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Tri Continental Film Festival 2008
July 25 - 30, 2008
Goa, India
http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf
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Mario Goveia wrote:
> Regarding what people who sell their properties do
> with the money, how is this anyone else's business?
> It's their money to do with as they wish.
No. It is not their money to do as they wish.
There ARE responsibilities that come with the sale of a home:
1) Taxes to be paid.
2) Investing responsibly so that the home seller can live comfortably for the
rest of his days.
3) Finding a better or similar environment for the family.
I have heard enough stories from Goa of people who sold their house, lost their
money and who are now begging for sponsorship to old age homes. If it is not
your business to look after the most unfortunate in society, so be it. Others
realize that before one can reverse exploitative situations in society, one
first has to stop them. The way to stop the exploitation to educate others on
what is happening to those that are in similar situations. That is why it is
our business to point out the dangers of selling your ancestral home in Goa.
> I hope Dean D'Cruz presented some rational ideas for
> action, like helping pass zoning laws that make sense
> and are enforceable, organizing citizens groups that
> observe whether corruption is taking place in the
> issuance or permits and licenses and alerting the
> public through one of our many Goan journalists, etc.
> Not to mention the obvious, helping elect honest
> politicians.
Hope?
You live down the road from the convention yet you were unable to show up. We
got delegates from as far away as Australia. These are people who are genuinely
concerned with what is happening to Goa and who are doing something to
help. Hoping for the best works only for those who are in cocoons. Dean D'Cruz
paid for his trip so that he could expose to people, in depth, what is
happening in Goa.
We will be making his material available on the web.
Mervyn3.0
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