Calling doesn't work to easy to ignore and there is little weight behind a phone call as you have found out. Now lots of signatures on a proper petition or one of you showing up at your zone meeting with a ton of proxy votes might just get someone’s attention. Or you could even run for office nothing like getting up front and close to get results. Your right when its only one voice its easy to ignore you.

We in Canada have had several shake ups where zone directors have been replaced. They never talk about it but I bet there is a way for you to impeach your zone director in your charter. If you don't want to run yourself then get behind a representative who will take your issues to the board. When you stop trying they've won haven't they?

I tend to become a little anal when someone ignores me or tells me to go away. In the past I have made these people and issues my personal pet projects and more often than not with lots of effort it can make a difference. Once you do it a few times someone finally realizes that the issue just won’t go away because they wish to ignore it. Some times they are just slow learners.

Dennis