Subject: Update from Ottawa
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 11:09:48 -0400
From: kerryp@jungle.ottawa.on.ca (Kerry Pither)Dear friends,
The "Embassy of East Timor" and the solidarity camp set up around it is into
day three in downtown Ottawa. So far, the camp has been a *huge* success.
We have had to add another 5 metres to our petition — quickly being filled up with
messages to our foreign affairs minister, asking him to publicly support East Timor's
right to self-determination.
Last night we showed outdoor movies on East Timor, to a huge audience of passers-by and
supporters. This was projected on to a giant screen, with everyone watching from the steps
of the human rights monument.
Having the Jazz Festival - which attracts tens of thousands - a block away, has also
meant a constant flow of new people coming into the embassy.
Pictures are available on ETAN/Ottawa's web page, accessible from the ETAN/Canada web
page at www.etan.ca.
Pictures are located at: http://www.etan.ca/ottawa/index.html
In solidarity,
Kerry Pither ---- This message comes from The Jungle BBS 209.151.28.196 port 3004 Cheap
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