[Marinir] Aussie & Free West Papua Movement (3)

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http://members.optushome.com.au/daeron/activism.html

West Papuan Social Activism

Introduction
This is an expression of some personal thoughts upon this subject. As with
most human rights issues, the majority of people are sympatheic upon
learning of the genocide and mining exploitation in West Papua. A smaller
number of people decide they will allocate time and effort to help West
Papua remove the external trynnary impossed by Indonesia and a small number
of averice companies like Freeport McMoRan. The ability to assist such a
cause can be made easiler if there is an existing local social group or
organization.


Groups by Region
Australia
Being the closest regional power to West Papua, it is natural that the
Australian community is generally aware of West Papua and the nature of the
issue, though perhaps not the depth of troubles.
Also due to its geographic proximity, the Australian Government is extremely
unlikely to take unilateral or even collaborative action which would upset
Indonesia.
Due to the government 'pro-engagement' policy with Indonesia, many
Australians incorrectly feel unable to assist the West Papuan Independance
goals.

Australians can provide real assistance by:
financial support of Papuan groups in Australia and West Papua
providing production skills and resources for Video and Internet productions
for use by groups or broadcasters in the US and Britain where governments
are more likely to support the independance of West Papua maintain and build
domestic awareness encourage Australian politicians to investigate the
militia and abuse in West PApua and the refugee camps in PNG

An excellent example of this would be a video newsreel produced in Melbourne
during 2003. Computer AVI file available here.

Video is the primary tool required to access support of the US public. Three
types of video products are required to be aired in the United States
Awareness - so they know where and who West Papuans are,
Interest - show a range of nature, culture, and whatever to interest people
Empathy - reveal the lack of freedom; lack of free speech.

The above three steps keeps everything in terms the US public can accept and
relate to. The supportive people would learn the rest of the bloody details
by themselves via existing reports. The existing Film Australia video "The
Land of the Morning Star" could work very well to create awareness. Perhaps
a shorter 20min version could be produced as well.
New video's are required for developing Interest and then Empathy.
The largest Australian support group is the "Australia West Papua
Association" (AWPA).
Regional group contact details may be fond at: Free West Papua


West Papuan Representative Groups
West Papua Council

is an umbrella organisation of all political organisations in West Papua. It
is the re-emerged form of the Nieuw Guinea Raad - New Guinea Council,
established on 01 December 1961, and officially and legally approved by the
Netherlands. The only difference with Presidium Council (PDP) is that West
Papua Council's members including mediators / facilitators who work to back
up the work of the PDP members in facilitating their work. Papua Panel and
PDP as well as Facilitators are all in West Papua Council.


Papua Presidium Council

The PDP was established on 26 February 2000 in a Grand Tribal Assembly of
Tribal Leaders and Papuan Politicians. Possibly designed to subvert Papuan
Independance interests, this organization was set up by the Indonesian
pro-Golkar party in Java to steer Papuan efforts.
Theys H. Eluay was appointed field supervisor of the project to gain
additional Papuan support, however, Mr Eluay used this position to promote
independance aspirations and the need to form honest government. Mr Eluay
was assassinated November 10, 2001.

The PDP was approved by the Papua People's Congress II 2000; and as only
political unit allowed to have been so formed, Papuans are using it to the
best advantage they can for their independance cause. The PDP can perhaps be
referred to a Provisional Government of West Papua.


Papua Panel

(Panel) consists of 501 - 511 seats/ members, representing tribes and
pillars as well as places of origin, including transmigrants (emigrants) who
live and would like to live in West Papua after independence. In modern
terms, this is the Parliament of West Papua. Papua Panel functions the same
as the House of Commons in England or House of Representatives in the
states. Whereas the PDP is the same as the Congress, similar role as the USA
congress'.


Free Papua Movement

(OPM) is the most famous and very long independence organisation, and the
mother of all independence movement organisations in West Papua. It did
conduct guerrilla resistance during the 1970's, but it has been seeking
peaceful and political paths to independance since then. It has had
representatives in Australia, Pacific, Sweden; and recently visiting
Ireland. The OPM has been campaigning for independence of West Papua since
1963, and until today it is almost difficult to draw a line between Papuans
and the OPM.


OPM Liberation Army

TPN or TPN/OPM says it is the military wing of the OPM, based in the jungles
of West Papua. The where abouts of it's Chief Commander General Mathias
Wenda is unknown. TPN is normally referred to by the Papuans as the TPN/OPM.


OPM Revolutionary Council

is based in Madang PNG. The Chair Moses Weror is a Right Winger, pro West as
he clearly claims. The OPMRC is a Papua NGO working for independence in
Papua New Guinea.





ELSHAM Papua
(Institute of Human Rights Studies and Advocacy) is the prominent Human
Rights NGO belongs to the Papuan people, operating in West Papuan since
1980s. It has done great work. It reports various human rights violations in
West Papua in the past and present. You can obtain updates of news and
information by contacting elshamnewservice at jayapura.wasantara.net.id

West Papuan Community
(WestPaC) is a network of Papuan academics and students that conducts
various bibliographic or document research to identify and better present
problems and backgrounds of the political problems in West Papua. WestPaC
ahs contributed Books and Papers so far: (1) Historical Review, (2) Legal
Analysis, (3) Diplomatic Handbook for West Papua Struggle, (4) Human Rights
Appeal. WestPaC also conducts seminars and lectures for those who want to
hear more about West Papua history and problems in the struggle for
independence.

Melanesian Solidarity
(Melsol) is an NGO based in Pacific that fights for West Papua cause by
legal advocacy and research into problems. It also helps Melanesian Council
directly. PDP - Pacific Committee is the core player-committee of the PDP.
It has its own council members that run the PDP Pacific Office on daily
basis. PDP - Europe Committee is equal to the Pacific Committee but it has
not yet achieved the level of organisation and management as good as the PDP
Pacific Committee. After the PDP has a Press Desk for Europe in Ireland, we
will re-organise the Committee for Europe.

WathPapua
Ndugu Ndugu Research and Publications Institute is the first Papuan research
and publishing institute legally established in Java Island of Indonesia on
01 October 2002. It is the publisher of books, cassettes, CDs, films, cards,
papers, etc., in effort to educate the global community of the roots of
problems in West Papua.

Alliance of Papuan Students
(AMP International) - is a student movement for love, justice and truth in
West Papua. Majority of AMP members are members of Demmak. They AMP speaks
for its people and their organisations such as the PDP, Papua Panel,
WestPaC, Demmak, TPN, OPM, Melanesia Council to clarify the problems facing
Papuans since 1960s. AMP Produces books and Papers for public readership.




Lembaga Masyarakat Adat
LMA - Papua Customary Council) was established in 1980s when the late
Governor Barnabas Suebu (from Sentani Tribe) was the Governor of Irian Jaya
(the name of West Papua at that time). LMA's chair was the late Ondofolo
Dortheys Hiyo Eluay. LMA's role was to protect the interests of the ruling
Party, Golkar (belongs to Suharto regime) at the community level. During
Suharto's regime, church leaders, governors, rectors of universities and
deans as well as tribal elders (famous ones) were elected by the government
(or approved by them) and then they automatically became the members of the
House of Peoples Representatives (MPR RI). However, lately, Theys Eluay used
LMA to organise the independence movement and the Grand Assembly Meeting
(Mubes Papua) on February 29, 1999 was organised under LMA umbrella to
obtain approval from the Indonesian authorities. In fact, Satgas Papua and
PDP establishments were protected and or facilitated under the umbrella of
Tribal People's Congress and Tribal People's Task Force to protect the
people's rights.

Koteka Tribal Assembly Council
(Demmak) - is the alliance of all highlanders of West Papua, who suffer more
human rights than other tribes in West Papua, who are the least developed
(exploited), whose natural resources are mostly exploited by multinationals.
Demmak was established in early 1999 to control the work and movement of the
PDP. It has at least 70% members of all Papuans. It channels the voice of
the OPM or TPN to the PDP and to the International Community.

Mamberamo-Tami Tribal Council
(Mamta) has the same roles and functions as Demmak. It represents tribal
groups in Mamberamo River and Tami River Territories, including West Papua
Capital - Port Numbay. It has direct link with TPN/OPM just like Demmak.

Alliance of Papuan Students
(AMP International) - is a student movement for love, justice and truth in
West Papua. Majority of AMP members are members of Demmak. They AMP speaks
for its people and their organisations such as the PDP, Papua Panel,
WestPaC, Demmak, TPN, OPM, Melanesia Council to clarify the problems facing
Papuans since 1960s. AMP Produces books and Papers for public readership.