Re: [GRN] DAY OF JOY

[John de Figueiredo]

We should celebrate the fact that those four brave Goans, by doing what they did, created a record that we, Goans, have the right to self-determination. Had they not done what they did, those individuals who denied that right to us, Goans, might have turned around and say: “Did you ask for that right? For future reference, you should always ask.” Now they cannot say that. This is why I consider what happened to us, Goans, as a historical fatality, because we did not exercise that right and because we will never again be able to exercise that right. I view the Declaration of Self-Determination as the most important document in the history of Goa. I would like to respectfully propose to all my fellow Goans that they should frame that Declaration and hang it on a wall in their houses. I have already done it myself.  John M. de Figueiredo  Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2024, at 9:33 AM, Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> wrote:  Historically the letter of protest would have taken much courage and caused repercussion to its signatories, but are you sure it should have been a Day of Joy for Goans? It made no dent in Salazar’s thinking (although that was Salazar’s fault, not theirs) not was it responsible for the ultimate repeal of that Act, so what is it that we should be celebrating. Roland Francis 416-453-3371 On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO <johnde...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Attached is an article that may be of interest. John M. de Figueiredo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1D2F3A25-C255-4370-BC64-FB7A589D6402%40sbcglobal.net.