This may interest us. Let us join voices by signing the petition and sharing it. Regards ____ REMMY NWEKE, mNGE, Lead Consulting Strategist/Group Executive Editor, DigitalSENSE Africa Media [*Multiple-award winning medium*] (DigitalSENSE Business News <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng>, NaijaAgroNet <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng>) Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> Author: A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria <https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria%E2%80%8E> *2020 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D & Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng>* JOIN us!! *Vice President, African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS <http://www.acsis-scasi.org/en/>) _________________________________________________________________ *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ayden Férdeline <icann@ferdeline.com> Date: Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 8:24 PM Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] 27 Large, Respected Non-Profits Send Letter to Internet Society Urging It to Stop Sale of .ORG To: <NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu> The American Alliance of Museums, the Crisis Text Line, Girl Scouts, National Council of Nonprofits, Public Knowledge, R Street, YMCA, Wikimedia Foundation, and EFF, among others, have sent a letter today to the Internet Society urging it to stop the sale of the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital. The group has argued that .ORG is extremely important to the non-profit community, and as such, they should have a voice in decisions affecting the future of the domain. The group has also launched an accompanying website: https://savedotorg.org/ Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline