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[Nettime-nl] Worst EU Lobbying Award - Vote Now! |
grts. rini hartman Select your winner in Europe?s debut ?Worst EU Lobbying? awards 2005! Corporate Europe Observatory in association with LobbyControl, Spinwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe invites you to vote for this year?s most offensive case of corporate lobbying in the EU capital Brussels. This is your opportunity to decide which of the ten nominated cases of dubious lobbying deserves to be remembered as the most ruthless influence peddler, the fastest spinner of spin, the grand master of disguise, in short who will become the EU Worst Lobby Award 2005 champion! Go to: http://www.corporateeurope.org/worstlobby/ Recommended listening: File On 4: "Lobbying the EU" "Brussels has 15,000 lobbyists whose job is to try to influence European policy. But does a lack of regulation and transparency allow them and their corporate clients too much influence over the decisions that are made?" Listen to File On 4: BBC Radio 4, Sunday 28 November, 2005 at 1700 GMT. Or download the programme (MP3 15 Mb) http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/radio4/fileon4/fileon4 _20051122-2000_40_st.mp3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), is a European-based research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) De Wittenstraat 25 1052 AK Amsterdam Netherlands tel/fax: +31-20-612-7023 e-mail: ceo@corporateeurope.org http://www.corporateeurope.org http://www.waterjustice.org http://www.gatswatch.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rini Hartman DigiCare Foundation www.digicarefoundation.org Mission Statement (Nederlands hieronder) DigiCare Foundation is a nonprofit organisation established to promote 'art for social change'. We believe that a healthy society is founded on the principles of justice, shared economic opportunity and sustainable environmental practices. In those areas of the world where people need help we assist them to tell their stories to the world in compelling, informative and engaging ways through art, (cross-)media productions and interactivity. We value our partnerships with NGO's, other Community based organisations and engaged artists. Healthy societies rely fundamentally on respect for human rights, the vitality of communities and the integrity of all creation. Mission Statement Stichting DigiCare is een nonprofit organisatie, opgericht met het oog op 'de kunst van sociale verandering'. Omdat wij menen dat een gezonde samenleving gefundeerd is op de principes van rechtvaardigheid, gelijke economische kansen en duurzaam milieubeleid. In die gebieden waar het nodig is, helpen wij mensen hun verhaal op betrokken, informatieve en meeslepende wijze aan de wereld te vertellen. Hiervoor zetten we een mix van kunst, (cross-)media producties en interactiviteit in. Daarbij hechten we grote waarde aan samenwerking met NGO's, andere maatschappelijke organisaties en kunstenaars en artiesten. Een gezonde samenleving steunt fundamenteel op respect voor mensenrechten, levensvatbaarheid van bevolkingsgroepen en integriteit van al haar instellingen. ______________________________________________________ * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: * http://www.nettime.org/. * Contact: Menno Grootveld (rabotnik@xs4all.nl).