        [myARRLvoice-240]
 Fred Hopengarten, K1VR
 Jim Idelson, K1IR
 Jim Talens, N3JT
 Rick Tavan, N6XI
 Bob Wilson, N6TV
 Marty Woll, N6VI


 myARRLvoice is an independent grassroots group working on behalf of our fellow
 Members of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), monitoring the activity of
 ARRL leadership and advocating change to ensure the organization’s
 effectiveness in matters of policy and governance, and to foster ethical and
 competent stewardship.

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