George Pinto did right to tell us how the idea of World Goa Day (WGD)
came about and to remind us that history and facts matter.
So can Rene Baretto set the record straight (if he still lives)?
Goa Sudharop is a charity that has helped deserving children and I
myself have contributed. But sadly it has failed to get the publicity it
deserves.
As for WGD, we never hear about it the whole year and then in August
each year, a few noises are heard from unexpected sources claiming that
the day is still alive.
So is a Committee elected each year? It is not clear where on the globe
the celebrations (if any) are held and what form they may take.
Some years ago, somebody claimed that we have a unique quality called
'Goanness'. It was not properly defined and it died out.
Is it worth pursuing the WGD idea or should it be given a decent burial?
Perhaps George should have the last say.
Eddie
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------ Original Message ------
From: "George Pinto" <georgejpi...@yahoo.com>
To: "Estb. 1994! Goa's Premiere Mailing List" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Sent: Sunday, 9 Aug, 20 At 17:05
Subject: Re: [Goanet] World Goa Day 2020
Colin, do not be fooled. History and facts are important and matter.
World Goa Day was initiated and started by Goa Sudharop. The idea was
proposed by Filomena Giese, co-Founder of Goa Sudharop. Goa Sudharop
paid for the initial set-up (website design, logo, domain, etc,) as one
of Goa Sudharop's projects. I had initially suggested Jan 1 as the date
- a new year, a new beginning for Goans. The late Jorge Noronha
(Portugal) suggested August 20 to coincide with Konkani being made the
official language of Goa (1992). Goa Sudharop heavily promoted the idea
of WGD. Rene was a Goa Sudharop advisor at that time but with a failure
of character Rene brought the publicity to himself and has never
acknowledged or corrected the record and promoted WGD as his own, never
contributing a single penny (I hear this is still the case). I
personally drafted many of the publicity emails Rene sent out, including
articles for WGD. For the record, Goa Sudharop did the initial work to
launch WGD and I personally spent a lot more time than Rene to get WGD
off the ground.
So why has no credit has been given to Goa Sudharop? This is typical of
some Goans who talk a good game about co-operation, unity but take all
the credit. Then they ask why Goans are backward compared to other
communities and Goans cannot move forward in unity,
On Sunday, August 9, 2020, 07:45:38 AM PDT, colin d'cruz
<colinbass...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Jazz Goa has produced a two hour scheduled video broadcast on the 15th
of August 2020 to co-celebrate Independence Day and the 20th anniversary
of 'World Goa Day' initiated by Mr. Rene Baretto. This broadcast is a
compilation of Goa's popular Konkani and Portuguese songs featuring some
of Goa's most accomplished singers like Zezinho Fernandes, Seby
Fernandes, Veeam Braganza, Donna Noronha, Queenie Fernandes and Verphina
Dias to name a few.
This broadcast features back to back songs carefully compiled into a
seamless, entertaining show flow. Log on to Jazz Goa's YouTube Channel
on the 15th of August at 8pm for an entertaining glimpse of Goa!
