[Final draft for final comments] Letter to Pres. Rousseff Re: [bestbits] [governance] Dilma Rousseff's speech at UN

Wed Sep 25 22:15:27 EDT 2013

Dear Joana and all,

the letter is concise, pointing important issues without losing the general
line of support. Very good!

2013/9/25 Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com>

> Dear all,
>
> Please, find a reduced version below. We are closing the pad now to avoid
> more crazy joined editing processes. Thanks for all the contributions.
>
> Let's receive final comments about very punctual changes or major
> disagreements and gaps until tomorrow (Thursday) 9:00 am (Brazilian time).
> Then collect endorsements through out the day.
>
> *Deadline for signatures will be this Thursday night, let's say 22:00,
> also Brazilian time*. So Carlos can deliver it in hand to President
> Dilma. *
> *
>
> thanks once again,
>
> joana
>
> *Letter from** International C**ivil Society** Organizations** **to
> President Dilma Rousseff in support of her **statement at **the 68th
> Session of the **UNGA *
>
>
> Your Excellency,
>
> We, the undersigned organizations and individuals from around the world,
> committed to the development of the Internet and its use for advancing
> social and economic justice, would like to express our strong support forthe statement delivered this week by your
> Excellency at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We
> commend you for taking a leading role on these issues and would like to:
>
> 1. Fully endorse the five principles enunciated on the occasion, in clear
> accordance with the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee*'*s* *Principles
> for the Governance and Use of the Internet.
>
> 2. Stress the importance of the timely adoption of the Brazilian Draft
> Bill of Internet Rights (Marco Civil da Internet) in a way that upholds
> these principles.
>
> 3. Commend the courage of Brazil in expressing disapproval and demanding
> explanations from the USA about the procedures of illegal interception of
> information and data, framing it as a grave violation of human rights and
> of civil liberties
>
> 4.* *Reinforce our support for an extension into broader spheres of
> Internet Governance of the experiences from the Brazilian
> multistakeholder model of Internet governance, led by CGI.br, which
> comprises representatives from Government, Scientific and TechnologyCommunity,
> private sector and Civil Society on an equal footing.
>
> We express our deep appreciation for your serious commitment to social
> justice and development, of which an open, stable, and reliable Internet is
> a fundamental pillar.
>
> Signatories:
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> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 3:35 AM, Diego Rafael Canabarro <
> diegocanabarro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ian is helping Joanna and me in drafting this reduced optimal version. : )
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <
>> suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  Agree. Stick to the first paragraph and we are all set.
>>> --srs (htc one x)
>>>
>>> On 26 September 2013 6:14:04 AM "Louis Pouzin (well)" ** wrote:
>>>
>>> Agree with Ian. This parag is all that matters.
>>>
>>> Louis
>>> - - -
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:03 AM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ive just looked again at this and it is getting longer and at the same
>>>> time worse.
>>>>
>>>> I think it needs a very substantial edit. Any more than two paragraphs
>>>> and the chance of it being read is meagre.
>>>>
>>>> To be honest, I think no more than this is necessary. – the first
>>>> paragraph
>>>>
>>>> We, the undersigned organizations and individuals from around the world,
>>>> committed to the development of the Internet and its use for advancing
>>>> social justice, would like to express our strong support for the
>>>> statement delivered this week by your Excellency at the 68th Session of
>>>>  the United Nations General Assembly.
>>>>
>>>> (reference the speech if you wish for those who would like to read
>>>> more, but dont repeat it, interpret it, and elaborate on it).
>>>>
>>>> And specifically I dont think we need to talk post Snowden, and demand
>>>> apologies from the USA. That ain’t going to happen.
>>>>
>>>> Ian Peter
>>>>
>>>>
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