WEST PAPUA SEMINAR AND SPEAKING TOUR
West Papua Seminar and Speaking Tour : Friday, 18 August to Monday, 4 September
Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman is chairman of the Alliance of Baptist Churches in West Papua. In the past eight years, Rev Socratez has taken an increasingly high profile as a campaigner for peace, justice and human rights in West Papua. He has briefed Australian, British and European parliamentarians as well as United Nations representatives about West Papua. He has written five books about West Papua, including ‘Papuans Are Not Separatists’ and ‘Gate to Free Papua’.
Rev Socratez has released a list of incidents in 2006 when he was terrorised and intimidated by Indonesian military, police or intelligence officers, including when his car was destroyed by Indonesian Mobile Brigade Police: “Myself, I am not afraid because I am talking about the truth and justice and peace; and I’m talking about human dignity and human rights. But I’m still afraid for my two son.” - this message is available online at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/wp0806.htm
Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman will be speaking at public meetings around the country about West Papua - the hidden Pacific conflict.
Any updates or changes to Socratez’s itinerary will be available on-line on the converge site.
Friday, 18 August, Auckland
7pm at AUT Lecture Theatre WA 220, corner Wellesley Street and Mayoral Drive
‘West Papua: The hidden Pacific conflict’ public meeting. For more information for more information contact Indonesian Human Rights Committee email maire@clear.net.nz or tel 027 443 6957, tel David (09) 360 3037 or Kevin (09) 377 5541.
Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman’s national speaking tour itinerary
Tuesday, 22 August, Whangarei
7pm, Pat Irving Lounge, at the back of St John’s Church Centre, 149 Kamo Rd, Kensington
West Papua: the hidden Pacific conflict’ public meeting; for more information contact Tim email the-farm@ihug.co.nz
Thursday, 24 August, Tauranga
7pm, at St Mary’s Catholic Church, corner Cameron Road and Elizabeth Street
‘West Papua: the hidden Pacific conflict’. For more information contact Peter tel 574 0976.
Saturday, 26 August, Whanganui
6pm at the Baptist Central, 285 Wicksteed Street
Pot-luck dinner followed by address by Socratez and conversation on the situation in West Papua,.
Monday, 28 August, Wellington
12.30pm to 1.30pm at the Centre for Global Action, Level 2, James Smith Building, corner Manners St and Cuba St Mall
CID lunchtime forum with Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman; please RSVP, if you are planning on attending, to Kyi Kyi email info@cid.org.nz
5.30pm at the Wellington Central Baptist Church, 46 to 48 Boulcott Street
-’West Papua: Justice, Peace and Human Rights’, a public talk by Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman; for more information contact Caritas email Leesa@caritas.org.nz
Tuesday, 29 August, Wellington
12 noon to 1.30pm, Seminar Room, 6 Kelburn Parade, Victoria University of Wellington
‘Focus on West Papua’, Pacific Studies, Va’aomanu Pasifika presents a talk by Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman. All welcome, please bring your lunch. For more information contact Teresia Teaiwa, Pacific Studies, Va’aomanu Pasifika email teresia.teaiwa@vuw.ac.nz or Peace Movement Aotearoa, email pma@xtra.co.nz or tel (04) 382 8129. A printable poster advertising this meeting is available at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/wp290806.pdf
Thursday, 31 August, Dunedin
7.30pm at the Holy Name Parish Centre, 420 Great King Street.
Public meeting with Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman
Monday, 4 September, Christchurch
7-30 pm at Knox Hall, 28 Bealey Avenue (corner Victoria Street and Bealey Ave)
‘West Papua: the hidden Pacific conflict’ public meeting, for more information contact Christian World Service email gillian.southey@cws.org.nz
