<div dir="ltr"><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:35 AM, parminder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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There are strong indications from all round that Brazil gov may
just be taking the easy expedient to channelise non gov
participation in the Brazil meeting through the 1net structure....
</font></div></blockquote><div> </div><div>Sala: This is contrary to what I have been hearing from various subscribers and members of the IGC and even others within other civil society organisations. My sensing is that there is desire to collaborate and engage. This is obvious from the numbers that have subscribed to the mailing list and also from corridor discussions and talks via email or skpe. Please remember that in Bali, we did not collectively agree that we would not engage, it was supposed to be a strategy meeting. We can very easily take a poll on the matter-</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana">And we know that there was overwhelming feeling among civil
society that this should not be allowed, and we should have a
direct liason. (Civil society outside the active IG kind is even
more strongly of this view). Are we know willing to come out of
our paralysis?<br></font></div></blockquote><div> </div><div> Sala: <div>Firstly apologies for the delayed response, have been busy catching up with work and emails and conference matters as there are some substantive public policy issues affecting global public interest that demanded our immediate attention.</div>
<div> </div><div>One of the reasons why we were initially cautious about INET was because it was not clarified to us at the time what INET was supposed to be which caused most of us if not all to be suspicious about the process and allude "power grabs". From discussions with some of the I Star group, not ICANN, I was told that this was simply designed to be a blanket slate where stakeholders and different constituencies can come to the table and draft and design the Agenda and ensure that they field their representatives to the table. We all come as equals to the table. </div>
<div> </div><div><div><strong>Reasons Why We should Engage with I star group and come to the Table at I Net</strong></div><div> </div><div>Firstly, kindly note that the I NET is like an open virtual forum and it is not owned by any one single group or constituency. Secondly, in a world where we know that enhanced cooperation is critical in development and addressing concerns affectng global interest, it makes sense to work towards building bridges. We need to work towards engaging with other constituencies in an intelligent and rational manner. To not engage is to effectively render our voice meaningless. Advoacy has to be strategic and directed and we need to come alongside other communities and add our diversity and voices.</div>
<div> </div><div>The Government of Brazil would be innundated with hundreds of voices if there were no effective mechanism to channel the voices to her in the course of organising a Global Conference. To this end, I would strongly recommend that we engage. There are some of you who sit on the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC) so enhanced cooperation should be practised. We must reach beyond ourselves, find strength in our values and character and engage. We do not need to be abrasive to be good advocates. To reach out, we must first engender the confidence in those that we are reaching out to. This does not mean compromising our values and principles but rather it means that we need to build strong relationships where we can encourage dialogue. I have absolute faith that when we come to the table in INET our voices will be heard. </div>
<div> </div><div>Right now we do not have much time as Brazil draws nigh and we need to accelerate our preparations. As per my previous update a few hours ago (yesterday as it is now 2:40am as I write this to you), civil society organisations heads are discussing mechanisms for selection of civil society representatives, noting that we all have diverse selection processes with the IGC using NomComs etc. You can respond to my other email if you have ideas about processes and mechanisms. For now, please</div>
<div> </div><div>Values command the respect of our colleagues as engagement and negotiations will play out not just in 2014 but beyond. Because of this, we should not isolate ourselves but dialogue and engage. My advice would be to come to the table in the I star engagement and lend our voice as civil society. To lend our voices as civil society, we need to engage with all these stakeholders. The key thing here is to ENGAGE. There will be certain positions that we will need our alliances to agree on, in terms of key positions on things like the preservation of an open and free internet as mandated by our Charter. </div>
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Lets write a short and succinct letter that we want direct and
independent liason to the Brazil meeting and want to independently
present our liasons directly accountable to us and not through the
1net or whatever...And just forward the four Brazilain names we
have as our liasons... We do not have to change/ expand that
liason structure. Havent the time for that. (and if some people
insist, we can always do it a bit later). The following is a quick
text suggestion... <br>
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</font>Sala: The letter that is being prepared names the liaisons that we will have on the ground in Brazil. The Government of Brazil will be working with diverse stakeholders and it has to come through a mechanism which happens to be the INET. The INET is not owned by any of the I*. It was designed to bring everyone as equals where all constituencies can organise themselves and the way forward. The only thing I had an issue with was that the mechanisms for participating were recently prepared and sent to us. It is unclear at this stage, whether that was designed by the Brazil Government although I have been informed that it was designed by the Brazil Government. There is nothing stopping us from commenting on the structure of the mechanism but we should do so not with the intention to subvert the round table allowing for diverse constituencies to come to the table (there is a world bigger than civil society) as the pressing deadline will demand extensive coordination in streaming things and preparing for San Paulo.
<blockquote><font face="Verdana">We of the undersigned civil society
networks and groups are pleased to note that Brazil has made a
formal announcement of a ............. (put the official name of
the meeting here) . We are happy to help the government of
Brazil organise this meeting and take it to a successful
conclusion. We have chosen the below mentioned four persons to
be our liason to the Brazilian government and also to be put on
any steering committee that may be set up.</font><br>
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<font face="Verdana">....</font><br>
<font face="Verdana">......</font><br>
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<font face="Verdana">......</font><br>
<font face="Verdana">...... the names of our four Brazilian
liasons </font><br>
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<font face="Verdana">Please include our above representatives in
all meetings, formal presentations etc that will henceforth take
place regarding the proposed multistakeholder meeting on the
future of the Internet.....</font> We will route our inputs to
the organisation of this meeting through these reps...<br>
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<font face="Verdana">Signed</font><br>
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