[IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom

[James Losey]

I want to also note another component of the Declaration of Internet
Freedom: A tranlatathon:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/26/translation-declaration-internet-freedom/


Best,
J


On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk>wrote:

> Yes I?d agree ? It?s not that we could not write the statement (we did
> write the 10 IRPs!). I think what we didn?t do that this initiative did is
> open it up to the wider community to sign on. ****
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> *From:* irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:
> irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] *On Behalf Of *Marianne
> Franklin
> *Sent:* 02 August 2012 17:37
> *To:* irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> *Subject:* Re: [IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom****
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> +1 from me.
>
> Would want to note though that the Coalition has also done its fair share
> of writing in this area. In fact, I'd argue that this Declaration distills
> the larger Charter, and 10 Principles down to 5 broad 'big ideas' for a
> wider audience, even if there are differences of opinion about form and
> substance of all three of these initiatives, how they came about, and how
> they are being publicized amongst Coalition members.
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> MF
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> On 02/08/2012 17:24, Ginger Paque wrote: ****
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> Yes from me too. I think the reasons are quite obvious, but: I think
> supporting this statement is exactly what the IRP should be doing,
> especially if we could not do the work of writing it ourselves. Supporting
> the work of other statements/groups with the same objectives and principles
> is logical and important.
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque****
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> VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
> Diplo Foundation
> Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
> www.diplomacy.edu/ig****
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> On 2 August 2012 11:17, Andrew Rens <andrewrens at gmail.com> wrote:****
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> yes from me****
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> On 2 August 2012 12:10, Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk> wrote:*
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> Hi IRPers,****
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> There is one thing I wanted to ask for your opinions on, and two thing to
> share with you:****
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> OPINIONS: As was discussed on the list recently ? a group of civil society
> organisations in the US have developed a Declaration on Internet Freedom (
> http://www.internetdeclaration.org/) some of our members were involved in
> drafting the declaration (and we are informed that future iterations will
> point to the 10 IRPs as one of the initiatives they are seeking to build
> upon) and many have signed on in their institutional capacity. Shall we as
> a Coalition sign on? Some members have already suggested that we do so. *Please
> say yes or no with your reasons by Wednesday August 8* and assuming that
> we are in favour we will sign on!****
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>  ****
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> FOR INFORMATION: Last week Global Partners and Associates (the
> organisation I work for), the Association for Progressive Communications,
> the Kenya Human Rights Commission and Ford Foundation East Africa organised
> an event in Nairobi which brought together a group of human rights, media
> and ICT civil society groups from across sub-Saharan Africa. The group has
> today launched a statement affirming the internet?s central role as a space
> to enable democratisation and promote human rights. The statement calls on
> a wide range of stakeholders to strengthen their support for human rights
> online, to extend initiatives to improve access to information, and to
> facilitate effective civil society participation in all governance
> processes addressing internet-related issues (it specifically mentions the
> ITU). The full statement can be read here:
> http://global-partners.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Final-Statement-of-the-Pan-African-CS-Workshop-on-Who-Controls-the-Internet_02082012.pdf
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> FOR INFORMATION: Marianne has been working hard to find a volunteer to
> take on our website so that we can build a stronger web presence as a
> Coalition. More information to follow!****
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> Very best,****
>
> Dixie****
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