------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear goanet readers This is my last post on the topic with some solution to our problems in Goa 1. *Corruption:* this has two components. *Politicians and the power lobby*-- In this case, the industrialists and the builders.They both need each other to remain in power and make money. They have a prostitute and client type relationship.Thismoney is used for wealth, elections and perpetuate power and end of the day it is all robbed from honest public in one form or the other.The key is to break this chain,but it is not as easy. One of the solution will be to target all those politicians who have amassed wealth all these years by voting them out or don't elect anybody for more than once.Public education and a persistent campaign against such candidates during elections-- as was done in some cases this time- is very effective. *Public*: you cant win this war without public cooperation.Unfortunately, people are used to this evil as something unavoidable.There should be mass awareness campaign by all like minded persons and organisations and possibly have an Anti corruption cell manned by voluntary organisation. * you can only minimise corruption, but cant eliminate it*! 2. *Garbage:* mass awareness campaign about hazards of garbage.Takepanchayats and muncipalities to task over this issue.Privatise garbage collection. This can generate employment.Governmentcan use latest technology.this subject should be thought in all schools. 3. *Immigration:* control of ration cards. charge all immigrants for health and education.strict control of labour intensive industries. *Ban all hutments*. Make shitting in public places an offence and punish people who employ outsiders and do not provide provide them with facilities for housing, bath and toilet. Under the present constitution, there is provision not to sell land to outsiders as is case of Kashmere and Sikkim.Mechanise ares of industries rather than rely on cheap labour.Minimum Wage act should be implemented so that people are paid to meet their living standards- which is quite high in case of goa- it might tempt our own people to work at home instead of working abroad.Ban unwanted industries and SEZ. * THE FINAL SOLUTION*;FORM A* THIRD FRONT* COMPRISING OF ALL LIKE MINDED PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION WHO HAVE INTEREST OF GOA AT HEART. THIS FRONT SHOULD ACT AS THINK TANK,WATCHDOG AND POSSIBLY A POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE TO EXISTING PARTIES OR JOIN FORCES WITH PEOPLE FROM PRESENT PARTIES WITH GOOD TRACK RECORD. BEWARE OF NGOS OR STOOGES OF PRESENT POLITICAL PARTIES AS WAS THE CASE IN PRESENT ELECTIONS WHEREIN SOME PROMINENT ACTIVISTS, INDIVIDUALLY OR ORGANISATION BASED, WERE USED BY POLITICAL PARTIES. * MEDIA*: PRESENT MEDIA IN GOA IS BADLY COMPROMISED AND WAS BOUGHT OUT BY POLITICIANS DURING THE LAST ELECTIONS,EVEN THE MOST PROMINENT MEDIA PERSONS WHO ONCE FOUGHT PASSIONATELY FOR LOT OF PUBLIC ISSUES WERE VERY BIASED AND DISTORTED THE REAL ISSUES.IDEAL WOULD BE TO GET OUR MEDIA.GOANET SHOULD BE USED MORE EFFECTIVELY TO HIGHLIGHT/RAISE/DISCUSS REAL ISSUES CONCERNING GOA INSTEAD OF RAISING CONTROVERSIES AND SATISFYING PERSONAL EGOS. *DONT FORGET NRIS*: THEY ARE POWERFUL INTERNATIONAL FORCE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT GOA AND CAN BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET.THE GULF GOANS WILL BE A REAL PRESSURE GROUP AS THEY HAVE THEIR NEXT KITH AND KIN AT HOME AND HAVE MUCH TO LOOSE IF GOA GOES DOWN THE DRAIN.NRI SERVE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADORS ABROAD WHICH HELPS TOURISM, BESIDES CONTRIBUTING GENEROUSLY TO GOAN ECONOMY. *TIME TO FIGHT BACK IF YOU WANT TO PRESERVE GOAN IDENTITY AND CULTURE.* * START WITH LOK SABHA ELECTIONS BY PUTTING UP A FRESH FACE*. I have tried to analyse/ discuss and give some possible solution to our burning issues.I hope this will do some soul searching among all those who love goa and join together to put up a united front.Please feel free to write with feedback at [EMAIL PROTECTED] .I am not an imposter.I am real and do exist and honestly believe that united together, we can win this battle!!
