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Crisinfo.org - news ENG ESP FRE [January 21, 2004]

CRIS

CRIS UPDATE 2005!
A very Happy New Year from the CRIS team to all of you
and our thoughts go first to the victims of the
Tsunami in Asia and to all our partners, friends and
members in the region that have suffered loss of life,
family and friends. Words are not enough to express
the sadness that we all feel, however we hope that the
terrible events that ended 2004 will be followed by
renewed solidarity and support worldwide. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/613/

PUESTA A PUNTO DE CRIS 2005!
Un muy Feliz Nuevo Año del equipo de CRIS para todos
ustedes y nuestros primeros sentimientos y
pensamientos van hacia las victimas del Tsunami en
Asia y a todos nuestros compañeros, amigos y miembros
de esa región que han sufrido la dolorosa pérdida de
familiares y gente querida. Ninguna palabra es
suficiente para expresar la tristeza que todos
nosotros sentimos ante semejante noticia, sin embargo
esperamos que estos terribles hechos que acompañaron
la finalización del 2004 sean seguidos por renovada
solidaridad y apoyo en todo el mundo. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/614/

CRIS/EED SOUTH PARTICIPATION FUND
The Church Development Service (EED), Germany, has
generously granted funds for the facilitation of
participants to CRIS related activities. The CRIS
campaign is glad to inform you that it will be able to
co-sponsor some delegates to events that we feel are
key to the Communication Rights. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/611/ 

FONDOS PARA FOMENTAR LA PARTICIPACIÓN CRIS/EED 
La Iglesia Servicio al Desarrollo (en inglés "Church
Development Service", cuyas siglas son EED), de
Alemania, ha donado generosamente fondos para
facilitar la participación a actividades relacionadas
con CRIS. La Campaña de CRIS tiene el agrado de
informarles que estará en condiciones de patrocinar a
algunos delegados para participar en eventos que
supongan ser claves para los Derechos a la
Comunicación. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/612/

FSM

CRIS SEMINAR PROGRAMME AT THE WSF 
The CRIS Seminar “Campaigning For Communication
Rights” will be held the first day of the World Social
Forum, on Thursday 27th January, 2005, in the Room
D601. There will be translation service available. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/645/

SEMINARIO DE CRIS EN EL FSM
El Seminario de CRIS “Campa&#328;a por el Derecho a la
Comunicación” tendrá lugar el primer día del Foro
Social Mundial, el Jueves 27 de enero de 2005, en el
aula D601. Contará con servicio de traducción. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/643/

CONFÉRENCE DE CRIS AU FSM
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/644/

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION AT THE WORLD SOCIAL
FORUM, Porto Alegre, January 2005: Communication:
counter-hegemonic practices, rights and alternatives
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/640/

COMUNICACIÓN Y INFORMACIÓN EN EL FORO SOCIAL MUNDIAL,
Porto Alegre, enero 2005: Comunicación: prácticas
contra-hegemónicas, derechos y alternativas
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/642/

COMMUNICATION ET INFORMATION AU FORUM SOCIAL MONDIAL,
Porto Alegre, Janvier 2005 : Pratiques
anti-hégémoniques, droits et alternatives
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/641/

WSIS

PREPARATORY MEETING (PREPCOM-2)
This Civil Society Orientation Session is designed to
give all participants the necessary background
information on the WSIS Phase two process thus far to
ensure effective participation. It is open to
everyone: government delegations, private sector,
civil society and international organizations. It will
be held on February 14, 2005 in the Palais des
Nations, Geneva. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/638/

REUNION PREPARATOIRE (PREPCOM-2)
Cette Session d'orientation de la Société Civile est
destinée à apporter à l'ensemble des participants
l'information de base nécessaire à la Phase II du
SMSI, afin d'assurer une participation plus efficace.
Cette session est ouverte à tous : délégations de
gouvernements, secteur privé, société civile et
organisations internationales. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/639/

WSIS: FINAL TEXTS FROM GFC
These are the final texts from GFC: Political Chapeau
(Tunis Commitment) and the Operational Part (Tunis
Agenda for Action) which will be submitted by the
President of the Preparatory Committee for the
consideration of PrepCom2 as a possible basis for
negotiations. Chapter two of the Operational Part, on
financial mechanisms, is provisional and may be
further revised ahead of PrepCom-2. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/629/

SMSI: TEXTES DÉFINITIFS ÉLABORÉS PAR LE GAP
Vous trouverez ci-joints les textes définitifs
élaborés par le GAP : Chapeau Politique (Tunis
commitment) et la partie opérationnelle (Tunis Agenda
for Action) qui seront soumis pour considération au
PrepCom-2 par le Président du Comité de Préparation,
en tant que base possible des négociations. Le Second
Chapitre de la partie opérationnelle, concernant les
mécanismes financiers, reste provisoire et devra être
revu au cours du PrepCom-2. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/628/

AN OPEN LETTER ON APC´S CONCERNS ABOUT THE TASK FORCE
ON FINANCIAL MECHANISMS PROCESS, DRAFT FINDINGS AND
CONCLUSIONS
APC’s open letter registers a number of APC´s concerns
about the process, draft findings and conclusions of
the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms for ICTD. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/621/ 

NEWSROOM

INTERROGATING COMMUNICATION RIGHTS: PHILIPPINES HOLDS
VALIDATION WORKSHOP
[Nina Somera/Al Alegre, FMA] After months of research,
the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) convened a
validation workshop to discuss the findings of its
ongoing Philippine Communication Rights Report last
October 6, 2004 at the Institute of Social Order,
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU).
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/610/ 

CARAVANA RUMBO AL FSM
En enero, una caravana da comunicación partirá de
Recife cruzando Brasil con destino al Forum Social
Mundial, en la ciudad de Porto Alegre. Esta caravana
estará realizando actividades centradas en las
temáticas "Democratización de los Medios", "Derecho a
la Comunicación" y "Forum Social Mundial 2005".
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/636/

FREE SOFTWARE MAGAZINE
Well, Free Software Magazine (issue 1) is out! A new
magazine entirely dedicated to free software. It
contains quality articles relating to both technical
and non-technical issues; all published articles are
released under a free license after their publication.

http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/635/ 

WE'RE CREATIVE COMMONISTS, BILL 
 [By Katie Dean] When Bill Gates referred to copyright
reformers as modern-day > communists in an interview
at the Consumer Electronics Show, it didn't take long
for the web community to respond with a big
"nyah-nyah-nyah." 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/634/ 

UNESCO APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE IN TSUNAMI AFTERMATH
Programmes and projects relating to emergency relief
and post disaster response in the aftermath of the
Tsunami in Indonesia will have major difficulties if
there are no effective communication channels
available to disseminate information. UNESCO therefore
launches an a appeal for $ 600,000 for immediate
assistance to restore radio broadcasting in Aceh,
Indonesia. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/627/

PUBLIC ONLINE CONSULTATION ON THE CHALLENGES FOR A
EUROPEAN INFORMATION SOCIETY POLICY BEYOND 2005
The European Commission launches a public online
consultation on the challenges for the EU's
Information Society policy beyond 2005. The European
Commission’s view of the challenges that a European
Information Society strategy up to 2010 needs to
address are set out in a Commission communication on
"Challenges for the European Information Society
beyond 2005" that was adopted on 19 November 2004. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/622/

UNITED NATIONS OPENS OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SYSTEM TO
GENERAL PUBLIC
The United Nations today announced the availability of
its Official Document System (ODS), the premier
full-text web resource for official United Nations
documentation, to the general public via
http://documents.un.org, as of 31 December 2004. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/620/ 

AMARC WELCOMES MARRAKESH DECLARATION
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
(AMARC) has welcomed commitments to community media
made at the Marrakesh Conference on "The Role and
Place of the Media in the Information Society in
Africa and the Arab Region" held in Morocco from the
22 to the 24 of November. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/618/

EN 2004 ASESINARON A 117 PERIODISTAS. VEINTE DE ELLOS
DE AMÉRICA LATINA
[Por Hernán Uribe] Según el informe anual de la
Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas, la región
aporta el 17% de los periodistas asesinados en el
planeta. El 2004 fue trágico para el periodismo pues
se contabilizan 117 asesinados en todos los
continentes, de los cuales 20 corresponden a
Latinoamérica. Este año superó la cifra de 83 caídos
registrada en 2003 y se acercó al número récord de 154
registrado en 1994. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/615/

¿QUIERE PARTICIPAR? FIRME LA CARTA DE CRIS
Nuestra visión de la Sociedad de la Información se
fundamenta en el Derecho a Comunicar como un medio de
acrecentar los derechos humanos y fortalecer la vida
social, económica y cultural de las personas y las
comunidades. Para lograrlo, resulta fundamental que
las organizaciones de la sociedad civil se unan para
cooperar en la construcción de una sociedad de la
información basada en principios de transparencia,
diversidad, participación, justicia social y
económica, e inspiradas por la equidad de género y las
perspectivas culturales y regionales. Lo invitamos a
conocer más sobre la Campaña de CRIS y a participar
firmando la Carta de CRIS: 
http://scripts.planetgrey.org/cris/sign_charter_form.html
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/97/ 

LA CHARTE DE CRIS
Notre vision de la «société de l’information» est
basée sur le droit de communiquer qui est considéré
comme un moyen pour étendre les droits de l’homme et
améliorer la vie sociale, économique et culturelle des
personnes et des communautés. Pour cela, il est
essentiel que les organisations de la société civile
se réunissent afin d’aider à la construction d’une
société de l’information basée sur les principes de
transparence, de diversité, de participation et de
justice économique et sociale et inspirée par une
approche équitable du rapport des sexes, de la culture
et des aspects régionaux.
http://scripts.planetgrey.org/cris/sign_charter_form.html
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/95/

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET INVOLVED? ENDORSE THE CRIS
CHARTER
Our vision of the 'Information Society' is grounded in
the Right to Communicate, as a means to enhance human
rights and to strengthen the social, economic and
cultural lives of people and communities. Crucial to
this is that civil society organisations come together
to help build an information society based on
principles of transparency, diversity, participation
and social and economic justice, and inspired by
equitable gender, cultural and regional perspectives.
We invite you to read more about CRIS Campaign and get
involved endorsing the CRIS Chapter:
http://scripts.planetgrey.org/cris/sign_charter_form.html
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/98/ 

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