Fw: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA
Listers This might be of interest to some of you. Rgds GG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> Sent: 18 May 2020 2:09 PM To: Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> Cc: Hezae <Hezae@africa-union.org>; hlengiwe dube <hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za> Subject: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Dear Partner, The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa), is convening a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa. The webinar will serve as a forum for disseminating the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, 2019 and initiating discussions on the Declaration’s continuing relevance to the exercise of Article 9 rights. The webinar will be in English and French. The Webinar will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 May 2020, at 0900 -1100hrs GMT, 1100hrs-1300hrs SAT, 1200hrs-1400hrs EAT and 1000hrs-1200hrs WAT. Kindly click on the link in the attached invitation flyer to register upon which the link to join the call will be sent to the provided email address. Please find link to announcement: Webinar Introducing the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 – English version Warm Regards, Winfred Gakii ARTICLE 119 Eastern Africa
Thanks so much for the invitation. Its important for us for sure. I have requested a few of my colleagues to join as well. Muiruri On Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:52 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers This might be of interest to some of you.
Rgds GG
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*Grace Githaiga*
Twitter: @ggithaiga
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga
.*..**the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.* ------------------------------ *From:* Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> *Sent:* 18 May 2020 2:09 PM *To:* Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> *Cc:* Hezae <Hezae@africa-union.org>; hlengiwe dube < hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za> *Subject:* INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA
Dear Partner,
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa), is convening a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.
The webinar will serve as a forum for disseminating the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, 2019 and initiating discussions on the Declaration’s continuing relevance to the exercise of Article 9 rights. The webinar will be in English and French.
The Webinar will take place *tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 May 2020,* at 0900 -1100hrs GMT, 1100hrs-1300hrs SAT, 1200hrs-1400hrs EAT and 1000hrs-1200hrs WAT.
Kindly click on the link in the attached invitation flyer to register upon which the link to join the call will be sent to the provided email address.
Please find link to announcement:
Webinar Introducing the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa
https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 – English version
Warm Regards, Winfred Gakii
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Unable to register.... *Unfortunately registration for the webinar on the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (19 May) has reached capacity and is now closed. The recording will be made available on all the Centre for Human Rights platforms.* On Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:53 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers This might be of interest to some of you.
Rgds GG
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*Grace Githaiga*
Twitter: @ggithaiga
Skype: gracegithaiga
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga
.*..**the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.* ------------------------------ *From:* Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> *Sent:* 18 May 2020 2:09 PM *To:* Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org> *Cc:* Hezae <Hezae@africa-union.org>; hlengiwe dube < hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za> *Subject:* INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA
Dear Partner,
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa), is convening a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.
The webinar will serve as a forum for disseminating the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, 2019 and initiating discussions on the Declaration’s continuing relevance to the exercise of Article 9 rights. The webinar will be in English and French.
The Webinar will take place *tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 May 2020,* at 0900 -1100hrs GMT, 1100hrs-1300hrs SAT, 1200hrs-1400hrs EAT and 1000hrs-1200hrs WAT.
Kindly click on the link in the attached invitation flyer to register upon which the link to join the call will be sent to the provided email address.
Please find link to announcement:
Webinar Introducing the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa
https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 – English version
Warm Regards, Winfred Gakii
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Opps! Article 19 folks are here. Maybe they can offer an alternative such as a youtube link where others can follow. Now, I feel bad. Maybe I should not have shared the invite... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Twahir Hussein Kassim <twahir@hussein.me.ke> Sent: 18 May 2020 10:39 PM To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Unable to register.... Unfortunately registration for the webinar on the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (19 May) has reached capacity and is now closed. The recording will be made available on all the Centre for Human Rights platforms. On Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:53 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Listers This might be of interest to some of you. Rgds GG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org<mailto:winfred@article19.org>> Sent: 18 May 2020 2:09 PM To: Winfred Gakii <winfred@article19.org<mailto:winfred@article19.org>> Cc: Hezae <Hezae@africa-union.org<mailto:Hezae@africa-union.org>>; hlengiwe dube <hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za<mailto:hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za>> Subject: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Dear Partner, The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa), is convening a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa. The webinar will serve as a forum for disseminating the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, 2019 and initiating discussions on the Declaration’s continuing relevance to the exercise of Article 9 rights. The webinar will be in English and French. The Webinar will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 May 2020, at 0900 -1100hrs GMT, 1100hrs-1300hrs SAT, 1200hrs-1400hrs EAT and 1000hrs-1200hrs WAT. Kindly click on the link in the attached invitation flyer to register upon which the link to join the call will be sent to the provided email address. Please find link to announcement: Webinar Introducing the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 – English version Warm Regards, Winfred Gakii ARTICLE 119 Eastern Africa _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twahir%40hussein.me.ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Hi everyone, @GG, asante for sharing the invite. Gakii ( in copy above ) will forward a link once the webinar commences. Regards, Sigi, Digital Policy Consultant. Read more about ARTICLE 19's #MissingVoices campaign here: [ https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/ | https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/ ] ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA DEFENDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION W [ https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ | https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ ] Tw @article19eafric Fa [ http://facebook.com/article19org | facebook.com/article19org ] From: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: "easternafricfellow" <easternafricfellow@article19.org> Cc: "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 8:01:30 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Opps! Article 19 folks are here. Maybe they can offer an alternative such as a youtube link where others can follow. Now, I feel bad. Maybe I should not have shared the invite... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ] . . . the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. From: Twahir Hussein Kassim <twahir@hussein.me.ke> Sent: 18 May 2020 10:39 PM To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Unable to register.... Unfortunately registration for the webinar on the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (19 May) has reached capacity and is now closed. The recording will be made available on all the Centre for Human Rights platforms. On Mon, May 18, 2020, 7:53 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet < [ mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke | kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke ] > wrote: Listers This might be of interest to some of you. Rgds GG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ] . . . the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. From: Winfred Gakii < [ mailto:winfred@article19.org | winfred@article19.org ] > Sent: 18 May 2020 2:09 PM To: Winfred Gakii < [ mailto:winfred@article19.org | winfred@article19.org ] > Cc: Hezae < [ mailto:Hezae@africa-union.org | Hezae@africa-union.org ] >; hlengiwe dube < [ mailto:hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za | hlengiwe.dube@up.ac.za ] > Subject: INVITATION TO A WEBINAR TO INTRODUCE THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA Dear Partner, The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (the Special Rapporteur) in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and ARTICLE 19 (Eastern Africa and Western Africa), is convening a webinar to introduce the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa. The webinar will serve as a forum for disseminating the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, 2019 and initiating discussions on the Declaration’s continuing relevance to the exercise of Article 9 rights. The webinar will be in English and French. The Webinar will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 May 2020, at 0900 -1100hrs GMT, 1100hrs-1300hrs SAT, 1200hrs-1400hrs EAT and 1000hrs-1200hrs WAT. Kindly click on the link in the attached invitation flyer to register upon which the link to join the call will be sent to the provided email address. Please find link to announcement: Webinar Introducing the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa [ https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 | https://www.achpr.org/announcement/detail?id=83 ] – English version Warm Regards, Winfred Gakii ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [ mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke | kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke ] [ https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet | https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet ] Twitter: [ http://twitter.com/kictanet | http://twitter.com/kictanet ] Facebook: [ https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ | https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ ] Unsubscribe or change your options at [ https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twahir%40hussein.me.ke | https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/twahir%40hussein.me.ke ] The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/easternafricfellow%40a... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
participants (4)
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Grace Githaiga -
Joshua N. Muiruri -
Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia -
Twahir Hussein Kassim