We are calling on the NEC to halt the proposed removal of Jackie Wright's individual membership 
We, the undersigned Individual members, church members and representatives of the Spiritualists' National Union, are very concerned that the ongoing action against the former President Jackie Wright is in fact exacerbating divisions within our Union rather than helping to bring our community together constructively.
The new President ran on a platform of unity, fairness and honesty. We support those principles and believe they should now underpin the Union's approach to this very difficult situation. Those principles are most important when relations are at a low ebb and views are divergent.
This petition does not ask anyone to ignore legitimate concerns or to assume that any disputed allegations have been proved or disproved. It is not an attack on any individual. It simply asks the NEC to be mindful of the wider consequences of its approach and to choose reconciliation rather than further division.
Jackie has been with the Union for many years (including as its President) and has invested a great deal of time and energy in her training, her awards and her work as a minister. The prospect of her membership being lost and the implications for her appointments and awards are not just a personal matter for her but will obviously have a significant impact on many members and churches who have appreciated her contribution.
We therefore call upon the NEC to:
• Withdraw the proposed resolution terminating Jackie Wright’s Individual Membership and remove the suspension.
• Inform the membership clearly that the termination proposal has been withdrawn.
• Honour the commitments to unity, fairness and honesty through respectful leadership and a renewed focus on our shared spiritual purpose.
We acknowledge that leadership at times will require difficult decisions. It will also require the courage to pause, listen and reconsider when a course of action is likely to be exacerbating the very divisions it is supposed to be working to resolve.
Our Union should be a community in which we can address disagreement without losing sight of dignity, compassion and our common spiritual purpose.
We, the members, are strongly urging the NEC to take this opportunity to rebuild trust, bring the members together, and find a fair and decent way forward with Jackie Wright.