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Timor Sea Justice Campaign
eNewsletter, 14th April 2005.
Home: http://www.TimorSeaJustice.org
NEXT ROUND OF TALKS
The next round of maritime boundary negotiations between the Australian
and East Timorese Governments, have been scheduled to take place in
Dili on the 26th, 27th and 28th of April.
The talks are expected to focus on details of the proposed ‘creative
solution’ in which the Australian Government has reportedly offered
$3-4 billion in return for East Timor postponing its claims of
sovereignty for up to 100 years.
A protest will be held by the Timor Sea Justice Campaign outside of
Melbourne’s DFAT offices at 2 Lonsdale St on Tuesday the 26th of April
at 12 noon. (More info to come.)
Actions are also being planned in the other capital cities.
TV AND PRINT ADS
The next round of Ian Melrose’s ads will be launched next Monday the
18th of April. The ads feature World War 2 veterans who fought in East
Timor and are angry about the Australian Government’s stance on the
Timor Sea dispute saying it’s a betrayal of the ANZAC spirit. The
series of ads will be posted online next week at:
http://www.timorseajustice.org/tvcs.htm
Full page print ads also appeared this week in the Sydney Morning
Herald and the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The ads can be viewed online at:
http://www.timorseajustice.org/documents/Sat9_SMH_ad.pdf
and
http://www.timorseajustice.org/documents/Thu14_SDT_ad.pdf
UNITING CHURCH BOOSTS ITS TIMOR SEA CAMPAIGN
The Justice and International Mission Unit Synod of Victoria and
Tasmania Uniting Church in Australia’s ‘Timor Sea Project Officer’
position has been filled by Annie Feith, Tamas Wells and Kym Holthouse.
The new team will be focusing on raising awareness of the issue at a
local electoral level through both the church and wider community. The
initial focus will be on the electorates listed below, so please let
them know if you live in any of these areas and want to be involved.
Their contact details are:
annie.feith@vic.uca.org.au
(Menzies, Deakin, Casey, Aston, Mallee, Indi and McMillan.)
tamas.wells@vic.uca.org.au
(McEwen, Higgins, Kooyong, Wannon, Corangamite, Goldstein, and La
Trobe.)
kym.holthouse@vic.uca.org.au
(Dunkley, Flinders, Gippsland, Murray.)
THE UNDERVALUING OF GREATER SUNRISE
There has been a lot of discussions recently about the true value of
the largest field in dispute, Greater Sunrise. In a report published on
the Back Door newsletter on East Timor, Geoff McKee shows that, because
crude oil prices have climbed dramatically since 2002, the potential
government revenue arising from a Sunrise gas project is about four
times higher than the figures currently used by the oil companies and
others. Visit the link below for more information:
http://www.pcug.org.au/~wildwood/05mar26mckee.html
MEETINGS
Melbourne:
The Timor Sea Justice Campaign, Melbourne meets every two weeks
in the
Evatt Room of Trades Hall, cnr Lygon and Victoria St, Carlton. The next
meeting will be held 6:30 on Wednesday the 27th of April. (A special
meeting to organise the April 26th Rally, will be held in the Trades
Hall bar next Wednesday the 20th at 6:30pm.)
Sydney:
Australia-East Timor Association (NSW) Monthly Meetings are the fourth
Wednesday of each month in Room 318, Level 3, Tower Building, Uni of
Technology , Broadway between 6.30pm and 9pm. Contact: Stephen Langford
(02) 9331-5986
BROCHURES
Our colour brochures are still available to order. Please email
tom@timorseajustice.org if you need copies. A screen formatted version
can be found online at:
http://www.timorseajustice.org/documents/TSJC_brochure_nonprintformat.pdf
OTHER RELATED EVENTS
Channel 7’s sunrise program is currently running a series of segments
about East Timor and the gas and oil dispute.
The Dili All Stars are playing at the Bondi Hotel, Sydney, Sat evening
23 April.
Monday 25th April, Anzac Day special, Channel 9 TV Special on WW2
diggers from East Timor and their role in re-construction, A doco from
Luke Gosling.
Valhalla Cinema, Glebe Point Road, Glebe, Thursday May 12th from
6-7.30pm. Elaine Briere’s Docos/book launch. (Documentary about East
Timor.)
Timor Sea Justice Campaign - Australia
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