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

Thu Sep 26 08:44:27 EDT 2013

I agree! I think we will be able to deliver the letter to the prez on
Friday. This will be a fantastic milestone on our part.

Let's go and sign it, folks!

fraternal regards

--c.a.

On 09/25/2013 11:15 PM, Veridiana Alimonti wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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