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Please share - thanks rene ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: M DESOUZA <[email protected]> To: rene NEW barreto <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 1:56:49 PM Subject: Re: Goan Community Meeting 7 February St Boniface social Club, Tooting Hi Everyone Some of you may be aware that a Group of us met at Sandra & Roque DeSouza’s suggestion on Sunday the 15th of January at St Boniface Social Club, Tooting to discuss how we can build a United Goan Community and to explore the possibility of a Goan Community venue. Whilst a great part of the meeting focussed on a Community venue, it is fairly clear to a number of us that we have to be a strong United Community before we can consider going down the route of securing premises. It would make little sense to consider one without the other. I’ve attached the minutes of our meeting on the 17th of January together with an email below from Sandra & Roque listing a number of issues which we as a Community may wish to consider and prioritise. The list has been compiled from suggestions by many Goans with whom Sandra and Roque have met, over the preceding months. Actually it was a much longer list but to make it more manageable/workable, it has been shortened! We want to ensure that no one in the community feels excluded and everyone feels able to participate in the discussions and process we have begun and which we hope will achieve some good, positive results and provide us with a framework we can build on. Let’s try and leave behind our differences and take on a positive outlook for the future of the Community. So don’t think you have to be a member of the G.O.A or a Goan Association to join us. Over the years, we have all experienced a shift/drift in our community. The community is somewhat fragmented and as a result we’ve been experiencing a loss in our Goan identity. We risk losing our Goan culture, traditions, food, language, music, dance and many things which we identify with, as Goans. Should we continue down this path or ought we to do something to preserve what is good and worth salvaging? There are very limited opportunities for young Goans and families to meet together as a Group and do activities together. Should we consider having a central venue for Goans to come together or should we look at more area-based local facilities for Goans to meet? Should we buy or lease/rent? These are some of the questions which came up at our first meeting. We would like to invite the wider Community to participate and invite you to our next meeting on Sunday 7th February at 3pm at St Boniface Social Club. We would specially like to hear from those who feel able to contribute their ideas, suggestions, time and effort in moving the community forward. We’re also looking for a wide representation of age groups, young, old, middle-aged and both male and female- children too. The children can have their own meeting if they wish and tell the grown ups what they would like to see happen! Or they can bring some indoor games along, including board games and have some fun together. It would be nice if you could bring a plate of snacks- crisps, etc so we can share something together. Drinks however will have to be purchased from the bar. Don’t worry if you can’t make it this Sunday. There’s always next month. We hope to meet on the first Sunday of each month, subject to availability of the venue. We’ll confirm the March date after this meeting. We also plan to have workshops at future meetings and perhaps a larger community event at the Church Hall, if it is possible to do so. Finally, I hope this email does not prove an inconvenience. However if you would rather not receive emails on this issue, please let me know and I’ll exclude you from future emails. Thank you. Kind Regards, Fiona Bina Lobo Dear All Meeting 7 February at 3pm at St Boniface Hall, Tooting SW London List that we could discuss on Sunday (these issues have been brought up by the community). Try to prioritise for Sunday. Please be free to add to the list. The only way can think of prioritising this is to put No 1 as top priority etc. We could have a quick vote on which issues to discuss. If anyone has a better suggestion we are on a group email. There are a few other people that we will be sending this to, that did not attend the first meeting but will be attending Sunday's meeting. We need to seek their approval before adding them to the group mailing list. Thank you Sandra & Roque Goan Community Meeting 7th February 2010 (Community to decide what our priorities are for discussion) Transparency The word ‘Community’ amongst our Goans. Representatives from all age groups for the meetings. G.O.A. ---------Goan Community Free Membership for All Goan Community Catholics - Hindus Database of all Goans (Research, Age, Population, Statistics) + Data protection Organising events at St Boniface Workshops To work together with all Goans North, South, East and West (networking) - Cyberspace - the problems with our community online. Sports An Award Ceremony for Goan achievements at prestigious venue. Goans who have achieved and are recognised. NRI affairs- Committee needs to be formed on these issues. Lots of Goans in UK have problems with properties. Village organisations. Revamp. Organise Talks for our community. New Website UK Goan News not putting down the fantastic work Eddie Fernandes does. Celebrate Events Helpers Help Support Businesses Welfare Dignity for old - huge issue. Goan home for the Elderly Konkani Classes The Goan Festival - What should happen to make the Goan festival more appealing? Music Property for our Community History of the Goan Community UK - Archives Charities Goan Chaplaincy enebarreto Face book http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000303072789 BLOG: GOANWORLD > http://worldgoan.blogspot.com Twitter : http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
