[bestbits] Int'l Call to Coordinate Actions around the ITU

[Evan Greer]

Hi Gene,
 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.

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.

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.

Take care,
-Evan Greer
Fight for the Future

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:16 AM, Gene Kimmelman <genekimmelman at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
> Evan Greer <evangreer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> 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.
>
> We want to be involved on December 3rd! Is there some nexus of activity
> that we should be connected to?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> *Here is the call info:
>
> Wed, Nov 28th, 12pm EST:*
> U.S. Conference Dial-In number: +1 209-255-1000
> Participant AccessCode: 394195#
> To call in internationally, call from the numbers for each country here:
> http://d.pr/i/5O9m
>
> Thanks for all the work everyone is doing,
> -Evan Greer with Fight for the Future
>
> --
> *Evan Greer*
> Campaign Manager
> Fight for the Future
> Cell: 978-852-6457
> Skype: evanfromriotfolk
> http://www.fightforthefuture.org <http://www.whatistheITU.org>
>
> What is the ITU? What does it mean for the future of the internet?
> Find out at http://www.whatistheITU.o <http://www.whatistheITU.org>rg
>
>


-- 
*Evan Greer*
Campaign Manager
Fight for the Future
Cell: 978-852-6457
Skype: evanfromriotfolk
http://www.fightforthefuture.org <http://www.whatistheITU.org>

What is the ITU? What does it mean for the future of the internet?
Find out at http://www.whatistheITU.o <http://www.whatistheITU.org>rg
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