Upon January 23rd, 2018, We learned for the first time of a assortment of accusations against me. In one day, allegations that I was obviously a predator who took benefit of people through my company dealings were posted within a coordinated pattern across several social media platforms. I have remained silent for over 10 a few months. Some of that was because of legal counsel but mostly because I needed the people who felt I had formed hurt them to have their state. After much introspection, We are now ready to make the subsequent statement.
First and foremost: I have the sincere desire to make points right by anyone who else honestly feels I have harm them. I continue to desire you to contact me or a common friend (as nearly all of people who spoke up are individuals with whom I have had long-held relationships)so we can enter into any dialogue in the hopes that it may cause healing. Wherever the path in order to healing begins, I am existing and ready to begin. Discussing and defending one’s self within this type of situation is extremely hard. I do not want to minimize anyone’s feelings but I must arranged the record straight in order to move on with my life. Jason Mach is allegedly some sort of predator Therefore , he must not be allowed to continue to be part of our own community Therefore , he ought to give up his businesses, as well as preferably give them to all of us, his accusers. The majority of the allegations come from: Yet:
I have spent the final 25 years serving my local community and demonstrating my heavy commitment to consent and also empowerment. Literally thousands of people that have attended my events along with interacted with me over the years may attest to this. I have, and will try to create a better atmosphere for everyone. Which is why these techniques have been very successful. Absolutely nothing could be more upsetting in my experience than to be accused of the very most thing I tried to combat for 25 years. I am particularly disgusted that people whom I use actually hurt in some way happen to be used for justice certainly calculated smear campaign which was created to destroy my enterprise and allow others to benefit from that situation. So ashamed and so upset that, towards legal and other advice, I actually willingly handed over my life’s work to my accusers. I legally gave almost all control & ownership associated with my businesses over to other people, which included the Steampunk Planets Fair. For reasons that belongs to them, they chose to cancel The actual Steampunk World’s Fair, whilst they were aware that there was necessary to issue refunds. Some cancel The Steampunk To-days Fair. I did NOT have the ability to terminate it as I no longer possessed it at that time. Although I possess no legal responsibility to do so, Me taking legal action which will hopefully, finally, permit all those wronged by the people who ruined SPWF to gain back a minimum of some of what they lost. It really is my goal to find some way to find out that those people are assisted, that their pain in addition to difficulties are met along with attempts at compensation. Therefore i'm not perfect, like everybody I have made mistakes. I am going to continue to make mistakes, but My goal is to also continue to learn from our mistakes and grow like a person. Again, I will continually be sorry for anyone I have damage, knowingly or unknowingly. However I also know that the upset factions which worked to consider me down will not acknowledge apologies; they never wished to listen or talk, simply to isolate me, leaving myself in the dark, then emerging at the same time in a coordinated attack. |