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* https://www.whatistheitu.org/ | * https://www.whatistheitu.org/ | ||
* http://www.internetsociety.org/wcit | * http://www.internetsociety.org/wcit | ||
<span style="font-size: large">''' | <span style="font-size: large">'''Issues'''</span> | ||
The WCIT will be considering a few different proposals at the meeting in Dubai. We've sorted out some analyses by different topics: | |||
* '''Transparency''' | |||
* '''Free Expression''' | |||
* "'Access To The Open Internet''' | |||
* '''Economic Impact and Global Development''' | |||
* https://www.accessnow.org/pages/itu | * https://www.accessnow.org/pages/itu | ||
* https://www.cdt.org/issue/ITU | * https://www.cdt.org/issue/ITU | ||
* http://publicknowledge.org/issues/itu | * http://publicknowledge.org/issues/itu | ||
<span style="font-size: large">'''Region-Specific Issues and Resources'''</span> | |||
* http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page | * http://africa-ig.wiki.apc.org/index.php/Main_Page | ||
== Next: Customize Your Message == | == Next: Customize Your Message == | ||
Now that you've learned a bit about the issue - it will be important to craft and customize your own message. This | |||
''It might also take the form of a video.''' Mozilla has launched a project on Popcorn -- our | |||
[https://www.webmaker.org/en-US/projects/roll-your-own-itu-activism-video/ Popcorn] | [https://www.webmaker.org/en-US/projects/roll-your-own-itu-activism-video/ Popcorn] | ||
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::* '''[https://www.whatistheitu.org/ Access Now & Fight For The Future - "What Is The ITU?"]''' | ::* '''[https://www.whatistheitu.org/ Access Now & Fight For The Future - "What Is The ITU?"]''' | ||
:::: Led by [http://accessnow.org/ Access Now] and [http://www.fightforthefuture.org/ Fight for the Future], this petition seeks to be a rallying cry to individuals on the ground to demand that their governments do not hand over web governance functions to the ITU. | |||
::* '''[https://www.cdt.org/letter/sign-letter-opposing-itu-authority-over-internet Center for Democracy and Technology - "Open Letter"]''' | ::* '''[https://www.cdt.org/letter/sign-letter-opposing-itu-authority-over-internet Center for Democracy and Technology - "Open Letter"]''' | ||
:::: This is an open letter let by the [https://www.cdt.org Center for Democracy and Technology] which emphasizes the human rights issues surrounding the lack of transparency in the ITU, and also is open to organizational sign-ons. It also has been translated into a number of different languages. | |||
::* '''[https://www.google.com/takeaction/ Google - "Take Action"]''' | ::* '''[https://www.google.com/takeaction/ Google - "Take Action"]''' | ||
:::: Led by Google, this petition declares that “A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future. The billions of people around the globe who use the Internet should have a voice.” | |||
::* '''[http://bestbits.igf-online.net/statement/ Best Bits - "Statement of Civil Society Groups and Members"] | ::* '''[http://bestbits.igf-online.net/statement/ Best Bits - "Statement of Civil Society Groups and Members"] | ||
:::: [http://bestbits.igf-online.net/ BestBits] was a coalition of international civil society groups that met during the Internet Governance Forum to develop a joint statement to the WCIT. This letter includes a number of specific policy statements and recommendations to the ITU. | |||
<span style="font-size: large">'''Organize A Local Event'''</span> | <span style="font-size: large">'''Organize A Local Event'''</span> | ||
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