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EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO. Here is a video showing how the mines are treading rough-shod through the serene green (possibly the last) landscapes of Goan hinterland. the video is about 20 mins long but for especially for those who staying away from Goa should know they might never see the Goa they left behind in a few years time. This may not be well edited but nevertheless the message is clear and stark. Hopefully someone will put sense to these on to the mine owners, it doesnt have to be so destructive. WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY. http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html Goa, Goa, Gone Mining is Goa’s second-largest industry after tourism. 8% of this state’s land is already under mining, mostly for iron ore. Now, mining activity is intensifying across the state. So is the opposition of citizens to this unregulated industry. This Infochange documentary explores the impact of mining on Goa’s environment – one of the world’s 12 biodiversity hotspots -- and livelihoods Directed by: Kurush Canteenwala Duration: 22 mins http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html INFORMATION FOR CHANGE InfoChange News & Features (www.infochangeindia.org) is an online resource base that provides news, views, perspectives and debates on crucial issues of sustainable development and social justice in India and South Asia. It brings into sharp focus agents and avenues of change. The website aims to inform readers on issues that are increasingly being pushed into the margins by the mainstream media. It seeks to enable readers to marshal facts, opinions and perspectives on rights and development issues, so that they can participate in drawing up an agenda for a more equitable and sustainable world. This cross-sectoral website provides daily updates of development news from across India, the background and context to development and social justice issues in India, and features, profiles, interviews, data and statistics on the social sector. We also report dozens of stories of change from the grassroots. Our content is sourced from a wide, credible and experienced network of independent journalists, researchers, development specialists and grassroots activists, and from dozens of different journals, websites and news agencies in India and across the world. www.infochangeindia.org is one of India’s most-visited online resource bases on rights and development issues. We currently log an average of 2,000 visitors every day. Our content is linked and reprinted by several print journals and newspapers and by research institutions and development portals worldwide (see Copyright & Disclaimer). InfoChange News & Features is managed by the Centre for Communication and Development Studies (CCDS), a social change resource centre that uses innovative communication strategies to strengthen civil society and citizens’ action for social justice, human rights, sustainable development and accountable governance. The core competence of CCDS is the use of innovative communication strategies and media advocacy to influence public policies and societal attitudes. Our civil society discussion forums, the Open Space civil society and youth outreach programme, www.infochangeindia.org, our quarterly dossier InfoChange Agenda, and other research and publications play a crucial role in advocating issues related to sustainable development and social justice at the national and international levels. http://www.goa-world.com www.colaco.net www.goa-world.com/goa/ music/ - The Online Music Station for KONKANI http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS http://www.jrsbible.info/bible.htm Promoting Tiatr & Tiatrists since 1994 http://tiatracademy.blogspot.com/ Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans EXPRESSIONS - THE FLOWER SHOP http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/ There is no sensual pleasure in the world comparable to the delight and satisfaction that a good man takes in doing good.
