Identity area
Reference code
B CAETAN-PICS-Vancouver-CAETANpics02
Title
East Timor rally, Vancouver BC, 1996
Date(s)
- 1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Photograph by Elaine Briere
Context area
Name of creator
(1986-2000)
Administrative history
East Timor (Timor-Leste) was invaded in 1975 by Indonesia and occupied by the Indonesian armed forces until 1999, with widespread resulting human rights violations. The East Timor Alert Network (ETAN/Canada) was founded in 1986 to raise awareness about the situation of East Timor and to change Canadian government policy, which accepted Indonesian rule.
Repository
Archival history
Photo by Elaine Briere, from ETAN collection at Bishop's
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Protesters hang a banner as part of an East Timor Alert Network rally held outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Robson Street, Vancouver BC, prior to speeches delivered from the VAG steps.