[committee] [ucc] Choice of Scheduling the OGM

[James Arcus]

Melissa,

Thank you for talking to me and accepting what I said about the 
meeting's timing.

Conversely, I can empathise with your line of thinking and retract my 
earlier statement about it being absurd. I overreached somewhat in 
trying to get my point across.

Cheers,

James

On 31/7/19 9:26 pm, Melissa Star wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> I spoke to you earlier today and accepted your word in regards to the 
> timing of the meeting being a genuine coincidence.
>
> However, persons unknown are voting on expelling me from the club, 
> with me having no prior notice of their intentions, or for what cause, 
> even though it could not possibly be anything recent as I haven’t been 
> involved at all since the committee meeting in which I resigned as 
> club secretary.
>
> Giving that:
>
> 1. this happened on two days notice,
>
> 2. that I only found because the agenda appeared in my email, and
>
> 3. that transgender people being quietly thrown out of social groups 
> behind their back because of who we are is anything but unusual.
>
> You should accept that the conclusion I made, even if it was incorrect 
> was at least subjectively NOT absurd.
>
> I’m supposed to go to see a friend tonight but after this email I’m so 
> stressed I’m not sure I can drive properly.
>
> I believe you are aware that previous bullying I’ve experienced within 
> UCC has led to a serious decline in my health.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 31 Jul 2019, at 2:40 pm, James Arcus <jimbo at ucc.asn.au 
> <mailto:jimbo at ucc.asn.au>> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> There's a lot going on on the list that warrants further 
>> consideration, but I feel the need to address one point in particular 
>> with urgency, as I have both heard and read accusations relating to 
>> it already.
>>
>> /The OGM was scheduled as required to elect a new OCM./ The date and 
>> time was chosen by committee considering the constitutional deadline 
>> and the fact that in my experience, lunch meetings often clash with 
>> classes and other commitments. I made the suggestion to have it 
>> around 5 pm, and others concurred.
>>
>> Most importantly, the OGM *was not***scheduled with /any/ 
>> consideration or knowledge of the timetables of individual members. 
>> It was also scheduled without knowledge of motions that were later 
>> proposed by other members.
>>
>> The suggestion that the meeting was scheduled at a particular time to 
>> prevent the attendance of a specific member is untrue and, frankly, 
>> absurd.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> James [MPT]
>>
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