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Dear TLSA list members,</div>
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Some of you may be aware that our dear friend and colleague, Dr Helen Hill, the long-term Timor-Leste solidarity activist, researcher, development studies academic, and co-founder of the TLSA, is gravely unwell in Melbourne.</div>
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For those who wish to send email messages of support to Helen, please send them direct to: Dr Helen M. Hill <helen.hill@email.com></div>
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Please cc Jean McLean, who will ensure Helen receives them: <jeanmclean200@gmail.com></div>
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On behalf of the TLSA, I wish to acknowledge Helen as a founding figure of both Australia-Timor-Leste solidarity, and of Timor-Leste Studies. Helen has been a deeply inspiring and influential figure for many of us, and indeed for generations of Timorese and
Australians alike. I needn't tell many on this list how enormous Helen's activist, academic and policy contributions have been over the years, from 1974 to the present. </div>
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She is, of course, above all, a dear friend and colleague to many of us. Our thoughts are with Helen, and family, at this time. </div>
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<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Professor Michael Leach</div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Politics and International Relations<br>
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