election of the ABC board
Joan K. Cestaro, CP
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Collection
Title:
election of the ABC board
Creator:
Joan K. Cestaro, CP
Date:
3/12/2004
Text:
Why is no one debating the bigger picture here which is the fact that
ABC Practitioners have absolutely no say in the decisions of the ABC
Board- a board that represents US? They can (and have) made a decision
that affects each of us deeply and we just have to live with it. It's a
done deal and we can do nothing about it except whine and complain. We
cannot vote to oust the board or elect different leadership next year.
We were given no debate in this issue. What can Practitioners do and
where can we turn to unite to democratically elect a board that will
serve the interests of its members and make decisions based on the
opinions of the majority and not a few appointed from within, good old
boys/gals? Isn't that the larger and more important issue NOW? We can
debate the occurrences of last week forever, but that decision has been
made and is a done deal. Let's now focus on WHY we are all frustrated
and what we can all do to prevent such non democratic decisions in the
future. We often take for granted the fact that we live in a democratic
society until we are part of something like this.
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
RPI- Virginia
ABC Practitioners have absolutely no say in the decisions of the ABC
Board- a board that represents US? They can (and have) made a decision
that affects each of us deeply and we just have to live with it. It's a
done deal and we can do nothing about it except whine and complain. We
cannot vote to oust the board or elect different leadership next year.
We were given no debate in this issue. What can Practitioners do and
where can we turn to unite to democratically elect a board that will
serve the interests of its members and make decisions based on the
opinions of the majority and not a few appointed from within, good old
boys/gals? Isn't that the larger and more important issue NOW? We can
debate the occurrences of last week forever, but that decision has been
made and is a done deal. Let's now focus on WHY we are all frustrated
and what we can all do to prevent such non democratic decisions in the
future. We often take for granted the fact that we live in a democratic
society until we are part of something like this.
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
RPI- Virginia
Citation
Joan K. Cestaro, CP, “election of the ABC board,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222669.
