Issue No 16 | 04 June 1999 | |
NewsEast Timor Mercy Ship heads for DiliBy HT Lee
In response to the humanitarian crisis in East Timor a Mercy Ship will be sailing from Darwin to Dili in time for the 8 August independence referendum.
The East Timor Mercy Ship project will carry emergency supplies such as food, medicines, clothes and tents for displaced Timorese refugees. The ship will also have on board doctors, nurses, priests, nuns, politicians, unionists and other volunteers--their presence will help to make it more difficult for the pro-Indonesian militia to use violence to intimidate Timorese during the crucial move towards independence. The patron of the project is Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jose Ramos Horta. It is supported by organisations such as the Mary MacKillop Institute for East Timorese Studies. During World War II 60,000 East Timorese sacrificed their lives protecting and helping Aussie troops--it's time to repay the debt. The NSW Labor Council is supporting this project and encourages all affiliates and unionists to participate. Summer clothes such as cotton T-shirts, trousers and women's clothes are urgently needed as well as donations for the project. Send your donations to: 'AFAP/East Timor Mercy Ship' POBox 12 Crows Nest 2065. For further info ring Dr Vacy Vlazna (02) 9948 7043 Email: mailto:[email protected]
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