[bestbits] International civil society letter to Congress to follow up from HRC statement

[Carolina Rossini]

Hi Joy,

I just finished cleaning it up, but have kept the marked version just below
the clean one.

Cynthia, feel free to edit the document directly with your suggestions.


http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/your_name_here

I also have tried to incorporate Cynthia's suggestions.

C
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:08 PM, joy <joy at apc.org> wrote:

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> hi - can I check who is holding the pen on this draft at the moment? i
> am avialable to help but don't want to do anything as i am not sure
> where the drafting got to overnight....
> checking back on the emails now - but please let me know if you need help
> Joy
> On 13/06/2013 8:01 a.m., Kevin Bankston wrote:
> > Thanks Anriette.  It seems like people are OK with my proposal so I
> stuck it in the Pad (along with
> CDT's name as a signer).
> >
> > On Jun 12, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all
> >>
> >> I think Anja puts it very well. Our letter will be part of a series of
> >> complimentary actions and we should feel comfortable with asking others
> >> from the Global South to sign on to it.
> >>
> >> Kevin I am happy with your language as well.
> >>
> >> What we do want to avoid in my view is to use language that will
> >> encourage readers to dismiss the message we try to get across as being
> >> crudely anti-US.
> >>
> >> Who is doing the next clean draft?
> >>
> >> I am happy to work on edits in the morning if needed.
> >>
> >> Anriette
> >>
> >> On 12/06/2013 21:25, Anja Kovacs wrote:
> >>> Dear Gene and all,
> >>>
> >>> As this statement is supposed to be one of international civil
> society, I
> >>> think it is important to retain that flavour - I don't think there is a
> >>> point in simply replicating what US civil society has had to say.
> >>>
> >>> This is my belief also because I don't see this intervention in
> isolation,
> >>> but as part of a broader engagement with US institutions, including
> with
> >>> the State Department, in which we attempt precisely to convey
> alternative
> >>> perspectives on core Internet issues, rather than simply feeding into
> an
> >>> agenda already set for us.
> >>>
> >>> I can see that in this particular statement, we would want to think
> >>> carefully about which concerns to highlight and how to frame them,
> so as to
> >>> provide as much support as possible to the current momentum. But I
> do think
> >>> there are certain non-negotiables if a wide sign up to this statement
> is
> >>> desired. For example, at last year's Best Bits meeting, we already had
> a
> >>> discussion on how few of us in the Global South use the term "Internet
> >>> freedom" to describe the work we do for a whole range of highly
> political
> >>> reasons and so I would think not using that term is one such
> >>> non-negotiable. As long as we take such issues into account, I am sure
> a
> >>> sound compromise can be reached that will make for a strong statement
> >>> acceptable to all.
> >>>
> >>> And I for one am happy with the framing suggested by Kevin on the
> >>> whistle-blowers issue, by the way.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and best regards,
> >>> Anja
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
> >> executive director, association for progressive communications
> >> www.apc.org
> >> po box 29755, melville 2109
> >> south africa
> >> tel/fax +27 11 726 1692
> >>
> >
> >
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