Selma I was not working on a rumour! In Toronto, I was approached by Rene Barreto who informed me that he would be taking responsibility for the 2009 Convention in London. This info surprised me totally but he asked for and received my assurance on the spur of the moment that, I would support him in principle. However, I did tell him that I had a preference for a bi-annual even rather than an annual one. I particularly felt that a year was too little time to get a Convention going in London, whoever organised it.
Soon after, I heard from reliable sources that there were tensions among some, regarding the running of the Convention in London and indeed there have been explicit indications of this in Goanet posts emanating from London. The fact is that, Rene has invariably been associated with World Goa Day--something that seems not to have won too much favour in London--especially with the parent Goan Association, UK. If I am wrong on this, I am sure I will be soon corrected. I had also indicated to Rene, in writing that, I could not support the concept of a World Goa Day until it clearly indicated that, it was fully committed to the eradication of caste among Catholic Goans and that he was in a strong position to do this. After the Convention in Lisbon in 2007, I was informally approached by Rene if I would run a similar event in London. I asked for details as I did not know what the genesis of the Convention was, nor had I attended in Lisbon. However, I had also indicated that I was not too keen on being a Convenor. As far as I am concerned, I would not be willing to work towards a Goan Convention in London, outside the democratic framework of the Goan Association UK. Cornel --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm afraid I have to apologise for prematurely > starting this rumour. Faleiro, has publicaly stated > in Brazil that the convention will be moving to > Australia next.
