[bestbits] [governance] Opening cermony

[Chinmayi Arun]

Congratulations Deirdre!

I imagine that it will be very difficult to include such a broad range of
issues in one speech, but I wanted to make a pitch for highlighting
surveillance as a continuing problem, cross-border and domestic, that
seriously affects human rights.


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Gunela Astbrink <g.astbrink at gsa.com.au>
wrote:

> Hi De,
>
> Congratulations on being selected for the opening ceremony!
>
> I agree with the great inputs so far. I'll add accessibility for people
> with disability who number one billion globally, 80% living in the
> developing world where an accessible, affordable and available Internet can
> make a huge difference to people's dignity and community participation.
>
> It's challenging to fit in so many important topics in a short time!
>
> Regards,
> Gunela
>
> Nnenna Nwakanma said the following on 20/08/14 07:49 :
>
>> Hi De
>>
>> So I am smiling, hoping you will be funded, one way or the other. Is
>> that correct?
>>
>>  1. Since you are from the Islands, you need to raise the challenges
>>     that affect you.
>>  2. Respect of Human Rights is still tops on our principles. This is
>>
>>     going down.. in many countries and we need to shout it out..
>>  3. + 1 on Affordability
>>  4. There are bloggers in jail. Ethiopia is a huge case in question.
>>  5. Do you want to throw out a challenge to countries who want to be
>>
>>     brave enough, like Brazil to adopt a bill of rights?
>>  6. At the Web We Want, we are throwing open the idea of  an Internet
>>
>>     "Magna Carta"..
>>
>> All for now
>>
>>
>> Nnenna
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
>> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
>> <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Fantastic to hear, De, will send you some notes soon.
>>
>>     Sent from my iPad
>>
>>     On Aug 20, 2014, at 1:41 AM, Deirdre Williams
>>     <williams.deirdre at gmail.com <mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>      Dear Colleagues,
>>>     Yesterday I heard that I have been selected by the  MAG  to make
>>>     the civil society presentation at the opening ceremony. Please
>>>     send me your suggestions of topics for inclusion so that, as far
>>>     as it's possible in such a short time, I can say what all of us
>>>     want to be said.
>>>     The IGC and Bestbits are not all of civil society;please help me
>>>     to as large a view as possible by passing on this message to
>>>     others in as wide a reach as possible.
>>>     Thank you
>>>     Deirdre Williams
>>>     Co-coordinator, IG Caucua.
>>>
>>>
>>>     --
>>>     “The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir
>>>     William Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979
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