We the undersigned, as voting members of Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), have come together as a group to call for the removal of the current acting president of the board of directors. This is a formal call for a vote by the membership of MANA for the removal of Sarita Bennett as MANA President.
Updates
August 3, 2021
The feedback from members has been intense and clarifying. We are finalizing our next steps to ensure the board receives this request directly.
August 3, 2021
The momentum is undeniable. Time for the board to face the reality of our request.
25 Comments
As a former board member it saddens, embarrasses and angers me to see the damage Sarita is causing to MANA and it’s mission. Our credibility as midwives is damaged by her words and actions. Sarita must not continue as acting President if we are to rebuild MANA.
Please, MANA board, refer to the letter sent today, Aug 3, 2021, to the MANA Board from former MANA presidents, committee chairs, and other supporters, asking for the board to fulfill three items. 1) Institute formal elections by members. 2) call for the resignation of board president Sarita Bennett. 3) begin a strategic visioning session to rebirth MANA in communion with other a diverse collective of people & stakeholders. My comments to this petition are contained within that letter. Thank you.
I stand with VA CPMs for midwife autonomy. The words spoken a few weeks ago and the threats to speak against CPM autonomy to those in power from a person of Sarita Bennett's position can have a sobering effect on other states. She should not represent the midwives as President of MANA. I ask that she be removed from the office of President. NC needs support for CPM licensure and having a President of MANA speak so negatively about midwife autonomy and CPMs can and likely will have a rippling effect here. I have been disappointed in the way Sarita Bennett has responded to critics. Each one in a leadership position must understand that words have consequence and have to think about the potential harm that can be done when a person of influence speaks out .
This is the time for a MANA re-generation. This can only occur with ELECTED board members. The current board was not elected. It is time for new leadership and new direction.
I am the 2nd President of MANA (1986) and I have a Lifetime Membership and I am calling for the removal of Sarita Bennett.
We need a president that represents all the autonomous midwives. Please resign ASAP, remove Sarita Bennett.
I support a legitimate election and call for the removal of Sarita Bennett
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We the undersigned, as voting members of Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), have come together as a group to call for the removal of the current acting president of the board of directors. This is a formal call for a vote by the membership of MANA for the removal of Sarita Bennett as MANA President.
Updates
August 3, 2021
The feedback from members has been intense and clarifying. We are finalizing our next steps to ensure the board receives this request directly.
August 3, 2021
The momentum is undeniable. Time for the board to face the reality of our request.
25 Comments
Sarita Bennett must go. No one who “represents” midwives to legislatures, medical organizations and other public meetings should hold the views she does. She is profoundly dangerous for midwifery in this country and her views and statements are destructive. Sarita must go. Resign. Remove her. Whatever it takes.
As a former board member it saddens, embarrasses and angers me to see the damage Sarita is causing to MANA and it’s mission. Our credibility as midwives is damaged by her words and actions. Sarita must not continue as acting President if we are to rebuild MANA.
Please, MANA board, refer to the letter sent today, Aug 3, 2021, to the MANA Board from former MANA presidents, committee chairs, and other supporters, asking for the board to fulfill three items. 1) Institute formal elections by members. 2) call for the resignation of board president Sarita Bennett. 3) begin a strategic visioning session to rebirth MANA in communion with other a diverse collective of people & stakeholders. My comments to this petition are contained within that letter. Thank you.
I stand with VA CPMs for midwife autonomy. The words spoken a few weeks ago and the threats to speak against CPM autonomy to those in power from a person of Sarita Bennett's position can have a sobering effect on other states. She should not represent the midwives as President of MANA. I ask that she be removed from the office of President. NC needs support for CPM licensure and having a President of MANA speak so negatively about midwife autonomy and CPMs can and likely will have a rippling effect here. I have been disappointed in the way Sarita Bennett has responded to critics. Each one in a leadership position must understand that words have consequence and have to think about the potential harm that can be done when a person of influence speaks out .
This is the time for a MANA re-generation. This can only occur with ELECTED board members. The current board was not elected. It is time for new leadership and new direction.
I am the 2nd President of MANA (1986) and I have a Lifetime Membership and I am calling for the removal of Sarita Bennett.
We need a president that represents all the autonomous midwives. Please resign ASAP, remove Sarita Bennett.
I support a legitimate election and call for the removal of Sarita Bennett
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Sarita Bennett must go. No one who “represents” midwives to legislatures, medical organizations and other public meetings should hold the views she does. She is profoundly dangerous for midwifery in this country and her views and statements are destructive. Sarita must go. Resign. Remove her. Whatever it takes.