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Please come if you are in Goa, and spread the word. r Centre for Panchayati Raj – Peaceful Society Kundaim, Goa ____________________________________________________________ June 12, 2008 For immediate publication A Goa People's Assembly has been convened to confront the issue: Construction, Conversion & Mining - A threat to Goa's survival This event will be held on Monday, 16th June 2008, in the Convention Hall at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to the public. The programme will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a screening of the photo documentary "The Rape of Goa" by Rajan P. Parrikar. Following the screening, activist leaders, well known Goan personalities, and representatives of various people's movements drawn from all over Goa will address the People's Assembly on the menace of rampant concretization, conversion of land, and the havoc wrought by mining, that is threatening the very survival of Goa. An Open Forum of 30 minutes will seek participation from the public. Ideas for future course of action may emerge from the proceedings. A press conference has been scheduled following the People's Assembly at 6.00 p.m. Everyone concerned about Goa's future is urged to attend this People's Assembly and lend support to the struggle to protect and perpetuate the Goa we know and love. No advance confirmation is required. This event is being facilitated by the Centre for Panchayati Raj - Peaceful Society, Kundaim. Soter D’Souza Rajan P. Parrikar Director Centre for Panchayati Raj