[governance] Re ignorance of the IGC charter

Bruna Martins dos Santos (via governance Mailing List) governance at lists.riseup.net
Thu Jul 18 17:21:41 EDT 2019


Hey Becky and Ian,

There hasnt been any changes to the charter since the time I joined as
co-coordinator (2017), so Im taking this is also the latest version of the
charter. Hope @Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> or previous
co-coordinators can help us with that.

Best,
Bruna

Le jeu. 18 juil. 2019 à 18:18, ian.peter at ianpeter.com <
ian.peter at ianpeter.com> a écrit :

> Hi Becky,
>
> I dont think there have been any updates or changes for several years to
> the IGC Charter.
>
> Here is I think the accurate version of the Charter (courtesy the
> wonderful work of the Internet Archive)
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20161109171019/http://igcaucus.org/charter
>
> Ian
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Becky Lentz" <roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca>
> To: "governance" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
> Sent: 19/07/2019 6:44:40 AM
> Subject: [governance] Re ignorance of the IGC charter
>
> Please excuse if I’ve missed this already, but can someone please confirm
> where to access the *current* Charter? If nothing has been updated for 2
> years, I’m concerned I may be consulting the wrong version.
>
> Also, what if any links are there to previous discussions about how to
> help fund the work of the IGC?
>
> Thank you.
>>
> Becky Lentz, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, McGill
> University (through December 31, 2019)
>
> Effective January 1, 2020: Faculty Fellow with the RGK Center for
> Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the
> University of Texas at Austin (becky.lentz at utexas.edu)
>
>
>
> From: <governance-request at lists.riseup.net> on behalf of "\"Salanieta T.
> Tamanikaiwaimaro\" (via governance Mailing List)" <
> governance at lists.riseup.net>
> Reply-To: <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 3:14 PM
> To: Bruna Santos <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
> Cc: farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>, governance <
> governance at lists.riseup.net>
> Subject: Re: [governance] Overdue IGC Co-coordinator Elections and
> Request for Update on Website/ Was Re: Who are the IGC Co-coordinators?
>
> Dear All,
>
> 1.The IGC's first priority should be in electing a new co-coordinator to
> replace the vacancy from 2017. 2 years has lapsed which is substantial
> delay.
>
> 2.The conflict stemming from several discussions lie in ignorance of the
> IGC charter which could have easily been avoided if the coordinators
> delivered the website in 2017 as was promised then. The website also
> contains a record of members.
>
> 3.Jeremy has offered to pay for IGC website hosting. It follows that Bruna
> needs to find someone to build the website.
>
> 4. It is not good practice to have a single coordinator as two are needed
> to reason, and work together. Bruna cannot be expected to do things alone
> hence the need to accelerate the overdue electoral process.
>
> 5. In terms of the electoral process, if Bruna is struggling, a call may
> be put to the Community to recommend a neutral entity or create a platform
> to conduct the elections.
>
> 6.It is the height of irony to desire to put external civil society
> coordination, before cleaning up our organisational mess and getting our
> coordinators in place.
>
> 7.Delaying the elections to November means that we will be calling for
> both coordinators replacements as Bruna rotates out once call is issued and
> there is no sustainability as is why one would rotate out one year and the
> other the next.
>
> 8.As has been the practice, we engage in discussion on the list until we
> reach consensus which is the role of the coordinators to facilitate.
>
> With best wishes,
> Sala
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2019, 9:08 am Bruna Martins dos Santos, <
> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Sala,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your email. I agree with many of the points
>> raised here by you and Ian.
>>
>> I will chat with Arsene this week just so we can kick off a new election
>> process and will be referring back to the list asap. As for the website, I
>> think we will take on @farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> offer
>> in order to revitalize it and bring back the archives and so on.
>>
>> I also hope we can take this very fortunate event in which there is a
>> considerable amount of consensus around the need for more CS coordination
>> and manage to arrange a Day Zero meeting for Berlin. These spaces and
>> coordination made a lot of difference in the past and I do think we have
>> been missing it as a stakeholder group.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> Bruna
>>
>> Le mer. 26 juin 2019 à 20:47, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> That's fantastic Farzaneh.
>>> In total agreement with Ian, doing nothing is not an option.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Jun 2019, 11:31 pm farzaneh badii, <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Sala
>>>>
>>>> As to the archive and bringing the website back, I can work with Bruna
>>>> and others to bring the website back and revitalize archives etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Farzaneh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:13 AM "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
>>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    1. It would appear from a copy of the email to the IGC Mailing
>>>>>    list that one of our co-coordinator's (Arsene) term would have lapsed last
>>>>>    year in December, 2018 where the elections for a new co-coordinator should
>>>>>    have been held to ensure rotation. IC co-coordinators serve for a term of 2
>>>>>    years. Arsene was elected and began serving in March 2016 following the
>>>>>    February 2016 elections facilitated by Analia.
>>>>>    2. Bruna and Arsene should have started the Open Call for
>>>>>    candidates in December and held the elections by February 2019.
>>>>>    3. The co-coordinators have been working with the community on
>>>>>    migrating the content as you can see from the email below of April 27, 2017
>>>>>    and preparing a new website. The website mentioned in that email was
>>>>>    www.igcaucus.org Moreover, on September, 2016, Arsene had informed
>>>>>    the IGC that whilst he had received 3 statement of interests to do the
>>>>>    website, he had accepted Akinremi Peter. In essence work on the website
>>>>>    would have been from September 2016 and onwards.
>>>>>    4. Kindly advise what the new website is and whether the migration
>>>>>    of content  was completed.
>>>>>    5. An election should be held immediately to replace the vacancy
>>>>>    that currently exists. I would encourage energetic and committed members to
>>>>>    apply (looking at *Sheetal* and *Farzaneh*) and non-discriminately
>>>>>    encouraging others too.
>>>>>    6. An update should be sent to all members about the status of the
>>>>>    IGC, and strategic framework for engagement within the IGF, WEF, WTO and
>>>>>    diverse fora.
>>>>>    7. There have been some content about a rudderless IGC and we have
>>>>>    to encourage Bruna to get on with it as per the Charter and provide an
>>>>>    update. Should any of the co-coordinators need assistance there are many
>>>>>    past coordinators who can give advice offline.
>>>>>    8. There is need to align the IGC to the Charter and if the
>>>>>    Charter needs changing and leadership needs revamping so be it!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Sala
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>> From: Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:07 AM
>>>>> Subject: [governance] New IGC Co-coordinator: Nominations open until
>>>>> May 10th!
>>>>> To: Internet Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It is time to elect a new Co-coordinator for the Caucus, to replace
>>>>> Analía who has already completed her two-year term, and to work with me
>>>>> (Arsene). As you know, the IGC is operating with two volunteers called
>>>>> “Co-coordinators”.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to send my apologies for the time it took me to quick
>>>>> start this process; as you know, we have been busy with migrating our
>>>>> server but also I informed that I will be launching this once we have
>>>>> submitted our workshop proposal to the upcoming IGF (which we did today).
>>>>> This is an usual process and I beg you to bear with me. You will remember I
>>>>> did launch this call while we were still working on the server but so many
>>>>> of you only saw it later on when the system was restored back.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We invite members of the IGC to nominate candidates (please check with
>>>>> them first about their willingness to serve), or to nominate themselves as
>>>>> Co-coordinator to serve for 2 years, from 2017-2019. All you need to do is
>>>>> to send TO THE LIST your statement of interest (in the body of an email and
>>>>> attached in a .doc file) with the following elements:
>>>>>
>>>>> -          Your full name
>>>>>
>>>>> -          Your country of origin and of residence
>>>>>
>>>>> -          Anything we need to know about your work/involvement with
>>>>> IGC/IGF/Civil Society activities. (200 words max)
>>>>>
>>>>> -          Why do you think you can be a good Co-coordinator for the
>>>>> IGC? (Max 200 words)
>>>>>
>>>>> -          What’s your vision for the IGC during your term if
>>>>> elected? Pick up to 3 current issues we face in the group that you will
>>>>> consider as priority during your first year. (Max 200 words)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The nomination period will be open until midnight UTC on May 10th,
>>>>> 2017. After this date, we will circulate a resume of candidate's profiles
>>>>> and enable a voting link to all IGC members in order to elect our new
>>>>> co-coordinator.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You can check duties and responsibilities on our website (
>>>>> www.igcaucus.org)
>>>>> <http://igcaucus.org/charter>
>>>>> <http://igcaucus.org/charter>I do encourage all of you who wish to
>>>>> have a different experience with international advocacy or Internet public
>>>>> policy issues to consider applying. Also, we need to revitalize our group
>>>>> so we need someone very dynamic that will bring a push to support me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Arsene
>>>>>
>>>>> IGC Co-coordinator
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------
>>>>> **Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>*
>>>>> Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international
>>>>> <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*,
>>>>> CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa
>>>>> Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>*
>>>>> Tel: +243 993810967
>>>>> GPG: 523644A0
>>>>> *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo*
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow
>>>>> <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html> (YALI)
>>>>> - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil
>>>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors>
>>>>>  & Mexico
>>>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors>
>>>>> ) - AFRISIG 2016 <http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/class-of-2016/> -
>>>>> Blogger <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow (Los Angeles
>>>>> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en> & Marrakech
>>>>> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/marrakech55-attendees-2016-03-14-en>
>>>>> ). AFRINIC Fellow (Mauritius
>>>>> <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1907-afrinic-25-fellowship-winners>
>>>>> )* - *IGFSA Member <http://www.igfsa.org/> - Internet Governance -
>>>>> Internet Freedom.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check the 2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC report
>>>>> <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=234>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 4:33 AM Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>>>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Bruna, Arsene,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you such a relief.Can you advise when (dates) in which you were
>>>>>> both elected? Basically month and year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On another note, Sheetal and Farzaneh have raised issues that deserve
>>>>>> discussion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Notably in the threads, there have been links provided on archived
>>>>>> info so hoping you can consolidate and advise us what our current site is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you made an open call to the community to map areas of
>>>>>> participation etc?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>> Sala
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019, 5:33 pm Bruna Martins dos Santos, <
>>>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Sala,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Right now the co-coordinators are Arsene Tungali and myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>> Bruna
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019, 17:21 "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro", <
>>>>>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can someone advise me who the co-coordinators are?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>>>> Sala
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T *
>>>>>
>>>>> *P. O. Box 17862 *
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>> *Twitter: @SalanietaT*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the
>>>>> greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*
>>>>>
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>>
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>>
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