Melbourne
Building Socialism in Timor
Q&A with Avelino da Silva Coelho, Socialist Party of Timor (PST) leader and East Timor's Secretary of State for Energy Policy. Wednesday (ANZAC day) April 25, 5.30pm. Under the Hammer 158 Sydney Rd, Coburg.
While trying to transform society is generally a difficult task, how does one begin to create a better world in a de-developed country ravaged by occupation and imperialism? A rare chance to meet and discuss the future of Timor with the Socialist Party of Timor's Avelino da Silva Coelho.
Presented by Direct Action. For more information phone 0403 943 529. Entry by donation.
Public Seminar Series: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Southeast Asian Politics And Society
A series of six seminars organised by the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne and the Victoria University Politics and International Studies. For more info click here or contact Dr Max Lane at maxwell.lane@vu.edu.au or Dr Michael Ewing at mce@unimelb.edu.au.
- Thursday April 26: History of the Timorese state and politics today. Avelino Coelho (Shalar Kosi FF) State Secretary for Energy Policy Timorese government, Bonnie Triyana editor HISTORIA magazine Indonesia and Professor Kevin Hewison, Uni of North Carolina.
- Thursday May 30: Analyzing East Timorese Politics – 4 views on the political map of the 2012 election landscape. Professor Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University, Assoc Prof Michael Leach, Swinburne University, Dr Helen Hill, Community Development, Victoria University and Dr Max Lane - Politics and International Studies, Victoria University.
