<div dir="ltr">Congratulations Deirdre! <div><br></div><div>I imagine that it will be very difficult to include such a broad range of issues in one speech, but I wanted to make a pitch for highlighting surveillance as a continuing problem, cross-border and domestic, that seriously affects human rights. </div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Gunela Astbrink <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:g.astbrink@gsa.com.au" target="_blank">g.astbrink@gsa.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi De,<br>
<br>
Congratulations on being selected for the opening ceremony!<br>
<br>
I agree with the great inputs so far. I'll add accessibility for people with disability who number one billion globally, 80% living in the developing world where an accessible, affordable and available Internet can make a huge difference to people's dignity and community participation.<br>
<br>
It's challenging to fit in so many important topics in a short time!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Gunela<br>
<br>
Nnenna Nwakanma said the following on 20/08/14 07:49 :<br>
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Hi De<br>
<br>
So I am smiling, hoping you will be funded, one way or the other. Is<br>
that correct?<br>
<br></div>
1. Since you are from the Islands, you need to raise the challenges<br>
that affect you.<br>
2. Respect of Human Rights is still tops on our principles. This is<div class=""><br>
going down.. in many countries and we need to shout it out..<br></div>
3. + 1 on Affordability<br>
4. There are bloggers in jail. Ethiopia is a huge case in question.<br>
5. Do you want to throw out a challenge to countries who want to be<div class=""><br>
brave enough, like Brazil to adopt a bill of rights?<br></div>
6. At the Web We Want, we are throwing open the idea of an Internet<div class=""><br>
"Magna Carta"..<br>
<br>
All for now<br>
<br>
<br>
Nnenna<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>
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<br>
Fantastic to hear, De, will send you some notes soon.<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
On Aug 20, 2014, at 1:41 AM, Deirdre Williams<br></div>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
Yesterday I heard that I have been selected by the MAG to make<br>
the civil society presentation at the opening ceremony. Please<br>
send me your suggestions of topics for inclusion so that, as far<br>
as it's possible in such a short time, I can say what all of us<br>
want to be said.<br>
The IGC and Bestbits are not all of civil society;please help me<br>
to as large a view as possible by passing on this message to<br>
others in as wide a reach as possible.<br>
Thank you<br>
Deirdre Williams<br>
Co-coordinator, IG Caucua.<br>
<br>
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William Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979<br>
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