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[Sree Gururaja]

How do I post my views ? please let me know

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Detlef Palm <detlef...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 01:08PM -0800 Is there unanimity about the purpose of the blog? Is it about   * trying to rally members to take influence on children's issues in their community or country? Creating taskforces? * nostalgia about the good old days? * connecting people who, in their deepest heart, care about the same things, i.e. children, equity, fairness, and a better world? * being the source of intelligent entertainment? * a feeling of community in the widest sense?   You may have other reasons.   For me, the reason to engage is that I do not easily find people around me (relatives exempted) who share my thinking, or who want to talk about the things that I care about. For me, the blog is not so much a one-way street of passing information, but (hopefully) of a community where people of similar background and experience can discuss, exchange views, get excited (or frustrated) and laugh.   What do you think?

Tom McDermott <mcderm...@gmail.com>: Nov 13 02:27PM -0800 Good question to get us thinking !! When we started News and Views in 2017 the idea was mainly to move us beyond the annual reunions as our way of staying in touch with each other. Some members wanted XUNICEF to be more of a group of still-engaged professionals who were active in protecting the rights of children. There was also the campaign for freedom of our colleague, Baquer Namazi and his son. That campaign raised interest in what we might do as a group. There were also discussions underway with UNICEF about reviving the history project and access to the archives and to the intranet. All these led to a demand for more frequent communications.   Nowadays several purposes come to my mind. The need for: * a regular medium of communication through which our XUNICEF / UNICEF family can stay in touch * a platform on which members can share information, news, and opinions they want to bring to the attention of others concerning UNICEF or the welfare of children * a means of connecting staff who are approaching retirement with those who have already retired, * a means of connecting former staff with others in the countries in which they live   I am sure others can suggest more. This exercise can be healthy in helping us become more clear about our objectives.     On Friday, 13 November 2020 at 2:08:53 pm UTC-7 Detlef Palm wrote:

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[Detlef Palm]

Sree, click on ‘Google Groups’ on the rights side of the message below (written in red).

 

It takes you to your google groups. The ‘forum group’ should be among them. When clicking the ‘forum group’ you should find the ‘purpose’ message to which you can post a reply.

 

If not, help is near!

 

Detlef

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[Sree Gururaja]

Thanks Detlef

I am in and replying to Gianni’s post

Thanks much

Sree

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