It was a good move to have the CNIA meetings video taped. The recorder used was the property of Pauline, I might add, not CNIA. The tapes of the meetings helped to insure that an accurate account of what transpired at them was recorded. I also wrote the minute documents for record. I think that the
I sat on the board with Pauline Thomas and was there the night she asked
that the meeting be tape recorded. I had served as secretary to that
board for one year when Rev. Maxie Turner was president. It was a very
smart, self-protective move on Pauline's part. It had nothing to do with
any skill
Personally, I didn't know Pauline then. All I know is that she continues
to hone her writing skills and organizing skills, too. In the last several
months, I've seen her handle tense situations around federal mediation with
real panache.
A few days before submitting her article to the Spokesm
Good writing isn't always predicated on being able to take notes, Dee. If I
try to write a good piece, sometimes I'm successful--but I can't take notes
at a meeting worth a darn. Powerful writing and powerful voices don't
always depend on taking good secretary notes or knowing shorthand. (Dare I
Michelle Gross writes:
IMHO Pauline Thomas is emerging as a strong and
principled leader in her community and a powerful
writer, too.
This is really odd. When Pauline Thomas was secretary
of CNIA, the organization purchased a video recorder
to record me
