Category Archives: East Timor
East Timor:“Without Land there is no Culture, there is no Nation”
On October 9th 2010, the people of Samatrai Ermera gathered by the edge of a cliff overlooking a 35 hectare coffee plantation to publicize their demand for agrarian reform and request that the rightful ownership of the land to be … Continue reading
Filed under CAFOD, East Timor
East Timor: coffee cooperative
When you meet Amaro Silveiro dos Santos, the first thing that strikes you is his enthusiasm for his work. Amaro works for the the Kdadalak Sulimutuk Institute (KSI), an organisation which promotes conflict prevention and transformation in two districts in … Continue reading
Filed under CAFOD, East Timor
East Timor: Young generation uphold principle of solidarity
One of the most important experiences during my visit to East Timor came on 30th August, the actual anniversary of the referendum, when the main ceremonies were due to take place. The solidarity activists had not received official invitations to … Continue reading
Filed under CAFOD, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines
East Timor: Where is the development?
I have always felt very personally involved with the suffering of the East Timorese people when, after a UN-sponsored referendum in August 1999 had resulted in a massive 78% vote for independence, a terrible wave of violence engulfed the country. … Continue reading
Filed under CAFOD, East Timor, Sri Lanka
Climate change: Copenhagen will shape our future
On Saturday the world’s media turned its spotlight on The Wave march through the streets of London. More than 50,000 people from every walk of life came together to put pressure on Gordon Brown ahead of the UN climate negotiations … Continue reading
Filed under Bangladesh, Brazil, CAFOD, East Timor, Kenya
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