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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Do NOT Touch
The Internet<br>
Citizens Ready For A Fight Across The European Union.</b><br>
<br>
The privatization of the Internet could be decided in the next few
weeks. On
May 5th, the European Parliament will vote on a package of measures
which will
affect the national laws of all EU countries.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
The European Parliament is about to give up our rights to an open
access to the
Internet to protect the interests of Entertainment and Communications
multinationals. A civil campaign by organizations of the whole European
Community will be simultaneously launched tonight in order to prevent
the privatization
of the Internet and to defend the democratic right to access to
information and
digital tools.<br>
<br>
<b>This campaign includes:</b><br>
1 - An informative <span style="color: red;">website </span>explaining
what the
so called " Telecommunications Package ", which is about to be voted
on in the European Parliament, is, why it is so dangerous for the
future of citizens.
the impact on their daily economy, <span style="color: black;">as well
as useful
information and tools created by citizens for citizens, including open
letters,
press releases, a blog and video material</span>:<br>
http: // <a href="http://www.blackouteurope.eu/" target="_blank">www.blackouteurope.eu/</a> <br>
<br>
2 - <span style="color: red;">A letter to members of the European
Parliament</span>
that it is being sent by hundreds of organizations and citizens (one
Euro
Parliamentarian recognized that they are receiving as many as 200
letters a day):<br>
<a href="http://www.blackouteurope.eu/act/letter_to_meps.html"
target="_blank">http://www.blackouteurope.eu/act/letter_to_meps.html</a><br>
<br>
3 - <span style="color: red;">An automatic system</span> that allows
citizens to send
the letter directly to all the Members of the European Parliament:<br>
<a
href="http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/directly-send-to-parlamentarians/"
target="_blank">http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/directly-send-to-parlamentarians/</a><br>
<br>
4 - <span style="color: red;">A system to monitor </span>their vote
in the
matter:<br>
<a href="http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/follow-their-vote/"
target="_blank">http://blackouteu.wordpress.com/follow-their-vote/</a><br>
<br>
And <br>
<br>
5 - <span style="color: red;">A Europe wide casting</span> for
“grandmothers” to
create an inter-European viral video:<br>
<a href="http://fortheinternet.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Fortheinternet.wordpress.com/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
<b>Take Part! </b><br>
<br>
<i>“Grandma, help them as they do not know what they are doing". On the
occasion of the vote in the European parliament of the Telecoms package
on May 5, a video contest has been launched
on YouTube. This is to remind members of the European Parliament that
they need
our vote in June. The Internet still provides us with the tools to
watch and
judge their actions. And we need this to continue.</i><br>
<br>
Find out:<br>
Do not allow the European Parliament to privatize the Internet! Act
now!
Tomorrow it is too late!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
We Still Can Put Pressure On Them - We Gave Them Our Vote - We Vote
Again In
June. Remind Members Of The European Parliament! "<br>
</span></p>
<b>Spread the info</b><br>
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