Petition the European Parliament to review and push back ACTA

23rd January 2012

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chocotaur:

EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL CHANNEL FOR ADDRESSING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ABOUT ACTA.

If you’re an European citizen, this is what you CAN do:

Send a petition to the European Parliament where you explain, briefly but thoroughly, why it needs to push back ACTA and demand a more transparent debate of its contents, as well as demand that the agreement be more precise on its contents, specially those involving criminal action or any activity that would affect net neutrality, freedom of speech, or privacy.

How to write the petition:

1. Read the official ACTA text.

2. Make it a three-paragraph request, easy to read (be thorough, but BRIEF, and don’t be superfluous). Keep a clear flow:

a. Introduce yourself, and briefly tell them what the content of your request is (AKA “I would like to request the European Parliament to vote against ACTA.”)

b. Explain your major concerns about ACTA. Make sure to have your facts well-founded. Quote the law if you can, or at least the sources from where your concerns arise.

c. Wrap your petition letter up reasserting your concern.

3. Remember to BE POLITE. You are addressing an official body of government.

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

- Be polite. Be official. Be serious.

- If, as a petitioner, you do not wish your name to be disclosed, the European Parliament will respect your privacy, but such requests must be clear and explicitly mentioned in your petition.

- Remember, petitions must deal with:

your rights as a European citizen as set out in the Treaties,

environmental matters,

consumer protection,

free movement of persons, goods and services, internal market,

employment issues and social policy,

recognition of professional qualifications,

other problems related to the implementation of EU law.

SO, focus your petition in such a way that it highlights how ACTA might affect any of those aspects.

Finally, you can also send GROUP PETITIONS by POST mail. Collect signatures and send it to:

European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament

Rue Wiertz
B-1047 BRUSSELS

The European Parliament is also on Facebook. If you have a facebook account you may want to take petitions there as well:

http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament

Who can submit a petition? You can submit a petition if you are:

a citizen of the European Union,

a resident in a European Union Member State,

a member of an association, company, organisation (natural or legal person) with its headquarters in a European Union Member State.

So, if you CAN then, please sign the form and send your petition

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Source: chocotaur

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