[Chapter-delegates] ISOC donations/Beyond the Net

[Andre Ahouissoussi]

Amid the reluctance that most can feel about the "political" requirement,
let me bring this thoughts:
Advocacy or lobbying are important venues used by citizens and their
organizations in advanced democracy to make important political or
socioeconomic point to their political leaders. Some previous interventions
seem to point out that such requirement could create problems in countries.
My conviction is that ISOC chapters are not going to start political
parties or affiliate with any but BRING to the leaders cited, some
underpinning democratic process education to help them become more wise
about how to deal with politicians in a democracy using advocacy or
lobbying. They need so to defend even the very reason when ISOC chaptrr
should be allow in certain countries as I will argue to latter.

The bottom line is that the impetus and spirit of ISOC command among other
to create active "citizenery" that come with more informed, educated and
active civil society. In a dictatorship environment the world over and
specially in the developing country where ISOC philosophie could be of
tremendous help, any campaign that is educative of citizens in a way that
unleashes "dormant sociopolitical power" will be fought. Yet the advantages
to the world, deriving from ISOC mission is perfectly aligned with the
idea. Yes it shall not meant to be compulsory but each chapter must know
and be aware that in itself, the mission of each chapter carries some
"revolutionary" component that needs management.
Say in China today the Use of VPN is strictly controlled by the government.
How any aspiring chapter can get off ground and thrive without heavy
scrutiny?  Shall we therefore advocate that no ISOC chapter be created or
accepted in that political environment?
In total, I'm advocating for a civil society education related component be
encouraged in each chapter where  freedom of speech is stifled but not to
engage in any "confrontational" activity that is in nature to threaten
obviously local political leleadership that does not allow  freedom of
speech to bloom.

Andre Ahouissoussi,
ISOC Illinois Chapter
www.littleflame.net

On Aug 10, 2017 06:17, "Glenn McKnight" <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting article from transparency.org  on the closing down of Civil
> Society in Azerbaijian and the their rules on not accepting monies from
> abroad.
> As discussed before we need to be aware on how some chapters are at risk
>
> https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/azerbaijan_
> closing_down_civil_society
> Glenn McKnight
> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
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