Community?

[Rich Littleton]

That Joe Mabel does have an elegant simplicity to his messages.  Good
point.  

Thanks, Joe.

Rich

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On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Joe Mabel wrote:

> x-no-archive: yes
> 
> When someone starts lying, you have to be able to say so.  This hasn't 
> happened in the last year in SCN, but it has happened before that.  I omit 
> to mention the name, since he is no longer in the organization.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steve [SMTP:steve at advocate.net]
> Sent:	Monday, November 23, 1998 1:35 PM
> To:	scn at scn.org
> Subject:	RE: Community?
> 
> x-no-archive: yes
> 
> 
> Maybe it helps to know we're not alone in these conflicts.  Here are
> a few excerpts from the article I referred to in the original
> message (about the expulsion of two board members from the North
> Beacon Hill Community Council).  See if this sounds familiar -
> 
> 
> Roger Pence, Council President:
> 
> "We're not just going to walk away and leave the community affairs
> to the yellers and screamers."
> 
> "People don't like to be insulted and held up for contempt just
> because of a difference of opinion.  We've lost several people from
> our organization just because they don't want to deal with these
> people anymore."
> 
> "I've talked to city department heads who have been called liars in
> meetings - you just don't do that.  To be active in community
> issues, you need a certain amount of people skills."
> 
> (One of the evicted members):  "I think it's too bad when a
> community cannot have strong advocates for different viewpoints."
> 
> Roger Valdez, Council VP:  ...if the community council can't start
> working together, it will become irrelevant.  "We're going to have
> people continue to walk away from these problems, and the real loser
> is the neighborhood.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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