The support is lukewarm or nonexistent. The strongest support came from Mohan Gyawali. Curiously Gyawali leads one of the largest Nepali organizations in the city. And because most members of his organization live in a few large buildings next to each other, members of his organization perhaps interact with each other more than that of most others.
The lack of enthusiasm I attribute to the lack of political consciousness in the community. People are passionate about what happens in Nepal, and that is good. There are major conversations about democracy and human rights, Madhesi and Janajati rights. But that Nepal fixation also means Nepalis do not much focus on the here and now.
This is a First World, Third World thing. This is a West, Global South thing. This is a civil rights issue.
I just got off the phone with Ashok Gurung. He said people are not opposed to the idea, that is not his impression. It is just that when the Nepal Ghar concept came about, the thing got announced, and then you were asked to join it. The process was faulty.
Well, I am relatively new in town.
The default is what we already have. We have a Coordination Committee. It meets once every six months. The leadership rotates. Tara Niraula was Convenor of the November 2006 meeting. He has been the Coordinator for the following six month period. I am the Convenor for the May 2007 meeting. I guess that means I get to hold the Coordinator title for the six months after that. Someone else is Convenor for the November 2007 meeting. And so on. That we already have. A very loose federation, rotating leadership.
But my point is that is not very empowering.
What I am proposing is very simple: one person one vote democracy, transparency, mass organization. One person one vote democracy is a very powerful concept.
I really hope we can grow on from the Coordination Committee, to the ANONYM. The May meeting will be a great time to do it. And we can have our first convention the following May.
ANONYM: Association Of Nepali Organizations In New York Metro
ANONYM Audio 2 03/24/07
ANONYM Audio 03/21/07
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