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謝謝Walter, 我的回函:
From: Heather Lin
Subject: Status of Taiwan - IFOAM's position
To: Thomas CIERPKA
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007
Dear Thomas,
I thank you for your email about the concerns that some members could
arise about Taiwan Organic associations in the IFOAM, such a behaviour
being a surprise for me in such a free independant organization as IFOAM.
I totally agree with you that IFOAM is an independant organization which
has nothing to do with political matters of any kind., but has to do
with organic agriculture in the world, as its sole purpose.
From this point of view that I share, *I do not see any reason for
according any place to political claims from any affiliated
organization, this violatong IFOAM rules.
*
*Accepting such political behaviour would mean that IFOAM would be
involved in political matters which have nothing to do in it. *
Such a position would be also a hard blow to IFOAM political neutrality
and independance as well *as a threat for its own principles that must
be the same for all its members, without any discrimination of any kind,
racial, ethnic, religious or national.*
*Applying its own rules, IFOAM Board would be in its good right to say
clearly to any association that could arise political views or matters
that such a behaviour cannot be accepted in IFOAM, following the clear
rules of IFOAM*.
If such a common rule would be broken, all political threats or
pressions of any kind would be encouraged against the IFOAM essential
interests and purposes.
As independant organization that IFOAM is for all its members, I do not
see why some organic organization would be treated in a different way
than any other affiliated organization, in a way that could clearly be
seen as a discrimination between members about their equal rights.
All IFOAM members, according to IFOAM rules, have the same rights and
the same duties.* All of them must respect the common rules as they pay
their membership fees in an equal way with all other members.*
From my point of view, any demand or wish from any organic association
against other members' rights cannot be allowed and tolerated by IFOAM
Board, in appliance of its rules.
Any discrimination against a member's right could endanger the whole
IFOAM and would constitute a dangerous move for the common values that
all members must share. We all are for promoting organic agriculture,
and nobody wants to hear about political pressions on IFOAM Board.
Fot these reasons, and from my point of view, which strictly follows
the rules of IFOAM you recall about not letting political matters
interfer in it, it would damage IFOAM essential rules and equal rights
to membership if the Organic associations from Taiwan could not be seen
as what they are and consider themselves to be. It seems to me that the
free right to membership would be clearly destroyed if any association
could not appear as representative of its own country, following its own
choice on this matter.
As free organization following the rules of democracy and respect of its
members wishes in appliance with IFOAM rules, from my point of view, the
members from Taiwan have the same rights than other members, no more, no
less.
In such conditions, I demand the normal and regular appliance of IFOAM
rules for the members which want to be included under the name "Taiwan",
such a decision being theirs and not depending on any other's will.
Understanding the pressions that your email makes clear about the IFOAM
Congress to be hold in 2011, if any associaton wishes using this tool of
pression on IFOAM Board, I friendly suggest to the Board to be clear and
strict on the appliances of IFOAM rules, and if these pressions go
ahead, to remind to these associations they cannot bring political
matters into the IFOAM.
As a move to help the Board in this situation and to avoid useless
concerns, I friendly suggest to the Board that 2011 Congress, if some
pressions occure against IFOAM Board about its regular activities and
free decisions following its own rules, be held in Taiwan.
In such a case, Taiwanese organic associations would pay all expenses
that IFOAM would require for such an event , and will invite all members
of IFOAM to see here the progress of organic agriculture in Taiwan with
their own eyes.
It could be a great help for IFOAM finances and a concrete defense of
its deep values that your email recall.
I remain at your disposal for promoting all together IFOAM values and
going on working for and only for organic agriculture.
With my best regards,
Heather LIN |
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