[WSIS Edu] About the Bureau/acerca del Buro/a propos du bureau

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Message en 3 langues/mensaje en tres idiomas/message in 3 languages

Chers membres de la liste,

Je ne vous ai pas contactés depuis longtemps et je m'en excuse. Comme vous
tous j'ai été débordée et aussi préoccupée de comprendre les résultats du
processus. 
Je vous fais parvenir ci-dessous un message envoyé en plénière pour que nous
restions mobilisés. J'espère entamer avec vous bientôt une discussion sur ce
que nous souhaitons pour l'avenir.
Bonne année 2006
Divina 

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 I did not contact you for a long time and I apologize for it. As you all I
was overworked  and intent on trying to understand  the results of the
process. I send you below a message sent to plenary, as a call to   remain
mobilized. I hope to begin  with you soon a discussion about what we wish
for the future.
A happy new year 2006
Divina

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No me puse en contacto con ustedes desde hace tiempo y les pido me perdonen.
Así como vosotros todos he sido agobiada por trabajo y tambien preocupada en
comprender los resultados del proceso. Les envío más abajo un mensaje
enviado a plenaria que es una llamada para que quedemos mobilizados. Espero
empezar con ustedes pronto una discusión sobre lo que deseamos para el
futuro. 
Un feliz ano nuevo.
Divina

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In my Catalan country, there is a proverb that says « Don¹t pull the rug
from under your own feet, there are plenty of people out there ready to do
so ».   
 
I followed the debates on the list concerning the Civil Society Bureau  and
I wonder why after all these years of fighting to obtain a multi
stakeholder-partnership, we are undermining ourselves so inconsiderately.
 
1) The Nation-states do not ask us to do so, and they remain organized
around the process (the presidency of the ECOSO for Tunisia is proof, if
need be). The CCBI does not move on its positions and remains mobilized. Why
should we do less than them?? Why would we pull the rug from under our own
feet ??
 
2) We demonstrated that we could participate in this so-called ³governance²
process, and even make constructive and influential propositions. By this
fact, we showed to the other actors that we could manage power. Are we still
afraid of power, the one that we have acquired this time, not that of the
others?  It is not at this stage that we are going to entrust ourselves
blindly to a ³troika² or to wait passively that a ³leader² appears. Are
these the only alternatives we can think of ? That¹s a political fairy tale
and a  mockery of participatory democratic process ? What are we waiting for
: a man on a white horse ?
 
3) The Civil Society Bureau is our only concrete diplomatic experience and
gain. It is the only interlocutor recognized by the States. It serves as
liaison for a number of coordination decisions. It¹s not perfect, so let¹s
improve it. Its rules and procedures have already been cleaned up : there is
a charter, criteria, ‹ all of them approved and voted in plenary. Why go
without it? Let those who do not want to be part of it anymore  withdraw and
pass the relay to  others.  Let new energies come in, here is the solution,
not self-destruction.
 
All the more so as urgent decisions are coming up. As of February, we are
going to need to watch the constitution of the Internet Governance forum as
well as  the  establishment of the ECOSOC commission. Working groups and
families need to remain mobilized on the implementation of the thematic
lines. Each of our entities can find to eat in the feast of the Societies
for shared knowledge. There is work for all and it is out of the question to
leave decisions of such order to just anybody.
 
I call on everybody to stay mobilized, with all entities, formal and
informal, including the  Civil Society Bureau. I call on those who proposed
otherwise to reconsider their decision and to stay within our ranks. Let us
remain united in our variety and let us redeploy the rug under our feet!
 
Divina Frau-Meigs
Taskforce for education, academia and research