[governance] Re: Message from Sala

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Apologies for the incorrect spelling "filling should be feeling" and the
other numerous typos.
Sala

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I bring you warm greetings from Fiji. I would like to take the time to
> thank you all for the excellent work that you are doing in raising issues
> at various Forums whether through Face to Face meetings or remote
> participation into the Consultations in Geneva. I also congratulate the
> Civil Society members who are part of the CSTD Working Group namely
> Wolfgang Kleinwachter, Parminder Jeet Singh, Marilia Marcel, Anriette
> Esterhuysen and Izumi Aizu for raising our issues and advocating the
> multistakeholder model. We also  acknowledge and thank you for the constant
> reporting and updates. I would also like to thank Robert Guerra who has
> been extraordinarily helpful in assisting the remote participants feel as
> if they were on-site. To all those of you who contributed actively through
> the Skype Chats, pirate pads, emails (there are too many of you to name but
> you all know who you are), thank you.
>
>  We are witnessing an intense period in the world through the various
> civil, political, economic, social and cultural shocks. We hear reports of
> foreign journalists who may have been murdered in Syria, continuous threats
> and assault on an open and free internet and we recognise that we live in
> unusual times.
>
> Diversity of opinions are critical to assist us in arriving at a panoramic
> and holistic view of the issues at stake.  No one should be marginalised,
> everyone has the right and freedom to express themselves fully and fill
> empowered to share responsibilities. Thank you to all those who have
> contributed extensively to the IGF Consultations both on-site and off-site
> (remote) participants.
>
> As you know, the MAG  is currently inviting feedback from civil society on
> the various themes and thread. Please make every use of this opportunity to
> make your voices heard. For those of you who are already contributing, keep
> up the excellent work and pace. I would encourage greater participation
> from everyone because each of your contributions is significant and is
> important. Let us all be empowered and make your voices heard. The
> contributions will be consolidated and posted on the Statement Workspace
> for a rough consensus call before it is finalised and sent to the MAG on
> the 27th February, 2012.
>
> Kind Regards,
> --
> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>
> Tweeter: @SalanietaT
> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
> Cell: +679 998 2851
>
>
>
>


-- 
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala

Tweeter: @SalanietaT
Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
Cell: +679 998 2851
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