The National Equality March says it will open its books sometime in the coming weeks to give everyone a peek at how Cleve Jones & Co. are spending all that cash money you’ve been donating (almost $150,000 from 60,000 people). But one thing of note:
NEM isn’t registered as its own tax-exempt non-profit, but as a subsidiary of the Tides Center in San Francisco.
Know what else was supposedly a tax-exempt subsidiary of Tides?
The new organization Jones supposedly created as part of a settlement agreement with the Names Project Foundation — which owns the AIDS Memorial Quilt that Jones built his legacy on — in order to receive part of the quilt after the two parties had a falling out. Except when Names’ attorneys tried to find this new organization, they couldn’t.
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Let’s hope this story doesn’t repeat itself.
noah
does this mean Cleve is not the sweet saintly person depicted by Emile Hirsch?
Jason
It just means that Cleve was smart and realized that it was better to go with a fiscal sponsor and all of the business infrastructure support it provides (withholding taxes, HR policies, etc.) instead of wasting donors dollars on needing to develop all of that infrastructure. I think it is a wise use of limited resources. And yes $150,000 is limited resources.
Brian
It just keeps getting worse.
Please cancel or postpone the March Cleve. Re-group and partner with some reputable groups (not HRC). The accounting will be helpful.
Andrew
Several friends just cancelled plans. They heard that the March was only expecting about 20,000 people.
Another thing – you stated “$150,000 from 60,000 people.” This is about $2.50 per person. How can that be? I would think 60,000 people would give at least $10 each or $600,000.
This deal just keeps getting goofier and goofier.
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Jim
@Jason: Every dollar sent to Cleve is wasted. Hustler.
Snozz
@Jim: …and you’re doing what exactly to make the world better?
Demand Equality
Everyone needs to know that Mark C. is Mark Cahill a fundamental Christian that shows up at gay marches to harass people.
Straight ally Jim of Irregular Times has exposed him on his website as well as confirmed I.P. addresses when Mark Cahill switched to Mark C.
Mark Cahill’s original post on I.T.’s blog where he used his whole name. You can see it here. http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/07/26/top-3-myths-about-the-national-equality-march-october-11-2009/
Mark is also using the name Brian as Jim exposed on August 12.
No. 64 · Brian
@Demand Equality: How much did Cleve Jones PAY for the Endorsement? Will this show up in the accounting? Has anyone seen the accounting for the $250,000 that Cleve has collected?
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm
No. 65 · Jim
@Brian:
Funny thing, but one Mark Cahill, fundamentalist Christian witness gay pride marches, just posted the same comment here:
http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/08/09/national-equality-march-is-not-cancelled-dont-believe-the-snipe/
You just happened to think that same one up?
Jim also has a great response to this tax-exempt issue that you can find here. http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/08/15/internecine-bitching-within-lgbt-movement-gets-ridiculous/
Thanks Jim for watching our backs. Mark C. is a false witness!
Sir-March-A-Lot
@Demand Equality: Is Mark Cahill going to be at the March? I know Marches work. I’m also a DJ at clubs. We should March with music and videos.
Jason
@Demand Equality: I use the name Jim when I reply to Craigslist Ads, but just Jason on here.