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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please read the comments I wrote below on this
subject. I am particularly sensitive to reaching out to the grassroos
community and to vlaues and ethics as well as women's equal rights which
entry to ICT is education.I urge that considerations be given to these caucuses
objectively. Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maraming salamat sa iyo. I really wanted to
emphasize fairness, transparency, support for those without a voice and other
values that would connect everyone. To make hasty choices just because
there is a deadline does not do justice to our declarations to be inclusive,
cohesive, equal, peoples oriented, support the voiceless, the ICT
illiterates but are doing great to help individual growth and development,
etc. I did not see the most important caucuses as Grassroots Caucuses,
Ethics and Values, Women's Human Rights, Indigenous peoples..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Furthermore, there is no gender balance in the High
Level Panel of speakers yet we have emphasized this in the plenary
sessions. If it is not gender balance (an absolute equality between women
and men) at least gender equitable (a relative number that is faire and
just and inclusive). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris, do you think we should bring attention
to this anomaly to the leaders finally deciding. After all it is not the
CSB that is deciding.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards and yours in solidarity,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Conchita</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chris@bkwsu.com href="mailto:chris@bkwsu.com">Chris Drake</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch
href="mailto:conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch">Conchita Poncini</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Fwd: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
proposed list of speakers for Tunis]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mahal na kapatid
Conchita,<BR><BR>Maraming salamat po for raising this. It certainly would be
good to understand how the criteria included having a broad range of speakers
and yet some caucuses have two slots while Values and Ethics has none! I guess
it reinforces the relevance and importance of an emphasis on
values.....<BR><BR>best wishes<BR>Chris<BR><BR>===========<BR></FONT>
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class=gmail_quote>From: <B class=gmail_sendername>conchita poncini</B> <<A
href="mailto:conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch">conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch</A>>
<BR>Date: Oct 4, 2005 1:48 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list
of speakers for Tunis<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A><BR>Cc: Laina
Raveendran Greene <<A href="mailto:laina@getit.org">
laina@getit.org</A>>, helen sayers <<A
href="mailto:helensayers@gmail.com">helensayers@gmail.com</A>><BR><BR> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Rik,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do not see the Ethics and Values Caucus - where
is it or is there an arbitrary selection. I also strongly feel that
reasons for final selection should be transparent to everyone.Please
advise. </FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Conchita</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=t.n.anuradha@oneworld.net href="mailto:t.n.anuradha@oneworld.net">T N
Anuradha</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rikp@earthlink.net
href="mailto:rikp@earthlink.net">rikp@earthlink.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=basheerhamad.shadrach@oneworld.net
href="mailto:basheerhamad.shadrach@oneworld.net">'Basheerhamad Shadrach'</A> ;
<A title=grassroots-caucus@dgroups.org
href="mailto:grassroots-caucus@dgroups.org">grassroots-caucus@dgroups.org</A>
; <A title=plenary@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speakers for
Tunis</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>Dear
Rik,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for your mail
giving clarification on the selection procedure for the speakers at
Tunis.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>Looking into your
requirements, I think our nominees meet them all. Probably the CS
plenary may not have seen them face to face, but at their own level within
their communities they are at High Levels in their organisation (Community
Based Organisation)). They are well aware about the WSIS process and
have been involved in the regional meetings organised by Grassroots
Caucus. Their contributions towards building an information society
within their community is unparalleled. Ofcourse I don't need to clarify on
their ability to speak, with which they have mobilised their own communities
towards development.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>I think its unrealistic
to consider grassroots communities as mere beneficiaries, but considered
as prime movers/parcipants in the whole WSIS
process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>Iam sure this would help
you to consider one of the grassroots caucus nominees to share their views at
WSIS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT
face=Arial>Regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT
face=Arial>Anuradha</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=982133904-04102005><FONT face=Arial>Grassroots
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