[WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!

[zielinskic at who.int]

Veni,

Some suggestions:

1. Let's drop the word "whereas"
2. Let's drop the joke about the riot police (equating civil society with
anti-globalisation activists: debatable, to say the least - e.g.,
information flows may be one of the good things to globalise).
3. I don't think we need to express gratitude that people listened to CS -
that should be taken as the norm, not a special privilege. The previous
situation was anomalous, not the present one.

What are we left with? ^"Thanks to the CS Secretariat, CS Bureau, CS
Contents and Themes Working Group, and other CS groupings, as well as to the
Swiss Government,  for their support. Long may it continue - until Tunis
2005 and beyond."

Best,

Chris

Chris Zielinski
IAIA, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354


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Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2003 20:01
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Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!


Dear all,
Today's plenary was a disaster. Not only because of the lack of a suitable 
room (I hope that we could alocate one for Friday), but also because of the 
lack of understanding what the Civil Society has achieved - and yes, with 
the help of the CS Secretariate and through the facilitation of the CS
Bureau.

I don't accept that only because of the failure of today, at WSIS - a 
failure that have been something normal in the aspect of the whole WSIS 
process!, we must signoff the good work the CSS and the CSB did.

If it wasn't for the government of Switzerland, and to the CSS, and Alain's 
work, we would have been today outside of the WSIS, and clashing with riot 
police! If it wasn't for Sally, Myriam, Bill, Karen and tens of other 
people, we wouldn't have had documents, and statements, and visability. 
After all, if it wasn't for all of us, the CS would have been represented 
by the .... governments!

I strongly urge all of us to think and on the next plenary on Friday come 
with a serious declaration, something like this (feel free to correct, if 
you want):


Whereas
Organizing the work of the civil society within the WSIS;

And Whereas
The Civil Society (CS) Plenary  believes the best way to organize the
work of all CS groups and families within the WSIS was through the
help of the CS Secretariate and the CS Bureau;

And Whereas
There had never before been such a cooperation between the governments
and the civil society [in the history of the UN];

And Whereas
The CS had to become workable group of peope, representing every region
in the world and every different interest;

And Whereas
Any errors in the organization of the work of the CS forum at WSIS would
have resulted in spoling the good intention and bringing us back to the 
previous
way of communications with the government - or rather with its riot police;

And Whereas
The result of the work of the CS is well seen and clear to all participants 
to contribute;

And Whereas
The CS work is acknowledged as a substential part of the WSIS;

And Whereas
The CS Secretariat did a great job in providing support for the work of the
CS;

And Whereas
The government of Switzerland has supported the work of the CS Secretariat 
and the CS Bureau;

And Whereas
It is a chance we must not miss until Tunis 2005;


Now, Therefore,

The Civil Society Plenary recognizes the great work of the CS Secretariat, 
the CS Bureau,
each of the many driving forces of the different caucuses, [the Contents 
and Themes WG],
as well as the significant contribution of the Swiss government and the 
Canton of Geneve,
must be congratulated and thanked and last, but not least, we kindly ask 
the government
of Switzerland to continue their support of the work of the CS Secretariat, 
the CS Bureau
and the CS Plenary throught WSIS 2005 in Tunis.

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