[Peace-discuss] Re: [Wefta] Randall Cotton asks all charges be made public

Fri Sep 16 10:18:15 CDT 2005

It would be sort of cool to see T-shirts that said, "A.W.A.R.E.
peacemonger," though.

On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 10:15:34AM -0500, Phil Stinard wrote:
> Dear Linda,
> 
> Thanks for bringing this to the attention of AWARE, "for what it's worth."  
> Mr. Madden apparently is claiming that he is speaking on behalf of WEFT 
> when he states that "You [Randall] are so thoroughly loathed that even if 
> you are not recalled as a board member, you will not be permitted onto the 
> premises at 113 N Market Street" and when he refers to "A.W.A.R.E 
> peacemongers (btw, nice peace you're creating around here)."  If he is not 
> speaking on behalf of WEFT, then I ask WEFT to issue a clarification and an 
> apology.  If he is speaking on behalf of WEFT, then I would ask WEFT to 
> remember that they sent a group of board members to an AWARE meeting during 
> their pledge drive earlier this year and took a collection, to which many 
> AWARE members contributed.  Randall has spoken to AWARE in support of WEFT 
> on many occasions, and he has shown no signs of the psychological problems 
> attributed to him by Mr. Madden.  I have also been a paid member of WEFT 
> for the past two years.  If a formal apology for Mr. Madden's outburst is 
> not forthcoming, I will not be contributing to WEFT in the future, and if 
> WEFT sends people to AWARE meetings asking for money, I'll be sure to 
> remind them of the dog that bit the hand that fed them.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Phil Stinard
> WEFT Member (for now)
> 
> 
> >Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:04:38 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Linda Evans <veganlinda at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Re: [Wefta] Randall Cotton asks all
> >	charges be	made public
> >To: Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> >Message-ID: <20050916010438.58638.qmail at web60714.mail.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> >Since this was addressed to AWARE, I thought some on
> >this list might want to see it...for what it is worth.
> >
> >Linda
> >--- DJM <DarkMatter at hypocrisy.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
> >> From: DJM <DarkMatter at hypocrisy.org>
> >> To: "WEFT  Aa" <wefta at weftfm.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Wefta] Randall Cotton asks all charges
> >> be made public
> >>
> >> To: Randall Cotton, as well as any interested
> >> wefties and/or A.W.A.R.E peacemongers (btw, nice
> >> peace you're creating around here);
> >>
> >> I came to this process with an open mind, ok, an
> >> ignorant mind--didn't know nothin' 'bout none of it.
> >> In the beginning I was actually "for" you, whatever
> >> that means--heck, you've still got me on your
> >> special list of supposed supporters (gee, should
> >> those little notices be made public too?). However,
> >> with absolutely no help from anyone else, you have
> >> convinced me that you have some serious emotional
> >> dragons that you're trying to slay via WEFT as
> >> proxy. What else but emotional and mental
> >> dysfunction would compell a person to fight so hard
> >> to stay where so many don't want him. You are so
> >> thoroughly loathed that even if you are not recalled
> >> as a board member, you will not be permitted onto
> >> the premises at 113 N Market Street. All this
> >> crapola you're throwing around has turned from smoke
> >> screen to smoke signal, and it screams HELP ME!
> >> Randall, sincerely, how may we help? (and, please,
> >> get a clue, don't rehash all your weft-a clutter,
> >> spare yourself the embarassment and quit wasting the
> >> time of those who actually care about WEFT, and may
> >> even care about you. I do, or I wouldn't bother
> >> hangin' my ass out like this so your "supporters"
> >> can take bites out of it)
> >> What's keeping you from throwing your energy into
> >> helping Radio Free Urbana? Randall, just think of
> >> all that expertise you'd bring to the table, and you
> >> may even be welcome.  A.W.A.R.E. must need you too.
> >> Please, Randall, think about what you're doing. No,
> >> not about you and/or what you're saying--think about
> >> what you are doing. You can manage that without
> >> speaking out loud or typing, trust me.
> >> Kind Regards,
> >> David J Madden
> >>
> >> --- "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
> >> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:58:17 -0500
> >> To: <wefta at lists.chambana.net>
> >> Subject: [Wefta] Randall Cotton asks all charges be
> >> made public
> >>
> >> For the sake of fairness, I call for the immediate
> >> airing of all complaints
> >> and allegations against me so that they can be
> >> discussed, evaluated and
> >> perhaps proven or refuted prior to the recall vote
> >> on Sep. 20th.
> >>
> >> Rhonda and Euan have made some complaints and
> >> charges. Jason Greenly (the
> >> third person calling for my recall) hasn't spoken
> >> yet. David Witzany has
> >> suggested he may speak against me. I appeal to these
> >> folks and anyone else
> >> who may speak against me to reveal all allegations
> >> and complaints now.
> >>
> >> It would be grossly unfair to wait until the Sep.
> >> 20th meeting for this. In
> >> particular, I would not be able to prepare an
> >> adequate defense against
> >> charges sprung during the meeting. While those who
> >> accuse me would have
> >> unrestricted time and resources to prepare their
> >> case against me, I would
> >> only be limited to on-the-spot remarks within a
> >> short, timed verbal response
> >> under extreme emotional pressure without the benefit
> >> of witnesses, evidence
> >> or the time necessary to assemble these into an
> >> adequate rebuttal.
> >>
> >> In the spirit of due process and plain common-sense
> >> fairness, I deserve to
> >> know the complaints and allegations against me ahead
> >> of time.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> R
> >>
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