Regional Crises In Indonesia

Committee of 100 in Finland

The Regional Crises In Indonesia

On 12 June 2003 the Committee of 100 in Finland arranges a seminar at Peace Station in Helsinki dealing with the regional crises in Indonesia, with focus on Aceh and Papua. The seminar is a part of a weeks program in Finland, in which five NGO activists from Aceh, Papua and Jakarta participate. In the seminar there will be presentations by the guests from Indonesia as well as by Finnish experts. The primary language in the seminar is english. You can find an up to date program on this page.

The main objectives of the seminar are

To pass on information on the topic for Finnish NGO actors, researchers, students, international solidarity activists as well as all others interested in the regional crises in Indonesia
To further dialogue between the different stakeholders in the region and to improve communication between Finnish foreign policy makers, researchers and human rights and solidarity activists.
To sprout ideas for finding new solutions for transforming the conflicts and avoiding further violence and to look forward towards peace

Program for the 12 June seminar

8:30	coffee
9:00	Opening of the seminar (Kalle Sysikaski /Committee of 100)
9:10	Presentation 1: Indonesia in general
9:30	Presentation 2: Aceh (a guest from Aceh)
10:00	Presentation 3: West Papua (a guest from Papua)
10:30	Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs
11:00	Commentary
11:15	Discussion
12:30	lunch
13:00	Presentation 4: Finnish policy on Indonesia (Antti Rytövuori /Foreign Ministry), NGO commentary +questions & comments
13:40	Presentation 5: Civilian crises management and conflict prevention (Anne Palm /NGO network for conflict prevention) +questions & comments
14:20	Workshop introduction
14:30	coffee, dividing into groups
14:45	Workshops
	1) Religion in the conflicts
	2) Dealing with the past (Simo Hellsten /Committee of 100)
	3) Women's role in the conflicts (Leena Avonius)
	4) Civilian crises management
16:15	Presenting workshop conclusions
16:30	seminar ends

Seminar registration

We request all the participants to register using the form below.

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