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RE: [atlarge-discuss] Latin America and Africa

At 12:45 PM 8/9/2002, Judith Oppenheimer wrote:


You want woman's interests?  This woman is interested in having her child
inherit a cyberworld free from Orwellian constraints on liberty and
language.

That means recapturing influence on internet governance.   That's why I'm
here.
Friday, August 09, 2002 * 2:25 PM EDT USA

My overarching interests as a man, uniquely and specifically a gay man, are the same as Judith's.

I would add "free from constraints on thought" in the form now popularly and properly known as "manufactured consent;" and all the various forms, overt and covert, direct and indirect, of violence or threats of violence against any and all who differ.

As an American I am ashamed of my country that we are the chief manufacturers of both, suffer the ill affects of them daily domestically, and that we are now the chief exporters as well.

What does all this have to do with Internet governance? If anyone finds it not self-evident, I'll feel prompted to write an epistle on the subject. ;-)

(I'm not diminishing in any way others' agendas and needs.  I'm saying this
organization deals with internet governance.  With appropriate governance,
I would hope others' needs and agendas can more readily be facilitated via
the net.  That is my hope.)
For me personally it has everything to do with Internet governance with a capital "G" that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered kids around the whole planet have access to information, resources and opportunity to obtain support of their freedom to be who they are.

Completely as an aside (but on point), I wonder what access kids in Viet Nam, for example, have to such information with the reports I've read on this list of the government's wanting to be sure that their Internet evolves socially responsibly? I only single out Viet Nam as it's been mentioned here, not for any other reason.

/s/ Joey

Put your action where your... err... speech is! Create your personal volunteer profile at http://www.icannatlarge.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=19 and tell everyone what you have done, and/or can do, and/or are willing to do -- NOW! :-)

(Please at least book mark the above link.)