[CS Bureau] Re: A rather urgent matter

[Robert Guerra]

At 9:15 AM +0100 12/2/04, Meigs wrote:
>Le 1/12/04 23:08, « Rik Panganiban » <rikp at earthlink.net> a écrit :
>
>Hi Rik,
>Thanks for this chance to clarify before the bureau meeting in South Africa,
>that i will be unable to attend as already explained.
>
>The education family has agreed on me, a long time ago, as i have been
>acting as a replacement for Beatriz now and again, and been active all along
>in the content and themes drafting group. It has been formalized in
>Hammamet, where if you remember, i was in the bureau.

thanks for your message. The issue - is that the CS bureau does not 
have a dispute resolution mechanism of any sort, and if you combine 
that with the lack of a clear, well defined process as to what 
process is needed for replacements - well, you have the impasse we 
are at now.


>The problem is about finding a second focal point, which Beatriz had
>neglected to formalize (it was me, but we never bothered to make the
>addition during phase 1, because, frankly, we had no time, like everybody
>else).

I'll just say that there are more issued involved - some of which 
have been mentioned publicaly, and others that have been sent only in 
private.




>For phase  2, I definitly want to add more people and I am actually
>organizing a taskforce, that will involve latin america, australia and Asia
>( announcement soon on the wsis-cs list).

this is good to hear, as it will add transparency - something clearly 
lacking in general.


>The person who during the summer
>tried to take advantage of Beatriz's withdrawal is from caminandoutopias
>like Beatriz but she is not supported at all by civil society there.


I do not know the issues involved , not in a way do I care. What, 
personally - would be good to know is that there is a open, 
transparent and ongoing dialogue taking place between a focal point 
and their "family".


>Hence
>the questions I raised to Robert Guerra during this summer, with support of
>Francis muguet and Beatriz, about how to go about finding a replacement. We
>came to the idea that a certain amount of trust is needed, and a degree of
>real involvement in the process for a certain duration, which was not the
>case of the person concerned... That is why i have repeatedly asked the
>bureau since on a way to clarify the process, not just because of the
>education section problem, but for the whole process at large, and the sake
>of its transparency.

my personal view follows - for your case, or any other - what would 
be helpful is knowing that a open consultation and outreach has been 
done to come to a solution.

For me a point of reference is the Youth Caucus - that go about their 
focal point selection and engagement with their constituency in a 
very open and transparent fashion. It would be wonderfull if others 
could follow their example.

>I am sending copy of this mail to Beatriz, Francis and Robert, for their
>information and for their confirmation if need be. At this point, what is
>urgent for me, is  that the education family not be without a focal point.


thanks for cc'ing me. No doubt the issue of the education family, as 
well as others - will be discussed at the upcoming meeting in Cape 
Town.

regards

Robert

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