Re: [atlarge-discuss] WG-OUTREACH 003 - Update and Action List

["Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>]

Good morning, James:

    I happen to believe that our cause is good and that the issues  that we
should work to resolve are valid, and resolvable.  If we can only get the
panel or a WG to discuss and resolve one issue at a time (in an appropriate
workspace) we will have already taken a giant leap forward.  When that
happens, and Richard is setting a fine example with his WG-OUTREACH, I will
have no difficulty in starting a viral outreach program in the Caribbean.

    However, as long as there is little or no response from the panel, to
serious questions raised by the membership, we have very little of value to
reach out with.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>
To: "Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>
Cc: "Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>;
<atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "Hans Klein"
<hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] WG-OUTREACH 003 - Update and Action List


> Richard, Ron and Jefsey.  These efforts at local organization are to be
> applauded, how how realistic is this?   It has been extremely difficult to
> get even global participation in ICANN events from NGOs, just look at the
> ICANN NCC, which is actually populated by quite a few people from the DN
> "industry" representing non-profits.  I think the (Company Union) at-large
> effort has tried this.  How did they do?
>
> Jamie
>
>
> Ron Sherwood wrote:
> > Richard:
> >
> >     I will be pleased to organize and manage a Caribbean@large outreach
> > program under your auspicious guidance.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
> > To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "Hans Klein"
> > <hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:16 AM
> > Subject: [atlarge-discuss] WG-OUTREACH 003 - Update and Action List
> >
> >
> >
> >>Friends -
> >>
> >>This is a review of a number of possible actions which we should
consider
> >
> > on
> >
> >>the Outreach front:
> >>
> >>Firstly, I'd like to clarify the membership of this Working Group and
> >
> > extend
> >
> >>an invitation to anyone else who would like to participate in it.
Current
> >>WG-OUTREACH participants:
> >>
> >>Roberto Roggiero, Sotiris Sotiropoulos, Joey Borda, Judyth Mermelstein,
> >>Gabriel Pineiro, Jeff Williams, Ron Sherwood, Bruce Young, Erick Iriarte
> >>Ahon, YJ Park, Satyajit Gupta, Jefsey Morfin, Richard Henderson
> >>
> >>Action 1: Constructing a list of sympathetic organisations we could
> >
> > contact
> >
> >>with an invitation to individuals to join us. Typical example- Judyth
> >>mentioned the Women's Human Rights Net  http://www.whrnet.org . Another
> >>typical example of a useful interface which Elisabeth drew to our
> >
> > attention
> >
> >>can be found here: http://lists.kabissa.org/archives/pambazuka-news/ .
> >
> > Danny
> >
> >>also drew attention to CECUA at www.cecua.org . There are hundreds or
> >>thousands of these organisations, and we need someone to work on a list
of
> >>them to contact. This task could also be devolved to various national
> >>representatives to identify groups which are specific to their own
> >
> > locality.
> >
> >>Action 2: Drafting an "Introductory Letter and Appeal to Join" to send
to
> >>the orgs and groups listed above.
> >>
> >>Action 3: Contacting members from the members list and inviting them to
> >>nurture atlarge groups and recruitment in their specific countries. We
> >
> > have
> >
> >>the membership details (you can also find them at
> >
> > www.theinternetchallenge)
> >
> >>and I think it is time to contact them in over 70 specific countries and
> >
> > see
> >
> >>how much they really want to get involved. Ideally we want to identify
at
> >>least one national co-ordinator in each country (like Gabriel Pineiro in
> >>Argentina). Where this fails, we look to a regional co-ordinator. In
some
> >>cases we can even co-ordinate more locally than even national level -
for
> >>example, Bruce has offered to take responsibility for the US Pacific
North
> >>West.
> >>
> >>Action 4: Consideration of Jefsey's www.atlarge.org structure which
would
> >
> > be
> >
> >>perfect to support a nation by nation approach like this. The notion of
a
> >>bottom-up movement needs a bottom-up approach to website proliferation.
> >>
> >>Action 5: Press/Media release on the emergence of our organisation, its
> >>aims, and battle with Icann.
> >>
> >>Action 6: Constructing a list of press/media contacts to send the press
> >>release to, ideally preceded by personal e-mail or phone calls. This
task
> >>can also be devolved to national levels. Judyth, I know, has a useful
list
> >>of press contacts. I have a UK list.
> >>
> >>Action 7: Demonstration of Relevance - in the context of Hans appeal for
> >>articles, I suggest we post pages on our website which state (a) the
> >>historic background of the AtLarge (b) Icann's thwarting of the AtLarge
> >>movement and its present ploys (c) Articles written by panel members on
> >>relevant issues, as Hans has proposed. For myself, this is likely to be
a
> >>demonstration of Icann's abandonment of ordinary users/consumers as
> >>demonstrated in the roll-out of the New TLDs. I think Judith
Oppenheimer's
> >>masterly list of reasons for an organisation like ours (Aug 22) deserves
a
> >>page of its own, under the title "Why participation is important". So
does
> >>Bruce's CircleID article.
> >>
> >>Action 8: Would it be helpful to have our own List for Outreach-related
> >>mail? This has been raised before and I'd appreciate comments on this
and
> >>help setting one up. Judyth drew attention to:
> >>http://cairns.altnews.com.au/lists/.I think, ideally, we avoid Yahoo
lists
> >>etc. Does Hans have an overall strategy in mind for lists for WGs?
> >>
> >>Action 9: Considering the development of a Student movement for the
> >
> > AtLarge,
> >
> >>and how we can create an interface with Student organisations and groups
> >
> > all
> >
> >>over the world. Students are often at the forefront of activism and
there
> >
> > is
> >
> >>already a student network set up and in existence all over the world, so
> >
> > why
> >
> >>not involve it? This is an area where an idealistic democratic
> >
> > organisation
> >
> >>like ours can make inroads that a 'corporate-supporting' ICANN could
never
> >>hope to do... at least, if we set out our pitch in advance and
demonstrate
> >>that Icann is part of "them" and "the problem". Is there someone who can
> >>gather together a list of Student and Academic contacts?
> >>
> >>Action 10: A letter specifically drafted with Students in mind,
explaining
> >>their freedoms, their internet, and the threats posed by Icann and its
USG
> >>overseers.
> >>
> >>Action 11: Translation into French and Spanish and German etc of key
pages
> >>on our website, particularly recruitment pages and key information
pages.
> >>Initially, identifying volunteers who would be prepared to do this, at
> >
> > least
> >
> >>in a limited capacity.
> >>
> >>Action 12: Bruce (on 21st August) kindly offered to take on the
> >>co-ordination role for this WG and I would gladly endorse him if others
> >
> > are
> >
> >>in agreement. Bruce has throughout taken a calm and conciliatory
approach,
> >>and I think he would be well suited to the task. For my own part, I am
> >
> > happy
> >
> >>to continue as an active member of the WG, but I want the freedom to
> >
> > diverge
> >
> >>and explore other ways of developing the AtLarge if our mission here
> >
> > becomes
> >
> >>too narrow and Icann-centric : so I propose Bruce as co-ordinator of
this
> >
> > WG
> >
> >>if he is willing to take this on.
> >>
> >>Action 13: Drafting an update or new version of our present "Regional"
> >>webpage.
> >>
> >>Action 14: (linked to other areas, not just Outreach) We said that we
> >
> > would
> >
> >>send out newsletters to the membership from time to time. At what period
> >
> > of
> >
> >>time? And can the Outreach WG have a section in these newsletters? Can
we
> >>press the panel to determine the policy on newsletters to members, and
to
> >>agree on a clear Outreach element in these letters, ideally drafted by
> >>someone in this Working Group? Your views?
> >>
> >>AOB?
> >>
> >>Richard
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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