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Conference of Solidarity Support Organizations (CSSO) is an organisation aimed at uniting groups with the common purpose of supporting the trade union Solidarnosc, and human rights in Poland. Member organizations have agreed to the CSSO Letter of Agreement (Media:CSSO Letter of Agreement.pdf) which was adopted January 8/9, 1983. ==History== The CSSO emerged from a series of informal inter-organizational meetings throughout 1982 among Solidarity support organizations. These meetings provided opportunities for establishing personal contacts, sharing ideas, resources and experiences, and cooperation on specific actions or programs. An informal network of trust emerged, and the meetings developed a momentum of their own. To provide a somewhat more formal basis for cooperation, and to increase both the reality and perception of solidarity among Solidarity support organizations, an agreement between organizations, the CSSO Letter of Agreement (Media:CSSO Letter of Agreement.pdf) was adopted on January 8/9, 1983. To join the CSSO, organizations had to ratify the CSSO Letter of Agreement which did require a commitment to support of the Independent Self-governing Trade Union (ISTU) Solidarity (Solidarnosc ) in Poland, and it required the recognition of the (Coordinating Office Abroad of NSZZ Solidarnosc ) (based in Brussels, Belgium) as the international department and representation outside Poland of the (TKK (Temporary Coordinating Committee of NSZZ Solidarnosc) ), the underground leadership of ISTU Solidarity. However, this did not prohibit the organizations’ supporting initiatives that were not part of the Solidarity trade union, nor did it require them to support the Brussels office, nor proscribe any other links or channels with Solidarity. The CSSO is best described as an ongoing process of consultation and exchange of ideas and experiences, and organizations which joined the CSSO simply committed themselves to participate in this process. This commitment essentially consisted of participation in CSSO meetings by sending representatives or written material and consideration of joint CSSO resolutions and actions, as well as maintaining liaison and harmonious relations with other CSSO organizations. The extent of expenditure of funds and efforts on such activities was left to the discretion of the Participating Organizations. In essence the CSSO was not an organization, but rather an agreement among autonomous organizations. Each organization that subscribed to the agreement maintained full autonomy. The Coordinating Committee of the CSSO and its elected administrators had no executive powers. They could only recommend to the CSSO Participating Organizations and participation in any CSSO action or program was strictly voluntary. The purpose was to provide a mechanism that would maximize inter-organizational communication, consultation, and cooperation, with minimal constraints on the organizations’ autonomy and minimal bureaucratic structure. Although there was one failed attempt to give the CSSO a more formal structure at the 1988 meeting in Paris, the agreement crafted in 1983 seemed to be a most effective formula as the CSSO ultimately grew to encompass 46 organizations in 13 countries and 5 continents. (There were also a few that became inactive and were dropped from the list, and several others that were participating without having as yet gone through the formal process of accession.) The one major amendment to the agreement was the addition of regional associations within the CSSO structure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conference of Solidarity Support Organizations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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