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East Timor in Transition: A View from the Ground
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Notre Dame
Madison
ETAN/US welcomes brand new chapters in Missoula, Montana and Notre
Dame, Indiana, as well as a revitalized chapter in Colorado. Aside from
the host chapter (ETAN/Chicago), ETAN/Missoula was the best represented
local at last December's national meeting -- Marcela, Todd, Page, and
Erinn, it was good to have you there & we look forward to seeing more
of you in the future!
Introducing ETAN/Notre Dame
This is the first of what we hope will be many years of East Timor
activism and support at the University of Notre Dame. Our chapter has
assisted East Timorese activist Elizabeth Exposto in her efforts to enter
the masters program in peace studies here. We are hopeful that Elizabeth
will be with us next year and that other East Timorese students are able
to pursue higher education in the U.S. We feel this is crucial in
supporting rebuilding initiatives in East Timor. Our chapter will be
hosting Arnold Kohen when he speaks at Notre Dame on March 23. The weekend
following his visit we will hold collections for a Maryknoll \mission in
East Timor. The funds will support medical and food relief. Jim Madden:
(219) 634-1136 or james.m.madden.30@nd.edu
ETAN/Madison explores sister city option
For the past two months, ETAN/Madison has been working to establish a
sister city relationship with a community in East Timor. Madison currently
has such connections with a number of communities in Latin America, so we
contacted other organizations involved in sister city projects. We have
already benefited greatly from their experience and support. These
Madison-based sister city activists have already offered help with tasks
from obtaining city approval to fundraising. We have also obtained
information regarding "on the ground" conditions in East Timor
from recent visitors to the territory. Pamela Sexton, Lynn Fredriksson,
and Gabriela Lopes da Cruz Pinto shared with us their experiences,
assessments, and in-country contacts. With this information we decided to
focus our efforts on Ainaro, a region in the southwest whose health care,
educational, and other needs are not being met; people there have
expressed interest in such a project. Diane Farsetta: (608) 251-1730 or farsetta@students.wisc.edu.
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