These photographs were taken at a demonstration in support of East Timor held in Ottawa on the 20th anniversary of the invasion, 7 December 1995. Demonstration organized by East Timor Alert Network/Ottawa. Key figures in images: Bella Galhos, Kerry Pither.
This file contains correspondence between various companies and Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien regarding putting a trade embargo on Indonesia on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Indonesian invasion. Includes newspaper clippings regarding ending the trade. Correspondence from:
Canadian Union of Public Employees
National Union of Public and General Employment
Canadian Auto Workers Union
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Public Service Alliance of Canada
United Steelworkers of America in Canada
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Photos taken at the All-Inclusive Intra-East Timorese Dialogue meetings, Austria, exact date unknown (1995-97). The AIETD process was a series of talks among Timorese leaders from inside and outside Timor-Leste, sponsored by the Untied Nations. These images courtesy Bella Galhos.
The Asia- Pacific Conference on East Timor was held in May of 1994 in Manila. The goal of the conference was to bring into focus the Timorese's people's right to self-determination and consolidate its support network in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Canadian government and the Indonesian government sign a joint declaration (included) which states that "determined to broaden relations and enhance mutual confidence and understanding." This is alarming for ETAN
Flyers introducing 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Horta Ramos and the premiere of Elaine Brière's film "Bitter Paradise: The Sell-Out of East - Timor" in Toronto, CA.
The file contains information on photographer and activist Elaine Briere in the 1990s, including press clippings, handwritten notes, telephone bills, and a poster for the opening of an art exhibition.
Multiple Canadian Universities were sending monetary aid to Indonesia for various projects in the country. A newspaper article was published by the Varsity of the University of Toronto expressing their distaste with the aid being sent to Indonesia.
The file contains information and proposals related to Canada's development strategies in Indonesia, stemming from a Round Table on East Timor held in Ottawa, February 22, 1999. The document was compiled by Milena Pires and Catherine Scott, Asia Policy Officers for the Catholic Institute for International Relations.
Contents:
Piece-meal, a-political approach
Lack of Coordination
Gender-Blind
Proposals in relation to 1,2&3 above, for discussion
Holistic Approach to Development & Peace Making
a) A donor's forum b) Support for an East Timorese Development Department
Gender-Sensitive Development Work, Peace-Making & Institution-Building
The file contains information on the involvement of the Honourable Raymond Chan, from about 1993 to 2000, in the East Timor solidarity movement. Chan was Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific Region for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.