Dear Saligaonettekars, On Monday 12 Oct 2009, Frederick Noronha wrote:
> Thanks Mario & Muriel. > > Would appreciate a lot if something could be done collectively > for: > > * Better bus connectivity between Saligao and Panjim > * Launching of a library in Saligao. > * Improving post-office staff and timings in the village. There is so, so much to be done and so few hands to do it. Due to our construction work in Pilerne and other pressing domestic affairs, Mario attened the last monthly meeting after many months. What did he find? He was the 12th 'bokdo' of the same, usual 'bokde' that faithfully attend the meetings. Of these, only 7 are free enough to actually execute a decision. From these 7, only 2 or 3 have the time and resources to actually lead from the front. Result? Here is an example from the last meeting... Problem discussed: Saligao's telephone system is suffering from a breakdown...physical, mental, nervous - total! Action planned: The President, Gerard Delaney will make a phone call - in reality at least 10 phone calls, spread over 3 mornings! - to get an appointment with the Divisional Engineer (DE) of Goa Telecom to discuss the breakdown. Gerard Delaney will then draft, print (on his own printer) and sign the letter that the SCCC delegation will present to the DE. This he will do in his spare time after a full day's/week's work as principal of a Higher Secondary School, in far away Bicholim. Gerard Delaney will then phone the 3 members who have volunteered to be on the delegation. Gerard Delaney will then lead the delegation on the appointed date. At the meeting, the DE will be requested to attend a 'Meet the Saligao telephone subscribers' public interaction. Gerard Delany will then draft the poster announcing the public meeting, print, photocopy and distribute it to the members to display it at various points in the village. Gerard Delaney will then welcome the DE, introduce him, look after his refreshments and then escort him to his vehicle after the public meeting. Get the drift? Of course Gerard will organise one or two others to get the refreshments, make the Vote of Thanks etc. But the dead horse that is being flogged here is that there is just too much work falling on the backs of too few 'bokde!' We need more consumers to be part of the solution instead of being part of the problem, just by their silence and inaction. > Many thanks for all that has been done by the forum, specially > w.r.t to electricity, phones, water and gas over the years. Thanks for nothing! The SCCC is just a bunch of ordinary folk who are only doing a tiny part of their duty by being aware and active consumers. It is only incidental that other consumers are benefitting! > PS: I am a member, and would encourage others to join too. We need you and others to actively meet and pursue individual villagers who are looking out to do something for Saligao. > Would like to attend more often, but my late hours of work > (and occasional travel out of Goa) make that difficult. We understand, but whenever possible, please come, report, interview, photograph, video and chronicle what the consumer movement is doing in the village. Individuals within the SCCC or the Cell as a unit are not important. The spirit of the consumer movement - being aware, vigilant and above all active - is what we need documented and mass communicated by the media. > Please > do announcement meetings via Saligao-Net if possible, and also > share the cell's updates via this network. There's a lot being > done, which we would like to all hear of. Thanks! And to > create a web-presence for SCCC the easiest is > http://www.wordpress.com (if you send me the digitised text, I > could surely help gratis). We have been out of circulation for a while on all fronts, but hope to get back slowly. So asking members like Gerard Delaney, Olinda Sequeira, Americo Remedios, Lawrence Nazareth, Joaquim D'Mello, Trevor Delaney, Joaquim Vaz, Victor D'Souza to send you updates will yield more immediate results. We will also ask them to keep in touch with you. Warm regards and solidarity. Mario. -- ................................................................ there *is* anOTHERgoa at <http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.com> & <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa> ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' muriel & mario, "villa faria", 5/3 donvaddo, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-2278276 / 2409999 <anothergoa AT gmail.com> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
