Dear Al and Chun,
Do we have any information on the number and length of speaking slots for
civil society in December? I'm just wondering if we can discuss this online in
the content and themes and cs-plenary mailing lists before coming to Geneva so
groups can better prepare their interventions.
As many of us will be extemely busy with the whole gamut of events taking
place before and during the Summit, we might end up jeopardising our last
chance to be heard in the official space.
Best,
Mavic
Quoting Al Alegre <alalegre@fma.ph>:
> I agree.
>
> Why don't you post the gist of your message below to the Plenary list to
> start a discussion on who should be the civil society speakers in December.
> During the first week of the summit, I raised with the CSB this issue of CS
> participation in the official events--I wanted to take the selection and
> nomination out of the hands of the Secretariat, and to put it where it
> belongs--to the Civil Society plenary, C&T WG, and the bureau as support
> mechanism.
>
> Am now accross the ocean from you--in Tokyo...
>
> Kim Jihee is here
>
> REgards
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chun Eung Hwi" <chun@peacenet.or.kr>
> To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 12:09 PM
> Subject: [communication 950] Re: Fw: [wsis] FW: [prep-l] translation
> polimedia Lab
>
>
> > Dear Al,
> >
> >
> > Side events have some meaning itself in parallel with the main Summit.
> > Those events' main target would be highlighting some specific issues they
> > want to be undertaken as important cocerns.
> >
> > But to be honest, I cannot understand nowadays why some people are so
> > excited to the idea that new nobel peace prize winner could be key
> speaker
> > in coming Summit. I think we should never forget that those documents on
> > the table in WSIS is very far away from civil socienty principles. Even
> in
> > last news conference of last PrepCom III, civil society expressed it very
> > clearly. And still we should take into account whether we could declare
> > the breakdown of multi stakeholder approach applied in WSIS process. At
> > the moment, our main concern should be what could be our final message
> > to de facto divided WSIS rather than how exciting figure could take the
> > microphone in coming Summit.
> >
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Chun
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Al Alegre wrote:
> >
> > > Don't know if I posted this already, but for many of us unsatisfied
> with
> > > what is happening so far in the official summit, we are turning our
> eyes
> to
> > > other parallel civil society activities like this great effort below...
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Al
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: prep-l-bounces@geneva03.org
> [mailto:prep-l-bounces@geneva03.org]
> > > > On Behalf Of francesca
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:46 AM
> > > > To: prep-l@geneva03.org
> > > > Subject: [prep-l] translation polimedia Lab
> > > >
> > > > POLIMEDIA LAB
> > > >
> > > > As an intervention into the reorganisation of power, communication
> and
> > > > information, we propose a media and communication laboratory during
> the
> > > > World Summit on the Information Society as part of the
> > > > <http://www.geneva03.org>Geneva03 initiatives and as a counter-event
> to
> > > > the
> > > > WSIS.
> > > > Based on the experiences of the Hub in Florence in November 2002, and
> > > > organised in close cooperation with the proposed media lab for the
> next
> > > > European Social Forum in Paris, Polymedia Lab will be a temporary
> space
> > > > of
> > > > experimentation and confrontation for alternative and grassroots
> > > > communication projects.
> > > > It will serve as a platform to develop and experiment with horizontal
> > > > communication, to share experiences and knowledge, to create networks
> of
> > > >
> > > > alternative communication projects,and present an alternative vision
> of
> > > > information society.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What would we envision? What could take place at Polymedia Lab?
> > > > - Indymedia Centre with public access terminals
> > > >
> > > > -pirate TV and pirate radio
> > > >
> > > > - video and radio streams (global, multidirectional, and in
> interaction
> > > > with streams being produced elsewhere)
> > > >
> > > > - presentations on issues around the information society : media
> > > > concentration, intellectual property rights, infowar, ISP and media
> > > > laws, etc.
> > > >
> > > > - skill sharing workshops on technological aspects of communication:
> > > > Linux,
> > > > pgp, WiFi, satellite transmission, hacking, streaming, etc.
> > > >
> > > > - permanent workshops on non-technical aspects of communication :
> > > > horizontal, non-hierarchical ways of communicating- network meetings
> of
> > > > groups and individuals involved with free TV, free radio, Indymedia,
> > > > video,
> > > > etc. to develop and facilitate cooperation
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Polimedia Lab aims to counteract the summit agenda, and show the
> > > > value
> > > > of information and communication systems based on freedom,
> horizontality
> > > >
> > > > and cooperation..
> > > >
> > > > organize yourself! Post your Proposals and join the mailing list.
> > > >
> > > > Please don't forget to include in the form:
> > > > What equipment are you bringing?
> > > > What else do you need as technical equipment?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Chun Eung Hwi
> > General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone: (+82) 2-2166-2205
> > Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81 | pcs: (+82) 019-259-2667
> > Seoul, 158-600, Korea | eMail: chun@peacenet.or.kr
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