This week (October 14/15) a National Day of Action in support of East Timor is taking place around Australia, sponsored nationally by UDT (Union of Democratic Timorese) Fretilin Youth (Revolutionary Front for Independent East Timor), Resistance and Aksi (Indonesia Solidarity Action).
Adelaide: Saturday. March 2:00 outside Santos, 39 Grenfell St adelaide, march past Sagasco (South Australian Gas Company) to Hindmarsh Square. Sponsors include Bougainville Action Group, Campaign for Independent East Timor, Adelaide Uni Community Aid Abroad, Democratic Socialist Party, Environmental Youth Alliance, Flinders University Student Association and Students for an Independent East Timor, Global Education Centre, Peace Action Collective, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Brisbane: Saturday, gather 11.00 King George Square, 12:00 march to picket of Petroz (Queen St, City), 1:00 mall speak-out.
Canberra: Friday, 5:00, campaign stall in Civic.
Darwin: Friday. "Bus the Timor Gap Treaty". Meet the bus at 9am at Raintree Park (Smith Street Mall), travelling to BHP, Santos and National Australia Bank. Sponsored by Student Supporters of East Timor.
Melbourne: Saturday. Gather 12:30 at GPO (cnr Bourke and Elizabeth Sts), march to BHP House. Supporters: CNRM (National Council for Maubere Resistance), East Timorese Youth Movement, Australian East Timor Association.
Hobart: Wednesday the 19th. Campaigning forum and showing of John Pilger's Death of a Nation. Life Sciences Theatre, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay (left over the Churchill Ave overpass).
Newcastle: Saturday. Rally 12:00 Beaumont St Mall (Opposite BHP). Sponsored by Asian International Solidarity Network.
Perth: Saturday. Demonstrate 12:00, Murray St Mall, opposite Aherns.
Sydney: Saturday. Meet Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, 11:30. Speakers from Resistance, Aksi, AETA, Amnesty International, UDT and Fretilin.
Wollongong: Friday. Picket BHP, 2:30-6:00: meet at BHP main gate, Springhill Rd. Sponsored by Wollongong Uni Student Life and the Environment Society.