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Hi Rene, Thanks for your kind words and encouragement. To get the program off the ground, start with monthly adult education weekend meetings. This will be education, social interaction and fun meetings encouraging many families to attend. In a whole day (6-hour) session, an hour could be devoted to each subject category (outlined in the Goa study syllabus) with a two hour break for cuisine, of course eating, music and dance. These weekend meetings will not be held every month - December is out and so are months where travel will be bad (monsoon, winter etc). So one is talking of 6-8 in-depth sessions a year. The next step would be to seek a host-site (rotate if necessary) and volunteer teachers with "a burst of interest" in the subject matter. Regards, GL -----Original Message----- From: renebarreto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 6:04 AM To: Gilbert Lawrence Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM Hi Gilbert , Thank you for your interest in Konkani and for your participation in a positive way. I take it you are in Australia ? i woudl like you to continue contribute in our discussions on the Goanet , I will be critical at times - just to get other Goans involved ! i would also like you to actively be involved in the WORLD GOANKONKANI Forum as a member of the WGKF Council , I am sure you will make a great contribution to Konkani and Goans world wide. Please share with me your views and thoughts. Please do tell me more about yourself. Waiting to hear form you. I will be in Goa in Feb 2003 for about a month. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:42 PM Subject: RE: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Great ideas! Keep up the good work. Let us start with self-learning and > education in our own homes, with family, friends and associates. Till > the university gives recognition, the education can be undertaken in > many places with a small hall or auditorium. These are: public or > private club houses, schools, church or home basements, hospital > classrooms, etc. We should get our knowledge from structured (in depth) > sources rather than hand-me-down anecdotes which were good sources of > information prior to the era of books, tapes, CDs and the internet. > > Here is a basic syllabus for the World Goan Konkani Forum. > Geography Topography, climate, vegetation > Geology, Fauna and Flora > Oceanography and Fisheries > > History Pre-Colonial > Colonial > Post-Colonial > > Culture Konkani language > Music & Dance > Cuisine and Etiquette > > Religions Religions in Goa - Beliefs and History > Comparative and interaction of religions > Religious-cultural intermingle in Goa > > Economy Strengths > (SWOT) Weakness > Opportunities > Threats > The course outline is of course open for change. Regards, GL > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf > Of renebarreto > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 4:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Tony , > > Can the GOA New York or New Jersey take up this issue ? > > LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN ..........don't wait for some else to make it > happen. > > Please keep us informed ...rene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Barros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:14 AM > Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Hey George ! > > > > The New York University (NYU) offers courses in Hindi > > and Brazilian Portuguese among other ethnic languages. I do > > think the number of konkani speakers (goans and mangaloreans) in > > New York and New Jersey would warrant them holding a konkani course. > > > > Tony. > > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Archives: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Dear all: > > > > > > Last month the Sikh Association at San Jose State University here > > > in Silicon Valley, California, > > > asked me to give a speech to their group. I found out that they > > > offer Punjabi classes at the > > > University and many students have signed up over the years. The > > > Sikh community is large in San > > > Jose. More importantly it is united and organized to the extent > > > they are building a US$40 million > > > Gurudwara. > > > > > > The reason I mention this: perhaps it is time for Konkani to be > > > offered as a class through local > > > colleges/universities especially in areas where there is a large > > > Goan population (London, Toronto, > > > Lisbon, Kuwait, etc.). Perhaps these classes are already offered > > > there? If so, let us know. It > > > is simpler than one thinks to get a class organized, but it is up > > > to the local community to > > > petition their colleges/universities and push hard for it. > > > Anything in life worth having is worth > > > fighting for. Are we up to the fight or are other groups going to > > > set the Goan agenda (which has > > > been historically the case). > > > > > > George > >
