On January 20, East Timor Action Network chapters across the country will demonstrate at the Indonesian Embassy and Indonesian consulates to demand the immediate and safe return of East Timorese refugees being held in Indonesia.  Indonesia must not be allowed to prevent these people from returning to their homeland!

Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Washington, DC
Everywhere: National Call-In

Chicago
WHEN: Wed. January 20, 12pm
WHERE: Indonesian Consulate, 72 East Randolph St. Downtown Chicago
Contact: ETAN/Chicago, Brad Simpson at 773-878-4033, simpsonb@nwu.edu

Los Angeles
WHEN:  January 20th, 1:30
WHERE Indonesian  consulate 3457 Wilshire Blvd.  near Western.
Contact: ETAN/LA: Garrickruiz@aol.com

New York
WHEN: January 20, 1999  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
WHERE: NY Indonesian Consulate, 68th St. between Madison and 5th Aves. (Manhattan)
Contact: ETAN/NY: Mike Ede, (718)387-1613, or John M. Miller, (1718)596-7668

San Francisco
WHEN: January 20, 1999  4:30-6:15p.m.
WHERE: S.F. Indonesian Consulate, 1111 Columbus, near Bay
Contact: ETAN/S.F., 415-522-9988, bterrall@igc.org

Washington, DC
WHEN: January 20, 1999, Time TBA
WHERE: Indonesian Embassy
Contact: DC ETAN, 202-544-6911;

Everywhere
Also national call-in for more info send a blank e-mail message to callin@etan.org or go to ACTION ALERT

Some Additional Background
Refugee NewsNet
Briefing Paper on East Timorese Refugees in West Timor (ETISC)
Forced Expulsions to West Timor and the Refugee Crisis (Human Rights Watch)
International Organization for Migration in Timor
Refugees: The Other Side of the Crisis in East Timor  (Grassroots International)
The Refugee Crisis Continues (Amnesty International), plus other AI statements on the refugees

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