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Re: “Grange organization claims SLO Guild Hall wrongfully took its property”
Such a sad situation. Morally the Guild is right. Legally they don't have a chance. The national Grange over years took actions to convince the local Granges to incorporate under the parent organization. In the 1980's the national Grange supported laws to give full control of subsidiary organizations. Churches received the same power. The national organizations virtually reversed their doctrine and the local congregations could live with it or turn all their property over to the parent organization.
So the national Grange owns the building ad makes all the rules; like the ones about needing approval to change name and national approval of bylaws. It's all about money. The National organization wants close the smaller subsidiaries and srlk the property.
The Guild was started by long time Grange memmbers in California who were furious that all their hard work and property donations as well as those of their parents and grandparents were engaged claimed by the Nationsl Grange as their property.
This has been fought over for over 10 years. The evil corporations won with the help of the State of California rules changes. Sadly.
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Re: “Grange organization claims SLO Guild Hall wrongfully took its property”
Such a sad situation. Morally the Guild is right. Legally they don't have a chance. The national Grange over years took actions to convince the local Granges to incorporate under the parent organization. In the 1980's the national Grange supported laws to give full control of subsidiary organizations to the parent corporation. Churches received the same power. The national organizations virtually reversed their doctrine and the local congregations could live with it or turn all their property over to the parent organization.
So the national Grange owns the building and makes all the rules; like the ones about needing approval to change name and national approval of bylaws. It's all about money. The National organization wants close the smaller subsidiaries and sell the property.
The Guild was started by long time Grange memmbers in California who were furious that all their hard work and property donations as well as those of their parents and grandparents were being claimed by the Nationsnal Grange as their property.
This has been fought over for over 10 years. The evil corporations won with the help of the State of California rules changes. Sadly. The State Guild lost and all their property is under the control of the newly reformed California State Grange which was formed by the national Grange and has been used by national to force compliance in the local granges.