[CCWG-ACCT] Message from ICANN Board re Designator Model

[Kavouss Arasteh]

Dear Mr. Crocker, Steve
Alternative Proposal ( Plabn B ) was first nitiated by Jonathan and
complemented  by Steve and  amended by me ( replacing Voting with consensus
building )
Regards
Kavouss

2015-10-06 9:21 GMT+02:00 Edward Morris <egmorris1 at toast.net>:

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> *From*: "Robin Gross" <robin at ipjustice.org>
> *Sent*: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 3:54 AM
> *To*: "Jordan Carter" <jordan at internetnz.net.nz>
> *Cc*: "Steve Crocker" <steve.crocker at icann.org>, "Accountability Cross
> Community" <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Subject*: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Message from ICANN Board re Designator Model
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> I'm in complete agreement with Jordan on this and share the shock and
> disappointment in this board response to the work of the multi-stakeholder
> process to hold the board accountable.  This is a pivotal moment in which
> the community can capitulate to the continued abuse of the power we see
> from ICANN's board, or we can actually stand up and do something about it.
> I suppose it is the natural reaction of any entity that holds total power
> and risks losing some of that power to behave in such a way, but it does
> show that ICANN has not matured sufficiently to be cut lose from oversight
> any time soon.  Truly saddening.
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> I'm trying to hold out hope, but sadly and reluctantly I'm coming to this
> point of view as well. From the 88 questions dumped on the CCWG the night
> before the Paris meeting to the current red lines, the Board has shown a
> lack of understanding and respect for a multi-stakeholder model based upon
> respect and equality. I would be reluctant to turn lose, with no oversight
> by any public body,  as the global n and n authority, a private body so
> dominated  by a group as limited in number and as  unrepresentative as the
> ICANN Board. As to the later I would ask only that those concerned about
> the representativeness of the SOAC's to take a look at the body most
> critical of them: the lack of gender equality, in particular, is very
> striking. Sad.
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