[governance] Joana's speech
Anriette Esterhuysen
anriette at apc.org
Tue Nov 17 13:56:58 EST 2015
There was also Human Rights in China and NGO that was not given
accreditation based on intervention from the government of China.
Anriette
On 17/11/2015 20:18, jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr wrote:
> Sorry for this second posting due to a missed sentence
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> Thanks and congratulations to Joana for her speech and her (soft but
> expressive) protest regarding UN police intervention.
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> Joana asked the question : *How was WSIS in the early times?*
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> I would remind the WSIS Geneva Summit in December 2003 when Swiss police
> brutally repressed the protesting NGOs in the city. These NGOs were
> forbidden to access the UN/Palexpo "official area" because the ITU, the
> organizing UN Agency of this Summit, considered some of them as illegal
> and therefore didn't accredit them. A very quetionable attitude. Among
> these NGO was Reporters without Borders, as you may know a highly
> criminal organsisation !!!
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> The CS in a special Plenary session firmly protested through a written
> communiqué against such an inadmissible situation. However, CS was far
> from beng unanimous about the wording of the communiqué .... It was
> finallly adopted by a relative majority. There was a strong minority
> (I's among them) for proposing to meet and discuss with "extenal
> protesters" but this proposal was finally rejected. These were turbulent
> times in the CS WSIS activities ...
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> It is worth recalling that even the PrepCom president, Adama Samasékou,
> was opposed to accept "loud protesting NGOs" in the WSIS process,
> arguing that WSIS isn't a place for them. Instead, only moderate/wise
> (restrained?) NGOs have their place there. Of course this also was the
> opinion/position of the WSIS Secretariate.
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> Best regards
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> Jean-Louis Fullsack
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> > Message du 17/11/15 17:29
> > De : joana at varonferraz.com
> > A : "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca>, governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> > Copie à : "<bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>"
> <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>, "Renata Aquino Ribeiro"
> <raquino at gmail.com>
> > Objet : Re: [governance] Joana's speech
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> Dear all,
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> Thanks a lot for the support. It was a pleasure to bring some points
> of concern for us to think in the way to come. I'm just correcting
> typos but will publish the speech asap.
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> Regarding the protest issue, an update, so it does not escalate and
> compromise the activities to come:
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> As mentioned by c.a., him and other representatives from civil
> society at CGI.br presented the aspects of overreaction of UN
> officials + the fact that people were not aware of UN rules and, as
> a result of some negotiations, credentials will be given back after
> a "good will" session. So this particular issue will gladly be solved.
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> Though I'm happy that CGI and Br gov took the initiative to organize
> IGF here, I felt the (uncomfortable) urge to mentioned the episode
> in my speech as I was receiving worrying msgs from br cs colleagues
> while things were unfolding and I was waiting to talk. But, with
> this current agreement, I would say lets not compromise the event
> and enjoy the discussions and efforts put up by the organizers and
> take the best we can from IGF and our time in João Pessoa.
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> Even the question whether IGF shall be a place to allow
> demonstrations could be channeled to panel discussions an issue on
> the table for those focused on the WSIS+10 review and renew of IGF
> mandate. It is not the first time, neither will be the last, that
> local civil of the host country have something to question through
> demonstrations. Though I have no clue if changing this UN
> prerogative is possible for such a particular context/event as the
> IGF (or how it would make it more complicated for some countries to
> put themselves as hosts and if it is good or bad). How was WSIS in
> the early times?
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> Thanks c.a. and CGI.br for all the efforts to quickly solve this sad
> misunderstanding.
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> Best
>
> Joana
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> On 11 Nov 2015 01:37, Carlos Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
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> Renata, totally agree, and I tried to convince the chief rep of
> the UN
> > here of this overreaction, in view of the fact that there is a
> video
> > clearly showing there was no aggression.
> >
> > But, as he said from the heights of his authority, rules are
> rules and
> > they were "reincident" after being alerted in their first protest.
> >
> > [] fraterno
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> > --c.a.
> >
> > On 10-11-15 22:32, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > Protesting with signs may be against UN rules but why go to the
> > > extreme of banning the protesters?
> > > As you can see on 1:45 on the video referenced. the signs of the
> > > silent protest were taken away, the protesters sat down and
> still were
> > > asked to leave and had their badges taken away. There are also
> > > accounts that their cell phones were asked by the security.
> > > As in the 1st person account published by Gustavo Gindre,
> there is
> > > still a concern that they may be prevented in entering in
> future UN
> > > events as well.
> > >
> > > All seems even more bizarre as a Facebook sponsored cocktail
> goes on
> > > tonight as the "after-party" of this event in a mile or so
> away from
> > > the convention centre.
> > >
> > > It just seems quite unfortunate that there's a climate of
> fear rather
> > > than freedom of expression.
> > >
> > > []s
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 9:57 PM, ahmed eisa sudan
> > > <ahmed22digital at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9cxyHqrl2k
> > >>
> > >> Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Eisa
> > >> +249123031155 Sudani
> > >>
> > >> +249912331155 Zain
> > >>
> > >> +249999331155 MTN
> > >> KHARTOUM alamaraat P.O.BOX 15021
> > >>
> > >> post code 12217
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.gedaref.com/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO) is a
> nongovernmental and nonprofit
> > >> organization (Gedaref Sudan), it is part of the Telecentres
> movement where
> > >> ICT is used for community development. GDCO is the winner
> of information
> > >> for development award (i4d 2007 awards e-India) for the
> inclusion of the
> > >> disabled, GDCO is the winner of i4d 2008 awards for the
> best innovations
> > >> at the grassroots Telecentres and the winner of i4d 2009
> for the
> > >> initiatives of civil society for development (e-agriculture
> project and
> > >> other e-services).. ..it is the winner of eWorld award
> 2011. it is the
> > >> winner of best innovative NGO working on ICT for community
> development in
> > >> Sudan. The winner of best album in Telecentre 2011
> Philippines .. it the
> > >> founder of the first Telecentre academy in Africa and
> middle east and the
> > >> thirteen in world ..The Digital City of Eindhoven (DSE)
> Netherlands (the
> > >> founder and well-known partner of GDCO in Netherlands)
> donated 750
> > >> computers and more than ten projects were established using
> ICT for
> > >> community development and one of them is e-agriculture.
> GDCO & SPEG
> > >> (foundation of eindhoven volunteers for gedaref projects)
> started new
> > >> partnership for community development including people with
> disability
> > >> (especially deaf), gedaref university, (faculty of
> medicine) e-agriculture,
> > >> SeVO and other project
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:13 PM, parminder
> <parminder at itforchange.net>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Congrats Joana, it was the most substantial and evocative
> speech I have
> > >>> heard at the IGF in a long time (if ever)!
> > >>>
> > >>> It was both precisely to the point, and carried the right
> emotion and
> > >>> evocation. And so brave of you to have raised the issue of
> removal of the CS
> > >>> protesters... Bravo!!
> > >>>
> > >>> parminder
> > >>>
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Eisa
> > >> +249123031155 Sudani
> > >>
> > >> +249912331155 Zain
> > >>
> > >> +249999331155 MTN
> > >> KHARTOUM alamaraat P.O.BOX 15021
> > >>
> > >> post code 12217
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.gedaref.com/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Gedaref digital city organization (GDCO) is a
> nongovernmental and nonprofit
> > >> organization (Gedaref Sudan), it is part of the Telecentres
> movement where
> > >> ICT is used for community development. GDCO is the winner
> of information
> > >> for development award (i4d 2007 awards e-India) for the
> inclusion of the
> > >> disabled, GDCO is the winner of i4d 2008 awards for the
> best innovations
> > >> at the grassroots Telecentres and the winner of i4d 2009
> for the
> > >> initiatives of civil society for development (e-agriculture
> project and
> > >> other e-services).. ..it is the winner of eWorld award
> 2011. it is the
> > >> winner of best innovative NGO working on ICT for community
> development in
> > >> Sudan. The winner of best album in Telecentre 2011
> Philippines .. it the
> > >> founder of the first Telecentre academy in Africa and
> middle east and the
> > >> thirteen in world ..The Digital City of Eindhoven (DSE)
> Netherlands (the
> > >> founder and well-known partner of GDCO in Netherlands)
> donated 750
> > >> computers and more than ten projects were established using
> ICT for
> > >> community development and one of them is e-agriculture.
> GDCO & SPEG
> > >> (foundation of eindhoven volunteers for gedaref projects)
> started new
> > >> partnership for community development including people with
> disability
> > >> (especially deaf), gedaref university, (faculty of
> medicine) e-agriculture,
> > >> SeVO and other project
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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