Well, there goes the entire business model of the GoFundMe organization.
In a rather jaw-dropping development, the crowdfunding organization is taking the position that Canadian officials have labeled the Canadian Freedom Convoy protest as an “illegal occupation” of the city of Ottawa. As a result, GoFundMe will not release the funds to the organizers of the protest, and will, instead, only transfer those funds to an authorized and credible charitable organization like “Black Lives Matter”.
The statement in Full:
♦ GoFundMe supports peaceful protests and we believe that was the intention of the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser when it was first created.
♦ We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.
To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to ensure we have a detailed, factual understanding of events taking place on the ground. Following a review of relevant facts and multiple discussions with local law enforcement and city officials, this fundraiser is now in violation of our Terms of Service (Term 8, which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment) and has been removed from the platform.
Organizers provided a clear distribution plan for the initial $1M that was released earlier this week and confirmed funds would be used only for participants who traveled to Ottawa to participate in a peaceful protest.
Given how this situation has evolved, no further funds will be directly distributed to the Freedom Convoy organizers — we will work with organizers to send all remaining funds to credible and established charities verified by GoFundMe.
All donors may submit a request for a full refund until February 19th, 2022 using this dedicated refund form. (LINK)
The Canadian government and law enforcement officials worked earnestly to Alinsky and label the voices of Middle Canada as violent extremists. It appears that official effort has paid dividends, as the money for the protest group has been cut off as the result of an arbitrary definition applied by the totalitarian state.
Madness.
Sickening…
There aren’t enough words to encapsulate this dynamic appropriately.
However, now that government has successfully branded the protesting group as an unlawful and violent occupying group, the Canadian authorities are now able to use extreme measures to counter the “threat to democracy” they represent.
This is a major, albeit ideological, escalation by the totalitarian state.
I was afraid of this happening. How many times does this have to happen before people get the message. GFM has done this time and time again. There are other options. The truckers have handled themselves perfect with the exception of this.
GFM grift and bias well known here in states not so much outside of here. Now it is becoming even better broadcast.
yeah. IMO it was about as predictable as the sun rising.
I agree with that. I am not surprised in the slightest, and I think they waited as long as they did with malice aforethought to steal as much of the donated money as possible to give to leftist terrorists. There is no chance of peaceful long term coexistence with these evil people within the same polity.
GFM = Go fund me. Stop using them. Stop enabling them. they are leftists. they are leftists. Write that out 1000 times, if need be.
That’s why I was so hesitant to donate, but the truckers…
GFM = Go F Maga.
What the acronym really stands for.
Get a judge to slow GFM from giving the money aeay and then a lawsuit to follow. The money was not donated for GFM to decide who gets it.
I would not touch ‘GoFundMe’ with a barge. They are thieves and crooks. The donations to the Canadian truck drivers freedom protest by their untold supporters prove that ‘GoFundMe’ will steal your money if they do not agree with your business model. What a bunch of crooks
We now have evidence from law enforcement
again unnamed sources (= fake news)
that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.
again without evidence, where are these reports and why are they not printed for the people to see
and no names of perpetrators or of them being charged
If groups like BLM had as many trucks and supporters decending on a city
they would have burnt the whole place down to the ground.
Gofundme must prove they are not lying and that they have not been pressured to take this position. Time for a FOI demand of all correspondence between them and the authorities because the money does not belong either to gofundme or the goverment but the public who support the truckers.
why do they need to prove it? is that in the terms and conditions you clicked on when you signed up without reading it? because i seriously doubt it.
Terms and conditions are one thing, but Terms and Conditions do not supersede Constitutional rights
In Canadian legal system you are innocent until proven guilty and the burden of proof is on the accuser.
I saw one comment like “Freedom Convoy must prove none of the money is spent on extremism” which is true to the extent of we could expect accounting practices with receipts.
BUT if one goes around making an accusation “someone is supporting extremism and confiscate their money”, the burden of proof should be on the accuser.
Going around making baseless accusations and canceling stuff based on it… That is not free society
(And let that be exactly what the Truckers are protesting for, the irony!)
Any accusation and proof should be made public. In Canada legal system you have the right to face your accuser.
This is why its smart to uphold the 3 branches of government, trias politica.. No concentration of power should single handedly be able to wield judge jury and executioner powers.
You are on the wrong board, best you go to one of the lame left sites,,,
Clearly you don’t know More Bore
Terms and conditions don’t appear to allow GFM to steal donated money. T&C allow them to “GoFundMe reserves the right to refuse, condition, or suspend any Donations or other transactions that we believe in our sole discretion may violate these Terms of Service or harm the interests of our Users, business partners, the public, or GoFundMe, or that expose you, GoFundMe, or others to risks unacceptable to us.” Lawyers are warming up to stick it to GFM.
“GoFundMe reserves the right to refuse, condition, or suspend any Donations or other transactions that we believe in our sole discretion may violate these Terms of Service or harm the interests of our Users, business partners, the public, or GoFundMe, or that expose you, GoFundMe, or others to risks unacceptable to us.”
The people who went to go fund me and gave up their personal information did not know that this was code speak for “if you are a “right wing” group or you are giving to a “right wing” group these funds are going to be used as go fund me pleases”? Have go fund me not done this before? Why did anyone think they would not do it again?
“Our sole discretion”.
And there you have it. The words of a very suspect organization.
But just because they state those rules doesn’t mean they’re legal, because it sounds like they’re set up to defraud donors. Maybe a decent lawyer could punch some holes in that…
A lawsuit has already been filed.
I don’t think of myself as a spiteful person but in this case, the spite seems well deserved. I hope that GoFundMe circles the drain and finally gets flushed into the sewer where it belongs. Why would anyone ever trust them again. Even if share their political outlook, you could never be sure that they would refund your money or give it to the designated recipient. Shameful.
we can try a boycott yet again, but our track record is very, very poor in that regard.
Exactly. They have created their own self-boycott by showing everyone that if you donate through them your money could go to the exact opposite organization. Financial institutions fail without trust.
Go fund me just proved to the world that they are a liberal fraud company.
After this, who would ever use this company again.
GET WOKE, GO BROKE.
The truckers have already found a way around this mess. They are so patient. Spread the word to as many as you can.
https://rumble.com/vu2xcl-freedom-convoy-2022-tamara-lich-givesendgo.html
Well, we will see; givesendgo froze funds for one of the J6 political prisoners…not exactly sure I understand the reason…but I hope they are very careful about this…she says nothing about getting money to the truckers or back in the hands of the donors.
If it’s the situation I’m aware of, the J6 prisoner unknowingly had two accounts and it was creating confusion. I have donated a lot through GiveSendGo and have never had any issues.
Anyone who made a contribution to GFM should request a charge back from the credit card issuer for non-performance of services. This will hit GFM hard.
definitely. I would not go to the GFM page to request a refund (which its unclear they would grant anyway). The credit charge back route is way more impactful
So 10 m goes to whom?
“credible and established charities verified by GoFundMe“
“…in our sole discretion…”
Do both.
Refund link, must do this before, 2/19/2022
https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=4417744045211
It’s going to get a lot worse, before it gets better, isn’t it?
Those Truckers most likely will be subjected to Canada’s version of the J6 jail setup.
And Go Fund Me just went fully woke, so fully broke is in their near future – who in heck would put another dime of money through that company? Looks like Give Send Go will be picking u a lot of business.
Looking forward to the lawsuits that will ensue against this theft by Go Fund Me.
sorry but broke is not in their future. they do not need us.
but yeah, there should be a HUGE class action lawsuit.
Another forever enemy is revealed.
The MarxGlob (unholy alliance of marxism & globalism) is burning assets for social, political, and economic control hand over fist. It remains to be seen whether they can replace them with credible grifters at a rate that keeps pace. I doubt it.
So… what this shows is that peaceful protest is not the way to bring down totalitarians.
What does that leave us?
Slavery or violence.
not yet.
but once again i have to wonder whether there is actually ANY line in the sand beyond which we will not allow the government to proceed.
because it sure seems like we move that goalpost every. single. time.
The problem is that governments worldwide WANT violence. That is why they have cut off every single, possible avenue of peaceful non-violent resistance.
Think about it…..if governments (local, state, provincial, regional, national) wanted to prevent a violent clash, doesn’t it make sense they would be willing to meet aggrieved citizens and negotiate demands? But not only have they not even hinted at such compromise, but these governments have gone out of their way to provoke its citizens with denials, restrictions, lockdowns and aggressive use of police forces.
So here’s my point: if they (we know who THEY are) don’t want to compromise; if they insist on restricting and canceling every conceivable avenue of peaceful, nonviolent protest and resistance, then they are inviting the obvious.
Perhaps we should embrace the obvious–with vigor.
its time to start making life difficult for all those supporting this tyranny. Start with the press, start naming names and addresses of the traitors where patriots living near them start shaming these people locally in their communities. Make them outcasts. Same with politicians, they need to be shamed everywhere they go. They need to start feeling the heat for what they’ve been accomplices to. Hospital admin also that have aligned with the horrific CDC mandates. Let’s go local.
i give very good odds they are already working with the banks – the overwhelming majority of which are also woketards, to cut this off.
generally the bank/CC vendor will want you to declare that the recipient did not allow refund.
No all they want to know is if you received the service that you paid to get. They ask if you tried but is is not a requirement to contest the charge.
Nine million divided by _____? 👍🏼 Credit card companies might like our calls at 15$ a pop.
My concern with going thru the banks is how slow it has been in previous conflicts I’ve had with companies. It can take weeks, if not months, sometimes. So if that happens GFM may distribute the money before the bank withdraws it.
Don’t the bank freeze the funds as soon as the request is received?
They do on a temporary basis but subject to a final review which sometimes can take a long time. Given the Feb 19th transfer to other charities, I would feel better if I knew the final was before then.
What if…people started donating a dollar each to this GFM and that GFM, and then cancelling at the bank, nailing them for 15 bucks a shot…in protest.
Please people, let’s stop killing ourselves! Do not use go fund me, Facebook or any of the many companies hell bent on destroying us! Please try!
so, the organizers should be figuring out ways to keep the patriots supplied. Small donations direct to families willing to help should suffice. watch it go through the roof
I always thought an ‘adopt a trucker’ plan would work…
It’s not go fund me’s money.
you should read their terms. it kinda sorta is.
And neither are our tax dollars being stolen by the Communists controlling our U.S. Federal gov’t, but it’s what Communist do.
and yet, we keep giving it to them anyway
It seems like GoFundMe is committing wire fraud and a class action lawsuit should follow.
GoFundMe has an arbitration clause and an anti-class action clause.
So, you can file an arbitration claim. This will require GoFundMe to pay its own arbitration costs.
This can become very, very expensive for GoFundMe.
Elon dropped 40K – and he is VERY familiar with fintech… he’d be a good candidate to go after them
3. The BoardGoFundMe started with just 2 people. Today the company is run by an entire board. Each member is responsible for a certain aspect of the company but they also work in collaboration. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Rob Solomon. Hoang Vuong is the Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Rachel Roza is the Chief Marketing Officer. The Chief Technology Officer is Chi-Chao Chang. Daniel Gordon is GoFundMe’s Vice President of Trust, Policy and Communications. Original founders Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester sits on the Board of Directors and continues to have a stake in GoFundMe. In 2015 Daniel Pfeiffer was hired as GoFundMe’s Communication and Policy Chief. Pheiffer previously served as an advisor to President Barak Obama.
Individuals that donated need to get a refund of their money as quickly as possible and determine the alternative platform for funding this which I understand maybe: give send go.
Hopefully the organizers have announced an alternative of how and where to send money.
This must happen immediately, these patriots need our support.
Please post info if you have it
Just posted:
The truckers have already found a way around this mess. They are so patient. Spread the word to as many as you can.
https://rumble.com/vu2xcl-freedom-convoy-2022-tamara-lich-givesendgo.html
Excellent! Thanks for the post 🙂
Tamara looks so tired in that video. I hope she gets some rest.
also, if you can, 2x the donation.
I would love to see it reach 20M in half the time, and rub it in Ottawa’s fascist faces.
Predictable. Sue their azzes off. It’s not their money and they are not the judge and jury.
Assume any entity with authority is corrupt until proven otherwise.
Strengthen the resolve and resistance.
Why are they donating the money to charity and not reimbursing funds back to those who donated? They do not have those records? Or is there some nefarious clause in the contract?….
That alone proves they’re a scam
Apparently they don’t need the business and loyalty of millions of patriotic Americans. So be it.
“Unlawful Occupation” but in Seattle that was a LAWFUL Occupation?
How much money was funneled to CHAZ from GoFundMe?
would be a great question in discovery
Indeed.
The City of Ottawa should be part of the lawsuit for collusion, conspiracy –
well, would RICO Operation apply as well?
There is a Give Send Go. The free speech version of that horrible scam
BLM = Charity my a**
Up the ante. Ask for energy independence too. Everyone should get on board with that. I heard it can be really cold in Canada.
Charge back with your bank. Fight fire with fire.
This is a RICO violation.
Another issue we all have to realize is that if so-called reports from law enforcement were that some of the truckers were engaged in violence or all the local government has to do is call it an illegal act of some kind or even infiltrate the group and the infiltrators create the violence then there is no hope as long a conservative continue to use Leftwing Marxists businesses.
I’m guessing that the fine print of GoFundMe donations allows for this–which precludes lawsuits.
Ok, fine.
GoFundMe must be permanently boycotted. It must be ignored into insolvency.
It’s a damn shame the executives can’t be arrested–at 3 am by trigger-happy SWAT goons–but regrettably, there are limits to justice in these times. So we will have to settle for the cratering of their business.
the people can conduct those actions any time they want.
And vigilantism is inevitable in a land devoid of any legitimate authority.
Yes it is
I am angry at myself that I have donated through go fund me. I swear never again. Never.
Get your refund through your bank and upthread you can do a reversal apparently @ GFM. I’d do both to make sure one of them takes.
Oh no, every single donor needs to demand their money back from these unmitigated thieves!
GFM doesn’t really stand for go FUND me…
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO RECOVER ALL DONATED FUNDS
This should be a law suit if for nothing else but to force Dicovery on the part of GoFundMe and the City of Ottawa.
Looks pretty peacful to me
Check out this post on Gab https://gab.com/QAnon211/posts/107740321778349244
professional suicide.
good riddance.
Since Elon Musk said he supports the truckers it’s time he stepped up and put some of his money where it will do some good, him and a bunch of other ultra rich.
And how much will GoFundMe steal now that the funds are “up for grabs”.
Canada will forever be remembered as : FREEDOM
Now what to do with all those Apple and Google/Android tracking devices. Imagine if the British knew where all the colonials were, what they were saying, what they were writing, etc…in the Revolutionary War.
Not surprised, but not cool. The only good thing is this will continue to open eyes and reveal the hateful people of the world. Gofundme could have chosen to refund donations, but they probably don’t want people redonating their funds on a different site. Gofundme could honor the agreement and pay out the remaining, while refusing to keep the donation page active. But they aren’t a good enough company for that.
So people who donated will have their donations go to a communist domestic terrorist group?
Can the demand a refund, or sue?
Already requested my refund. I still have no idea why anyone (much less Conservatives’Conservative causes), uses GFM at this point. They have hosed people so many times.
And where are the lawyers who regularly sue at the drop of a hat? GFM has deep enough pockets.
When you fkcu with peoples money … esp. peoples charitable giving … you’ve essentially declared open WAR. I look forward to GoFundMe shriveling as quickly as Facebook. Yes … this IS WAR.
Go Fund Me is showing its true colors, at this point any person or group using it are just plain stupid.
Edit: accidental double post
Anyone who donated – you know who you are.
Do NOT use go fund me’s refund form.
Strike back. Call the bank that issued the card you used to pay and ask for a charge back.
If enough people do this it will damage go fund me’s business as visa / mastercard will increase GoFundMe’s merchant account fees (or may cause them to lose their merchant account entirely) – if there are enough charge backs.
make a polite phone call to the number on the back of the credit card you used to donate. ask for a charge back.
pass it on.
How about requesting they prove they have credible evidence. Don’t just take their word for it.
Don’t just give up. Make them live up to their claims. There is no proof.
In case you missed this video from Tamara:
https://rumble.com/vu2xcl-freedom-convoy-2022-tamara-lich-givesendgo.html?mref=jd1f9&mrefc=2
AD REM / SUNDANCE !!! I hope you will feature this info!
Dr. Chris Martenson — Canadian Truckers Roll!
Wait, wait, wait. So (according to what’s published above) they CAN request a refund by Feb 19. After that, the funds will go to whatever charity (perhaps BLM, I don’t know).
Yes, GFM sucks. Yes, the truckers and their supporters should have used another site — once the fund was set up incorrectly, what is one to do but go with the flow.
But writing the article in such a way as to further inflame and provoke, at a time when cooler heads should prevail, well, it doesn’t seek very wise or in the interests of the truckers.
They’ve got an ex RCMP sniper as their security consultant dozens of professional logisticians and contingency planners, so I think they will have gamed this one out. I even expect that they are aware of the authorities tactics beforehand, given the warning the OP’s woke commander gave to his own men!
As for funding, ‘paging Mr Musk…paging Mr Musk your mouth is with the Freedom Convoy in Ottowa, can your vast fortune please meet it there’.