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Tri Continental Film Festival 2008 July 25 - 30, 2008 Goa, India http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/ http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The situation between Shri Barve and the GSCA seems to have got out of hand. Whatever may have been Mr. Barve's perceived pecadillos or infringements, I hardly think that justifies depriving him of his livelihood. I would like to investigate this further, with the option of legal recourse. When I "founded" the GSCA (from the old AGDDCA) as a young law student in 1978 - I wrote its Constitution too, in consultation with Dr. Susanna De Souza - I did not expect it to degenerate into this. More recently I funded Bambolim Chess Club to rescue a moribund organisation - more than half its members now sit on GSCA's Executive. But, to what purpose? As a former zonal president of F.I.D.E. (Zone 4.2), the world chess body, I can honestly say such high-handedness, if that is what it is indeed, is rare. To deprive a man of his livelihood, is the lowest and most despicable form of cowardice. Sameer Salgaocar, as far as can be ascertained, is a millionaire with an industrialist parent who sits in the legislative Assembly whilst his corroded River Princess destroys the North Goan coastline, our tourist industry, our health and livelihood. Quite simply, whose is the greater crime against the Goan people? Like Christopher Wren's Westminister epitaph, I do not need to tell the Goan populace to see what destruction mining has wrought upon our ancient and fabled land. When one of these aggressors stoops down to annihilate a virtual pauper, it is time to stand up. Mr. Barve asked a polite question online, in an unrelated forum. Is he to be deprived of his family's livelihood for this - by one whose own record is so abysmal? Goencars, stand up and be counted! Francis Rodrigues, Ontario Chess Association Toronto. ----------------------------------- From: SHRIKANT BARVE Subject: [Goanet] Sameer Salgaocar has thrown me out of CHESS To: goanet , [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dear Goans, Today I have received a letter from All India Chess Federation informing that "You are expelled from all chess activities." copy of letter http://photos.ibibo.com/photos/viewphoto/a61d44f6251a9e287f41c13d4e4f472142-v1/4105232 http://photos.ibibo.com/photos/viewphoto/a61d44f6251a9e287f41c13d4e4f472142-v1/4105235 It was started by Sameer Salgaocar by issuing first "Action contemplated against Taleigao body" http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-March/070101.html _________________________________________________________________