The real issue is that the community has spoken. The community has made it clear that it wants Federal Mediation to move forward. If mediation is to move forward we must stop being distracted by such completely erroneous information.
J. Kurtis Ballantine, Uptown Neighborhood
Shawn Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MEDIA NOTICE AND STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more info: Jill M. Waite
January 11, 2003 Cell phone (612) 432-5065
PUBLIC AND MEDIA MISLED BY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF �FEDERAL MEDIATION NOW� NAME
Federal Mediation Now, a grassroots coalition,
has educated the community about federal
mediation since September 2002. The
coalition gained great credibility by
holding community meetings, going door-to-door
with petitions and seeking information about
police issues that are important to community members. In an apparent attempt to dilute
the credibility and reputation of the coalition, Zachary Metoyer incorporated under that name
on December 23, 2002 and issued a letter using
the name �Federal Mediation Now� name to
solicit signatures on a petition. That
petition asked that the so-called
�Ministerial Alliance Team� be added
to the community negotiating team.
Metoyer is not now and has never been a
member of the coalition, nor has he sought
or obtained permission to use our service
mark, which includes our name.
A "cease and desist" letter was mailed to
Metoyer today, instructing him to stop infringing
on our service mark by using the Federal
Mediation Now name.
Metoyer�s timing and use of the Federal
Mediation Now name is interesting. After
the CNT refused to cave in to pressure to
add Olson�s picks to the team, Metoyer met
with Olson and issued a letter identifying
himself as the �President/CEO� of Federal
Mediation Now. That letter accompanied
the petition. The position Metoyer took is
directly contrary to the coalition�s
actual position.
Department of Justice protocol does not
allow the City to select the community team.
The coalition has always lobbied against
City involvement in community team selection.
We oppose allowing Olson to stack the deck
with his selections and thereby determine
the outcome of mediation. What good is a
sham process?
All communications are issued by Federal
Mediation Now�s Executive Committee.
Because of Metoyer�s unauthorized use of our
name, the media is asked to contact attorney
Jill Clark at 763/417-9102 or attorney
Jill Waite at 612/432-5065 for confirmation
that announced positions are those of the
coalition Federal Mediation Now.
Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood
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