----------------------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! ---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN to observe Senior Citizens Civic & Consumer Rights Week --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) will observe Senior Citizens Civic & Consumer Rights Week from 6th to 12th December 2006 with a view to create awareness on the civic & consumer rights of senior citizens at the Village, Taluka, District and State level.
During the week GOACAN will network with the village based Consumer Forums to promote awareness & provide information on the Civic & Consumer Rights of Senior Citizens in the local area. GOACAN will highlight the salient points of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 and the role of the community in promotion and protection of the civic & consumer rights of Senior Citizens. During the week GOACAN will also promote the Senior Citizens Identity Card issued by the Department of Social Welfare with a view to promote awareness among senior citizens on their civic and consumer rights. Consumer Forum volunteers will organise phone in's and visits to various Departments and offices of other Govt. & Non Govt. organizations to inquire about the various facilities available & procedures to be followed to achieve the civic and consumer rights of senior citizens. During the week consumer activists will also publicize the postal address, telephone & fax numbers and email id of various authorities concerned with the care of senior citizens such as the Department of Social Welfare, Provedoria, Directorate of Health Services and the Goa Police. Senior Citizens are requested to send copies of their suggestions / complaints on the implementation of their civic and consumer rights by post to GOACAN Post Box 187, Margao Goa 403 601 or by email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> during this week. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/565 - Release Date: 12/2/2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------
