Thank you, Patricio, for the heads-up. I’m sure that
it must’ve been difficult for everyone, especially those on the Board.
It was very honorable of Arnnon to step down in deference to the community, and I hope
that while we may be indignant at his past actions, we can continue to find places for
people in our community who may show an interest in what we do but to who we don’t always
see eye-to-eye on our values. While I still think that this episode will generate a whole
lot of lessons for us to learn from, I hope that Arnnon will continue to engage with the
movement in a meaningful way even though he is no longer a part of the Board. Thank you
for taking heed of the community, and I hope that despite what may be a rude awakening,
that you will find your place among us, somehow, somewhere in the movement.
Hopefully, now that this episode has come to a close, we can finally begin the process of
healing and figuring out what went wrong. There’s still a lot of things left unaccounted
for, and I hope that after this, the Board will continue to build on that momentum by
doing the right thing and helping the community understand what on Earth happened over the
last few weeks so we can finally move forward.
Josh
Wiadomość napisana przez Patricio Lorente
<patricio.lorente(a)gmail.com> w dniu 28.01.2016, o godz. 04:52:
Dear All,
Throughout the discussion about the appointment of Arnnon Geshuri to the
Board of Trustees, the Board has carefully listened to you and discussed
internally. Earlier today, Arnnon decided to step down from the Board. To
paraphrase his words, he doesn't want to be a distraction for the important
discussions that the community and the Foundation need to face in the times
to come. We want to thank Arnnon for his ongoing commitment and for helping
us to move forward.
The Board Governance Committee is working to improve and update our
selection processes before we fill the vacancy left by Arnnon’s departure.
We are sorry for the distress and confusion this has caused to some in our
community, and also to Arnnon.
Patricio and Alice
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Patricio Lorente
Chair, Board of Trustees
Alice Wiegand
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
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