[WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!

[Izumi Aizu]

I echo with all others supporting this resolution.

izumi

At 11:08 03/12/11 +0100, Renata BLOEM wrote:
 >Chris,
 >I very much agree
 >
 >Renata
 >
 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
 >Behalf Of zielinskic at who.int
 >Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 8:09 AM
 >To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
 >Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!
 >
 >
 >Veni,
 >
 >Some suggestions:
 >
 >1. Let's drop the word "whereas"
 >2. Let's drop the joke about the riot police (equating civil society with
 >anti-globalisation activists: debatable, to say the least - e.g.,
 >information flows may be one of the good things to globalise).
 >3. I don't think we need to express gratitude that people listened to CS -
 >that should be taken as the norm, not a special privilege. The previous
 >situation was anomalous, not the present one.
 >
 >What are we left with? ^"Thanks to the CS Secretariat, CS Bureau, CS
 >Contents and Themes Working Group, and other CS groupings, as well as to the
 >Swiss Government,  for their support. Long may it continue - until Tunis
 >2005 and beyond."
 >
 >Best,
 >
 >Chris
 >
 >Chris Zielinski
 >IAIA, Geneva, Switzerland
 >Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354
 >
 >
 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
 >Behalf Of Veni Markovski
 >Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2003 20:01
 >To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
 >Cc: bureau at geneva2003.org
 >Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd message re:thank you!
 >
 >
 >Dear all,
 >Today's plenary was a disaster. Not only because of the lack of a suitable
 >room (I hope that we could alocate one for Friday), but also because of the
 >lack of understanding what the Civil Society has achieved - and yes, with
 >the help of the CS Secretariate and through the facilitation of the CS
 >Bureau.
 >
 >I don't accept that only because of the failure of today, at WSIS - a
 >failure that have been something normal in the aspect of the whole WSIS
 >process!, we must signoff the good work the CSS and the CSB did.
 >
 >If it wasn't for the government of Switzerland, and to the CSS, and Alain's
 >work, we would have been today outside of the WSIS, and clashing with riot
 >police! If it wasn't for Sally, Myriam, Bill, Karen and tens of other
 >people, we wouldn't have had documents, and statements, and visability.
 >After all, if it wasn't for all of us, the CS would have been represented
 >by the .... governments!
 >
 >I strongly urge all of us to think and on the next plenary on Friday come
 >with a serious declaration, something like this (feel free to correct, if
 >you want):
 >
 >
 >Whereas
 >Organizing the work of the civil society within the WSIS;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The Civil Society (CS) Plenary  believes the best way to organize the
 >work of all CS groups and families within the WSIS was through the
 >help of the CS Secretariate and the CS Bureau;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >There had never before been such a cooperation between the governments
 >and the civil society [in the history of the UN];
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The CS had to become workable group of peope, representing every region
 >in the world and every different interest;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >Any errors in the organization of the work of the CS forum at WSIS would
 >have resulted in spoling the good intention and bringing us back to the
 >previous
 >way of communications with the government - or rather with its riot police;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The result of the work of the CS is well seen and clear to all participants
 >to contribute;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The CS work is acknowledged as a substential part of the WSIS;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The CS Secretariat did a great job in providing support for the work of the
 >CS;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >The government of Switzerland has supported the work of the CS Secretariat
 >and the CS Bureau;
 >
 >And Whereas
 >It is a chance we must not miss until Tunis 2005;
 >
 >
 >Now, Therefore,
 >
 >The Civil Society Plenary recognizes the great work of the CS Secretariat,
 >the CS Bureau,
 >each of the many driving forces of the different caucuses, [the Contents
 >and Themes WG],
 >as well as the significant contribution of the Swiss government and the
 >Canton of Geneve,
 >must be congratulated and thanked and last, but not least, we kindly ask
 >the government
 >of Switzerland to continue their support of the work of the CS Secretariat,
 >the CS Bureau
 >and the CS Plenary throught WSIS 2005 in Tunis.
 >
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