The Asia- Pacific Conference on East Timor (APCET) 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.
This item contains:
Press release/statements following the order to ban foreigners from the conference
News articles following the Philipino ban of foreigners heading to Timor meeting
Letter to all the participants of APCET in Manila, the Philippines
A report from APCET by Charles Scheiner; History of East Timor; Resolutions from APCET conference; Speeches delivered at APCET
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.
This item contains:
New York Times editorials regarding the conference
An update from APCET including what other countries are doing in solidarity for East Timor
A proposal of a creative visual presentation popularizing the East Timorese issue to the Filipino general public
Message of solidarity to political prisoners in the Philippines
Second APCET conference in November of 1996
Thailand tries to muzzle APCET III (email correspondence)
Newspaper articles
Asia Pacific Coalition for East Timor leaflet and documents
Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989 and Canada was hosting the annual meeting in Vancouver in 1997. The President of Indonesia was attending and students were protesting his arrival.
This item contains:
APEC position paper for ETAN
Anti - APEC action network minutes
Stop APEC globalization people! (flyer)
House of Commons debates
Arrest Suharto campaign
Alatas confident Canada can ban
Citizen's arrest of Suharto
Groups will demonstrate at APEC trade ministers meeting (ENG/FRA)
Item consists of a press release, reports, project summaries, handwritten notes, and correspondence. The documents discuss Canada's economic aid projects and economic interest in Indonesia.
Item consists of press clippings, flyers, a press release, a synopsis of the film, and Elaine Brière's resume. It provides information on the release and reception of Ms. Brière's film "Bitter Paradise," including reviews of the film and promotional material as well as supplementary information about the filmmaker herself.
The Bata Shoe Company, in Toronto, had two factories in Indonesia. ETAN had urged them to remove their factories and began planning a boycott of Bata shoes.
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.
Item contains press clippings, handwritten notes, telephone bills, and a poster for the opening of an art exhibition. The documents date from 1991, 1996, and 1997 and relate to photographer and activist Elaine Briere.
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.
Item provides 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
Item consists primarily of correspondence between ETAN Canada members discussing their activities for 1997. It also consists of a statement by the Canadian Delegation for the Consultative Group for Indonesia, minutes from a meeting between PET-Canada and Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, information regarding Sharon Scharfe's publication "Complicity: Human Rights and Canadian Foreign Policy," and an account of a visit to Indonesia by Sharon Scharfe.
Item consists mainly of press clipping, correspondence, reports, and handwritten notes pertaining to the Honourable Raymond Chan's involvement in the East Timor solidarity movement, from about 1993 to 2000.
Item consists primarily of reports discussing human rights violations in East Timor from about 1986 to 1999. It includes reports of consultations between the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Canadian Human Rights Non-Governmental Organizations. It also includes a report from the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, the 1998 annual report of Human Rights Violations in East Timor produced by the East Timor Human Rights Centre, and a presentation given by Canadian Action for Indonesia and East Timor (CAFIET) to the NGO Consultations on Human Rights in East Timor.
Llyod Axworthy was the Minister of Foreign affairs for Canada during the 90s. In 1997, he visited Jakarta, Indonesia and held discussions with President Soharto about the importance of human rights. This item contains:
Authorization of multinational force for East Timor
Letter by Worthy regarding Canada's role in Timor following the elections
Canada, Indonesia and Human rights
Press release: Axworthy in the Footsteps of Mandela?
News release: Axworthy urged to stop military sales to Indonesia and to meet with jailed East Timorese resistance leader in Jakarta