<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>MaryAnn's position sounds reasoned to me. If an organization has been struggling to raise these issues in SC, it seems wise to respect their leadership and the dues they and others have paid in this particular context. Crossing a picket line to discuss the issues that those on the front lines are fighting for seems disingenuous at best and adversarial at worst. DD</FONT></HTML>