27 May
2014
27 May
'14
3:15 p.m.
I personally witnessed Timon getting exceedingly drunk last Tuesday (I
watched him finish off a large plastic bottle of vodka)
Then on Thursday, as Matt and I were leaving the building, Matt tried
to talk to Timon and ask him to leave. He's been banned from the
building by the landlord. Although Timon had previously told Matt that
he would be leaving, he refused to leave and said he would "leave later
and not come back". He was clearly lying about his intentions. When I
tried to point out to Timon that he was being disingenuous, he told me
"get the fuck out of my space". It should be noted that I was nowhere
near him physically and he was indicating the entirety of the common
room as "his space".
I've never been afraid of Timon. I've read the past reports of him
being belligerent towards others and I regret not being more supportive
at those times. I personally refuse to call the police over something
like this, but I will absolutely support the community in making sure
he knows he's not welcome and making sure he leaves and doesn't come
back.
Max
On Tue 27 May 2014 02:46:05 PM PDT, Matthew Senate wrote:
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
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