Problems with UK Justice fight and its relation to Certain American Fans.

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE ORGANISERS OF THE UK JUSTICE DEMOS IN LONDON, AND POSTED ON FACEBOOK. IT WAS NOT WRITTEN BY BY ME, BUT I WAS ASKED TO POST IT ON MY BLOG SO THAT IT COULD BE READ BY MANY FANS

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So once again, the preparation for the demos has hit another road block in the form of The British Police. We’ve been working our upmost to ensure that every move we make is legal and above board. We’re fighting a serious cause here so the last thing we want is to encounter problems on the day.

As I write this I could well be damaging my relationship with the British police, one we as a group have been working hard to restore (Note : Restoring a Relationship with the British Police). Should this be the case then I will withdraw myself from the organisation of the demos so as not to put them in jeopardy. But that will only happen should a problem arise from this.

What it’s really highlighted for me though is certain members of the American fan circuit and again I’m questioning WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!

On a constant basis news filters in from the states that these fans are arguing, setting up blogs about each other, getting a restraining order, sending hate mail, not being capable of ignoring each other and my personal disgust – Fighting outside the court house.

Let’s put this in to perspective whilst you ‘select few’ are paying airtime to all the ridiculousness that is your fall out, which has no genuine substance. Some of us are battling to even be ALLOWED to fight for Justice for Michael. Whilst you’re clearly taking for granted the fact that you’re in California and can stand outside the court house by fighting with each other, some of us are struggling to be able to find a pitch to demonstrate at! Whilst you are wasting police time with these ridiculous restraining orders. Some of us are spending hours of our time outside of our full time work having to clear every aspect of our proposed demonstration with police with no guarantee the event will be allowed to go ahead.

We are not going to just ‘do it’. We want everything to be above board. Let’s face it, there has already been enough drama without having a bunch of UK fans in trouble with the police as well.

When you are an active fan and you do something in the public eye, people will categories all the fans on the basis of how they see you. If you stand there, as a fan, Screaming and acting in an ill fashion, People will a) Not listen or care what you have to say and b) Brand ALL Michael’s fans under one umbrella.

Think about it! You are representing fans the world over and your actions are far from what the public should perceive a Michael Jackson fan to be. In fairness their opinion is insignificant but in reality if we are going to get ANY justice for Michael at all, we need to be clear, approachable, concise and willing to recruit support from anyone who is willing.

On a final note, I really don’t know what has happened with various people’s children in regards to the various in fan fighting but as I see it; you are making this an adult situation. If your children are not safe, Leave them at home, keep them away from what is going on. They may be fans and they may want to fight for Justice but because you’ve turned this in to an adult situation they are best left out of it. Think of the message of Heal The World and apply it to the fan circuit. How are we going to show the children of the future the wonders of Michael and being a fan if all they associate it with is fighting and arguments.

For the last time, I ask you.......Even beg you, to STOP AND THINK. Do not take for granted the position you are in. Some people would give their right arm to join a justice campaign but cannot due to various reasons, so the fact that you can should mean you are committed to that and that only.

And for god sake, If you can’t get on, On facebook, Twitter, blogs or in person : IGNORE EACH OTHER!!!

The Truth about Melissa Johnsons Heal The World Foundation

It has come to my attention that fans new to the fan community since June 2009 are either misinformed or not aware of the facts about HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION.ORG, run by Melissa Johnson.

I first became aware of Melissa Johnsons Heal The World Foundation back in December 2008, when members of MJJCOMMUNITY posted a thread about the relaunch.

Everyone was abit confused as to whether Michael in fact involved and was it the REAL Heal The Foundation.

Here are screencaps from MJJCOMMUNITY from DECEMBER 2008

After June 25 2009, members of MJJC, along with fans all over the world wanted to do something to honour Michael, and many many people donated to this fake charity, as they they thought it was Michaels.

There has never been any documentated proof that any of the donations sent by grieving fans has been used for charity.

The saga then continued when Melissa Johnson was issued by a CEASE AND DISSIST by The Estate of Michael Jackson and taken to court.

APRIL 2010 Federal Judge Orders ‘Heal the World’ Group to Stop Exploiting Michael Jackson’s Name

Federal Judge Orders ‘Heal the World’ Group to Stop Exploiting Michael Jackson’s Name
© Business Wire 2010
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The Estate of Michael Jackson today announced that United States District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee granted its request for a preliminary injunction enjoining the “Heal the World Foundation” from further exploiting the use of Michael Jackson’s name, image and likeness and also from using any Michael Jackson-related trademarks.

The injunction stems from a lawsuit filed on September 29, 2009 in

United States District Court in Los Angeles against two related entities operated by Melissa Johnson in the California desert communities of Indio and Palm Desert that have been using the “Heal the World” name.

While Michael had a Heal the World Foundation, it had been inactive for many years prior to his death last June 25. The plaintiffs in the action are Jackson Estate Executors John Branca and John McClain, along with Triumph International Inc., a Michael Jackson company now owned by his Estate.

In her written order, Judge Gee wrote that the websites of Ms. Johnson’s entities “convey to consumers a false affiliation with Michael Jackson and have, in fact, misled consumers into believing that Defendants are associated with Michael Jackson or Jackson’s foundations.” She added that the decision by Ms. Johnson’s entities to use Michael Jackson-related trademarks in its websites and on products it sells “is clearly related to Michael Jackson’s commercial success.”

Judge Gee also found that Ms. Johnson’s entities violated “anti-cybersquatting” laws through its attempts to register the “mjaid.com” and “mjquotes.com” domain names, noting that using “mj” in the two domain names would likely confuse consumers into believing that the websites were associated with Michael Jackson. Judge Gee concluded that the Estate will likely succeed on the merits in trademark infringement, unfair competition and related claims. She also concluded that an injunction is in the public interest, and that the Estate would otherwise lose substantial revenue and goodwill.

“Michael had no ties to this Heal the World Foundation,” said Vincent Chieffo, attorney with Greenberg Traurig LLP, representing the plaintiffs. “We believe the court made the correct decision to protect Michael’s fans from being misled into believing they are contributing to either an official Michael Jackson charity or one of his causes.”

For the Estate of Michael JacksonSitrick and CompanyJim

These are the facts about Melissa Johnson and her Heal The World Foundation. The information was researched by long time active members of the fan community, and compiled and posted on a long running fan site.

Steady Laughing

One thing I truely believe in , is what dosnt break you makes you stronger. Theses past few months have been testing times. Ive become more involved with the UK Justice demo group and though my involvement the group in general became the target of harressement.

We are a group of fans who first met travelling to see Michael, and have alot of experience in the fan community. We range in age from early twenties to mid 30s, all of us young professional people who have managed to establish our careers while being active in the fan community.

In the last few months, a woman who is new to the fan community became involved in our group. Over time she began to have major issues with how the group was being run. She wanted us to be more like her new American friends. Thing is though, we have been doing things for many years, Americans have just begun to be active. The way the Americans do things is not how we do things. This woman couldnt accept the fact that we are different, that we do things how we want to do things. This woman also couldnt accept the fact that we are all younger than she is and that we have more experience in the fan community. She couldnt accept the fact that we used to travel to meet Michael, while she was stuck at home married with a family.

She kept pushing for us to be more like the American fans, for us to wear THEIR tshirts, to handout THEIR leaflets at OUR demos, for us to do the same projects and activities as them. She tried to cause conflict within the group, to have people removed from the group who were outspoken against certain American fans.

The more she pushed to drive us apart, the more we together we became. Instead of dividing us, all that has happened is we have become more united and focused .

I am now officially part of the organisation team of the UK Justice demo group. We have now set up a new forum MJJSTREET.COM which is the base for all the activities of the UK Justice demo group. We are working together to create a place where there is no drama or conflict, a old fashioned fan site, back to basics, and all for Michael.

You can try to stop me, but it wont do a thing
no matter what you do, I'm still gonna be here
Through all your lies and silly games
I'm a still remain the same,I'm unbreakable