Post by synch on Jul 24, 2019 15:54:33 GMT
The July 2019 Connection Newsletter was recently published on the emotionsanonymous.org website. Here is what is written about the status of the Bylaws and Language:
"The trustees voted unanimously to return to the 2017 Bylaws, which is the last set of changes ratified by the EA membership. This means that the changes to several of the Steps as well as to one of the Traditions and
one of the Promises now have the original language of God, Him, He, and His as part of the content. It also means that
the EA membership will once again be asked to ratify the bylaw changes to come in the future - as was done previously, with the exception of 2018. The main reason the 2017 bylaws were changed was because they were not practical or
workable in their entirety. They had been changed in the past without looking holistically at them and were full of extraneous information that didn’t apply or make sense. We know that reverting to the 2017 bylaws will be welcomed
by some, while others will be disappointed. (We’ve already started hearing about disagreement with moving back to
God, He, Him, and His in the Steps, etc.) Please know that we will be bringing many of the good ideas from the 2018
revisions to the table for future discussion and we will be looking for EA member participation in the bylaw development. As noted earlier, there will be a ratification process by the membership for any changes in the future. We’ll also
need your help in crafting good strategies for better communicating the work of the Board to all of you, and strategies
for hearing your voices represented in our decisions. Watch for more on this later."
EA Connection 7-19.pdf (697.67 KB)
"The trustees voted unanimously to return to the 2017 Bylaws, which is the last set of changes ratified by the EA membership. This means that the changes to several of the Steps as well as to one of the Traditions and
one of the Promises now have the original language of God, Him, He, and His as part of the content. It also means that
the EA membership will once again be asked to ratify the bylaw changes to come in the future - as was done previously, with the exception of 2018. The main reason the 2017 bylaws were changed was because they were not practical or
workable in their entirety. They had been changed in the past without looking holistically at them and were full of extraneous information that didn’t apply or make sense. We know that reverting to the 2017 bylaws will be welcomed
by some, while others will be disappointed. (We’ve already started hearing about disagreement with moving back to
God, He, Him, and His in the Steps, etc.) Please know that we will be bringing many of the good ideas from the 2018
revisions to the table for future discussion and we will be looking for EA member participation in the bylaw development. As noted earlier, there will be a ratification process by the membership for any changes in the future. We’ll also
need your help in crafting good strategies for better communicating the work of the Board to all of you, and strategies
for hearing your voices represented in our decisions. Watch for more on this later."
EA Connection 7-19.pdf (697.67 KB)