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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. [Volume 39, Issue 8. April 1976]

Centralised Decision-Making

Centralised Decision-Making

However with this direction came a very centralised decision-making structure. Decisions were seen to be made at National Council level, and then passed down by newsletter to the individual HART supporters.

The setting up of HART community groups has managed to overcome this to some extent, but the feeling still remains that the ordinary HART member has little control over the organisation's direction.

This was reflected in the activity surrounding the World Softball Championships at Lower Hutt when very few people had any idea of the strategy that was to be adopted and there was very heavy criticism of the effectiveness of constant picketting in places where there was little contact with the public.

Many people were also distressed by the last-minute arrangements made for many of these activities, the picket organisers calling repeatedly on the same group of people.

The HART club's AGM showed that times have certainly changed, with the realisation that HART will only be effective if every members feels that he/she is involved at the centre of the club's decision-making.