Hi Gene,<br> Thanks for these thoughts. I think our goal is to spark events around the country that raise awareness and make sure that all eyes (including the media's) are on Dubai when the ITU meets. <br><br>The goal is not to demonize or alienate but to make sure that every country's delegates know that there is a groundswell of opinion on this issue and that the world is paying attention.<br>
<br>We really respect all the work that everyone is doing and want to make sure that mobilizations of grassroots internet users work in conjunction with civil society to have the best possible outcome at WCIT.<br><br>Take care,<br>
-Evan Greer<br>Fight for the Future<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:16 AM, Gene Kimmelman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com" target="_blank">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Thanks fir the invite Evan but I won't be able to make the call. I'm sure others will cover this but I just wanted to offer my perspective. Any events and actions that raise awareness of what is at stake could be most helpful at the outset of WCIT. After the first few days we'll have a good feel for the real direction of the treaty document. So before that point, I strongly urge against targeting countries as "bad guys" or the ITU as a negative institution. Such characterization runs an unnecessary risk of alienating potential allies.<div>
<div class="h5"><br>Evan Greer <<a href="mailto:evangreer@gmail.com" target="_blank">evangreer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>Hello everyone, <br><br>My name is Evan Greer and I am just joining this
list. I am the new campaign manager at Fight for the Future and heavily
involved in our ITU campaign. We have been sort of lurking on this
BestBits list, wondering what others are planning for December 3rd We're
hoping to work with others around the world to mobilize a big day of
action for that date using an online phone call / email tool and an
interactive map that encourages people to organize meetings outside
their country's ITU representative's office. <br><br>We want to be involved on December 3rd! Is there some nexus of activity that we should be connected to?<br>
<br>We want to invite all of you who are interested to participate in an
international conference call this Wed, November 28th, at 12pm EST. The
purpose of this call is to bring together groups from around the world
who are working on ITU activism to coordinate a final push in the week
leading up to WCIT. We want to know what everyone else is doing and how
we can all work together to keep the pressure on as the ITU goes to
vote.<br>
<br>Please RSVP to me if you can participate in the conference call on
Wednesday. So far we know we will have representatives from Mozilla,
the AFL-CIO (who are working with their international partners on this),
Center for Democracy and Technology, and we have invited many other
groups from around the world.<br>
<br><b>Here is the call info:<br><br>Wed, Nov 28th, 12pm EST:</b><br>U.S. Conference Dial-In number: <a href="tel:%2B1%20209-255-1000" value="+12092551000" target="_blank">+1 209-255-1000</a> <br>
Participant AccessCode: 394195#<br>To call in internationally, call from the numbers for each country here: <a href="http://d.pr/i/5O9m" target="_blank">http://d.pr/i/5O9m</a><br><br>Thanks for all the work everyone is doing,<br>
-Evan Greer with Fight for the Future<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><b>Evan Greer</b><br>Campaign Manager<br>Fight for the Future<br>Cell: 978-852-6457<br>Skype: evanfromriotfolk<br><a href="http://www.whatistheITU.org" target="_blank">http://www.fightforthefuture.org </a><br>
<br>What is the ITU? What does it mean for the future of the internet?<br>Find out at <a href="http://www.whatistheITU.org" target="_blank">http://www.whatistheITU.o</a><a>rg</a><br><br>
</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><b>Evan Greer</b><br>Campaign Manager<br>Fight for the Future<br>Cell: 978-852-6457<br>Skype: evanfromriotfolk<br><a href="http://www.whatistheITU.org" target="_blank">http://www.fightforthefuture.org </a><br>
<br>What is the ITU? What does it mean for the future of the internet?<br>Find out at <a href="http://www.whatistheITU.org" target="_blank">http://www.whatistheITU.o</a><a>rg</a><br><br>