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----- Original Message -----
From: "floriano"
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
Cc: "soter"
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Need for developing credibility in activism
> It is a fact that the architects go by the rules of the road, a hand-book of
> do's and don't.
> As far as I am concerned, this is the Bible for the profession.
>
> There was an instance reported to me [ during the RP2011 ongoing
> agitations]. A certain Delhi Party had acquired the approval of plans to
> develop an entire hill side at Arambol, facing the Arabian Sea. This Delhi
> party approaches this architect to plan a spread for him. When the
> architect was told that it was a hill-side, he wanted to see the place he
> was going to develop. That done, the architect, having found that the slope
> was more than 25 degrees, wanted the contour plan done. No need, he was
> told. You go ahead and do the sketch so that we can sit down and check it
> out. Therefore the architect did do the sketch, limiting himself to 33 per
> cent in view of the more than 25 per cent gradient. The party gets
> infuriated to see this and tells the architect that he has to utilize 100
> per cent of the space as he has the clearance from the highest authority
> (meaning Babush Monserrate). That he is being paid handsomely to do the job,
> and what was his problem. This architect guy tells him to go f**k himself.
> To get the plans done by some one else. That he values his Goa more than the
> money his is going to make and/or his license to operate. And in so doing,
> he returns the file to the high and mighty Delhi party and it would seem
> that this was the end of the story.
>
> However, Patricia Pinto got the marketing brochure of this place and
> through she saw to it that this project was halted. However, I had no
> knowledge at the time about the dealings of the Delhi Party with the
> architect. This, I came to know only when this project was questioned and
> halted. It was done because sensitive members of the Goa Su-Raj Party from
> the area contacted me and for my part I sent one of our executive members
> from Siolim to check this out.
>
> However, I am not sure if this project has been revived or not as the people
> in the vicinity have not reported to me to the contrary, whom I have
> instructed to be on guard for these beautiful hill slopes for 100 per cent
> development. If the rule book say 33 per cent, then it must be 33 per cent.
>
> I wonder if more architects do the things that this champion of Goa's cause
> has done.
>
> At a time when it is required and proper, I shall openly felicitate this
> dear Goan architect for a job well done unto his motherland. And I do hope
> more architects do the same, including architect Dean D'Cruz, who I am sure
> is doing his very best to preserve Goa for posterity especially since he is
> the GBA and the Goan gullible people will want to place full trust in him
> and people like him.
>
> Cheers
> floriano.lobo@gmail.com
> from PPS to PPS
> 9890470896
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
> www.goasu-raj.org
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "soter"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:41 PM
> Subject: [Goanet] Need for developing credibility in activism
>
>
> Once again Soter, Rajan and their group have been accused of slander by a
> celebrity architect. An editorial in one of the local corporate mouthpieces
> mentions campaigner disunity. Why is Soter attacking the poor architect
> (before this it was the poor doctor) has been the question asked to Soter's
> friends but not to Soter. Some others express fear that such exposures will
> embolden the corrupt political establishment and must not be done in larger
> interest. Whose interest we do not know?
>
> Goa is a small place and if one is observant then double standards in
> activism gets noticed very easily. Whether these are mere contradictions or
> betrayals is left for the people of Goa to decide. In some cases it is not
> less than an irreversible sell out. Activists sometimes have no inhibitions
> in receiving awards instituted by agencies with controversial or dubious
> reputation.
>
> To err is human but what about these double standards which get marketed as
> normal and beneficial to the community? These contradictions are something
> like one consuming poison and also telling others to keep away from the
> poison. It is a contradiction where corruption by politicians is condemned
> by professionals but corruption in their own professional dealings gets
> marketed as entrepreneurship. This contradiction is of a type where one
> participates (directly or indirectly) in an activity that destroys the
> environment and at the same time also claims to be an environmental
> campaigner. This contradiction is of a type where a campaigner demands
> upholding the freedom of expression by the government but supports the
> suppression of truth in the media.
>
> And while all this goes on, anyone who exposes this contradiction or
> duplicity gets quickly accused of slander. They get accused of fostering
> disunity. This double standard club is no small club. Like the politicians,
> it has influence over the information machinery to distort the truth and
> portray villains as angels and angels as villains. This is a class that
> create their own publicity as impeccable champions of the masses. When their
> contradictions are pointed out it becomes slander. When they expose the
> double standards of others it becomes a social change campaign.
>
> Just as exposing corruption strengthens the nation, similarly exposing
> double standards of campaigners can only help develop the credibilty of
> social movements. If not, social activism will also become the refuge for
> scoundrels which appears to be the case today.
>
> -Soter
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