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Germany welcomes East Timor
June 9, 2002
Dear all,
we are organising an event in Cologne/Germany to mark East Timor's independence.
If you would like to join in, you may do so by acting as a co-inviter, (co-)convenor,
co-organiser or as you please. There are no financial or other strings attached.
Our initial ad hoc organising committee:
Asia House/Asia Foundation, German Agro Action, Departmental Students organisations from
the University of Cologne, and the University of Bonn, German Indonesian Society,
Philippines Information Centre, Society for Threatened Peoples International, German East
Timor Society
Amnesty international is due to join.
We expect the Portuguese and the Indonesian ambassadors and
a representative from ET. We invited the State Secretaries of the the German Federal
Ministry For Economic Co-operation and Development and the German Federal Foreign
Office.
The event is due to be staged June 9th.
There will be no entrance fee but donations for an ET'ese NGO are requested. The event
will start at 14.00h and is due to continue till 22.00 h.
For any organisational matter you might like to contact Ms. Monika Arnez/University of
Cologne - monika_arnez@yahoo.de.
Our next open meeting - everyone cordially invited takes place on April 18, 18 h,
Bistro Grüneke, Mauritiussteinweg, Cologne, Germany (right in the Centre of Cologne,
close to the Wolkenburg/ Neumarkt), tram stop Mauritiuskirche (Linies 8 and 9 from
Neumarkt).
Looking forward to hearing from you,
with best regards,
Sabine Hammer
Draft Schedule: "Germany welcomes ET", June 9, 2002
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14.15h: Opening
14.30h: Slides Show
"Impressions from the Land of the Sleeping Crocodile"
(N.N., requested: Prof Weber)
15.45h: Addresses and Discussion
José Amorim Dias, East Timor Foreign Office
Dr. Ludger Volmer, Sec. State , Federal Foreign office (requested)
H. E. Dr. João Diogo Correia Saraiva Nunes Barata, Ambassador of the
Portuguese Republic
H. E. Dr. Rahardjo Jamtomo, Ambassador of the Republic Indonesia
Presenter: Dr. Klaus Schreiner (requested)
16.30 h: Radiofeature by Sabine Hammer
"Zeitzeichen"/ History of ET (broadcasted on Nov. 28, 2000 by WDR, NDR and
SR2) // simultaneous slides projections: 'scenes from ET'
17.00h: Expert Panel Discussion
"Future of ET", incl. Fed. Min. for Development (invited: Sec. of
State Erich Stather) and a rep. of the catholic church, aid agencies.
Presenter: Karl Mertes (WDR-TV)
18.30h: Dinner Reception/Concert
Fado: Gerações (20 min)
Yayak's Queer Soul & Art Performance (20 min)
19.00h: Atlanticos (90 min / Portuguese Dance Band), incl. Xanana's "Mar Meu"
NO ENTRANCE FEE, but voluntary donations to be collected for the benefit of
ET'ese women & children / ET'ese NGO
CONVENORS so far:
Asia House/Asia Foundation, German Agro Action, Departmental Students
organisations from the University of Cologne, and the University of Bonn,
German Indonesian Society, Philippines Information Centre, Society for
Threatened Peoples International, German East Timor Society et al
(additional co-convenors still being sought for)
VENUE: Alte Feuerwache, Cologne, Germany
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Sabine Hammer
P.O.Box 21 04 52
50530 Cologne/ Germany
Fax & Tel: +49- (0)221- 81 35 72
eMail:
regular: Sabine.Hammer@nikocity.de
travel: reportasia@aol.com
Voice-& Faxmail: +49-40-36 03 58 31 34
PGP Key available on request
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