New horizons

THERE IS MORE TO LIFE than Mothers' Union, and so there should be more to this blog than just my (justifiable) criticisms of that organisation. So while I will continue to record such of the happenings in MU land as come my way, this blog will become more of a commonplace book to record other of my musings. Still swimming against the tide, of course...

Communications

I HAVE LONG ARGUED FOR for effective communications in Mothers' Union, so when I was invited to stand as Deanery Communications Officer I agreed. But it is likely to be an uphill struggle.

It's now almost a year since I was unfairly dismissed from my post as Newsletter Editor for Mothers' Union in the Diocese of York, and constructively dismissed as Publicity Officer and webmaster* and to date no new newsletter has appeared, and despite my selling the domain name to Mothers' Union via the CEO several months ago, no replacement web site either.

Nor has there been much else. That might be because of my invisibility - 'they' no longer communicate with me (just as when my friend and colleague resigned from the Trustee Board she was apparently removed immediately from every Mothers' Union mailing list and outlet). But communication has never been good within Mothers' Union in tis diocese. Surprisingly, then, it seems that a couple of months ago the diocese appointed a diocesan Communications Officer and three Archdeaconry Communications Officers. From whom nobody I know has heard a word.

Plus ca change.
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* OK, I wasn't employed so the technical terms are perhaps not entirely accurate, and there is no industrial tribunal to take 'them' to, but the processes of my dismissal were the same so the terms can stand

Updating Blogger

I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE of using computers and even making web sites, but the recent technical changes to BLOGGER have me baffled. It's hardly user-friendly. But here goes...