[governance] Need to work towards improving the charter (was Re: Procedural rules for amendment of the charter)

[ian.peter at ianpeter.com]

Hi Becky,

I was hoping someone else would answer your query, and the similar one 
raised by Chris Prince under another subject. But seeing there have been 
no replies:

Anyone can join the mailing list (I think thats a good thing). But to 
vote and thereby become a member, you have to self identify as civil 
society during the voting process.

There is no clear definition here, and I wouldnt want to try and create 
one, as many of us are hybrids but choose to identify with civil 
society.

Should any problem arise because of someone falsely identifying, I 
believe the coordinators have enough power to deal with it on a case by 
case basis - and if someone is not happy with their judgement then an 
appeals process can be undertaken.

There is a lot of relevant copy in the Charter and other information on 
www.igcaucus.org - but I don't think a clear answer to the questions!

Ian Peter


------ Original Message ------
From: "Becky Lentz" <roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca>
To: "governance at lists.riseup.net" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
Sent: 26/07/2019 11:16:07 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] Need to work towards improving the charter 
(was Re: Procedural rules for amendment of the charter)

>Hi all,
>
>Can anyone join the IGC, for example, a corporation as a person, an
>industry lobbyist, etc? In other words, is it assumed that members are
>joining as individuals rather than as representatives of their
>organizations or workplaces? Members self-select, right? There is no
>vetting process, is that correct? When one joins, does one need to select
>any feature that indicates that they agree to abide by the Charter? Also,
>if a member does not abide by the Charter, how is that determined and what
>happens as a result please?
>
>Thank you,
>B Lentz
>
>
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