ASIET press release - September 28, 1999 ASIET is holding an emergency national meeting on October 9-10 in Sydney to discuss the dramatically changing political situation in Indonesia and East Timor and ASIET's future campaigns. The meeting will be held at the Glebe Neighbourheed Centre (formerly the Glebe Town Hall), starting at 1pm for lunch on Sat Oct 9 and 2pm for the first session on Struggles for Democracy in East Timor, Aceh and West Papua. Following discussion, another panel at 5pm will look at the People's Struggle for Social Justice in Indonesia. A cultural evening at the same venue at 7.30pm will hear from Max Lane, ASIET national coordinator (recently returned from Jakarta), and Sam King (eyewitnees from the UNAMET bunker in Dili). Delicious Indonesian food will be available. On Oct 10, starting at 9.30am the focus will be on ASIET's campaigning projections including promoting better ties between the trade union movement of this country and the Indonesian national Front for Worker Struggles (FNPBI) and better ties between the Indonesian and EAst Timorese student associations and those here. A new East Timor project will be launched as well as initiatives including an Artists for East Timor campaign and planning for a student and trade union exposure tours to Indonesia in 2000. The meeting is open to everyone interested in helping to develop solidairty with the Indonesian pro-democracy forces and the East Timorese people's struggle to set up their own independent nation. Entry is $15/10 for the weekend, and $5/3 for single sessions. Please call Pip Hinman or Jon Jamb on (02) 9690 1230 for more information. Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) PO Box 458 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia Tel: 61 (0)2 9690 1032 Fax: 61 (0)2 9690 1381 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asiet.org.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LL.NJ Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
