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[Aviva]

> Dear everyone
> I am sorry not to have been as active as usual. I find my operation limits
my
> ability to co-ordinate vision so can't read much yet.
> *Congratulations re the good news about CSI funding Ravi and Zafrullah. It
> is an important principle.
> I have noted the suggestions from everyone and I think they are all great.
> However  it is not possible to achieve all of these.
> *First we have only ad hoc funds as far as I know. Second I, for one, have
no
> staff or office base although Medact is great. Mike though had masses to
do.
> *He and Ellen are working on the macroeconomics and Health area and I am
> sure will let us  know when things are sorted.
> IPHC is funding some of the fares and accommodation (David and Pam from
> London. Mwajuma, Maria Z and another)
> *I do not know how we can produce a booklet or who is working on the
> charter and organizations.
> If someone (David) has drafted a question we can send it to some of the
> organizations for a quick answer. If we know which orgs were at the PHA we
can
> also add them to some list. But I think the more feasible and honest
> approach is to contact those that we know and are active.
> This would include the health counts/iphc organizations, owa, healthlink,
> exchange,  and also those such as MATW who are always working in accord
> with the charter.   The issue brought up in Cape Town was that of
> ownership. As Marjan pointed out people want to feel they are doing what
> they want to do ven if being  a small part of something that others
control
> (so the wording has to be careful and they are certainly not
'affiliates'.)
> I will try to comment on some of the other suggestions but not in any
order
> of urgency or importance.
> re POSTERS: I had already written to remind everyone that Qasem designed a
> poster . It is the same as the English and Bangla covers for the charter
> and is large. It will need some additional large sticker with details of
> the time and place of the meetings. I already wrote to ask if Qasem is
> coming, if not Zafrullah should bring them.
> I pointed out that Ellen worked very hard at the last  WHA and we
> did NOT get permission to put up any posters. The only way of doing this
is
> for CSI to ask. We can put them up in the room I suppose. The same is true
> of any leaflets. After two days Ellen got permission to put them on a back
> table where nobody goes. We did hand some out but it is not allowed!
I suppose that Ravi needs to clarify this with CSI. Can Ravi also decide
what
> sort of large sticker goes on the posters and where they can be printed?
> I have pointed out many times that the email and website are wrong on most
> of the translations and a small sticker needs to be made to cover these/
> Volunteer with a small sticker printer?
> 2. Website: Is Andy Chetley going to get any help with this? It is very
> important that it looks active.
> 3. Is there any news on which subjects we can have position papers on? So
far,
> I only know of Mike and Ellen on macroeconomics and health
> 4. I do not think it a good idea to have me on the platform. I think
younger
> women should be there and I would suggest Ellen from Europe. She is
active.
> 5. I could take 90 mseconds to show the translations.
> 6. I have more VHS videos and I think we could give them away
appropriately
> at the briefing as they seems to have been a good mobilising tool.
> 7. Sarah Sexton and I are struggling with the stories. She has done most
of
> the work but we need a few more bits of information. Can't promise that
> this will be ready.
> Finally, for now, I am getting my mail to Unni rejected. Can anyone check
> that theirs are getting thru and advise me?
>
> That is all for now. I will try again tomorrow.
> Pam