<div dir="ltr">FYI<div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"></div></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Open Internet for Democracy</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:opennetprinciples@gmail.com">opennetprinciples@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 11:30 PM<br>Subject: Feedback Needed: The Open Internet for Democracy Advocacy Playbook<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="m_7829587685383970782gmail-m_8891108027162380138gmail-m_354848844664780153gmail-m_-4103746130494846618gmail-docs-internal-guid-f8d9541b-7fff-f0af-cb40-5da055ab6770"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/R6Zx9oRwY0IHo3QEAUxrG6e98574nG1_n3pq73G2ed3DJwQA0XFPJ6Qrpn6xQ6Y7cURu7vaHQEODNgpBPxIG-yYCI3_xtDupFfvQryz4Kk9_5FmOKhMFuIq_CwfwZTSoWZVn3nBm" width="110" height="96" class="m_7829587685383970782gmail-m_8891108027162380138gmail-m_354848844664780153gmail-CToWUd m_7829587685383970782gmail-m_8891108027162380138gmail-CToWUd m_7829587685383970782gmail-CToWUd" style="border:none;margin-right:0px"></span></span>
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Open Internet for Democracy Community Members,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are excited to announce that the first draft of the </span><a href="https://openinternet.global/playbook" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Internet for Democracy Playbook</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is open for public feedback, and we welcome your input! The Open Internet for Democracy Playbook serves as a companion piece to the </span><a href="https://openinternet.global/read-principles" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Democratic Principles for an Open Internet</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which is a framework for understanding what principles must be upheld in order for the internet to foster democracy. The Playbook includes ideas and recommendations for the advocates of digital freedoms, focusing on tailored approaches to advocacy that apply across diverse local contexts.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This Playbook is not designed to address every advocacy scenario - but we wanted to be sure to link advocates with a wide array of resources and strategies to assist them with their work. This is where YOU come in! Given that the strength of any resource is improved through incorporating collective knowledge - we wanted to ask for your feedback and input on the </span><a href="https://openinternet.global/playbook" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">draft playbook</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Currently, the Playbook looks at four different scenarios: </span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Responding to government policy or proposed policy</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Pushing back against internet disruptions</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgr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s a useful and practical tool for activists working under difficult circumstances to preserve an open and democratic internet. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Open Internet for Democracy Team</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">________</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You are receiving this message because you are part of the Open Internet for Democracy Community fostered by the</span><a href="https://openinternet.global/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Internet for Democracy Initiative</span></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a collaborative effort between the</span><a href="https://www.ndi.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Democratic Institute (NDI)</span></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, the</span><a href="https://www.cima.ned.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)</span></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and the</span><a href="https://www.cipe.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)</span></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Open Internet for Democracy Community is a </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">non-public</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> list of experts and members of civil society, political groups, private sector, and independent media who are involved in the internet freedom space and care about protecting and preserving an open internet. This community will serve as a portion of our mailing list that will receive occasional updates on the Initiative’s activities, advocacy strategies, as well as emails when we are soliciting feedback on documents such as the</span><a href="https://openinternet.global/read-principles" tar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