Dear All,

 

about the extended activities of ISF I want  remember SAV. I hope that as soon as possible will begin a campaign for giving visibility to this important event that is the opening of ISF: some Skype meeting ago we have spoken what kind of connection we can find between the end of SAV and beginning of ISF, I always believe that a run from Sport college to the ISF place could be the best way: we don’t have to advertising this before, but using it after do, with photos and documentary!

 

Other important proposal for us should be organize SAV in every place in the world represented in ISF: this could be do in contemporary with SAV Baghdad or in other period but always with same message.

 

Thank you for the attention to these proposals, all the best.

Nicola

 

Da: Martina Pignatti M. [mailto:martina.pignatti@...] 
Inviato: mercoledì 21 agosto 2013 20:14
A: iraq-social-forum-english@...
Oggetto: [Iraq Social Forum] Agreements on Extended Forum, after today's chat

 

Dear all,
today's chat was useful for us to clarify issues on the Extended Iraqi Social Forum. Even if the whole text of the chat will be available online, I sum-up here the main agreements. Additional options need to be discussed again because there was no consensus that they are sustainable, and many of us think that offering too many options may scare/confuse/demotivate participants in the Extended forum. 
I ask the ISF Committee in Baghdad to confirm soon if they want to stream the main events, like the opening event or the final plenary assembly. Internationals are very interested in following these moments, and would like to know when they take place.

Another chat of the ISF Extension Team will take place on Monday, August 26, at 5 pm (Italian time). If you want to participate please contact the skype user: isf.extensionteam

The next general chat of the International Solidarity Committee for the Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) will take place on Wednesday 28th of August, at 14:00 GMT (that is 16:00 in Italy, 17:00 in Iraq).

Info on the Extended Forum follow.
Best
Martina

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EXTENDED IRAQI SOCIAL FORUM

Definition of activities:

1) SOLIDARITY ACTIVITY happens before the forum,  in Iraq or abroad, trying to establish a Skype connection with someone from the ISF committee
2) TELE-PARTICIPATION happens during the forum, through events organized abroad or in other Iraqi cities (who ask to connect with someone at the ISF, and hear about what is going on in Baghdad) or events organized at the ISF which are open to internet participation from internationals and from other Iraqi cities (through streaming or a collective Skype call)
3) TELE-EXCHANGE is the more complex and rewarding activity, with two or more groups preparing the workshop together and doing it simultaneously during the ISF, through internet connection. One group will be in Baghdad, other groups in other Iraqi cities or abroad

How to organize them:

1) SOLIDARITY ACTIVITIES: Martina will ask those who proposed them to write us : when, where and at what time they plan to do the activities and what is the content, and set a deadline to get all this info (September 10). The ISF Secretariat will convey the same info to Martina about solidarity activities organized in Iraq. Afterwards, the Iraqi Extension Team will have to find relevant activists from the ISF Committee to participate through skype calls in every event. This way we can do a schedule of Solidarity activities before the ISF, this program can be ready on September 15

2) TELE PARTICIPATION when the EVENT is ORGANIZED ABROAD, OR IN ANOTHER IRAQI CITY during the ISF: we need to know again when and where and at what time they plan to do the activities and what is the content, Martina can send a similar email to internationals with the same deadline (Sept 10, that can be moved of a few days eventually), Ismaeel will write to the Iraqis who proposed activities through the international website. The extension team in Baghdad will have a program of these activities before the forum starts, and look for relevant  persons during the ISF who can come to the Extension Office at the ISF venue at each time.
So we will have an Extension Office where people go to connect with people outside, and make a speech on what is happening at the ISF.

TELE PARTICIPATION for EVENTS ORGANIZED IN BAGHDAD, at the ISF: We need to identify if the Iraqis who registered events in Baghdad want to open them to extension. The Iraqi Extension team should ask them to appoint within Sept 15 one person of their organization who can follow the extension, and teach this person how to manage a streaming or a skype conference. The Iraqi Extension team will also convey to Iraq groups the interest of internationals to follow their activity online, if internationals signal it before September 5. Links of streaming channels and skype contacts can be collected before the ISF, and all these activities will be allocated in Extension Rooms. These Extended Activities will be signalled in the ISF program.

3) TELE-EXCHANGE needs to be discussed by the Extension Team during the next chat on Monday.



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Hello all

For the extended Forum, what languages will be used? We will need our capacity on the ground most of the time in Baghdad!

In solidarity

Judith
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From: "Martina Pignatti M." <martina.pignatti@...>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:14:23 
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Subject: [Iraq Social Forum] Agreements on Extended Forum, after today's
 chat

Dear all,
today's chat was useful for us to clarify issues on the Extended Iraqi 
Social Forum. Even if the whole text of the chat will be available 
online, I sum-up here the main agreements. Additional options need to be 
discussed again because there was no consensus that they are 
sustainable, and many of us think that offering too many options may 
scare/confuse/demotivate participants in the Extended forum.
*I ask the ISF Committee in Baghdad to confirm soon if they want to 
stream the main events, like the opening event or the final plenary 
assembly. Internationals are very interested in following these moments, 
and would like to know when they take place.*

Another chat of the ISF Extension Team will take place on Monday, August 
26, at 5 pm (Italian time). If you want to participate please contact 
the skype user: isf.extensionteam

The next general chat of the International Solidarity Committee for the 
Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) will take place on Wednesday 28th of August, at 
14:00 GMT (that is 16:00 in Italy, 17:00 in Iraq).

Info on the Extended Forum follow.
Best
Martina

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*EXTENDED IRAQI SOCIAL FORUM*

_Definition of activities:_

1) SOLIDARITY ACTIVITY happens before the forum,  in Iraq or abroad, 
trying to establish a Skype connection with someone from the ISF committee
2) TELE-PARTICIPATION happens during the forum, through events organized 
abroad or in other Iraqi cities (who ask to connect with someone at the 
ISF, and hear about what is going on in Baghdad) or events organized at 
the ISF which are open to internet participation from internationals and 
from other Iraqi cities (through streaming or a collective Skype call)
3) TELE-EXCHANGE is the more complex and rewarding activity, with two or 
more groups preparing the workshop together and doing it simultaneously 
during the ISF, through internet connection. One group will be in 
Baghdad, other groups in other Iraqi cities or abroad

_How to organize them:_

1) SOLIDARITY ACTIVITIES: Martina will ask those who proposed them to 
write us : when, where and at what time they plan to do the activities 
and what is the content, and set a deadline to get all this info 
(September 10). The ISF Secretariat will convey the same info to Martina 
about solidarity activities organized in Iraq. Afterwards, the Iraqi 
Extension Team will have to find relevant activists from the ISF 
Committee to participate through skype calls in every event. This way we 
can do a schedule of Solidarity activities before the ISF, this program 
can be ready on September 15

2) TELE PARTICIPATION when the EVENT is ORGANIZED ABROAD, OR IN ANOTHER 
IRAQI CITY during the ISF: we need to know again when and where and at 
what time they plan to do the activities and what is the content, 
Martina can send a similar email to internationals with the same 
deadline (Sept 10, that can be moved of a few days eventually), Ismaeel 
will write to the Iraqis who proposed activities through the 
international website. The extension team in Baghdad will have a program 
of these activities before the forum starts, and look for relevant  
persons during the ISF who can come to the Extension Office at the ISF 
venue at each time.
So we will have an Extension Office where people go to connect with 
people outside, and make a speech on what is happening at the ISF.

TELE PARTICIPATION for EVENTS ORGANIZED IN BAGHDAD, at the ISF: We need 
to identify if the Iraqis who registered events in Baghdad want to open 
them to extension. The Iraqi Extension team should ask them to appoint 
within Sept 15 one person of their organization who can follow the 
extension, and teach this person how to manage a streaming or a skype 
conference. The Iraqi Extension team will also convey to Iraq groups the 
interest of internationals to follow their activity online, if 
internationals signal it before September 5. Links of streaming channels 
and skype contacts can be collected before the ISF, and all these 
activities will be allocated in Extension Rooms. These Extended 
Activities will be signalled in the ISF program.

3) TELE-EXCHANGE needs to be discussed by the Extension Team during the 
next chat on Monday.


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Dear all,

due to major committments of some of us (mobilizing for peace in 
Syria!), the chat of the International Solidarity Committee for the 
Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) will be done in *ARABIC ONLY*, tomorrow: 
Wednesday 11th of September, at 14:00 GMT (that is 16:00 in Italy, 17:00 
in Iraq)*. We hope not only Iraqis, but people from the Arab world and 
all those who understand some Arabic will participate as well.* We will 
get a report in English in this mailinglist after the chat.

Sorry for this change in plans, but in recent chats there was little 
participation of internationals, and for Iraqis it's very complicated to 
have a chat with simultaneous English-Arabic translation. We need now to 
get as many info as possible from them.
**
Some good news for you:
- the whole ISF committee approved a new risk assessment (will be sent 
soon to registered participants) and is convinced there are no major 
risks for internationals coming for the ISF, they insist we go!
- ISF secretariat was able to get the national theater for the formal 
opening of ISF, on Sept 26!
- UNDP wants to support the ISF process after the forum!
- the Ministry of Environment will produce 2000 bags for the ISF, with 
the ISF logo, adding info on environmental protection!
- Obama, Putin and al-Assad may give peace a chance

In Solidarity,
Martina
www.unponteper.it
www.iraqicivilsociety.org

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