Dear all, Read enough. If you have my two pieces, you will know how much work I did relating to the hosting of the convention. I was Asst Gen. Sec of GOA at that time. I had a young family. Just the other day a friend told another person, who was never involved in the association, why I wrote pieces. I wrote because I was hurt, and I was used and discarded. Just imagine I was the editor of the souvenir and the page Ireserved for my editorial piece was taken away and given to a daughter of a guy who was very friendly to one of the Steering Commitee members. That's why I resigned from the GOA and all activities regarding the convention. I got Prof Moraes, Dr. Stella and Prof Jose Pereira by getting Free air tickets from my contacts. The GOA didn't spend a penny. I arranged accommodation for two, Moraes and Pereira with friends. Today morning, someone called me and said that I should have been invited. Thereafter, Inserved two GOA committees, that is I gave six years. Besides, I edited The Oulse if the GOA for msybe three ir four years and for another two years I was on the editorial team. I edited and brought out the 20th anniversary souvenir. I was also on the editorial committee for the souvenir of the 25th anniversary. I was given Ontario Volunteer Award for my services to the GOA. I was away from Ontaro for at least eight years, and I was in Dubai. I am aware who "gips" is, and I have also written articles against organisers of Goan football. My replybto gios has been rejected by the moderstirs as being "inappropriate." Anithet one regarding Fred's writing on "critucusn is cheap" and relating to "Free Speech" hasn't appeared. Neither I have got rejection notice. I have done lot for GOA and I have earned enough respect among Toronto Goans, both for my social service and my journalism. I edited three South Asian weeklies here, and gave lot of publicity to Goan events.
Eugene Correia Sent from my iPad > On Nov 4, 2018, at 6:32 AM, gipsport <gipsp...@emirates.net.ae> wrote: > > Well written! My exact sentiments!As the ecause I saying goes " Dont ask what > your community can do for you, but what can you t o day, y one friend was > telling someone else when they were duscusing my pido or what have you done > for YOUR community! "RFSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > -------- Original message --------From: "Vivian A. DSouza" > <socorro...@yahoo.com> Date: 04/11/2018 10:43 (GMT+00:00) To: > goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Criticism of the first > International Goan Convention Critics are a dime a dozen, or perhaps a paisa > a dozen.Can you imagine all the work that takes place in pulling off a > successful event ?. First, the idea of having a convention, selling the > idea to a coterie of like minded individuals, meetings after meetings, to > give shape to the planned event and to consider all the details; scouting out > a location to hold the event, choosing a band etc.. I am sure there were a > lot of phone calls and running around. Very importantly, before > subscriptions/ticket sales come rolling in, the organizer or organizers in > all likelihood had to personally front an immense sum of money in deposits > for a venue, a band, a caterer, printing advertising materials, tickets, > decorating the venue etc. And there is always the risk of not breaking even > or suffering a big loss. It takes passion, courage and a whole lot of hard > work.In all the hullabaloo a few details may be forgotten. Let us not make > a mountain out of a molehill, and laud the positives of the event, and also > laud the vision and hard work of the organizers.This mataro can say - been > there done that ! (at other un-related events of course). Hats off and my > gratitude to the individuals who organized the first International Goan > Convention, to promote Goan identity and unity. I was not there but heard a > lot of positives about the event, with the recent comment being the first > negative vibe I have heard. (and 30 years later - to harbour a grudge ? > Saiba bogos !)Niz Goencar
