October 16th - 'Conflict in West Papua'

From indymedia:

West Papuan activist John Rumbiak is visiting New Zealand to publicise the Indonesian military repression of West Papuans. He is going to be speaking at a series of public meetings. West Papua is facing the same repression East Timor used to face.

West Papua in Crisis - National speaking tour by John Rumbiak

John Rumbiak is a fearless advocate for the rights of the people of West Papua, the Pacific country occupied by Indonesia since 1963. John is the Chairman of International Affairs for the West Papua Human Rights organisation ELSHAM, which has taken a lead in the efforts to establish West Papua as a Zone of Peace. He is visiting Aotearoa during September and October, and will be speaking at public meetings in Whangarei, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin (see details below).

For more information about John, and to check for updates on his public meetings, see http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/johnr04.htm The national and media contact for John's visit is Maire Leadbeater, Indonesian Human Rights Committee, tel (09) 815 9000 or email maire@clear.net.nz Local contacts are included with public meeting details below.


* Christchurch *

- Saturday, 16 October - 'Conflict in West Papua' workshop, part of the 'Securing a Peaceful Pacific: Preventing and Resolving Conflict in the Pacific' conference, for more information go to http://www.posc.canterbury.ac.nz/pacificpeace/index.shtml

See also:
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/johnr04.htm