[AFRI-Discuss] ATLASS 3 IN CANADA-IMPENDIMENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTING

Sun Sep 29 10:33:59 UTC 2019

+1 Hadia

We have a lot of people working on this for us, for which we are very
grateful.

Maureen

On Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 10:51 PM Hadia El Miniawi, <hadiaminiawi at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Dear Peters and All,
>
> It is a shame that volunteers, participants, fellows and ICANN attendees
> need to go through all this to take a role in something they are passionate
> about and that is a true contribution to the thriving and existence of the
> Internet through the MSM. I don't know how any of us can help in this
> regard, but I think ICANN needs to address the Canadian officials in
> relation to what is happening with ICANN participants' visas.
>
> Best of luck and wishes to all
>
> Hadia Elminiawi
>
> On Friday, September 27, 2019, 12:22:06 PM PDT, Maureen Hilyard <
> maureen.hilyard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Gisella, Heidi and I have made frequent attempts to help individuals, but
> I did not realise the extent of these visa rejections. I do know that they
> are not only rejecting applicants from Africa.
>
> Peters, Liz, Abdulkarim and others, could you please send me the names of
> anyone you know who has received a rejection letter and the reasons that
> they have been given for the rejection. I have already seen some stating:
>
> * I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
> a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
> on your family ties in Canada and in your country of residence.*
> • I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
> a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
> on the purpose of your visit.  *
>
> It would be helpful to know these reasons. Please send the information to
> me so that we can check what more ICANN could do.
>
> Maureen
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:29 AM ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE <
> oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
> It is a shame that this is happening and I think ICANN should find a way
> to solve this problem. From Nigeria alone, I know of 7 funded applicants
> who have applied and 6 of the 7 were rejected. All of these has previous
> travel history and I do not understand why the applications are being
> rejected.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is the height of exclusion. Why are we even allowing  policy meetings
> of such global resources to take place where participants from the global
> south cant attend? What is the purpose of the event code in the invite
> letters?
>
> I hope ICANN takes this up with the Canadian government.
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:23 PM Peters Omoragbon <
> petersomoragbon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues and friends,
>
> I am constrained to bring the attention of everyone to the myriad of
> road-blocks and frustrations currently confronting African delegates to
> ATLAS 3, and I am afraid, about 80% may not make it to Montreal after all.
> No thanks to the Canadian Embassy that, has not only refused their visas
> applications but also giving very spurious and insulting excuses for such
> wanton refusalS.
> For example, delegates that have a track history of previous trips abroad
> with valid USA, UK and even Japan visas are being told, they may not leave
> Canada at the end of the conference!!!
> That is the worst excuse I have heard all my life. If I could not remain
> in the USA, or Japan, UK and Europe, what is so special about Canada to
> keep me away from returning?
>
> It must be recalled that we collectively put up and appeal to ICANN to be
> aware of the notoriety of the Canadian Embassies in African, that they will
> take our monies and refused to grant a genuine visa application.
>
> It is my view that ICANN Secretariat please intervenes because its just
> one month away to Montreal. It will be such a shame if more than half of
> the accredited delegates are absent after all the preparations and efforts
> put into the planning and selections. And it should also be the
> responsibility of the AFRALO leadership to lead on this struggle. The fact
> that, they all have free rides to travel anywhere for ICANN events should
> not becloud their responsibilities to us-members from AFRALO.
> I hope ALAC leadership should provide the oversight function here.
> Best
> Yours truly
> Thank you all.
>
> *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON*
>
> *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United
> Kingdom-CANUK*
>
> *-Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-An NGO in Special
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> Nations-ECOSOC*
>
> *-Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
> Change-UNFCCC*
>
> *-International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable
> Association-NNCA-UK*
>
> *-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the
> United Nations-CONGO*
>
> *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO*
>
> *-General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change*
>
> *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN*
> *-Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest*
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