Theos-Talk Archives (September 2008 Message tt00148)

So better start going activist about it. This is a formal proposition already requested to be included in the agenda of the next meeting of the international council. 

Erica

--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Katinka Hesselink <mail@katinkahesselink.net> wrote:
From: Katinka Hesselink <mail@katinkahesselink.net>
Subject: Theos-World Re: POLITICS STILL AFOOT IN THE T.S.
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 3:26 AM










    
            I've put this to one of my contacts close to the center of TS power. 



My opinion is: I agree that the president should be voted for

directly. The general council is not a democratic body (members get on

there in a variety of ways: some more directly democratic than others)

and should be reformed before it's given more executive power. 



Generally speaking though: the TS does have to be run, people. And

that does involve a measure of politics. Just like the US has to be

run and that involves making choices and taking responsibility. 



But I do think we should be sure that this is a proposal in the formal

sense (as in: the president and council are seriously considering

implementing this) as opposed to a way to start a brainstorm about how

the TS should be organized. Only when it's a serious proposal in the

first sense should we start going activist about this. If it comes to

that though, please involve me in spreading the news and signing the

petition. 



Katinka Hesselink

http://www.allconsi dering.com/

http://www.katinkah esselink. net/

--- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "t_s_theosophist" <THEOSOPHIST@ ...>

wrote:

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> POLITICS STILL AFOOT IN THE T.S. 

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> Dear Fellow Theosophists; 

> 

> We are informed by two Theosophists of repute and long standing,

Pedro Oliveria, and Aryel Sanat, that attempts are currently being

made to try to restrict the freedoms of members of The Society. 

> 

> A proposal being presented to the General Council would restrict the

voting for Predisent to ONLY members of the General Council and strip

the general membership of this cherished privilidge. 

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> Colonel Olcott established our ground rules the way he did so that

EVERY member would have this Freedom of Choice & selection. 

> 

> This is a Very Important Landmark in maintaining The Freedom of The

Society. To concentrate this 

> power in the hands of a small group even if it is The General

Council would be a disasterous attack on The Freedom of The Society. 

> 

> One questions WHY would the proposers of this scheme even want to

change the rules,and to WHAT Purpose? There is NO 

> legitimate need for this change. It all smells very fishy and odious

of political machination. 

> 

> Can we forget politics and get back to our True Task and Purpose of

Studying and Teachng Theosophy? 

> We urge Every Freedom loving and sincere Theosophist to register

their opposition and complaint to this stinking power ploy. It is a

Very Bad proposal and NOT needed. 

> 

> Fraternally; 

> William Delahunt

> Orlando, Florida

> Theosophist@ ... 

> 

> Blow is the news from Pedro and Aryel: 

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> TS: A MOMENT OF TRUTH 

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> Dear Friends, 

> 

> The attached proposal has come to my notice. One of its proposed

amendments (to Rule 10 of the Rules of the TS), if approved, will

cause the termination of an important landmark in the history of The

Theosophical Society: the right of its members to elect the

international President in a direct vote. 

> 

> The amendment in question establishes that the President will be

elected by the members of the General Council which counts

approximately 37 members at the present. 

> 

> As a concerned member I would like to suggest that a letter be

written to the International Secretary, who is the Secretary of the

Council, expressing profound concern and opposition to this

unprecedented attempt to disenfranchise the members of the

Theosophical Society world wide. 

> 

> May I suggest that if some of you would like to briefly express your

views regarding the proposed amendment that you send them to me or to

Mrs Ananya Rajan <ananya11@.. .>, so that we may incorporate them into

the document to be sent to the Secretary of the General Council. 

> 

> The work of the TS is too precious for the redemption and

transformation of the world for us to allow its entire membership to

be allienated from its right to elect its President. 

> 

> With warm and fraternal regards to all,

> Pedro Oliveira

> Sydney, Australia  

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> Aryel Sanat   

> asanat@...

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> Pedro Oliveria   prmoliveira@ ... 

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> International Secretary : theossoc@... 

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