Goenkars !
I am Glad that so many of our Goanetters have spoken
! I only hope that we feel the shame and move forward
in Focusing on Goa and all things GoaN.
I strongly believe that when one engages in duels
with fools one becomes a fool himself. *said Vivian
How many of us would fall in that category , i
wonder ?
I have known Vivian for nearly as many years as i
have been on this planet , he has and continues to
work for the Goan Community wherever that may be. He
is the past General Secretary of The Dar es Salaam
Institute -(formerly Goan Institute ) having spent
most his daylight hours running the affairs of the
club.
I believe that he has eloquently expressed himself
and said what I have been unable to put into words.
I am also glad that Victor , Santosh , Mario , Seb
, George , Edward and many others who have come out in
support of the Goanet Admin , they have shared with us
their thoughts , its now for the majority of us to
support the Goanet admin in how they run this egroup
and let us move forward.
It is a shame that we have just a handful of Goans
and Friends of Goa ( FOG ) who make posts on this
forum and express their thoughts on how this egroup
should be run.We need a consensus - that will
strengthen the hands of the Goanet Admin. on how they
need to run this Goanet organization.
Mere words will not help us , we need ACTION , as we
have heard from so many of us here and every where in
the world ...the people are just TIRED of
words...and as Nelson Mandela said - a few days ago
.. ...* We are HUNGRY FOR ACTION ! and so should all
of us ...WHO care for Goa and Goans.
I have often been reminded that - what one does for
the community one does it for himself...
I will share with you in the coming days of what
ACTION our WORLD GOAN ORGANIZATIONS are planing for
WORLD GOA DAY YOU too have a choice to JOIN the
celebrations.
I do not have an Internet connection at home as yest
( 2 months ) , I do therefore apologize to the many of
you who may have not received a reply to your emails
to me. i will asp.
I am pleased to inform you that Goanet will once
again support WORLD GOA DAY , I also hope that other
Goan Organizations will extend their support and work
in partnership.We canot afford to work alone , we need
partnership , togetherness , unity and everything that
brings TOGETHER.
I am also pleased to share with you all that We are
recommending that all participants of WGD - support
the Goanet and BSG partnership idea of * PLANT A TREE
* We are suggesting that all WGD functions should
begin by a TREE PLANTING ceremony Goans of Texas
had such a ceremony two years ago , they had a mango
sapling which they planted at the WGD event !, I
wonder if Santosh or some one else from that part of
the world can share their thoughts on that event ?
Thank you guys for bearing with me ... If you have
come to this bit , then you have taken an interest in
reading what I have said.
rene barreto
WORLD GOA DAY - 20th of August , 2005 -
is GOAN SOLIDARITY DAY
==
Just read -and I thought i d sahre.
Man is but a small strand in the web of life, what he
does to the web he does to himself.
--- Vivian D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fellow GoaNetters
I have silently endured some of the postings on
GoaNet
in recent months, and am ready to depart, but before
I
do, let me vent my frustration.
Some of the postings that we have seen lately are
downright disgusting. Under the guise of free
speech
and open discussion the GoaNet Administration has
allowed such drivel, which in previous years would
have probably been censored and the offending
parties
banned from GoaNet.
Consider me another dis-illusioned GoaNetter and
throw
as many brickbats as you wish. I am very proficient
at pushing the delete button !!!
Vivian A. D'Souza (not to be confused with
Viviana)
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