[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Yet another
suggestion :for symbolic speakers
Meigs
meigs at wanadoo.fr
Wed Nov 12 07:37:29 GMT 2003
Le 11/11/03 11:11, « Ajantunen » <ajantunen at takingitglobal.org> a écrit :
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your support. I would like to clarify that in my original
proposal, I had clearly in mind "youth", NOT children. It is important that
the youth caucus be consulted for that matter. It has experience and can in
no way be said to be manipulated by propaganda.
Also i don't think getting to a common message with the drafting group will
be that difficult. We have had to do it for prepcom 2 under more drastic and
strenuous circumstances. We have to trust in the dynamics already generated.
Best
Divina Frau-Meigs
International Association for Media and Communications Research ( IAMCR)
> Hi everyone,
>
> First off, thanks to Amali and Divina for their suggestion that youth give
> the keynote speech - the Youth Caucus would definitely support such a
> proposal, and I could suggest the names of several candidates to give the
> speech. PF, I believe your concerns are valid - certainly we would not
> support the use of children as messengers of propaganda - however, the
> candidates I would recommend are old enough and experienced enough in the
> WSIS process and the information society in general to avoid being
> manipulated. :) Look forward to discussing this further.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Jantunen
>
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> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Yet another suggestion :for symbolic
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> Date: 11/11/03 08:43
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>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> --------
>>
>> >De: Meigs <meigs at wanadoo.fr>
>>
>>
>> >I did think of the child but it seems to me that we still need to pass
> on a
>> >well developed message, as written collaboratively by civil society.
> And it
>> >has to be delivered in 5 minutes.
>>
>> ------------
>>
>> This idea of a speech written collaboratively would be a big challenge for
> "civil society" given it's diversity and it may lead to a weak
> statement. Nevertheless, I believe it's not the worst the solution.
>>
>> As for the children, On a moral point of view, I don't like this idea at
> all of (ab-)using some children to read a text written by other adults. I
> dislike it in big sport events ( like olympic games and so on) because it
> has become mainly business. I dislike perhaps even mor this idea of
> (ab-)using children to deliver what is to be STRONG POLITICAL MESSAGE. After
> all, why not ask to Bill McIver and Sally Burch AS COORDINATOR of C&T
> group. Given there strong commitment in the work of WSIS CS plenary, I
> believe they deadly deserve it !
>>
>> PF.
>>
>> >The youth caucus has been extraordinary during the prepcoms and seems
> to me
>> >to offer many possible ³voices² to stand for us.
>> >
>> >Best
>> >
>> >Divina Frau-Meigs, >
>> >> The symbol of child / youth expressing the future of humanity is
> a good one -
>> >> why not have a child / youth representative from each region of
> the world and
>> >> the message delivered in the official languages of the UN ? It
> would be nice
>> >> to include a child in the group.
>> >> >> Amali De Silva-Mitchell,
>> >> Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada
>> >> >> Meigs <meigs at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>> >>> Dear all,
>> >>> >>> We do seem to have a problem to come to a
> consensus on the speaker we will
>> >>> finally chose. Though i have expressed my own preference, i
> realize that may
>> >>> be the solution has to be symbolical rather than
> personalized.
>> >>> >>> How about:
>> >>> 1- we draft, via the content and themes group for instance, a
> declaration
>> >>> that is comprehensive of the issues on which we have a
> general consensus but
>> >>> remain problematic for the States.
>> >>> >>> 2- Then this common declaration would be read by
> two anonymous (by that
>> >>> meaning not famous) YOUNG PEOPLE,-a young girl AND a young
> boy-, each saying
>> >>> a sentence in turn, to express the trust of civil society in
> its sheer power
>> >>> and its youth. >>> >>> Wouldn't this be an
> innovation in a world summit?
>> >>> >>> >>> It seems to me this would solve
> some problems with stardom, male or female
>> >>> dominance, etc.
>> >>> >>> >>> All the best
>> >>> Divina Frau-Meigs, IAMCR
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>> >> >> >> Amali De Silva-Mitchell
>> >> >> Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva at yahoo.com
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>>
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