For those of you who weren't able to make it to the D.A. David Soares recognition dinner, allow me to assure you all that it was a big success.

David was honored and the guests were inspired by David's awesome speech, but more importantly, the guests, Cape Verdeans and friends of Cape Verdeans-alike, got the opportunity to meet and give their accolades to a truly promising and honorable son of Cabo Verde. I, myself, as an organizer, and a true believer in David Soares' capacity, which dare I say is limitless, was honored to have met David after two years of promulgating his story. Thank you David. Also I would like to thank my fellow organizers, Adriano, Alberto and Dave. You guys are awesome.

All in all, though, I, and the aforementioned organizers, would like to specifically thank everyone who responded to our invitation and each and every one of the forum contributors who made it to the dinner. After all, the very idea of the event came forth in this forum. On that note, thank you all again.

We look forward to seeing you all again in our next event which we'll announce soon.

Thank you!

I would like to see us Capeverdeans united and presenting a positive image of us and our culture. We need to get involve in politics by voting for candidates that suports our causes. We have large number of citizens thruought the New England states, and yet we do not have the recognition that we should have, partially because we don't get involve. We have educate and capable individuals in our communities that with support, can advance our causes and moved us forward and gives us a voice. We have made history recently by getting one of our own elected as the district attorney of Albany, New York, a place where possibly no Capeverdeans live.Not just that he made history for us Capevrdeans, but for minority individuals in general. Thats an honor !!!

Please, I urge all of you my fellow Capeverdeans, register to vote and participate in the process to help advance our causes and expose our rich culture. Let us be known with positve image and not by the front page article in the Boston Globe exposing our young generation as being crime elements in the communities of Boston, Brockton, Pawtucket, etc.

John Lopes
fall River

The dinner was an event fabulous. Definitely, one of the best event organized this year in the community.

The speakers were great, the food was delicious and the whole audience presented a real classic atmosphere to the ocassion. It was something that make us proud of.

Well done forcv & friends of David.

A true example of how the capeverdian community should come together to support one of their own, and to achieve a common goal.

Thanks to all that gave their contribution to this great cause. David Soares is a role model and a symbol of humbleness in our community. He is an icon that everyone should try to emulate.

Thanks David for making us proud. You're not alone in your struggle, for God is by your side. If God is with you, who else can be against you?

Bo irmon caboverdiano

The event was fantantic and well organized.
A lady who attended the event walk to me yesterday and said: " I was proud to see a lot of Cape Verdean men well dress-up in suits and stepping up as shiny role models for the youth in the community." These words just made up my day that have been a little stressful.

However, for people continue to organizing more events and initiatives like this, the Cape Verdean community HAS to step up. We had a great turn out but for an event of this nature the community is expected to come out in mass and support. It's not every day that a CV becomes D.A. in a city in America specially outside his community.

As Joseph Fortes, a former city councilor in New Bedford, stated on his speech, the Cape Verdean community needs to follow the example of the Irish, Italian and Hatian people and do 2 things:

- come out in mass and partecipate on events of this nature

- put their hands deep in their hands into their pockets and support events like these financially

Everything in America cost money; and specifically, an event of this nature is very costly. For 26 days we heavily ask for the support of community not only on partecipating but also on sponsoring the event, specially the Cape Verdean businesses. We had lots of promisses and phone calls, but no one took the extra step to sign the check and send the money. It's disheartening that the organizers, in addition to all the time and energy they devoted in planning this event, had to put their own money to cover the rest of the cost. This is not the message that community wants to send out to people that want to improve it.

In fact, this is a community that cries for leaders and role models. However, here you have a bunch of CV men that devote their time to do positive things for their people and the latter in general doesn't fufill its part. Our lack or support for our own people and the apathetic attitude that reigns among many of us are really hurting us as people, community and individuals.

Therefore, my fellow Cape Verdeans, we need to change our attitude as people and community if we want to succeed in America. Yes we need to come together strongly "pa nu fika mas unidu."
Thank you

The Irish,Italians,Haitians...have built a strong reputation and political clout in this country through their hard work and solidarity among themselves.

Though its mostly subtle,there's a bitter distrust among the islanders hailing from different islands - and that's what keeps the cape verdean community in this country from solidify their influence - in american politics,economy and society.

Many of those(Cape Verdean Clowns) who discriminate,betray and hate their fellow cape verdeans based on their island origin ,regard their act as trifle and with no long-term damage,and they couldn't be more wrong.

There's deep and sad bigotry in cape verdean communities throughout the world not because of our almost non-existent cultural difference but,our different dialects which - is stupid and regrettable.

Our economic and sociopolitical influence in this country,are already overdue -but its never too late for anything.

The websites such as; FORCV.COM,PRAIACAPITAL.COM,CABOVERDEONLINE.COM,KENTURA.COM
...
are the driving force in the cape verdean community in the "States" through their online information and solidarity among cape verdeans on and offline.

Keep up the good work,my fellow compatriots !

Um abrason

Nobel

By Alcides Vicente, FORCV contributor

As Cape Verdeans we constantly seek inspiration, but seldom do we recognize it when it comes to honoring fellow Cape Verdeans that have inspired us to feel proud to be Cape Verdean.

On Saturday night in Pawtucket members of FORCV.com and Friends of David Soares were instrumental in providing an inspirational gathering to honor District Attorney David Soares of Albany, New York.

As invited dignitaries took the stage to speak about Mr. Soares, the crowd of about 150 patrons began to enthusiastically cheer for the messages of positive inspiration.

The highlight may have come from former gang member from Dorchester, Mario Rodrigues when he personally apologized "to our elders, our mothers and fathers and our community for embarrassing you by our actions that has caused Cape Verdeans to have a bad name". Mario told the audience that he met Mr. Soares at Harvard University at a conference on community crime and how proud he was to have a fellow Cape Verdean that had reach such a high level of success in the criminal justice system.

Another inspiring story was told by 13 year old John Gonçalves of Pawtucket who said he heard Mr. Soares speak at this year's Shea High School graduation and said, "I felt good seeing another Cape Verdean up there and I feel that I can become successful someday as well."

Further inspiration came from 89 year old George Lima who was the first State Representative of Cape Verdean descent who presented Mr. Soares with two citations from the Rhode Island legislature. Mr. Lima was also recognized as one of the original Tuskegee Airmen who were the first black pilots to fight in World War II.

"The story of David Soares is built on a road that has been traveled for many years in America," said Alcides Vicente, who introduced Mr. Soares. "We can look to the story of Horace Silva who played with Count Basie Band and others, to Sweet Daddy Grace who came from Brava at 14 years old and when he died in 1960 had more than 100 churches throughout America; had 4 mansions from Los Angeles to New Jersey and died with 6 million dollars in the bank. Or how about Davy Lopes from East Providence who played in the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Managed the Milwaukee Brewers, Vicente said. "The story of David Soares is special to us because David is one of us, an immigrant from Brava, a young Man who is humble and proud to be Cape Verdean."

Vicente then went on to introduce Lidia Soares,David's Mother and sisters Benvinda Timas and Madalena Soares and he stressed that, "though Lidia and Lucas Soares were not able to get a formal education, they made sure 4 of their children all have college degrees.

Organizers, Miguel Viera, Alberto Pina, Adriano Cabral and David Barros spoke of their need to recognize Mr. Soares and the importance of the community to promote successful Cape Verdeans to offset some of the negative stories that often gets publicized in the newspapers throughout New England when something goes
wrong.

Mr. Soares gave a heart warming speech that was in both Creole and English and translated at times by his Sister Benvinda. He spoke of his personal inspiration from Thurgood Marshall, who headed the NAACP and became the first person of color to become a Supreme Court Justice. He spoke of the need of the criminal
justice system to be more involved in preventive rather than just prosecuting crime. He spoke of his childhood and the struggles his parents went through. "Some think that what I went through to become the DA was hard, but let me tell you it does not compare to what my Mother and Father went through coming to a new
land, not speaking the language, raising 5 kids, getting up every morning to work in the mills and then having to work more after'" said Soares.

The gala event ended with great music and singing by Candida Rose and an appearance by Gardenia. Justin Fernandes hosted the night and the food was catered by Daniel Gomes of Galito Restaurant.

" MODELOS NAO FALTARAM NO JANTAR'
" no painel de oradores, soares estava acompanhado de grande numero de ilustres.

Primeiro queria vos dar parabens de facto de ter reconhecido Um Modelo da nossa comunidade aqui em Pawtucket, e que ele e merecedor dessa honra. Mas queria vos perguntar , sera que nao ha nenhuma Mulher Cabo Verdeana Modelo nessa Comunidade digna de pertencer o painel de oradores? Sera que nao temos mulher ilustre Cabo verdeana e digna de representar A Mulher Cabo Verdeana? Que Vergona meus Senhores machistas Cabo Verdeanos! Nao esquecam que a Mulher Cabo Verdeana desempenha um papel muito importante na nossa Communidade e digna de ser reconhecidas, lembram-se sem a Mulher o homen nao consegue ir muito longe. Meus queridos irmaos crioules estamos no seculo XXI, e este comportamento nao e aceitavel nesta sociedade. Que Vergonha!
Todos imploram para unificacao dos CV"S,aceito e acho que ese deve acontecer breve? se nao for, todos ficamos perdidos. Sera que vos os machistas estao a trabalhar para a igualdade na sociedade? Unificacao comeca em casa, com a Mae, Irma, Filha or sera que elas sao mulheres elas nao contam como membro digno desta Sociedade machista dos CV , ou sera que voces gostam da expresao e nao sabem o significado, ou sera simplesmente uma desculpa para continuar a exploitar a tua Irma, Mae, Filha crioula e marginilizalos da sociedade. Vergonha nha Irmon Crioule!!!!!

Kriolinha, nu konvida Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral pe ser membro di "red table", el aseita kel nos konvite, ma, infelismete, na kel dia di jantar el kai y el torsi peh, portanto ka da peh staba presente na kel evento. Y tambe, nu konvida Consul Geral de Konsulado na Boston, Sra. Mascarenhas., peh txinta na "red table" tb. Ma, infilismeste, ka da peh staba presente pamodi na kel momento el staba na Kabo Verde. Portanto, sima dja bu odja, mudjeres Kabuverdianas ilustres foi konvidado, so ki infilismenti circunstansias ka permite pes partisipa.

Ola Sapo, nao duvido que o jantar fui um sucesso, tive presente no jantar, eu nao ouvi dizer; fui testemunha do que passau, nao falo atoa e nem tento botar cinzas a ninguem. As minhas criticas sao construtivas ja temos muita destruicao nas nossas comunidades e nao percisamos de mais.Mas continua a dizer que ouve falta da ilustre presensa femina , isso e verdade? Claro que a Consula Geral de Cabo Verde foi convidada, mas para representar o Estado de Cabo Verde, e e' logico.

Para min Kennedy. Bush etc, sao importantes nas nossas comunidades, mas que os nossos Crioules sao mais ainda, isso e verdade, por isso mesmo faco a pergunta: Um membro da comunidade Cabo Verdeana a ser homegeado nao achas que devia ter mais participacao e mais divulgacao do grande evento? ou as pessoas que nao tem aceso a computadora nao tem direito de inteirar-se nos acontecimento da comunidade? Sabias que temos tambem mulheres Cabo Verdeans com grandes sucessos aqui em RI e estao integradas dentro desta comunidade? sabias que temos uma Cabo Verdiana que e Principal de uma escola em RI? sabias que temos Cabo Verdeana com segundo posto mais alto no Departamento de Saude de RI? sabias que temos Medicas Cabo Verdeans em RI, so a mencionar algumas, a lista de mulheres Cabo Verdeanas como exemplo da nossa Grande Comunidade CV e larga.

Olha o meu ponto e que temos muito a trabalhar e aprender muito uns com os outros em harmonia para podermos enriquecer a Nossa Grande Comunidade CV. A comunidade Cv em RI e' humilde e muito rica. A Nossa Comunidade ca em RI tem sido um exemplo. Mas enquanto nao aprendemos aceitar ponte de vistas dos outros e ter uma mente aberta , ficamos no vai vem e sem abordar os problemas que de facto afectam as nossas Comunidades CV's. Irmon trocando ou compartilhando as nossos conhecimentos ficaremos mais Rico e quem ganha com isto e nos e a Comunidade. Compreende que uma comunidade e composta por ambos sexos! nao esquecas disto. Bom Fim de Semana

Kriolinha,

no dia 17 de Agosto o seguinte convite derigido especificamente a mulheres caboverdianas foi colocado a publico neste forum debaixo do tema DA David Soares Gala Dinner que podes ver aqui: 'http://forcv.forumup.org/viewtopic.php?t=509&mforum=forcv':

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Komison di organizason di jantar di David Soares ta gostaba di konvidaba mas mudjeris pa partecipa na comison y organizason di kel eventu li. Si bu sta interesadu txoma un di kes pessoas li: David Barros, Rhode Island: 401-339-7539 Miguel Vieira, New York: 202-246-6121 Alberto Pina, Boston: 617-519-8273 Adriano Cabral, forcv.com (Brockton): 508-577-6434

Eu pessoalmente fiz o mesmo convite a um grupo de mais de 50 mulheres Caboverdianas nos EUA no mesmo dia por meio de email tanto em Ingles como em Kriolu:

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English: Hi. The organizing committee of David Soares Gala Reception Dinner scheduled for August 26 would like to invite you as a woman to be part of the organizing committee of this event on August 26. If you are interested, please call one of the members below: David Barros, Rhode Island: 401-339-7539 Miguel Vieira, New York: 202-246-6121 Alberto Pina, Boston: 617-519-8273 Adriano Cabral, Brockton: 508-577-6434 Kriolu: Oi. Kumison di organizason di jantar di David Soares ta gostaba di konvidaba bo komu mudjer pa partecipa na comison y organizason di kel eventu li tambe. Si bu sta interesadu txoma un di kes pessoas li: David Barros, Rhode Island: 401-339-7539 Miguel Vieira, New York: 202-246-6121 Alberto Pina, Boston: 617-519-8273 Adriano Cabral, Brockton: 508-577-6434 ----------------------------- visit the new 'www.forcv.com' "pa nu fika mas unidu"

Fui ao club Plato 2 Sabados ante do evento num dia em que um grupo de mulheres jovens estavam apresentando um show que organizaram e pessaolmente convidei uma delas para fazer parte da nossa comissao.

sabes quantas mulheres responderem ao nosso convite?
Nenhuma!

Devido a falta de vontade de mulheres em partecipar neste evento, decidimos "a forsa ou a djetu" levar as nossas esposas connosco para ajudar no evento e dar exemplo a comunidade que quando convidamos outras mulheres para partecipar, comecamos primeiro dentro da nossa casa como modelo de algo digno de ser feito.

Gostei muito da sua interpelacao e encorajo a tal atitude de fazer a sua voz ser ouvida. Mas concordo plenamente com o Sapo que antes de atirar pedra ao outros seria bom perguntar e dar a outra parte a oportunidade de se justificar.

Um abraco,

de um membro da Comissao de Organizacao do Jantar de David Soares!

Hi my Brothers, it was very nice chating with you, I found your forum very interesting, but it seems to me you don't take creticism very well and you are quick to judge. Look what you wrote sapo " DA PROXIMA VEZ ACONSELHA A SER MAIS CAUTELOSA ANTES DE TIRAR PEDRAS 'A TOA QUE PODE ATINGIR ALGUEM DE BOM SENSO OS ELEMENTOS DESSA ORGANIZACAO'. To me that's a form of a threat. If you are a member of this organization I advise you as my brother to be more sensitive in your answer, to avoid misinterpretation. You took my creticism personally when you shouldn't, especially if you are a member of this panel. "PA NU FIKA UNIDU' That's very nice and I pray for that everyday, but we need to be Humble, Understandig, tolerant and Loveable in order to acomplish that. Iit's not an easy task but it's reachable if we work hard on it and stop judging. I hope you got my message and let's share with others ours love for ours community and let's teach love and tolerance.

with all my respect Love Crioulinha,
with all my respect Love your Sister crioulinha.

Prezada Kriolinha,

Se voce me dar os nomes e contactos daquelas mulheres Cabo Verdianas ilustres ke voce tinha mencionado na tua primeiro post, posso te garantir que nos daqui do FORCV.com fazemos-lhes um jantar para lhes homenejar e sobredo lhes dar a honra que sem nenhuma duvida elas meresem. Eh basta voce me dar os nomes e contactos delas.

Meus comprimentos

-Miguel Vieira (membro do FORCV.com team)

Estou ca um ciumes dos diaboas! Quando é que abrem uma sucursal aqui na Europa, para organizarem igualmente jantaradas do género? Aqui na Europa é so "pescoço"!

Nao temos nada do género. Precisamos da dinamica americana aqui nesta Oropa, onde ha lugares de destaque como esses que falam de numero dois disto, médica daquilo etc, so para brancos. Venham invadir esta Coisa, pois também somos filhos de parida e queremos festas e noitadas sabes!