CAN-Johnson & Johnson Hurt Women?
October 25, 2014
Ethical and responsible social activism or influence marketing is one of the goals of this page (#GetActive) as a means to force accountability from companies that employ the unethical and or illegal tactics from The Sociopathic Business Model™, that harm patients, consumers, employees and taxpayers alike. Influence marketing is when awareness is brought to the attention of the masses with an action tied to the cause to create the most positive change.
Killing My Career has supported such influence marketing platforms as Buycott.com for campaigns against Johnson & Johnson as well as Uber, DuPont, and General Mills which I personally created. I like this platform because it’s tied to a smartphone app (action) that will let patients, consumers, employees and taxpayers alike either support (buycott) or boycott a parent company as well as subsidiaries with their purchasing dollars to create forced accountability. Again, the easiest way for a company to feel a victim’s pain is to use the company’s own unethical and illegal truth which damages their crafted #PRSPin image, hurting their profits which will force accountability and create positive change #PRSPinUnSpun. While creating positive change it also helps victims start to transition from “victim” to “empowered survivor.”
There will always be a faction of people who do not want to see victims survive and prefer to keep victimizing the weak as a means of personal power. These factions will, manipulate facts, pathologically lie, demean and insult while restating the problem without providing tools or information that will help advance the cause towards a positive resolution. If a support group or survivor group is employing more tactics from the checklist below and creating more hopelessness, it’s doing more harm than good and distancing from this problem will prevent a victim from being revictimized. All accomplices eventually become victims.
Truth and transparency is another goal of this page; and, the truth is not always well received. I am not compensated by Buycott, nor am I a founder, or a board membert as it’s just a public platform that allows any person create change through awareness for free. I’ve also supported campaigns on Buycott that I did not create, such as Make our voices heard! Boycott Bayer! Recall ESSURE! and Say No to Monsanto as is the same with Change.org regarding a petition for NBC to force accountability from Nancy Snyderman and her disregard for the Ebola quarantine setting a bad example for others and a negative chain reaction.
This site does not have a donate to section, nor is it supported by attorneys, or pharmaceutical/medical device companies; and, if it was it would be clearly stated on the bottom of each page just as my copyright ©2014 www.mmpiher.com & www.killingmycareer.com is clearly stated on each page.
I’m also a non-compenstated supporter of Project On Government Oversight, or POGO which provides patients, consumers, employees, taxpayers and media alike with a secure drop for whistleblowers via TOR and information on government fraud.
Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms. POGO’s investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government.
POGO very clearly states as part of their mission they are not affiliated with any one political party.
As part of this pages influence marketing I’ve encountered many victims from my former industry of medical device and most notably mesh victims from Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon’s Gynecare, Bard, Bayer Essure (same material different application), Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems, and Coloplast.
I have written about, spoken to and corresponded with several advocates and will again clearly state that I do not endorse any one advocate nor will I.
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I can and do choose to work with people who I feel are helping move a cause forward; I’m donating my time and services to causes and there is no compensation which means I work on my own timetable, form my own independent opinions where my reputation is my currency. Anyone stating differently based off of conjecture or speculation void of substantiated fact driven proof is engaging in unethical, illegal and patholgoical behavior.
Kim Greenwood or rather Kim Kilpatrick (name change can be a characteristic of The Sociopathic Business Model™ as a means to distance from unethical or illegal activity) runs the group Mesh Avengers is one of the several women who mentioned the organization she’s referring to CAN Corporate Action Network over the last few months. Below is what I was prepared to write at this time. Research takes time. Complex stories take time. Kim Greenwood/Kilpatrick mentioned I have a vendetta and I do against fraud and abuse as it relates to business and the people it hurts (patients, consumers, employees and taxpayers alike). Someone should also hand Kim a mirror regarding vendettas and her accusations towards Jane Akre-until there this is fact based evidence it is just conjecture or speculation which can damage someone’s reputation.
Kim’s mother Linda Kilpatrick is a mesh victim and I’ve said before I understand the distrust many of the victims and their families have as it relates to the companies, attorneys, advocates and support groups; and, I’m an outsider with insider knowledge of the industry which is where I choose to focus. Everyone has free will and if someone doesn’t like or agree with what I’m saying then challenge it with fact based evidence, not insults or speculations or manipulation of the facts to fit a certain narrative, otherwise move along because the rest of us are working to fix a broken system. I deal in facts which means I fear nothing, least of all a threat for the world to see.
There are a lot of women out there doing good work to help other women; and as long as there is transparency in this process I have no problem writing about them as it relates to the activities in effort to help the entire mesh community.
Unlike POGO who states they’re not affiliated with any one political party, the same cannot be so transparently said of Action Network a platform (like Buycott.com or Change.org) which helps create social activism campaigns that also claims to offer whistleblower assistance, yet there is no noticeable secure drop (that’s inconsistent and contradictory language to action).
The Action Network is an online toolset and organizing platform. Our sibling nonprofit project, the Corporate Action Network, offers services like strategic advice and assistance running distributed and networked organizing campaigns, corporate target research, litigation and whistleblowing assistance, and more.
It’s also unclear from the website if Action Network is for profit (they provide more services than Buycott.com or Change.org in that analytics, form letters, etc are available) to track a campaign-many times sites will offer the basic platform for free and for an upgraded fee more information is available. I don’t have a problem if a site is for profit as long as there’s transparency around the topic.
Action Network’s affiliated sister non-profit is Corporate Action Network or CAN. The companies were co-founded in 2012 by Brian Young, a veteran of four years as Digital Director for John Kerry (in the Senate and out) and I cannot find who the other co-founder is-it’s a red flag, are we not supposed to know? Or did they have some sort of business falling out over unethical and or illegal activity? We don’t know unless a company is transparent about simple facts regarding a company.
Corporations who abuse the public trust need to be reined in to create a fair society of innovation, balanced growth, genuine democracy, and a healthy environment. But the worst corporate predators have become adept at exploiting the global economy to evade the reach of our laws and blunt the effectiveness of traditional organizing efforts aimed at holding them to account.
Founded by people from the top levels of labor and digital political organizing, the Corporate Action Network has the expertise and the experience to bring all of this together.
“Action Network Named “Best Overall Organizing Technology”
The Action Network is thrilled to announce that we won two awards at Netroots Nation! The Action Network was named Best Startup Technology and Best Overall Organizing Technology at the inaugural Netroots Nation New Tools Shootout, sponsored by Google and New Media Ventures.
This sounds super impressive until it’s revealed that Netroots (which stands for internet grass roots) is a shell for the Democratic party and Corporate Action Network is another shell for the Democratic party. Again, don’t get hung up on the label of Democrat or Republican but look at the unethical actions. This is not unlike what we saw in the Sunshine Act Case Study which exposed that “Health Care Advocate” is just another way for companies to funnel and shift money to avoid detection.
Past conferences have featured appearances by Vice President Joe Biden and President Bill Clinton; a Presidential Leadership Forum that drew seven Democratic candidates including then-Senator Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; a surprise visit from Al Gore; interactive Q&A sessions with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid; and a chance to hear from three Nobel laureates. As The New York Times said, Netroots Nation is “becoming as much a part of the Democratic political circuit as the Iowa State Fair.”
So CAN winning awards from Netroots is kind of like giving your own kid a trophy over anyone elses. Under The Sociopathic Business Model™ companies often change names to distance from previous crimes to distract from the truth.
One campaign that’s currently on the Action Network/CAN platform is Johnson & Johnson Hurts Women and if this is just like Buycott.com or Change.org then any public citizen can post information for free (and are not compensated for posting), then the site is doing good work. It’s engaging victims to contact the government to create positive change in policy while helping victims feel empowered. However, it’s not known if there’s a secondary agenda from the co-owners of the platform or how and if the site generates money from users or is just a shell for the Democratic party.
We’ve already worked with mesh survivors in almost every state to deliver letters to their state Attorneys General requesting investigations into Johnson & Johnson’s document destruction and fraud. Now, we’re renewing our call for US Attorney General Eric Holder to expedite an investigation in light of new evidence discovered at a recent trial in West Virginia. Add your name to show your support.
And there’s two other similar sites American Action Network and American Action Forum that claim to be just right of center.
The American Action Network is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization, and it is not affiliated with or controlled by any political group. The Network welcomes supporters of its center-right values and policy proposals regardless of party affiliation, and looks forward to working with legislators, government officials, and advocates of either party who are willing to advance policies consistent with the Network’s principles.
They are transparent regarding founder and who all is involved:
But this appears to be inconsistent and contradictory language to action:
Lana Keeton
My dear Melayna,
A few years ago I had a long talk with a good friend of mine about online attacks from people I was helping through Truth in Medicine. After much discussion, she assessed these people as “needy takers”. I thought that was a pretty good assessment.
In my opinion, the majority of the people on Jane Akre’s site are asking her for information she is not qualified to answer. She is a reporter who writes down anything anyone tells her or provides rewrites from other sites. Number of trials, who won or lost at trial, but no real perspective.
What is it that makes her an advocate? Has she been to Congress? Has she been to the FDA? I did see a cut and paste of a Public Citizen petition from 2011 this last summer. The FDA had already denied it, but she sent it anyway. 42 State’s Attorneys were already investigating mesh when she and CAN called for all states to investigate it.
She has a website based on patient profiles to raise awareness. So where is the awareness when the national media is paying zero attention to over 100,000 mesh injured women worldwide? The press does not even cover the trials when the plaintiff wins $73.5 million dollars (later reduced).
Your are doing a great job with your keen insight into major illegal and/or unethical corporate behavior! Thank you for looking at the big picture!
Best, Lana Keeton
President & Founder
Truth in Medicine Incorporated
For the record, my organization has been to the FDA multiple times and as recently as August 2014. TIM presented a Capitol Hill briefing on mesh in 2011. The FDA is considering actions based on scientific evidence I researched and presented to them on inherent defects in polymers used to manufacture surgical mesh. We are not waiting for someone else to give us answers. We are, and have been, taking action for years now.
Melayna Lokosky
Hi Lana-I hear what you’re saying because you’re expressing it in a way that validates your concerns. For me this is not about Jane or any other woman who’s offering to help-if in fact that’s what they’re doing. All groups need to exclusively focus their attention on the victims with action plans to engage the media and government with transparency. Every victim needs to lead their own charge and should align with those who want to support like-minded efforts where leaders create more leaders within the mesh communities.
I’ve clearly stated that when working with anyone (an attorney or advocate) contracts should be in place with clear cut expectations-this protects the victims as well as the advocates. If people are transparent with facts it’s easier to silence the doubt with hard evidence and again return the focus to helping the victims. Those who do not understand that business put victims in this #mesh and that it also requires a business to get them out of it are doing themselves a disservice if they do not accept that reality. No one should allow themselves to be victimized twice.
I also recognize that many of these women are older and may have trouble accessing some of the information and look to others to help and appreciate the need to look out; but eventually people will seek the truth. We cannot want for someone something they do not want for themselves and some prefer to live in panic and fear; and, when they tire of that-the truth will remain. The work you’re doing Lana is priceless and certainly underrated by the media and community. Keep up your efforts and keep the pressure on the FDA for a recall.
Your concerns as well as Kim’s could be valid about Jane but my focus is on strategically exposing the corporations via fact based evidence. I’m not defending Jane nor am I “in bed with” Jane however documents may have gone to the AG’s in the 42 States- I’m not at all convinced that there’s actually active investigations underway as these would show up in Corporate quarterly SEC filings as required by law when a civil/criminal subpoena are served on the company regarding an investigation. I’ve not be able to find any such record so if anyone has please forward to me.
I’ve not asked for nor would I accept money as I’m donating my time and services to a community who can either engage constructively or walk away, the choice-up to each individual. Mesh is also not the only project I’m working on. For this same reason I choose what I write, how and when I research and it is why I refuse to work exclusively with one group because as I’ve said from the beginning the victim’s strength comes in numbers banding together against the corporation and the government and not me and not each other.
Lana Keeton
We have to start a soap opera, “As The Mesh Turns”! Humor always helps! 🙂
You are so right in all that you say, clear eyed and with a focus.
I will try to follow your lead and be more focused on the real goal…Stop the Mesh!
Thanks for your perspective and ACTIONS!
Melayna Lokosky
Lana it’s your lead and the tens of thousands of injured whose lead I’m following. Each one you inspire me to keep fighting the corporations because that’s what I know and that’s the only way I can help. Every single one of you (and your families) have every right to be angry and to distrust-you’ve been pathologically lied to, manipulated, and made to feel hopeless.
I was once told by a very dear friend who has since passed that it’s easier to see a mouse on someone else than it is an elephant on yourself. Sometimes we’re too close and myopic (myself included) to the problem to see that we’ve lost sight of it-and that’s what the companies count on-you’ve all given them enough-it’s time to make them feel your pain. #StopTheMesh #FDA #JNJ