[pp.int.general] On the legitimacy of the upcoming General Assembly

[Andrew Norton]

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Dear PPNL

It has been more than 8 months since your complaint was filed.

Have you had a response back yet, as I've not heard of one. I certainly
hope it's been dealt with and the announcement just slipped past me,
rather than it being ignored.

Andrew


On 4/10/2014 3:13 PM, internationaal at piratenpartij.nl wrote:
> Dear members of PPI,
> 
> As the accompanying letter shows, Piratenpartij (Pirate Party
> Netherlands) has requested a ruling from the Court or Arbitration on the
> matter of the legitimacy of this General Assembly.
> 
> We have not taken this decision lightly, or spitefully, but to ensure
> sound democratic practices are upheld.
> 
> As the statutes show, under Article X the General Assembly has a wide
> array of responsibilities within PPI. In order for the General Assembly
> to address these responsibilities, there must be due time for
> deliberation. Furthermore, time must be provided for the constitutuent
> parties to inform themselves of the alternatives available and the
> decisions at hand. There is not a single stipulation to be found under
> article X which does not suffer fatally from this late notice and
> general air of non-communication.
> 
> To our dismay we observe that a mere two days before the start of the
> event, there are just six candidatures, and still no proposals to be
> found on the wiki aside from Nuno's. How can there be any informed
> decision making process under these conditions, let alone transparent
> and inclusive decision-making? It is a tale fit for the sort of
> politicians we hope to uproot.
> 
> Furthermore, we note that the late notice has robbed members of the
> opportunity to propose statute amendments, and potential members from
> applying for membership.
> 
> We are concerned about the air of non-communication that surrounds PPI.
> If things are as quiet as they seem from a distance, there is little
> reason for PPI to exist. If there are things happening, we propose these
> are moved into an inclusive and transparent modus operandi as soon as
> possible. Particularly, discussions surrounding the policies and
> strategical goals of PPI and tactical methods of achieving those are
> nowhere to be found, even though they form the essential building blocks
> of any organisation. This is a concise way of saying that there is no
> plan or direction to be found.
> 
> We are equally concerned that most candidatures hitherto are from the
> German Pirate Party, which does little to establish the view of PPI as
> an international organisation. Here too, it is essential that PPI does
> not constrict itself to a handful of information bubbles, and that
> inclusive and transparent practices are fundamental to maintaining an
> international organisation of our nature.
> 
> With this we hope to have adequately informed you of our motivations.
> 
> On behalf of Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands),
> 
> Henk Heslinga
> Chairman
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> Steven Russchenberg
> Board member International Affairs
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> Gijs Peskens
> Acting International Coordinator
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> 
> Mail to CoA:
> 
> Dear Court of Arbitration,
> 
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands) requests a ruling on the matter
> of the legitimacy of the General Assembly to be held in Paris on the
> 12th and 13th of April 2014.
> 
> Piratenpartij believes the statutory requirements were not met in the
> organisation of this event, namely:
> 
>     9.7: Meetings of the General Assembly will be announced at least
> five weeks prior to the meeting. The invitation will be sent out by the
> Board to all Members and published on the homepage of Pirate Parties
> International website.
> 
> Our motivation will be stipulated in an accompanying letter.
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> 
> Henk Heslinga
> Chairman
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> Steven Russchenberg
> Board member International Affairs
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> Gijs Peskens
> Acting International Coordinator
> Piratenpartij (Pirate Party Netherlands)
> 
> ____________________________________________________
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Andrew Norton
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Tel: +1(352)6-KTETCH [+1-352-658-3824]
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