Artspace has received the attached document from Michiel Dolk and has endorsed the strategy proposed by Michiel Dolk. All artists have a direct responsibility to act for and in support of the victims of the well-orchestrated Indonesian military campaign of terror repression and genocide. As artists we too have a moral responsibility to act. Please support the strategy proposed by Michiel Dolk. Send it on to as many people as you know urging them and encouraging them to act.
Time is of essence.
The Indonesians and their hoodlum militia are taking full advantage of the absence of the eyes and ears of the Western journalists who have been forced to flee for their lives. The potential of the tragedy is beyond comprehension in today's modern world. Between now and Friday, events in East Timor and Indonesia will change. Deeply horrified by the systematic murder, terror and abuse of human rights in East Timor and in the Indonesian Provinces of Aceh, Kalimantan, Ambon and West Irian, artists in the Asia Pacific Region wish to express their solidarity with the people of East Timor in their struggle for independence against the continuing military occupation of East Timor and with Indonesians in their struggle for democracy against the continuing military dictatorship in Indonesia. As artists we applaud the steps made by the transitional Government in Indonesia towards freedom of expression, freedom of information and freedom of political organisation.