[bestbits] new BB statement - reflections on NM

[Carolina Rossini]

I do not think it is a contradiction. It just mirrors different reflections
by many who did not feel represented in the statement delivered at the end.
BB is a platform, not a body or an organization. Not every statement is
signed by every organization engaged in BB activities. That is how I see
this and - if I understood correctly many of the discussions of this list
and face to face meetings - that is how the majority of folks feels about
it.


On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Eduardo Bertoni <ebertoni65 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am a bit confused. Maybe my confusion comes because, as I asked in the
> meeting in Bali, it is not clear what bestbits is. Is it a network of
> organizations? A platform for open discussions? etc.
>
> At the end of NetMundial a document called "
> Civil society closing statement at NETmundial 2014
>  " was distributed. My understanding was that it was our 'bestbits'
> "closing" statement. Then I read statements coming from many individual
> organizations. That, of course, is perfectly fine. And now I see there is
> another document distributed by Carolina, with a different tone and a
> different perspective, also in bestbits. The new title is
>  Civil society statement: reflections on NETmundial
>
> So, just to understand clearly: Why is it necessary to issue a new
> bestbits document? Don´t you think that having too many documents with
> different views about NetMundial demonstrates the lack of consensus of
> civil society about the final output of NetMundial?
>
> Apologies in advance if I am misunderstanding these two documents. But I
> think the tone in each is entirely different, and since I signed the first
> one, it would be hard to sign the second one.
>
> The fact that there is no consensus is not necessarily a problem. However,
> it could be used by governments and others to stop listening to us because
> they could point out that we don't have a common understanding of critical
> issues. Why should we open the door to that?
>
> Best
>
> Eduardo Bertoni
>
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Carolina Rossini <
> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> During the last few days, and to deal with the frustration some of us
>> have been feeling, I put together a basic statement text that has received
>> inputs from many of you so far. It grow from 1 page to almost 2. I do feel
>> we have reached a point where the text is closed and round. So I write to
>> you to ask you consider signing it. It bring reflections on the NetMundial
>> results. I hope this is more representative of how many of us feel. And I
>> do think it is a good closure step.  It was in a google document
>> until recently, but Jeremy did the favor to put it online, behind a
>> password.
>>
>> http://bestbits.net/netmundial-reflections/
>> pass: bestbits
>>
>> Adam as suggested small changes - mostly regarding flow, and I will look
>> for Jeremy online to adopt those.
>>
>> I hope you can consider signing it.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Carolina Rossini*
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>> *carolina.rossini at gmail.com*
>> skype: carolrossini
>> @carolinarossini
>>
>>
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