They actually listened and the motion went through so Amendment 10 is officially a go, which I still can't quite wrap my head around after all that back and forth. It is just such a massive relief to see the girls finally getting the result they earned at Supreme because …
October 25, 2015
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are members, Majority Members, and concerned adults who support Job's Daughters International. We are deeply concerned at the paper-thin margin by which Amendment 10 failed at Supreme Session 2015. As such, we hereby sign our names to request the following:
1. That a Motion to Reconsider Amendment 10 be brought from the floor of Supreme Session 2015;
2. That should said Motion pass by a simple majority vote, Amendment 10 would be re-voted upon; AND
3. That Amendment 10 be subject to the 2/3 majority voting requirement to pass, per Supreme Bethel Bylaws and voting procedures.
In essence, we are asking for a do-over. Our voices must be heard, and the support for this amendment is overwhelmingly positive amongst the rank-and-file. Look no further than the 188-45 vote amongst the Daughters present at Supreme. That's an 80% endorsement. Far greater than the 2/3 needed. Six adult votes should never get in the way of the voices of the Daughters.
Respectfully Submitted,
Updates
August 8, 2015
I just checked the count and hit triple digits which feels honestly surreal because this started as just a frustration I vented into a document one evening. It is wild that one hundred people actually took the time to read through my ranting about those six votes and decided they agreed enough to sign their names.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 7, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015
I checked the count again and we are just hovering near that one thousand mark which honestly feels surreal because the support for these Daughters is just everywhere right now. If each of you could just grab one more person who cares about this because the math is clear and the adults cannot just ignore those girls anymore we might actually get someone to listen.
683 Comments
I'm signing this petition, even though I don't necessarily agree with the text of the amendment, I'm signing because I firmly believe that the members of the order, not the adults who council should decide the laws of their organization.
I am the Bethel Guardian of the last Bethel in Ontario Canada. I am also a PHQ and was honoured to receive the degree of Royal Purple. Without adding Masonic Sponsorship to membership qualifications, I don't know how long our Bethel will exist.
We support ammendment 10 in Ontario , Canada. Maintaing the status quo , may help seal our fate. We have 1 bethel left. With 6 girls. We NEED THIS! Maggie Brown, PHQ Bethel #6 , Guelph , Ontario , Miss Ontario Jobs Daughter 2006-2007
Our girls are living in a world when advantage based on birth, family relationship or race is increasingly frowned upon. They have voted overwhelmingly in favour of this motion, and adult voting delegates should be listening to their voice.
Majority Member, Bethel #37, Jackson, Wyoming. The fact that my home bethel no longer exists is proof we need this amendment! Our new SBHQ is from one of the larger U.S states and we only have two bethels! Listen to the girls, please!
PMC Stampede Chapter, I don't want to see any more Bethel close down because of a lack of members when I know girls are being turned away due to a lack of a masonic relationship
PHQ and MM of Bethel #54, Shoreline, WA, now defunct because lack of available girls for membership in our area.
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They actually listened and the motion went through so Amendment 10 is officially a go, which I still can't quite wrap my head around after all that back and forth. It is just such a massive relief to see the girls finally getting the result they earned at Supreme because …
October 25, 2015
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are members, Majority Members, and concerned adults who support Job's Daughters International. We are deeply concerned at the paper-thin margin by which Amendment 10 failed at Supreme Session 2015. As such, we hereby sign our names to request the following:
1. That a Motion to Reconsider Amendment 10 be brought from the floor of Supreme Session 2015;
2. That should said Motion pass by a simple majority vote, Amendment 10 would be re-voted upon; AND
3. That Amendment 10 be subject to the 2/3 majority voting requirement to pass, per Supreme Bethel Bylaws and voting procedures.
In essence, we are asking for a do-over. Our voices must be heard, and the support for this amendment is overwhelmingly positive amongst the rank-and-file. Look no further than the 188-45 vote amongst the Daughters present at Supreme. That's an 80% endorsement. Far greater than the 2/3 needed. Six adult votes should never get in the way of the voices of the Daughters.
Respectfully Submitted,
Updates
August 8, 2015
I just checked the count and hit triple digits which feels honestly surreal because this started as just a frustration I vented into a document one evening. It is wild that one hundred people actually took the time to read through my ranting about those six votes and decided they agreed enough to sign their names.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 7, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015
I checked the count again and we are just hovering near that one thousand mark which honestly feels surreal because the support for these Daughters is just everywhere right now. If each of you could just grab one more person who cares about this because the math is clear and the adults cannot just ignore those girls anymore we might actually get someone to listen.
683 Comments
It's a clear double standard in favor of the old boys club. As a former DeMolay I was not required to have any Masonic lineage. Why is this not the case fit Job's Daughters in the year 2015? Astonishing. And just plain wrong.
I'm signing this petition, even though I don't necessarily agree with the text of the amendment, I'm signing because I firmly believe that the members of the order, not the adults who council should decide the laws of their organization.
I am the Bethel Guardian of the last Bethel in Ontario Canada. I am also a PHQ and was honoured to receive the degree of Royal Purple. Without adding Masonic Sponsorship to membership qualifications, I don't know how long our Bethel will exist.
We support ammendment 10 in Ontario , Canada. Maintaing the status quo , may help seal our fate. We have 1 bethel left. With 6 girls. We NEED THIS! Maggie Brown, PHQ Bethel #6 , Guelph , Ontario , Miss Ontario Jobs Daughter 2006-2007
Our girls are living in a world when advantage based on birth, family relationship or race is increasingly frowned upon. They have voted overwhelmingly in favour of this motion, and adult voting delegates should be listening to their voice.
Majority Member, Bethel #37, Jackson, Wyoming. The fact that my home bethel no longer exists is proof we need this amendment! Our new SBHQ is from one of the larger U.S states and we only have two bethels! Listen to the girls, please!
PMC Stampede Chapter, I don't want to see any more Bethel close down because of a lack of members when I know girls are being turned away due to a lack of a masonic relationship
PHQ and MM of Bethel #54, Shoreline, WA, now defunct because lack of available girls for membership in our area.
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It's a clear double standard in favor of the old boys club. As a former DeMolay I was not required to have any Masonic lineage. Why is this not the case fit Job's Daughters in the year 2015? Astonishing. And just plain wrong.