[open-government] Stop Secret Contracts! Launch of new global campaign

Thu Feb 27 16:25:27 UTC 2014

I'm in favor of stopping secret contracts, but I can't tell what this campaign is doing to stop them, besides signing a petition?

On 2014-02-27, at 10:59 AM, Theodora Middleton wrote:

> Hi all (apologies for cross-posting :-) ),
> 
> Today we have launched a new campaign, Stop Secret Contracts, calling for an end to secrecy in government contracts. We believe this is a crucial issue which goes to the heart of transparency and accountability in government, and we're really excited to be joined by over 30 organisations around the world, including the Sunlight Foundation, Transparency International and Global Witness.
> 
> The website is here: http://StopSecretContracts.org/
> The blog post is here: http://blog.okfn.org/2014/02/27/stop-secret-contracts-new-global-campaign-launched/
> Image here: http://stopsecretcontracts.org/promo.png
> 
> We're tweeting on #SecretContracts
> 
> If you support the aims of the campaign, please sign the petition! If you would like to get more involved, get in touch with contact at stopsecretcontracts.org
> 
> Please do share far and wide! 
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Theodora
> 
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