<DIV>Dear Liberato</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you so much for writing this on our behalf. I do understand that we have a time deadline which makes seeking a consensus from all concerned that-much harder.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In my estimation the message of the Caucus should be made at the outset. A clear statement at the beginning which indicates the thrust of our purpose will be more effective.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I suggest the following at the beginning of the statement </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Valves and Ethics should be held as the ideal vision to underpin all aspects of individuals and organizations.Both should be regarded as central and .thematic when evaluating ICT 's as tools to enable better peaceable conditions for humanity ".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have noted Liana's comments </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>warm regards.</DIV> <DIV>Shaila Mistry</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Liberato Bautista
<LBautista@UMC-GBCS.ORG></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear friends in the VEC,<BR><BR>Here's my latest take that incorporates the suggestions of Laina and Max<BR>on the contribution of the Values and Ethics Caucus to the Civil Society<BR>statement. We are under a tight schedule and I am copying Ralph Bendrath<BR>of the writing team of my version (as of 6:38 EST which is 00:38 CET for<BR>Ralph). I sent this version to seven others in my United Methodist<BR>delegation to Tunis who were at the caucus meetings.<BR><BR>Ralph gave us some more time to work on this document until<BR>tomorrow--but it is tomorrow for him which will still be evening for<BR>most of us in the United States. I suggest that if people have problems<BR>with my re-write that they send that to Ralph by replying to all in this<BR>email so that everyone gets a copy. Given the time I have and we were<BR>given, this is my
best shot.<BR><BR>By sending this to Ralph, we are saying that we would like the writing<BR>team to consider our text in its entirety and length. It's comparable to<BR>the length of the other sections of the latest version of the statement<BR>that we received. We have rewritten it in such a way that it refers to<BR>Geneva, Tunis and beyond. We are submitting our text with the assertion<BR>as a caucus that the ethical dimension should be an overarching theme,<BR>be it in the Civil Society statement or in the UN texts (which we<BR>critiqued because this wasn't the case). This is the reason why it is<BR>written the way it is.<BR><BR>I am hoping that the "democratic and inclusive writing team" for the CS<BR>statement, as described in Tunis in response to my question at plenary,<BR>truly reflects the work of the caucuses and the working groups. Writing<BR>is a largely perspectival enterprise. It matters who write and who<BR>edits. We were told in Tunis that the editorial team will put
together<BR>the statement, but not rewrite what caucuses and working groups, which<BR>are far more representative, are contributing. Nonetheless, we thank<BR>those whose job it is to put together contributions with disparate<BR>writing styles which they can choose to edit. <BR><BR>Levi<BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________<BR>REV. LIBERATO C. BAUTISTA<BR>Asst. General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs<BR>Main Representative to the United Nations<BR>General Board of Church and Society<BR>The United Methodist Church<BR><BR>Member of the Board of CONGO<BR><BR>Church Center for the United Nations<BR>777 United Nations Plaza, 11F<BR>New York, New York 10017 USA<BR><BR>Tel: +1.212.682.3633 ext. 3112<BR>Fax: +1.212.682.5354<BR>Web: www.umc-gbcs.org<BR><BR>The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS)is the international<BR>public<BR>policy and social action and education agency of the worldwide<BR>United Methodist Church which has
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