Dear mr.
Tonini
I am happy to get
acquainted with you and your Movement of Direct Democracy in
Italy! We have cooperated in the past with excellent colleagues and
thinkers of DD , there as Giuseppe Strano, Antonio Rossin etc.
I think that your
site is helpful for your objectives, although I have
difficulties in understanding its content in Italics.
In Greece the DD
movement is expressed by the NGO "Forum for Citizens' Democracy"
and by the political party called:
"European Sympoliteia (with) Direct Democracy",
that tries to introduce in Greece Direct Democratic institutions
through European Legislation.
I copy for you
my proposal to Bruno Kaufman and the organisers if the Aaru
Conference and I would like to support our request for a further
meeting of us after this Conference.
I think THAT we can
organise it with Demokrazia Federale and other colleagues
and allies IN THE SAME PLACE , also independently from the
main organisers, with the basic topic:
"What shall the
DD Movement do in the coming European Parliament elections of
June 2009?"
"Dear
Bruno,
we
are really interested in participating in the Aaru Conference in Switzerland,
not only for the 5 minutes report about our ideas
and tactics in Greece and Europe (Wednesday), but also in the
next days, we could offer in the public debate (Thursday) and for the
Balkan issues (on Friday).Please inform me for the
contacts I should have for the rest.
I
think that it would be good to have ALSO, a
separate panel and discussion about the CICDD ( Continuing
International Congress on Direct Democracy) that celebrates this
year its 10th anniversary since the 1st International Conference
in Prague, Pribram (1998), as well as WDDM ( www.
world-wide-democray.net) that continues offering its services
to direct democracy worldwide, though its site
and diferent practices among its members.I wonder
why haven't you thought about it, when progamming
the whole week of Democracy? Believe me that
it will have a big interest for all the
participants to have the opportunity to hear
the _expression_ of our experiences at the end of the
already scheduled programme on Saturday aftennoon and evening
Oct 4th or maybe Sunday
morning , Oct 5th.
I am
in close contact with Ted Becker (who is probably annoyed, that he has
no response or invitation from you or others), Jiri Polak (who is
doing an excellent job for ten years publishing the DD
Newsletter), Mirek Kolar (who organised the excellent
WDDM site), Bruce Eggum, George Sagi etc. and I think that their
contribution could be magnificent for this week of
Democracy, as we will enlarge the programme, the interest and the
opportunities of the participats to almost a full
week!
Bruno, I would like to be
this year more active, as a legal scientist in the IRI works
(congratulations for them all) and I wish you to introduce and
help me do it, beginning with the acceptance of my proposal
above (to take part more actively
by the end of the Aaru Conference in Switzerland, as we have
made in Munich 2000, after the NDDIE Conference)!
I would like also
to cooperate further in the near future for a
WDDM Conference that has
its 10th years anniversary after 2 years (2010), when
we will propose to have in Greece another
International Congress on Direct Democracy (maybe under the auspieces
of IRI, if you mind).
Please write me soon with whom else I have to be in contact for
the above and confirm whatever is already
possible for us in order to begin organising it! "
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THIS
PROPOSAL mr. Tonini? Can Democratia Federale assist in
organising this following the main conference, as you are near
Aaru?
With kind
regards!
George L.
Kokkas
Media
Lawyer
Coordinator of NGO
"Forum for Citizens' Democracy" and
"European Sympoliteia
(with) Direct Democracy"
42, Hippocrates str.,
ATHENS 10680- GREECE
Tel. 0030 6944 545
888
Fax: 0030 210
3610882
e-mail:geoko(at)otenet.gr
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:49 PM
Subject:
Direct Democracy
Dear Mr Kokkas,
following to our phone conversation here are
my addresses
mobile : +39.335.690.4163
We are operative in the north of Italy, near
Milan, and have started a movement to change the political system in Italy
from representative democracy to direct democracy.
At this time we are interested in making
contacts with other groups and movements with similar target all over
Europe, and this is why I shall attend the Congress in Aarau.
Please kindly explain whether in Greece there
are organized groups making active poltical action in this direction, and
other information as you deem interesting for us.
kind regards
Democrazia Federale
Federico Tonini