Re: [Goanet]re: dinesh and washington
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt Dinesh D'Souza, if invited as a special guest by the GOA (U.K.), would get a warm reception from the Goans here. This is because by and large, I believe, most Goans here are liberal minded ( in the British sense) and they would not take kindly to being told that the Blacks have a pathological problem. There could also be one or two blacks married to Goans! The situation would be dynamite. Mario asks: Dinesh's policy opinions and analyses are about the US specifically, not the UK. The kind of Carribean and African blacks that you find in the UK do very well in the US and are not included in his opinions of why blacks lag behind other American ethnic groups. The fact is that they are lagging behind, and the liberal prescriptions have not worked either, in fact, have made some things worse for them as a community.
Re: [Goanet]re: dinesh and washington
On 10/08/05, Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . In that respect, has the NY Goan Association invited him to speak at any of their functions. I think the GOA, Toronto, should also invite Dinesh if they have any function. But unfortunately, the GOA has mostly dances/socials/picnics. I don't think even an event such as Viva Goa is the right one to invite Dinesh. To give an example, I had to request the GOA to have Dr. Leon Joseph D'Souza, former minister in the Maharashtra government and later Rajya Sabha MP. RESPONSE: Some years ago, when I was the President of the GOA (U.K.) we used to invite honorary guests to grace our open days, including the sports day. On one occasion, we invited a big wig Goan, who made a wonderful speech and promised to have our clock tower fixed, by getting funds through the lottery grant. Everyone applauded this magnificent gesture by the man. Unfortunately the goods weren't delivered, despite repeated reminder letters to him! As I have said previously, from my experience, including the super rich, amongst our Goan community; Those exalted wish to be feted and praised. It seems, that they require the whole Goan community to acknowledge them. They on the other hand, usually do nowt for the community other than lip service! I doubt Dinesh D'Souza, if invited as a special guest by the GOA (U.K.), would get a warm reception from the Goans here. This is because by and large, I believe, most Goans here are liberal minded ( in the British sense) and they would not take kindly to being told that the Blacks have a pathological problem. There could also be one or two blacks married to Goans! The situation would be dynamite. Cheers. Gabe Menezes. London England.
[Goanet]re: dinesh and washington
During the 1988 First International Goan Convention when I was putting together the souvenir, I wrote to the Washington DC Association but got no reply. In the souvenir I have given brief notes on those Goan associations around the world who wrote back to me. I thought the association was rather inactive or, maybe, inoperative. So, it's easy to understand why the association didn't invite Dinesh. Maybe a decade ago, I led a group of Goans from Toronto to a New York convention of Indian Christians. This group was largely made of Konkani singers and dancers. I was requested by the then NY Goan association president, Pascoal D'Souza, who is now based in Las Vegas. At this convention, mostly of Keralites, I met a lady from Washington who was involved in a Christian group. We got to talk and she told me (I forget here name) that she had invited Dinesh for lunch or dinner. She was a Mangalorean and wanted to know from whether Dinesh was a Goan/Mangalorean/East Indian. I told her that I was not aware but I know he's from Bandra. I related this to show that there were some groups who wanted to tap Dinesh for whatever reasons, or maybe just wanted him over to know him better. In that respect, has the NY Goan Association invited him to speak at any of their functions. I think the GOA, Toronto, should also invite Dinesh if they have any function. But unfortunately, the GOA has mostly dances/socials/picnics. I don't think even an event such as Viva Goa is the right one to invite Dinesh. To give an example, I had to request the GOA to have Dr. Leon Joseph D'Souza, former minister in the Maharashtra government and later Rajya Sabha MP. People hardly paid any attention to his speech. They didn't care, for most of them who come for such shows are interested only in having a great time. Maybe when Dinesh is in Goa, goanet could ask him to speak. So, goanet guyas get in touch with Dinesh and ask him when he is visiting his native place. Eugene Correia Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
