To Goanet - Please come if you are in Goa.
r ***** The Goa People's Assembly will be held on Monday, June 16, to address the issue: "Construction, Conversion & Mining - A threat to Goa's survival" at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim, from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to the public. The event is being facilitated by the Centre for Panchayati Raj - Peaceful Society, Kundaim. 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, activists, leaders and representatives of various people's movements drawn from all over Goa will address this 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. Well-known Goan personalities such as Remo Fernandes and Hema Sardesai will address the Assembly. An Open Forum of 30 minutes will seek participation from the public. Ideas for future course of action may emerge from the proceedings. Everyone concerned about Goa's future is urged to attend this People's Assembly and lend support to the struggle to save Goa. A press conference by the Centre for Panchayati Raj has been scheduled at 6:00 p.m. following the People’s Assembly at the same venue. Soter D’Souza Rajan P. Parrikar Director Facilitator Centre for Panchayati Raj
