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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the past couple of days there has been strong
activity on the various CS lists, trying to gather support for the nomination of
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi as key-note CS speaker.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many have expressed their support and Meyrem
Marzouki has put together a list of supporting entities, including a large
number of the CS working group and caucuses. I would therefore suggest that the
Education and Academia Task Force do the same, if there is enough support of the
idea.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My organisation has already signed this petition,
so I am only asking this because I think that we also as a group involved in
WSIS, should support collective CS efforts to have the speaker we wish for
nominated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Med venlig hilsen/Yours Sincerely<BR>Jane Finnerup
Johnsen<BR>FN-forbundet/Danish UN Association<BR>Midtermolen 3 st.
th.<BR>DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø<BR>Tel.+45 35467381
(direct)<BR> +45 35467373<BR>Fax.+45
35467350<BR>e-mail:jane@una.dk </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>