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@unponteper.it]
Inviato: mercoledì 21 agosto 2013 20:14
A: iraq-social-forum-english@lists.openfsm.net
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.