[governance] A Response re. Just Net Coalition and Internet Social Forum

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Dear Sean,

 

I warmly thank you for your smoothing words ; right now we need them, particularly on our lists :-)

 

I also remembrer your involvment in WSIS as soon as it began in 2002. During its course, CS (i.a. with Bill Mc Iver and Sally Burch) did a good job and was strong enough to elaborate and adopt its own Declaration, in Geneva and in Tunis; they still reference documents for us, even if many new issues did appear since then.

 

As you, Sean, I feel well in ISF and the spirit it inherited from WSF. 

 

Best regards

 

Jean-Louis Fullsack

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

> Message du 30/01/15 09:53
> De : "Sean O Siochru" 
> A : governance at lists.igcaucus.org
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> Objet : [governance] A Response re. Just Net Coalition and Internet Social Forum
> 
> HI everyone
> 
> I read Jeremy Malcolm's comments about JNC and ISF (and I see a follow up 
> by Philip Corwin) in IGF 
> watch: 
> http://igfwatch.org/discussion-board/who-are-the-just-net-coalition-and-what-can-we-expect-from-the-internet-social-forum#TIZtZ3Dh3r82NcRd0TaSzw. 
> I think it was reposted on this list.
> 
> As a self-confessed serial communication activist of 30 years - and as a 
> member of JNC and involved in the ISF idea - I am pretty flabbergasted, 
> but also a bit insulted by them.
> 
> I don't recognise the JNC and ISF described in Jeremy's note. The people he 
> singles out are highly active in both but I can assure him that JNC is a 
> lot more than them and has lively and open debate. It is not a mouthpiece 
> for any clique - to suggest it is denigrates the multitude of others 
> involved - but it is a serious effort to raise the need for truly 
> democratic internet governance.
> 
> As for the Internet Social Forum idea: Like the WSF itself, it is wide 
> open. By its very structure none can dominate it - we all need simply to 
> respect the SWF basic philosophy. Yes, it will take a lot of logistical 
> effort and I applaud anyone willing to take that on. But the real 
> beneficiaries of an ISF will be all those who want to share ideas on 
> 'another Internet is possible' and then - after the event - want to start 
> to build it with like-minded people. There are no hidden agendas there, and 
> it is a great opportunity to bring in activists from all kinds of different 
> areas into this key debate.
> 
> All are welcome, Sean
> 
> 
> Seán Ó Siochrú: sean at nexus.ie tel: +353 1 272 0739 mobile: +353 87 2048150
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