[Easttimorstudies] BDevents: Forums in Australia (APHEDA & GLW)

[Dez Wildwood, Back Door e-news on Timor Loro Sa'e]

BACK DOOR Newsletter on East Timor /
Boletin Lia foun konaba Timor Lorosae:
http://www.pcug.org.au/~wildwood/Index.htm

Events in Australia / Eventos iha rai-Australianu laran:
http://www.pcug.org.au/~wildwood/events.htm

2006 Crisis in East Timor / Susar iha Timor-Leste laran:
http://www.pcug.org.au/~wildwood/crisis.html


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Contents:
APHEDA Public Forums Sydney & Melbourne
GLW Forum Melbourne

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*** APHEDA Public Forums Sydney & Melbourne ***

Source: Thushara Dibley <tdibley at apheda.org.au>

Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA will be hosting public forums in
Sydney and Melbourne about the recent unrest in East Timor.

Come along for a discussion and analysis about the possible
reasons underlying the recent conflict in East Timor, the
practical steps forward for Timorese people in the wake of
the unrest, and how Australians can help.

To help understand what impact the recent unrest has had on
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA's partner organisations,
Elisabeth Lino de Araujo, the Office Manager from the East
Timor office, will be visiting Australia for 10 days.
She will be speaking in Sydney and in Melbourne.


SYDNEY:

Join Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA, Unions NSW and AID/WATCH
in Sydney for a discussion and analysis about the possible
reasons underlying the conflict, practical steps forward
for Timorese people in the wake of the unrest, and how
Australians can help.

Venue: Sydney Trades Hall Auditorium

Address:4 Goulburn St, Sydney (entry via 377 Sussex St)

Date: Thursday 6 July 2006

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Special guest Elisabeth Lino de Araujo, the Office Manager
from Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA's East Timor office will be
speaking along with Tim Anderson (AID/WATCH),
Peter Jennings (Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA),
Tim Brunero (Union Activist) and Diana Lobo (Student).

Feel free to bring your lunch!


MELBOURNE:

Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA hosts an Open Discussion with
Elisabeth Lino de Araujo,
Dr. Damian Grenfell (The Globalism Institute, RMIT Uni)
and Louise Connor (Media, Entertainment, Arts Alliance)
about the recent unrest in East Timor.

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Victorian Trades Hall

Address: Cnr Victoria and Lygon Streets

Date: Monday 10 July 2006

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

For further information please contact:

Thushara Dibley
Intern -  East Timor Projects
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA
Tel. (02) 9264 9343  Fax. (02) 9261 1118
(m) 0404 904933
tdibley at apheda.org.au
For further info, please contact Candice Feuerring,
Marketing & Fundraising Officer, cfeuerring at apheda.org.au


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*** Green Left Weekly Forum ***

East Timor: What went wrong? What prospects for the future?

Source: Vannessa Hearman <vhearman at bigpond.com>

In 1999, East Timor chalked up a major victory by
overthrowing the Indonesian occupation. This was also a
blow for the occupation's major backers: Australia, the US,
Great Britain. While hundreds of millions of dollars have
supposedly gone into reconstruction, why is this country
one of the poorest in Asia?

Where are the dreams of the first nation of the 21st
century today? Who is to blame?
what will be the effect of the resignation of Prime Minister
Mari Alkatiri?

Speaker: Vannessa Hearman

Vannessa Hearman lived and worked in East Timor during the
United Nations transition rule and experienced firsthand the
reconstruction and political process during that period.
She was a campaigner and a spokesperson for the Timor Sea
Justice Campaign in Melbourne.
She writes for Green Left Weekly and is involved in
Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific (ASAP)
and the Asia Pacific Justice Forum (APJF).


Thursday 13 July, 6.30pm
Resistance Centre
Level 5, 407 Swanston St
Melbourne
Tel 9639 8622 or 0407 023672 for inquiries


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