I have been afraid. I don't often feel fear, or let myself get carried by that fear, but in this circumstance it has taken over me periodically for months now.

I was afraid of Timon. I was afraid of his physical and psychological intimidation. I have been targeted, among others, by him, and this has made sudo room an unsafe space whenever he is present.

But I'm no longer afraid. I no longer will allow this abuse to continue.

Timon asked that I send a written message, so I sent an email to him and our landlords that indeed, Timon has no right (legal or otherwise) to sudo room, the public school, or the common space of 2141 Broadway. This is unequivocally true.

However, the more important matter is that I sent this message because I, among others, have been habitually harassed and targeted by Timon.

This harassment ends now. We provide a space that is safe for everyone to be fully expressed, where safe space and mutual respect is prioritized far over ideology. There is no argument to be had; your fellow members are begging for help, to hold fast and expect the most minimal of standards for behavior for anyone who enters our space.

Please help end this abuser's targeting of myself and other sudoers.

I know I will be present on Wednesday in full confidence and unencumbered by my previous fear. I have overcome this fear through support of the friends and community that truly makes sudo room an amazing place. Please join me if you have shed this fear too.

Together we will resist this and future patterns of abuse.

// Matt