Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
Klage/Fwd: STATEMENT FROM THE FRONTLINES OF BLM: ITS TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> 17. januar 2021 kl. 22:15
Til: juridisk <juridisk@datatilsynet.no>
Kopi: info@kellymavenmedia.com, elh@forbrukertilsynet.no, inger.lise.blyverket@forbrukerradet.no, fmovpost <fmovpost@fylkesmannen.no>, post <post@finkn.no>, abuse@telia.com, amnestyis <amnestyis@amnesty.org>, HRW UK <hrwuk@hrw.org>, Politikk Høyre <politikk@hoyre.no>
Hei,
dette er trakassering som følge av identitetstyveri, (virker det som).
(Jeg har ikke kontaktet disse).
Vennligst rydd opp!
Med hilsen
Erik Ribsskog
PS.
Jeg sender fortsatt om identitetstyveri til Datatilsynet, (siden at det ikke
virker helt klart, hvem andre jeg burde sende om dette til, synes
jeg).
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Fra: Black Lives Matter DC via ActionNetwork.org <info@kellymavenmedia.com>
Date: man. 30. nov. 2020 kl. 20:26
Subject: STATEMENT FROM THE FRONTLINES OF BLM: ITS TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
To: <eribsskog@gmail.com>
For Immediate Release: November 30, 2020
Press Contact:
Kelly Davidson
CEO, KellyMaven Media
Phone: 301.300.4011
info@kellymavenmedia.com
Local Black Lives Matter Chapters demand transparency and accountability from Global Network
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Frequently faced with public scrutiny about finances and leadership of Black Lives Matter (BLM), a group of 10 local chapters is renewing demands for transparency and accountability from the global network, demands that first began in 2016.
Following a summer of increased organizing for social justice and massive donations to BLM’s fight for liberation, the local chapters released a public statement on Monday that outlines deficits in leadership, organization, and financial accounting. Specifically, the group asserts:
Patrisse Cullors, as the sole board member of Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN), became Executive Director of the global group against the will of most chapters and without their knowledge.
New organizations, BLM Grassroots and the Black Lives Matter Political Action Committee were created by BLMGN without consultation with the vast majority of chapters.
Chapter organizers have been consistently prevented from establishing financial transparency, collective decision-making, and collaboration on political analysis and vision with BLMGN.
While millions of dollars have been donated to BLMGN, most chapters have received little to no financial support since the launch in 2013. It was only in the last few months that selected chapters appear to have been invited to apply for a $500,000 grant created with resources generated because of the organizing labor of chapters.
“We remain committed to collectively building an organization of BLM chapters that is democratic, accountable, and functions in a way that is aligned with our ideological values and commitment to liberation,” the statement reads.
Participating chapters demand that decision-makers of BLMGN, Grassroots, and the BLM PAC stop representing themselves as leaders or representatives of all of Black Lives Matter and provide full financial transparency and accountability to all chapters. This includes a full financial report from the past and current fiscal sponsors, a report of all contracts and staff and removal of any obstacles for interviews with them, and a public commitment to democratizing the use and distribution of finances. In addressing these issues, organizers will restore confidence in chapters around the world that was lost in negative critiques of the global network, which has not been involved in local chapters’ frontline work.
Local chapters that have signed the statement include Philadelphia, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Hudson Valley, NY; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Denver, Colo.; Vancouver, Washington; San Diego, Calif.; and New Jersey.
As the group works to determine the next steps, organizers encourage supporters to organize with and donate directly to their local chapters, which represent the frontline of the movement. They also invite former chapters to reconnect and join the push for greater transparency and accountability needed to support the ongoing fight for liberation.
Read the full statement here.
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