[WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!
Izumi Aizu
izumi at anr.org
Thu Dec 11 11:35:28 GMT 2003
I echo with all others supporting this resolution.
izumi
At 11:08 03/12/11 +0100, Renata BLOEM wrote:
>Chris,
>I very much agree
>
>Renata
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of zielinskic at who.int
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>
>
>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
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
>Behalf Of Veni Markovski
>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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