Observations of Dr Filomena Giese are appreciated and very much to the point. The problem is who will protect Goa? Ultimately the onus lies on those who chose to stay on in Goa and resist going abroad, many of whom actively protest the social and environmental degradation. NRIs preach and fly off the next day. Earning one's livelihood and also protecting Goa takes a heavy toll on an activist considering the pay scales in private domain. Only those whose life is under threat and who are constantly tormented by the forces that rule, know the bitter truth and the loneliness. Goans are not like the kannadigas or malyalees who go abroad but are concerned about preservation of their state and contribute towards locals initiatives. Resources are a very important factor in mobilising support, running sustained campaigns, knocking the courts and so on. Who will support this? Secondly, there is no sufficient space and time to pamper Goan egos. Everyone thinks he knows the answer and everyone wants to be the leader. Hundreds of civil society initiatives competing for space, sponsors, recognition and awards. Concepts like 'Networking', 'Consolidation of efforts' 'collaboration' does not find place in the Goan dictionary. It is I say and you follow me. No initiatives to preserve Goa are going to suceed with such an attitude. -Soter D'Souza -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20060916/2ce5fa31/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
