Friends of Baucau Sponsoring December Welcome Dinner!

You are invited to attend the Melbourne East Timorese Activity Centre (METAC) Welcome Dinner. The December Dinner is the last of the year and is being sponsored by Friends of Baucau.

There will be a CD launch by supporters of the Fuan Nabilan Centre in Same, Timor-Leste and music by members of the Dili Allstars.

When:Friday 3 December 2010 6.30pm

Where: The Blue Factory 19-21 Belgium Ave Richmond

BYO Alcohol

Cost: Entry by Donation

Enquiries: jorge@raimoris.com

Join us to celebrate the end of the year!

Timor Leste Photography Exhibition

Chris Whitelaw's exhibition, The Shades of November is opening at 6pm on Thursday 25th November 2010.

Please note the exhibition now runs until 28th Janurary at Manuka Arts Centre in Griffith, ACT.

Friends of Baucau Community Meeting 17 November

Don't forget to come along to the Friends of Baucau Community Meeting

When: Wednesday 17th November
6pm - 8pm
Where: City of Darebin Council Chambers, 350 High St Preston

There will be opportunities to purchase Tais and other Timorese handicrafts prior to Christmas, the Friends of Baucau Inc will provide an update on their activities and there will be light refreshments.

Please RSVP by this Weds 10th November for catering purposes to fyoung@darebin.vic.gov.au

Aniversary of Declaration of the Independence of Timor Leste Event 2010

Challenges in Adult Skills Development In Timor-Leste - with Annie Keogh

Hume City Council and the Hume Global Learning Village Together with the Friends of Aileu invite you to the November Forum
Challenges in Adult Skills Development In Timor-Leste

Keynote Speaker – Annie Keogh, former advisor to Timor-Leste Government on vocational training

When: Wednesday 24 November, 12noon – 2pm

Where: Hume Global Learning Centre Seminar Rooms, 1093 Pascoe Vale Road Broadmeadows

Cost: Free Donations welcome – all funds will go towards The Aileu Resource and Training Centre. Raffle draw on the day. Light lunch provided (please advise any dietary requirements)

RSVP: By Friday 19 November to Joanna Nido via email at joannan@hume.vic.gov.au or by phone on 9356 6925

November METAC Dinner

November METAC Dinner will be on Friday 5th November at 6.30pm

at Noble Park Community Centre

Memorial Drive

Noble Park

BYO Alcohol

Entry by Donation

Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House - Women's Dinner

Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House - Women's Dinner may be of interest to some of you if for no other reason than that the guest speaker is Annie Keogh, who many Friends of Timor-Leste will know.

Annie is a local resident recently returned from Timor-Leste after 8 years. Annie worked with many organisations to help set up education and training while she lived in East Timor. At the dinner she will share her story about being in East Timor during the early years of this new nation.

Entertainment :
Pan African Choir
This popular choir has worked with many of Melbourne’s African musicians. A community choir run by directors Jen Skate & Chris Lesser, the choir fundraises to support the International needs Adidome project, which helps to liberate Ghanaian women who have been taken into a life of slavery. Join the choir in some African dancing!

When: Friday 29th October 2010 7:00 pm–10:00 pm
Where: Reservoir Civic Centre 23 Edwardes St. Reservoir 3073
Bookings:
Single Tickets: $37.50 (pp)
Tables of 8: $35 (pp)
(Booking & payment is due on Friday 15th Oct. 2010 )
9480 0466 to reserve your place

Gareth Ivory Foundation's film fundraiser

Gareth Ivory Foundation's film fundraiser, to raise money for their project to support an East Timorese woman to train as a dentist.

What: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1,
When: 8PM, Sunday 21st November 2010
Where: Balwyn Palace Cinema$18 and $12 concession

For tickets email garethivoryfoundation@gmail.com

Or ring Catherine on 0416275591--
www.garethivoryfoundation.org.au

Timor-Leste Supporting Adult Learning and Libraries workshop

If you are planning to attend the workshop of the Australia Timor-Leste Education and Training Network on 'Supporting Youth and Adult Learning through Community Centres and Libraries,' please RSVP as soon as possible.

When: Saturday October 23rd from 1 to 4pm
Where: Northcote Library Meeting Room (32-38 Separation St, Northcote, Melways Map 30 F8, on tram route 86)

The speakers include:
Patti Manolis, Library Books for Timor-Leste
Richard Brown, Friends of Aileu
Chris Perkins, Friends of Baucau
Pat Jessen, Friends of Suai

If you haven't yet responded, please RSVP to Jan Hayes at janhayes@bigpond.net.au (or call her on 0419 114 950) before October 16th.

Part Time role at Friends of Same

Friends of Same is seeking a suitably qualified, highly-motivated person to work on a part-time sub-contract basis for eight hours per week, working under direction from the Executive of the Friends of Same. The position is based at Hawthorn Community House, 32 Henry Street Hawthorn on Fridays only (some flexibility to negotiate some hours work off-site). Tasks include general administration and communications (nominally four hours per week) and management and promotion of the Friends of Same coffee project (nominally four hours per week).
For more information and a copy of the position statement, please contact Kate Jeffery kate.jeffery@bigpond.com or Bruce Butler 0411 333 864. Applications close Friday 22 October 2010.

Weavings From Timor Leste

In association with the 6th Annual Eltham World Matters Festival and Montsalvat, The East Timor Women Australia (ETWA) is exhibiting part of their exquisite Tais collection. Come and see intricate weaving styles which have been handed down through Timorese traditions for centuries.

When: October 30 - 31
Where: Monsalvat, Residents Gallery, 7 Hillcrest Av. Eltham (Mel’ map 22A8)

Handicraft and tais stall will be available - all profits made from the sale of tais or woven products will go towards ETWA projects and benefit women and their families in East Timor.

For more information about ETWA go to www.etwa.org.au
Proudly supported by Eltham Bookshop & Diamond Valley Oxfam.

ETWA Event - Independent Filmmaking in East Timor

INDEPENDENT FILM MAKING EAST TIMOR

Heru Ini Lafu: Weaving Life
Weaving Life is a unique film that journeys into rural East Timor to show a side of life rarely seen on Australian screen. The film highlights the women’s involvement in the resistance movement and celebrates their critical role in cultural regeneration and national development through weaving tais the traditional cloth of east Timor.

Atu Buka Mehi: In Search of a Dream
In Search of a Dream is a touching film detailing the plight of an East Timorese youth soccer team with big dreams of making it to the 2004 Asia Cup. This film beautifully captures a love of the world game and the determination of the youth of a new nation with the heartfelt belief that it can be done.

East Timor Women Australia, ETWA is a small not for profit community group that supports cultural and economic development in rural East Timor. In 2007 they partnered with Independent film maker Marcus Salvagno to produce “Heru Ini Lafu; Weaving life” a short film about the women ETWA support, their cultural heritage and their role in Timor’s resistance and community reconstruction.

In this special event, ETWA welcomes Marcus Salvagno to screen and discuss these films as well as his other Independent work based in East Timor. This is a rare opportunity to meet with a director who continues to work with community concerns and local capacity building in mind. The evening should be of particular interest to other community groups who are seeking to document their own field of endeavours with lessons learned from working on small budget cross cultural film projects.

DATE: Thursday 30th September 2010
TIME: 6.00PM-8.00PM
VENUE: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Please share invite with your friends.

Food and drinks to share and traditional East Timorese handicrafts for sale on the night.
All proceeds will go towards supporting ETWA’s projects in Timor Leste.

More on ETWA's website.

Volunteer Tutor Wanted for Filmmakers

~ posted on behalf of Dili Film Works ~

Tutor wanted

Dili Film Works is a new NGO based in Dili East Timor. The focus of the NGO is to teach East Timorese how to become filmmakers. We have received a small amount of funding from the Hubert Bals Fund (Rotterdam Film Festival) to run a drama workshop and from the Jan Vrijman Fund (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) to run a doco course.

We are looking for a tutor to help run the film production courses in Dili. The Tutor will be overseen by a senior lecturer, Luigi Acquisto. It is a volunteer's wage ($500 US a month) plus accommodation and most meals. The job is for 2 - 4 months starting at the end of October. The tutor must speak English but can be from any country.

The courses are preparing a group of talented young East Timorese filmmakers to produce the country’s first feature film in 2011. The film will be co-produced by FairTrade Films Australia and Dili Film Works. Acclaimed producer John Maynard (Romulus My Father, Balibo) will be co-producing the film as well as assisting with the workshops.

Luigi is presently based in Melbourne so could meet up with any interested and suitable candidates. My email details are listed.

Stella Zammataro
ProducerAbracadabra Films
FairTrade Films
Dili Film Worksstella@abrafilms.com
www.fairtrade.films.com.au

October METAC Dinner - Friends of Aileu

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE

When: Oct 1st at 6:30pm

Where: Holy Child Community Centre, 133 Malmsbury Drive, Meadow Heights

Please direct all enquiries to Richard Brown: 0407 091 004 or email rbrown@moreland.vic.gov.au

Dili All Stars Best of Album Launch - Melbourne

Dili All Stars
Album launch for release of ABC Music ``Best Of’’

When: Monday November 1
Where: The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Tel. 9419 5500
Cost: Admission $15

With Tabura (West Papua) and Project Puzzles

Community Meeting 29th September

Community Meeting
Our Friendship and its Future

Wednesday September 29th 2010, 6 – 8 p.m.
Meeting Room 1&2
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
City of Yarra

Friends of Baucau Inc invite you to come along to your community meeting.

The Cities of Yarra and Darebin have made a decision to support the Friends of Baucau to become a sustainable and independent community association that is Friends of Baucau Incorporated!. This means there will be changes in the structure of FOB, and some realignment of the priorities of the association and our projects.

We would like hear from you to ensure this community Association is well constructed and that you are able to participate in shaping its future. This will be a practical and informative discussion.

A third meeting is also planned for November.

Councillors from Darebin and Yarra and members of the new FOB Inc Committee will discuss the implications of the changes and explore some of the options for this future relationship.

Of course the evening will conclude with some light refreshments.

Please RSVP to Patricia Woodcroft--Lee on 9481 4232, or 0407 580 777 or Fiona Young 8470 8332 (message only).

In friendship
Rae Kingsbury
Convenor - Friends of Baucau

Celebration of ten years of Friendship for Friends of Suai

The City of Port Phillip together with the Friends of Suai cordially invite you to a Community
Reception for the President of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta. This occasion marks the signing of the Friendship Agreement with the Suai delegation and the launch of the Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020.

Date: Monday, 18 October 2010
Venue: Auditorium, St Kilda Town Hall
Time: 6pm – 8pm

RSVP: 4 October 2010
Phone: 9209 6777 or
email: rsvp@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Honouring our Ancestors: Remembering Timor Leste

Check out the new exhibition at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne 19 September 2010 - 10 April 2011:

An exhibition about the rituals practised by the East Timorese community in
Victoria. This exhibition explores a ritual called Se Matebian, which takes
place each year on All Souls Day and honours East Timorese ancestors. It looks
at how the East Timorese community in Australia continues to practise this
ritual today.

Personal stories and reflections of people from the East Timorese community are shared and featured objects include a silver breast plate and head piece worn by elders during ceremonial peace, a silver jewellery box with an ancestral worship home on top, jewellery associated with ancestors, timber statues representing ancestors, hand woven baskets and East Timorese fabrics.

There are also kids school holiday activities including story time, weaving and kite making associated with the exhibition.

More info is available on the Immigration Museum Website.

Alola Australia Afternoon Tea

Alola Australia invites you to Afternoon Tea with
Veronica Correia – Manager, Maternal & Child Health
Cecilia Da Fonseca – Manager, Economic Development

A rare opportunity to hear Veronica and Cecilia, currently visiting Australia, speak about the programs they manage at Fundasaun Alola in Timor-Leste. There will be time to chat with them informally.

Date: Sunday 29th August
Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Place: Mark St Hall, 1 Mark St North Fitzroy (Melways reference Map 30C12)
Cost: Donation at Door
For further information call: 0437 983 070

Alola Australia in partnership with Fundasaun Alola ‘Strong Women, Strong Nation’

Timor-Leste Friendship Benefit Night - Bare Witness

Friends of Baucau and Friends of Aileu are proud to invite you to a special Timor-Leste Friendship benefit night of the play Bare Witness.

Bare Witness, a new Australian play by Mari Lourey and directed by Nadja Kostich, will premiere at fortyfivedownstairs in September 2010, as a special La Mama presentation. The play is set in the world of photojournalism and set in East Timor, the Balkans and Iraq.

About a third of the play is set in East Timor in 1999 at the time of the referendum and ensuing violence. In writing the play Mari Lourey collaborated with Australian journalists who were in East Timor during this period and also with East Timorese collaborators who assisted them.
The play was shortlisted for the 2008 Patrick White award and was the recipient of the R.E. Ross Trust Award. For more about Bare Witness see the attached flier or the forty-five downstairs website.

The Timor-Leste Friendship fundraiser details:

Date: Friday September 17th.
Venue: fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Time: The show starts at 7.30pm but come early for a complimentary glass of wine prior to the play. The show goes for aprox 70-80 mins.
Cost: $40 (includes complimentary glass of wine)

Bookings: Bookings must be received by the 7th September (bookings made after this date cannot be guarenteed).
Friends of Baucau: book by contacting Fiona Young on 8470 8332 or 0419 750 457 or emailing fiona.young@darebin.vic.gov.au
Friends of Aileu: book by contacting Richard Brown on 0407 091 004 or rbrown@moreland.vic.gov.au

Please specify the number of tickets required. Payment will be required in advance (unless by arrangement). Please contact Fiona or Richard to discuss payment options.

After the play the bar will be open and the writer, director and some of the actors will mingle with guests and will be available to answer questions about the play.

Update - friends of Baucau

Thanks to those who came along to our great public meeting back on the 28th July. It was a fabulous turn out despite the rain bucketing down outside. As a follow up from this event and as we move through the transition to becoming a community organisation we will be holding two more community meetings this year - one on 29th September and one on 17th November 2010.

For those that haven't followed these developments or who were unable to make it to the event, the Cities of Yarra and Darebin have made a decision to support the Friends of Baucau to become a sustainable and independent community association. This means that the project officer role will continue until the end of December. Following this the Friends of Baucau incorporated will receive grants ($30,000 per year for two years is allocated in budgets).

Furthermore the two Councils have signalled a desire to continue in friendship with the District of Baucau, and has committed additional funds to developing a new Friendship agreement. The Councils hope to focus on activities that are focused on local government and have committed some additional funds to developing the agreement and determining what type of activities might be suitable.

Things have been busy over the last couple of weeks - Friends of Baucau has engaged an independent consultant, Gabrielle Samson, to undertake a consultation with various stakeholders regarding the Baucau Buka Hatene centre and it's future direction. You may have heard of Gabrielle as she has worked extensively on Atauro Island including with the Tua Ko'in Eco-Village. Gabrielle is in Baucau in present and will be completing her consultancy at the end of the month. If you would like to have any input into this please feel welcome to email me.

Fiona Young
East Timor Project Officer
Friends of Baucau

Friends of Baucau Community Meeting Dates

Please put the following dates in your diary for Friends of Baucau community meetings.

More details will be available soon.

Wednesday September 29th 2010
6 - 8pm
Meeting Room 1&2
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
City of Yarra
RSVP by 22nd September

Wednesday 17th November 2010
6 - 8pm
Function Room (next to Council chamber)
Preston Council Offices
350 High Street Preston
City of Darebin
RSVP by 10th November 2010

RSVP Fiona Young 8470 8332 or fiona.young@darebin.vic.gov.au

CREATING TIMOR-LESTE, new photographs by Jorge de Araujo

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins takes great pleasure in presenting

CREATING TIMOR-LESTE, new photographs by Jorge de Araujo

This exhibition by Jorge de Araujo represents the first major photographic exhibition in Australia featuring images of Timor-Leste by an East Timorese photographer.

EXHIBITION DATES
25 August 2010 – 1 November 2010
Atrium Gallery, Level 35
Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
25 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

OPENING
Tuesday 24 August 2010, 6–8pm
To be opened by Shirley Shackleton
RSVP essential by Monday 23 August to: Kimberly Chow email: H1901-SL05@sofitel.com or phone (03) 9653 7738

Made 'n Thornbury Community Market

Friends of Baucau are again selling coffee at the Made 'n Thornbury community market.

Next Friday 16th July.

Details on the Made 'n Thornbury blog.

Public Meeting about the Future of Friends of Baucau

You are invited to attend a Public Meeting on the future of the Friends of Baucau

... plus guest speaker Annie Keogh with stories from Timor-Leste

From 6pm til 8pm
28th July 2010
Northcote Town Hall
Rooftop Function Room
Drinks and light supper provided

189 High St Northcote VIC 3070
Melway Reference: Map 30 E9
http://www.northcotetownhall.com.au/















Guest Speaker:
Northcote residents Annie Keogh and Pat Walsh have just returned after 8 years of living in East Timor. Annie and possibly Pat will join us and share stories and images of their time there. Join us in welcoming them home to Northcote!

We will be discussing Friends of Baucau becoming an independent community group with the support of Yarra and Darebin City Councils.

You will have an opportunity to hear from our passionate committee members and Councillors about these changes. Join us in a discussion of how to build on the successes of the first ten years of the Friendship as we look ahead to the next ten.

Please RSVP to Fiona Young fiona.young@darebin.vic.gov.au or 8470 8332 by 23rd July for catering purposes. If you cannot make it to the event but would like to play an active role in the future of the Friends of Baucau please contact Fiona to express your interest.

News at Friends of Baucau

I am writing to let you know about some important news about the future of the Friends of Baucau.

In May this year Yarra City Council and Darebin City Council passed resolutions to support the transition of the Friends of Baucau to become a sustainable, independent incorporated community association. This transition will take place during the remainder of 2010 and will include some financial support until the end of 2012.

As many of your will be aware, March 2011 is the 10 year anniversary of the signing of the original Friendship Agreement between Darebin and Yarra City Councils and Baucau, Timor-Leste. This change does not mean the end of that Friendship Relationship - Darebin and Yarra City Councils have resolved to enter into discussions with a view to re-sign a Friendship Agreement with the District of Baucau.

Darebin and Yarra will, during the course of the new phase of the Friendship Relationship, focus their relationship on local government activities. This reflects the changing needs at the District Administration in Baucau as Timor-Leste moves towards adopting a system of democratically elected local governments.

The Friendship relationship has achieved much over the course of the past 10 years including our major project - the reconstruction of a building and it's development as the Baucau Buka Hatene ('Baucau Want to Learn") Friendship and Learning Centre (BBH). Friends of Baucau have also been the major source of funding to this centre for programs since BBH opened 6 years ago including:
- English classes
- computer classes (provided by InfoTimor)
- womens' development program
- youth program
- library
- an internet cafe
There is still much to be achieved at BBH and for the Baucau community more generally. We are seeking community members to be a part of the team in creating, driving and growing the new Friends of Baucau.

There will be an opportunity over coming weeks to attend an Information session to find out more about this change and an invitation will be distributed soon.

If you would like to play a role in the future of the Friends of Baucau you can contact Fiona Young on 8470 8332 or email fiona.young@darebin.vic.gov.au to express your interest or find out more about the changes.

Some links and a circus

Timor Adventures

Fancy travelling Timor by Motorcycle? David and Shirley Carlos at Timor Adventures are offering a new tour - visiting community projects and seeing as much of the country as possible.



naTerra

naTerra are a Maucau based organisation focusing on projects in Baucau. You can read their newsletters here.

Friends of Aileu

Circus Oz has once again agreed to support Friends of Aileu in raising funds for projects in Aileu District. This year, they are offering to take up a special collection from the audience at the performance on Friday 25 June. If you would like join the Friends at the show, a special discount is available for groups of 10 or more - $39 for A reserve or $36 for B reserve tickets, which is a saving of up to $15.

Bookings are via Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/

Circus Oz will be undertaking a special tour to East Timor later in the year.

Friends of Suai news and event

City of Port Phillip and Friends of Suai invite you to

Connections across the Timor Sea 1941-2010

Watercolours, letters, artefacts by Sgt George Milsom
Video installation by Jen Hughes
Photographs by Suai youth, Covalima East Timor

Exhibition opening Thursday 27 May 2010, 6 pm - 8 pm
Guest speaker, Abel Guterres Timor - Leste Ambassador to Australia

Exhibition dates Wed 26 May - 23 June, Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
The Gallery, ST KILDA TOWN HALL 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda VIC
TRAM 3, 16, 67 or Train to Balaclava Station

Images:
George Milsom ‘Village Scene’, watercolour 20 x 28 detail 1943
Jen Hughes, ‘Mosaic’ 2010
Livania de Jesus ‘Unfinished Cathedral, Suai and cow’ photograph 2009

Council to extend friendship with Suai for another 10 years
The City of Port Phillip will extend the hand of friendship to Suai, East Timor for another ten years, after council voted to renew its friendship agreement in principle last night.
The original agreement, signed by Xanana Gusmao, President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (now Prime Minister) in 2000, pledged to help rebuild the country almost totally destroyed by Indonesian forces, after the overwhelming vote for independence in 1999.
“We started this friendship ten years ago and it has evolved and matured into a strong and effective relationship,” said Mayor Frank O’Connor.
“We are both coastal communities but very different and we have learned so much from each other. Local schools have made friendships, as have many other groups and individuals. The adage acting locally and thinking globally really does apply here,” he said.
The renewal of the agreement is due to be signed later this year, following the development of a strategic plan.

New Intrepid Tours to Timor-Leste

message from Jane Crouch at Intrepid Tours:

Boatardi all,

If you, friends or colleagues are interested to travel to Timor-Leste, just letting you know that Intrepid Travel's small group adventures are resuming this year. We had 9 fabulous trips that ran between 2003 and 2006 generating around 100 happy TL ambassadors. And I'd like your help…

We have 4 scheduled 15 day trips, starting ex Dili:
4th - 18th July - Booked out;
18th July- 1st August - Booked out;
Sunday 15th - 29th August - places filling;
Sunday 19th September - 3rd October - places filling.

The Intrepid Timor-Leste itinerary is a jam-packed 15 days of rich experiences across the country - taking in 9 districts and places visited include Dili, Dare memorial, Aileu, Maubisse, Hato Builiko, Mt Ramelau, Ainaro, Suai, Bobonaro, Balibo, Atauro Island, Manatuto, Baucau, Viqueque, Los Palos, Tutuala (Jaco Island) and Com. All along the way, our aim is to walk with the Timorese, make friends, learn of their lives and aspirations.
More information can be found at:
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/trips/PST



I am leading the first trip, accompanied by 4 experienced Timorese who are in training to lead subsequent trips. We visit many community based projects - including several that have had support from various friendship groups and NGOs. If you can recommend a project in a location mentioned above, that you think would be great for visiting friends to go and see/support (which we may not already include) please let me know - as we want these trips to continue to evolve and be packed with rich experiences that support Timorese communities.

Obrigada barak!

Jane Crouch
Responsible Travel Manager
Intrepid Travel
T: +61 (0) 3 9473 2656
M: +61 (0) 417 591 942
11 Spring St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
PO Box 2781, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
Email: jcrouch@intrepidtravel.com
SKYPE: JaneCrouch
http://www.intrepidtravel.com/
http://www.theintrepidfoundation.org/

Mass recognising the restoration of Timor-Leste's Independence

RESTORATION OF TIMOR-LESTE’S INDEPENDENCE MASS

Saturday, 22nd May 2010, 6 p.m.
Venue: St Ignatius Catholic Church
326 Church St. Richmond 3121
Entry: Free
B Y O Food

Come and join us in the celebration of this historic day to give thanks and honour our Fallen Heroes and our Nation

Entertainment by ETSA and Friends

Sponsored by:
The Timorese Australian Community of Victoria,
The National Civic Council,
The Jesuit Services,
East Timor Students Association,
Crocks
Hallam Soccer Club

Peace of Wall - Street Art from East Timor

Peace of Wall is a new book about street art from East Timor by Chris Parkinson.

To launch the book three young East Timorese street artists are coming to Melbourne in May for a week-long program of events.

Saturday 8 May: Zito, Alfeo and Etson painting a collaborative wall at Hosier Lane, Melbourne, from 4pm.

Saturday 8 May: Exhibition of Chris Parkinson's photography at the Until Never Gallery, from 6pm.

Sunday 9 May: Workshops with teenagers at City of Melbourne's SIGNAL Youth Arts Space.

Tuesday 11 May: Launch of Peace of Wall. 7.30pm at Southpaw Bar, 189 Gertrude St Fitzroy. Launched by Bea Viegas. Live painting on the night.

Circle of Silence Event

The Australia-East Timor Association invites supporters of the Friends of Baucau to a Book Launch for:

'The Circle of Silence'
a personal testimony before, during and after Balibó
by Shirley Shackleton

Shirley's book will be launched by Bill Armstrong.

Councillor Alison Clarke of the City of Yarra will also speak.

WHEN: Tuesday 11th May
6pm for 6.30pm

WHERE: The Reading Room, Fitzroy Town Hall
201 Napier St Fitzroy

COST: Free Entry

Light refreshments will be served

AETA book stall, ETWA craft stall

Numbers strictly limited - RSVP essential by Monday 10th May

Phone 9416 2960 or E-mail: aetamel@aetamel.org

About the book:

"Last year's film 'Balibo' re-ignited public awareness of the six Australian journalists murdered in East Timor in 1975. Shirley Shackleton, widow of journalist Greg Shackleton, has now told her side of the story in an engaging, funny, gutsy and often heart-rending memoir. Hers is an extraordinary life: from public relations career-woman to motherhood, and then following the loss of her husband, nearly 35 years of activism." Nicola Robinson, 'Bookseller and Publisher' magazine.

This event is sponsored by the City of Yarra.

May METAC Dinner

Please note that the May METAC dinner will not be supported by Friends of Baucau as previously advised and that we will support a dinner later in the year.

The dinner is on the SECOND Friday of the month, Friday the 14th of May (METAC meetings are typically on the First Friday of the month).

Timor-Leste Restoration of Indpendence Celebration

The Timor-Leste Restoration of Indpependence Celebaration will take place at Richmond Town Hall May 22nd 2010. Proudbly supported by Yarra City Council.

Made'N'Thornbury Market

Friends of Baucau sell hot and cold drinks at the Made'n'Thornbury Community Market.

Dates for 2010 are: 1st May, 23rd October, 11th December

For More information check out their blog!

http://madenthornbury.blogspot.com/

Debt of Honour photo exhibition - Hume 2010

Check out the Debt of Honour photographic exhibition in Broadmeadows 1-15 May 2010!

This exhibition is in honour of the 10th Anniversary of the Friendship Agreement betweent he Cities of Hume and Moreland and the District of Aileu, Timor-Leste. The Friends of Aileu 10th anniversary celebration is at Brunswick Town Hall on Friday 7 May.

METAC Dinner - April 9

Join Melbourne East Timorese Activity Centre for the monthly Dinner this April 9th. See the invitation for details.

Get a hold of the Fuan Nabilan CD!

On behalf of Trish Woodcroft Lee we are letting people know about a new CD for sale in Melbourne.

The musicians who created this CD are young people who are blind, and attend the Fuan Nabilan Education Centre for blind and vision-impaired people in Same, Manufahi, Timor Leste/East Timor. The 11 original songs are in Tetun, and accompanied by acoustic guitars and traditional drums. The songs were composed by Joaquim da Costa Tavares (nickname Quim TV) a volunteer worker at the Centre, who also performs on some songs.

Cost:
$15.00 (or $10.50 for purchases of more than 5 CDs). All profits go to Fuan Nabilan in Same, East Timor/Timor Leste. Postage and packaging $2.60
Please make cheques payable to Friends of Same Inc. Bank transfer also available. Contact John Lagzdins, Treasurer, Friends of Same email: lagzdins@melbpc.org.au

Ordering
For orders, or more information about Fuan Nabilan please contact:
Esther Anderson anderso@bigpond.net.au 0439 555 291 or 03 98304260 or
Trish Woodcroft Lee cpwl@bigpond.net.au 040780777 or 03 9481 4232

Timor Leste Culture and Food Festival

Find out more about East Timorese culture and join us this event on 11th April 2010, 10am - 4pm at the Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne CBD.

Friends of Baucau are seeking Volunteers for this event to help sell coffee and coffee packets contact us at gbennett@darebin.vic.gov.au if you can help.