[pp.int.general] The 3 C's - good idea; short indroduction and some sugggestions

[Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes]

Hi!

I have written here before, but I forgot to introduce me, sorry.
I am in the core-team of the German working group on data retention  
("AK Vorrat"), organizing the national protest against data retention  
and other legal "cruelties".

I am also member of german pirates (Berlin) and will now get more  
involved into the pirate work.
You will find my contact data and a short introduction here:
http://cristof.remmert-fontes.de (actually in german, I am afraid,  
but with links to my civil society engagements, podium discussions,  
public talks and workshops)

I would like to participate as well and I highly recommend the  
suggestion of Andrew: we need representants at the UN and at other  
stakeholder's meetings, such as WIPO (I mentioned that before), IGF etc.

So, a representation at the UN (New York), in Brussels and Geneva  
would be good goal to work for. I agree with Jan Huwald, that a  
secretary is the correct form

Beside my engagement in the AK Vorrat, I actually work on founding a  
representation in Berlin, the residence of our national gouvernment.
Unfortunately, we lack of money for renting an office (we are still  
looking for additional 500 EUR/month - I will pay about 100 EUR by  
myself and the german Pirate Party may pay a little bit, too).


Because I plan to enter the european parliament in two years, I will  
also enforce my engagement at the international pirates. If I may... :-D

Also, I help organizing the international pirate congress in January  
(and a national NGO-conference on civil rights and privacy early  
February - I need (unpaid) volunteers! *g*).


So, what are the next steps:

- identifiying the stakeholders (working) groups, we have to participate
-- UN
-- IGF
-- TACD
-- WIPO
- identifying the pirates, who may participate
- looking for funding/sponsoring/grants to pay that work
- get in contact with other lobby groups, civil society movements etc.
-- in Brussels, I am in contact with the european EFF representative  
(Erik Joseffson (we will hold a talk about data retention and the  
european legislation at the 24c3 in December in Berlin)
-- there are also good contacts to the FFII and some not so close to  
the FSFE
-- also, EDRi is a good hook

Well, but we could talk about all that on sunday, the 9th ;-)

Regards,
Cristof
(Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes


Am 02.12.2007 um 13:35 schrieb Jan Huwald:

> Thanks Andrew for kicking our butts ;-)
>
> Am Samstag, 1. Dezember 2007 18:33:26 schrieb Andrew Norton:
>> I'd like to propose then, a monthly
>> meeting of representatives from each national party, online, in  
>> whatever
>> medium is most acceptable (although it seems the options are  
>> limited to
>> IRC, Skype, and maybe mumble). The aim is to keep everyone  
>> informed of
>> whats going on, giving others ideas we can work on and adapt for  
>> ourselves.
>
> What do you think of next sunday (9.12.) for a first meeting? I  
> propose IRC
> and Skype simultaneous. Please send your thoughts about date and time.
>
>
> Am Samstag, 1. Dezember 2007 20:15:53 schrieb Błażej Kaczorowski:
>> You mean some International Chairman - Leader ... i think election of
>> such person shoulbe be one of the points of Berlin meeting, what you
>> think?
>
> Currently I would prefer asecretary instead of a chairman. Unless  
> we have a
> legal body, connected to the national parties a (legal) forespeaker  
> has no
> use/power/whatever.
>
> At the moment the tasks would be primary firing up communication,  
> coordinating
> meetings ando so ...
>
> actually Andrew would get my vote if the secretaries election would  
> be today.
>
>
> Regards,
> Jan
> German PP
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Viele Grüße,
Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes

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