Letter From Kasia Chiva

Dear Celso

On the 27 March 2011 every household in the country will be required to complete a Census questionnaire. To ensure Peterborough secures the maximum return rate, we plan to promote the Census by holding a series of Census Completion Events. These will encourage people to come along to strategic locations where they can obtain help with completing their Census forms.

The first of these events will be held at Peterborough Town Hall on Census Day – Sunday 27 March 2011 from 12 noon until 4 pm.

We plan to make this Town Hall event a celebration of the Census. To help us, Peterborough Museum and the City Archivist will be putting on a Victorian display showing how previous Census data has helped them in their work. In addition, to promote the multi-cultural aspects of the city, we have invited key community groups to provide refreshments based on their traditions both current and those in the past.

The Mayor of Peterborough will be opening the event - the details of the event are:

Date: 27 March 2011
Location: Peterborough Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough. PE1 1HF
Time: 12 noon (which will be the time of the opening)

I really hope that you will be able to attend this event. I would be very grateful if you could inform us as to whether or not this is possible. Just give me a ring or send an email.

Kind regards,
Kasia Chiva
Census 2011 Team

Reuniaun Konaba Violensia Domestik no Proteksaun ba Labarik

Komunidadi Timor organiza reuniaun ho familia sira iha Peterborough hodi koalia konaba Violensia Domestik no Proteksaun ba Labarik.
Reuniaun sei halo iha Igreja St. Peter and the All Soul's nia salaun, loron domingo (6/02) komesa 7 kalan.

Tuir rejistu nebe komunidadi iha, hateten katak oras ne'e iha labarik 33 hosi familia 21 maka hela iha Peterborough.
Tinan-tinan moris labarik Timor oan iha sidadi Peterborough. Iha 2010 moris labarik nain 6.

OJE 2011 ba MNE aprova inkluindu loke konsuladu iha Manchester United

Ajuda ba hari'i Reprezentasaun RASD iha Dili no Selu reprezentasaun Guine-Bissau iha UN, New York

OJE 2011 aloka ba Ministerio Negocios Estranjeiros (MNE), ho montante US$18,420,000.00, ho tan aditamentu ne’ebe hetan aprovasaun husi Parlamentu Nasional (PN), aprovado.

Iha debate, MNE, Zacarias Albano da Costa, justifika ninia orcamento ho husu tan aditamentu sira ne’ebe apresenta liu husi propostas husi deputados sira tamba, razaun sira hanesan ”tamba Timor oan barak maka oras ne’e nudar trabaladores, servisu iha Englaterra, Irlanda do Norte, acordo ho UK. Ita nia populasaun hamutuk tuir Governo Englaterra por volta de 16 mill, numeros husi MNE por volta de 6-7 mil Timor oan”, defende Zacarias da Costa, MNE.

Iha OJE 2011 ba MNE, mos aloka mos verba hamutuk US$500,000.00 ba harii representasaun diplomatika ba RASD (Republika Arab Saharawi Demokratiku) iha Dili, tamba evoka ba principius solidariedade entre povos, ne’ebe hakerek mos iha Konstituisaun RDTL nian. Mos aloka osan ho montante US$100,000.00 ba selu representasaun Guine-Bissau nian iha Nova York, Nasoes Unidas. Tuir Zacarias Albano da Costa, ”Relacao ho Guine-Bissau, relacao solidariedade e freternidade. Ita uja sira nia meios iha tempo luta nian, agora ita mos iha dever moral hodi ajuda fali sira. Ho ajuda ida ne’e, Timor-Leste sei hetan beneficiu politika diplomatika iha forum internasionais sira”, defende Zacarias Albano da Costa, MNE.

OJE 2011 ba MNE, aloka mos ba servisu saude ba diplomatas sira no kontratasaun ba Staff lokais!

Fonte: Forum Haksesuk

Declaration of Tolerance

Iha loron 12 fulan Dezembro tinan 2010, komunidadi hotu-hotu hamutuk iha “ONE VOICE, ONE COMMUNITY” halo deklarasaun hodi kria paz no harmonia iha sidadi Peterborough.
Komunidadi Timor Leste, mos halo parti iha sidadi Peterborough iha obrigasaun atu kria paz no harmonia iha sidadi Peterborough.

Declaration of Tolerance

We, the people of Peterborough desire that:
In a world often filled with fear
We open our hearts to Love

Though we sometimes see things differently
We open our minds to hope

As we seek ways of living together
We open our eyes to other people’s goodness

We, the people of Peterborough,
Turn away from hatred towards love

We turn away from intolerance,
Injustice and ignorance
Towards understanding and fairness for all.

As sisters and brothers
We commit ourselves to compassion.

Together, not alone,
We, the people of Peterborough,
Desire peace and harmony for our city.

Membru komunidadi:
Ana Rosa, Clara Jerónimo, Cristovao, Celso Oliveira, Estanislau Ximenes, Salvador no Zito Araújo.

Hanoin badak ida atu haburas “East Timorese Association of Peterborough”

Hosi: Celso Oliveira *


Moris iha Peterborough (balun tinan 5, 6, 7 no 8), seidauk iha ema ida maka fo’o hanoin atu halo moris assosiasaun Timoroan iha sidadi Peterborough. Maibe, iha fulan Fevereiru tinan 1 ne’e, Padre David ho Madre Mary (hosi Igreja The All Souls), fo’o desafiu (tantangan) 1 ba Timoroan sira hodi halo moris “Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough”.

Ideias ou objektivus prinsipais hosi “Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough” maka:
1. Atu halibur komunidadi Timoroan ho sira nia familia no maluk sira hotu.
2. Atu prezerva kultura no hametin relasaun sosial iha komunidadi Timoroan.
3. Atu haburas amizade no solidariedadi ba malun.
4. Atu dezenvolve meius integrasaun iha komunidadi nia laran, nomos atu hasa'e liu tan ema nia konhesimentu ba kultura Timor nian.
5. Atu dezenvolve konhesimentu ba kostume no kultura iha komunidadi lokal.

Nudar Timoroan, ita tenki simu ideia ne’e ho laran ksolok no laran luan tebes. Tamba:
Primeiru, dalan nebe maka padre David no madre Mary loke ba Timor oan iha Peterborough sei sai dalan ida diak tebes i sei servi Timoroan hotu ninia interesse iha Peterborough.
Segundu, nudar ema lao rai ita hotu hakarak atu moris iha assosiasaun nia laran hodi nune ita bele aprende buat nebe diak i valoriza tempo nebe iha pessoal, familia no profissionalmente.
Terseiru, nudar Timoroan, ita hakarak hatudu “Timor ninia identidadi” iha komunidadi lokal ida ne’e.

Desafiu

Oras ne’e daudaun, “Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough” hanesan desafiu (tantangan) bo’ot ida ba Timoroan hotu iha Peterborough. Tamba: primeiru, oinsa atu realiza ideias prinsipais iha assosiasaun nia laran. Segundu, oinsa harmonia no estabilidadi iha komunidadi nia laran labele naksobu. Terseiru, oinsa Timoroan iha Peterborough bele aprende ema seluk nia toman/lisan/kultura/lei no moris loro-loron.

Oportunidadi

“Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough” laos deit hanesan desafiu, maibe sei sai oportunidadi (kesempatan) 1 diak ba Timoroan hotu, tamba: primeiru, bainhira ita moris hamutuk iha assosiasaun ida nia laran, entaun, ita sei hetan “nilai-nilai positif” barak hosi assosiasaun ida ne’e. Segundu, ita bele aprende buat barak iha assosiasaun nia laran. Terseiru, labarik kiik sira nebe moris no bo’ot iha ne’e, sei kontinua moris ho espiritu “Timoroan” iha ema nia rain. Kuartu, hosi Assosiasaun oan ne’e ita sei hetan kursu/oportunidadi oi-oin hodi bele dezenvolve ita nia-an, ita nia família no ita nia rain. Kinto, hosi assosiasaun ne'e ita aprende hanoin foun ohin loron nian para iha tinan 5 k 10 mai, ita dezenvolve atividades seluk tan iha Peterborough, por exemplo ita dezenvolve/hari'i assosiasaun desportiva, assosiasaun kultura, assosiasaun negosiu, i, nune mos ita bele inspira komunidadi hosi sidadi seluk para moris hodi tulun Timoroan lao rai sira. Sexto, Iha futuro, ita bele koordena ho governo Timor hodi ezizi partisipasaun Timoroan UK iha eleisoesn gerais nebe halo iha Timor Leste.

Papel Imigranti Nian
Hanesan imigranti, ita nia moris loro-loron maka servisu, atu nune bele hatutan no hadia ita nia moris iha ema nia rain, nomos, hatutan no hadia ita nia família nia moris iha ita nia rain rasik, Timor Leste.

Atu sai imigranti diak, ita presija hatene didiak konaba komunidadi lokal ninia toman/lisan/kultura/lei no moris loro-loron. Ne’e duni, ita hotu lakohi atu komunidadi Timor iha Peterborough sai hanesan komunidadi ida nebe la hatene halo “integrasaun diak” iha komunidadi lokal.

Papel ema lao rai iha komunidadi lokal maka: 1. Respeitu ema nia lei. 2. Hametin amizade. 3. Hasa’e konhesimentu konaba ema nia kultura/moris. 4. Perserva ita nia kultura rasik. 5. Kontribui ba estabilidadi no dezenvolvimentu iha ema nia rain. 6. Seluk-seluk tan.

Konkluzaun
“Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough” laos atu servi ema ida ou grupo ida ou família ida ou klosan ida ninia interesse deit. “Assosiasaun Timoroan iha Peterborough” atu halibur no servi Timoroan tomak.

Ne’e duni, husu ba maluk Timoroan hotu iha Peterborough atu fo’o ideias nebe diak, ideia nebe atu haburas, hadia. Laos ideia nebe atu estraga, sobu ou destruí. Atu nune “East Timorese Association of Peterborough” bele lao ba oin.

Habadak lia fuan “East Timorese Association of Peterborough” atu tulun integrasaun Timoroan iha sidadi Peterborough tamba situasaun politika no ekonomika iha UK bele muda derepenti i mudansa sira ne'e sei afeta Timoroan nia moris.

* Timoroan hela iha Peterborough

Komemora tinan 19 Loron 12 de Novembro, Bispo Belo Hato'o Lia Menon Ba Juventude Timorense, liu-liu Ba Trabalhador Iha Rai Liur

Tinan sanulu resin sai liu ba, presizamente iha loron 12 fulan Novembru 1991, Foin sa’e Timor-Leste hamriik hanesan assuwa’in hatudu hirusmatan ba balas no baioneta hodi defende Timor nia liberdade, identidade no independensia. Barak mak mate, barak kanek, barak lakon.

12 de Novembro loron Massakre nian, loron ida triste nian. Maibé, loron kmanek mos, no murak duni! Hodi Foin sa’e, mane no feto, sira nebe eskola ka la eskola, Timor-Leste hamriik iha Mundo raiklaran hanesan Nasaun ida.

Maibé, ho indepedensia politika, ita sei seidauk hetan indpendesia ekonomika. Famílias barak iha Timor laran mak sei susar. Susar ba uma (habitação), susar ba hahan (alimentação), ba aimoruk (saúde), susar ba dalan (estradas e comunicações). Iha ita nia rai seidauk iha industria ka fábrikas atu fo serbisu ba ema, liu liu ba foin sa’e sira. Tan nee, barak ba buka sorte iha rai liur: Inglaterra, Irlanda, Portugal, Malásia, Indonésia, Austrália, etc.

Iha aspektu ida, ita sente triste, tan ba Foin sa’e sira hakur tasi ba buka serbisu no matenek iha ema nia rain. Maibé, iha aspektu seluk, ita rekonhese katak ida nee hanesan oportunidade ida, atu Timor oan sira bele hatene rai seluk, povu seluk, hetan eksperiensia internasional. Aspektu ida importante, mak sira mos fo kontribuisaum ba nasuan seluk nia dezenvolvimentu, ba Mundu tomak nia diak.

Ohin loron iha “era da globalização”, eme wain husik sira nia pátria ba hela no serbisu iha nasaun seluk. Iha nee, importante tebes, tanba ita bele hatudu ita nia dignidade hanesan Timor oan: ema nebé hadomi “respeito dos direitos humanos”, “paz”, “disciplina”, “ordem” “trabalho”.

Dala barak ita rona Timor oan sira hirus malu, baku malu no oho malu. Ita rona mos balu saran-an ba violensia, alkool, droga no buat seluk tan.

Atan há’u bele kompreende maluk foin sa’e sira nia situasaun. Maibé, importante liu mak ita hatudu-an hanesan Povo Timor nebe hakarak harii sira nia Rai Doben Timor ho serbisu, ho sakrifisiu. Ita hein katak, “Trabalhadores Timorenses” sei kontribui ba dezenvolvimento material no sosial Timor-Leste nian.

Iha Ai-laran, funu nain sira dehan: “A Luta continua!”. Ohin mos, Luta ida nee kontinua: ba ema hotu-hotu, Iha Rai laran no iha Rai liur. Ho ita nia serbisu, ita nia estudu, Ita nia osan, ita nia kultura. Timor-Leste nia futuru iha ita kabaz leten. Ita nia Oan no Bei Ona sira sei hetan diak ho sakrifisiu nebe jerasuan ida ne’e lori daudaun!

Ba Foin Sa’e sira nebé serbisu iha Rai liur, atan hau hato’o há’u nia solidariedade, há’u nia orasaun, no há’u nia domin.

Viva os Heróis do 12 de Novembro! Viva a Juventude de Timor-Leste! Viva Loriku Assuwa’in!

Porto, 10 de Novembro de 2010.
Amo Bispo Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo

URBAN VIOLENCE IN DILI

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The Geneva Declaration today released a study describing the patterns of urban violence in Dili, Timor-Leste, and examining its causes and symptoms.

URBAN VIOLENCE IN AN URBAN VILLAGE: A Case Study of Dili, Timor-Leste

Edited by Robert Muggah

Over the past six decades Dili has seen sudden outbursts of collective armed violence on numerous occasions, characterized by elevated homicide rates (including revenge killings), severe and widespread trauma, the degradation of infrastructure, forced and opportunistic migration, land grabs and disputes, and a widespread sense of social injustice and impunity.

This Geneva Declaration Working Paper reviews the causes and symptoms of urban violence in Dili, Timor-Leste, with a special focus on historical developments that have shaped current violence dynamics and risk factors. Based on a randomized household survey, focus group interviews, and an extensive literature review, it argues that the city’s history—as well as its complex political, economic, and social ties with the surrounding rural areas—are crucial to understanding the factors that shape urban violence in Dili.

Among the study’s specific findings:

- Each outbreak of collective urban violence has contributed to the progressive militarization of Timorese society.

- Urban violence in Dili can quickly and unexpectedly shift from interpersonal to collective.

- Government interventions to deter urban violence tend to be short term, relying on coercive and security-led interventions, rather than
preventative.

-‘Urban’ violence in Dili is often fundamentally connected to grievances in rural areas, and vice versa.

- Dili should be understood as an ‘urban village’—a set of interconnected and clustered villages acting as extensions of rural communities in an urbanized setting.

‘Urban Violence in an Urban Village’ is a publication of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development project. The study was supported by the Australian Government's Overseas Aid Programme (AUSAID) and actionaid.

Further information about the Geneva Declaration, its activities, and publications is available at www.genevadeclaration.org.

The Geneva Declaration Secretariat is hosted by the Small Arms Survey – www.smallarmssurvey.org.

For more details on this study, or to arrange interviews with researchers based in Dili and in Australia, please contact Robert Muggah, the report's editor and research director at the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. Robert can be reached on +41 22 908 5782, or by email at robert.muggah@smallarmssurvey.org

The report is available online on the Geneva Declaration website. To request hard copies please contact info@genevadeclaration.org.

Download report:

http://www.genevadeclaration.org/fileadmin/docs/regional-publications/Urban_Violence_Dili.pdf