Thanks for helping to spread this!! and please do sign if you can,<br><br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Silke Helfrich</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Silke.Helfrich@gmx.de">Silke.Helfrich@gmx.de</a>></span><br>
Date: 2011/2/18<br>Subject: [Commoning] Open Letter to President Rousseff Now Online - Undersign and Spread the link<br>To: Silke Helfrich <<a href="mailto:Silke.Helfrich@gmx.de">Silke.Helfrich@gmx.de</a>><br>Cc: A2K <<a href="mailto:A2K@lists.essential.org">A2K@lists.essential.org</a>>, Commoning <<a href="mailto:commoning@lists.wissensallmende.de">commoning@lists.wissensallmende.de</a>>, Gemeingueter <<a href="mailto:Gemeingueter@lists.wissensallmende.de">Gemeingueter@lists.wissensallmende.de</a>><br>
<br><br>Online Petition for Signature<br>
<a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/CSGFeb11/petition.html" target="_blank">http://www.petitiononline.com/CSGFeb11/petition.html</a><br>
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Dear all,<br>
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The international open letter to President Dilma Rousseff initially signed<br>
by international organizations, academics and activists in support of the<br>
work of the Brazilian society and government for the cultural commons is now online.<br>
Please support this initiative with your signature!<br>
The open letter was highly welcomed at the World Social Forum in Dakar by<br>
Brazilian Organizations who know that international pressure can make a big difference.<br>
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The International Open Letter follows an Open Letter by the Brazilian<br>
civil society in December expressing concern that Rousseff�s appointment<br>
of Ana de Hollanda as new Minister of Culture might lead to a reversal<br>
of the progressive policies of under the Ministers Gilberto Gil and Juca<br>
Ferreira.<br>
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The letter points out a range of achievements by the previous Ministry<br>
of Culture (MinC), including the support for free software, the<br>
Development Agenda at WIPO, an open inclusive dialogue in society about<br>
culture policies, the adoption of free licenses and the copyright bill.<br>
For some background on the issues see here.<br>
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The letter, an initiative of Commons Strategies Group with the help of<br>
some friends, was presented to a considerable number of international<br>
media and communication networks at the World Social Forum and will be<br>
released to international media by Monday, February 21.<br>
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The more people join us before the international media release, the<br>
better!<br>
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Many thanks in advance for your support<br>
<br>
Silke Helfrich<br>
Commons Strategies Group<br>
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