AANR Elections

[jasenj]

http://www.aanr.com/blog/welcome-to-the-2016-aanr-voters-guide/

AANR election season is coming up. If you are a member, please share your insights on how and why you think folks should vote.

[usuallylurk]

Most of these are "walkover" elections. There are even some slots - apparently - no candidates.

And the only significant bylaw change - someone wants the Ontario clubs in the AANR East region, not the midwest. Doesn't really matter that much, anyway. The Canadian clubs are entrenched in the Canadian organization.

[jasenj]

The message to me is: If you want to shape AANR, just run for office.
I don't know how many bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through to get on the ballot. I find it very odd that AANR-FL does not have a candidate. Of all the regions, I would expect to find plenty of active members willing to step up in FL.

And the candidate statements are worth reading, IMHO. Here's a nice quote, "I support increased efforts to expand our service target to a more diverse constituency. I think AANR should focus on promoting nudism and our rights, letting membership take care of itself." Hmm...

[usuallylurk]

The message to me is: If you want to shape AANR, just run for office.
I don't know how many bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through to get on the ballot. I find it very odd that AANR-FL does not have a candidate. Of all the regions, I would expect to find plenty of active members willing to step up in FL.

And the candidate statements are worth reading, IMHO. Here's a nice quote, "I support increased efforts to expand our service target to a more diverse constituency. I think AANR should focus on promoting nudism and our rights, letting membership take care of itself." Hmm...

One problem - with ANY organization - is when you have too many people in the infrastructure trying to make decisions - NO ONE CAN COME TO A WORKING CONSENSUS.

AANR has far too big of an organizational structure to support its declining membership. Perhaps this is a good thing. Perhaps AANR should recharter itself (again) - away from "AANR Tomorrow Light" to "AANR we gotta do something to survive".

The regions are taking it upon themselves to take more responsibility.