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graytm8
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I belong to a homeschool support group that discriminates against men belonging and/or participating. In an effort to change the way things are done (the leadership team handpicks the leadership team, i.e. no elections which therefore allows the feminazi's in charge to exclude men) the members at the last meeting voted to elect the officers instead. The problem is that this organization, that collects yearly dues, has never used the standard of Robert's Rules when conducting their meetings. They do not present minutes, vote on items/issues/expenditures or elections. Now the "leadership" has decided that they will not recognize the members votes at the last meeting. While their by-laws do not state that men are not allowed, they have verbally said so and have historically excluded men. They claim to be a support group for homeschooling moms only, except that this contradicts their mission statement and by-laws. My question is this, shouldn't an organization that :
1) Collects dues from it's members
2) has written by-laws
3) is considered a non-profit organization
be required to subscribe to certain rules and regulations? Are they free to conduct their meetings/business/appointment of officers in any manner without regard for the wishes of the members? Aside from urging the members do withdraw from the organization if they do not agree with the "powers that be", what recourse do the members have? I feel as if I inadvertently joined a "male haters social club" under the guise of being an organization which "furnish(es) information and support to home educationg families" as quoted in their mission statement.
1) Collects dues from it's members
2) has written by-laws
3) is considered a non-profit organization
be required to subscribe to certain rules and regulations? Are they free to conduct their meetings/business/appointment of officers in any manner without regard for the wishes of the members? Aside from urging the members do withdraw from the organization if they do not agree with the "powers that be", what recourse do the members have? I feel as if I inadvertently joined a "male haters social club" under the guise of being an organization which "furnish(es) information and support to home educationg families" as quoted in their mission statement.