> > Doctor dos Reis F, Calm down. I do not know about the Directorate of Women and Child Development, but try and avoid painting all womens organizations in a corner. It cannot be that all are pubilicty addicts. There is a lot of good they do, and you do not need me to tell anyone that from outside India.
Their job is not made any easier with the weasels that are sitting in power, besides the fact that men have their own expectations of women, leave alone womens organizations. Just one peculiar example: Years ago when Cecilia Castelino, my wife was studying Housing Issues of Battered Women, we had a phonecall. The man on the other side wanted to know why Cecilia was not studying men who were battered. No amount of explaining what the study was about helped him understand. Not even the fact that there are and have been other studies that dealt with his question. Morever, the women who are very empathetic get burned out. This is not a joke. One cannot believe what they get to hear. A couple of years ago, at Vasco or Marmagoa undercover police were threathening to rape women activists. Just imagine that. I am not surprised but it shows you eveything from the nature of their political patronage and subservience, to misogyny to perceived class issues. Infact, it is next to impossible to have kids and even a relationship when one does such jobs or vocations. This does not mean that women working in such issues have not had children. It is the same when a woman gets intensely spiritual (for lack of a better word). I know this stuff like he back of my hand. So offer the women your suport. Help financially when possible. Cross reigious lines. If your child or daughter-in-law or wife, grand-daughters, nieces wish to work in womens issues, encourage them. That is all I can say. Please do not get offended by what I have said. One more thing, I feel that as other Indian women continue hearing of the strength of Goan women -- they too will be willing to be a part of activism in Goa, bringing with them further strategies -- in essence strategies to fight those who they themselves have been a part of in othe states -- having been born in similar corrupt families (as those in Goa) -- knowing them from the inside. In these fights towards social change every angle counts. This will happen. Venantius J Pinto > From: Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Shame on Goa Police. > Some more news on Goa Police; read this: > > http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1679070 > > > Where are the women organisations now? Where is the Directorate of Women > and Child Development? Have they all become suddenly blind, deaf and dumb? > Or are they a bunch of racists who only know to blame foreigners to cover up > misdeeds and Crimes? These women groups and organisations are the worst > enemies of women. All they want is publicity and political mileage. They > have no families or family responsibilities. If they had, they would have > known what it is like when your own daughter is placed in a similar > situation. Bunch of selfish Cowards! Go ahead, dig up the grave for Tourism > in Goa !!! > > Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o. >
