Thursday, November 15, 2018

1) Jokowi Inaugurates Time Capsule Monument in Papua


2) President Jokowi Arrives in Merauke After Attending ASEAN Summit
3) Show Support for West Papua
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1) Jokowi Inaugurates Time Capsule Monument in Papua
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko `Jokowi` Widodo has inaugurated Time Capsule Monument in Merauke District, Papua Province today, November 16. The monument is a storage place to deposit dreams of Indonesian children.
“President, accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, is scheduled to witness 36 children putting the time capsule in the shell,” said Bey Machmudin, head of the Protocol, Press, and Media of Presidential Secretariat, in a press release on Friday, November 16.
The monument construction, which stands in 17 meters wide, 8 meters high, and 15 meters long, had been inaugurated by President Jokowi in October 2015. The building was renowned as Avengers headquarters due to its similarity with the logo of the series of fictional superhero teams. 
The inauguration was carried out after the time capsule expedition was held in 43 cities in 34 provinces since September 22, 2015. The expedition was made for as far as 24,089 kilometers from Sabang City, Aceh Province until Merauke, Papua.
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2) President Jokowi Arrives in Merauke After Attending ASEAN Summit

Friday, 16 November 2018 | 11:11 WIB
JAKARTA, NNC - After three days attending the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore, President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo traveled to Merauke, Papua Province.


Information received from the Deputy of Protocol, Press, and Media at
 the Presidential Secretariat, Bey Machmudin, stated that the Indonesia-1
Presidential plane took the President and Mrs. Iriana with the group
to take off from Singapore Changi International Airport on Thursday
(11/15/2018) at 18.50 local time.

Arriving at Mopah International Airport, Merauke, Papua Province on
 Friday (11/16/2018) at exactly 01.20 East Indonesian Time, the President
 and Mrs. Iriana were welcomed by Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe,
 Papua Police Chief, Inspector General Martuani Sormin, and
 Commander of XVII Cenderawasih, Maj. Gen. YosuaPandit Sembiring.

Also welcoming the President to Mopah airport were National
Police Chief, General Police Tito Karnavian, Indonesian Armed
Forces Commander, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, and Special Staff to
 President, Lenis Kagoya.

Next, from the airport, the President and Mrs. Iriana and the
 group headed straight to the hotel where they stayed while
in Merauke to continue their working visits the next day.

Also accompanying the President and Mrs. Iriana on flights
to Merauke were, among others, Maritime Coordinating
 Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Minister of State,
Pratikno, Head of Presidential Secretariat, Heru Budi Hartono,
Military Secretary President Marsda of Indonesian Armed
Forces, Trisno Hendradi, Head of State Protocol, Andri Hadi,
Private Secretary to the President, Anggit Noegroho,
 Presidential Security Forces Commander, Maj. Gen. (Mar)
 Suhartono, and Special Staff President, Adita Irawati.
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3) Show Support for West Papua
A request to all Greens WA Members from the Australian Greens Global Issues Group
2018-11-13
The people of West Papua have been resisting violent and oppressive Indonesian occupation for 55 years now. International political lobbying, global support, and mass demonstrations continue in cities and towns across West Papua and Indonesia. Since Indonesian rule, hundreds of men and women have been detained as political prisoners facing lengthy sentences (up to 20 years to life), simply for exercising their rights to demonstrate or express opposition. Even for raising the ‘Morning Star’ flag, or attending events promoting West Papuan nationalism. The West Papua Project at the University of Sydney conducted a review finding ‘slow motion Genocide’ is unfolding in West Papua.
The Greens National Conference in November 2017 passed a resolution asking Councillors, State and Federal MPs to fly the West Papuan flag, the Morning Star, on 1st December 2018, a day of solidarity for self-determination for West Papua’s people.
The Australian Greens Global Issues Group (GIG) is asking you for your assistance to bring attention to the on-going oppression of West Papuans by Indonesian police and military. The press is restricted and often harassed, intimidated and beaten, including Australian and other foreign journalists. Indigenous West Papuan women are particularly vulnerable to serious ill-treatment, harassment and intimidation from Indonesian security forces as a result of ‘crimes’ related to freedom of expression and assembly.
The Australian Government, alongside other foreign governments, make significant contributions to the Indonesian military and police in capacity, skills training and resourcing, including arms and direct financial support. There is very limited public information available on the size and scale of these efforts.
WHY WE SHOULD FLY THE FLAG:
Australia is party to all seven core international human rights treaties, supports the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Persons, and was appointed to the UN Human Rights Commission in 2017[1].
Australian support for the Indonesian National Police (POLRI) is provided through the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The Australian Government also supports the Indonesian military (TNI), through education, training, joint military exercises and the provision of defence equipment.
We have a duty to be a watchful neighbour when large scale extractive industries and industrial agribusiness are the main drivers and beneficiaries of the Indonesian occupation of West Papua. This includes a few large, international corporations, particularly the palm oil industry, and they are closely tied to Australian business.
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIONS
GIG is asking you to join this flag flying action on 1st December in the following ways:
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