Following on from David Wood's comments last week: -
There is an East Timor Support Group based in West Yorkshire (01535
653542) that has raised a significant sum of money to fund several
projects...
1. The group funded an Independent Observer to monitor the recent
elections. 2. Donated money to Xanana Gusmao, leader of the
Independence group. 3. Sent funds to buy short wave radios and
support local newspapers that keep people informed of the atrocities
that are taking place. 4. Support a clinic that is secretly caring
for those who have been subjected to violence.
The group has also spent time writing, phoning and faxing local MPs,
the PM and the Indonesian Govt. Like the group on Tyneside, they are
also helping to support East Timorese refugees/activists.
This week the group are travelling to London to protest at the arms
fair and deliver letters, petitions, etc. to Downing St.
Hopefully, this has shown what can be done. All this has been
achieved by a group with only six regular members.
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Rob Walker
Department of Geography
Buckingham Building
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PO1 3HE
Tel: 01705 846025
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