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Participants

Asia

Burma

• Nyan Lynn Shwe, All Burma Student Democratic Front.
• National Coalition Government Union of Burma.

• Kien Sereyphal, Cambodian Women's Development Agency.

• Dr Jayanta Rongpi, Member of Indian Parliament representing the Autonomous State Demand Committee, Assam.

• Anna Sarasvati, National Council, Peoples Democratic Party (PRD).
• Abdul Hamadi, National Democracy Struggle Committee (KNPD).
• Edwin Gozal, representative to the Asia Pacific region, PRD.
• Yahya Suyasa, national Council, PRD

• Kimitoshi Morihara, Vice-head of International Department, Japanese Communist Party.
• Norio Okada, Editor, Japanese Press Service.
• Takashi Kono, Vice President, Japan Asia, Africa and Latin America Solidarity Committee (AALA).

• Yoong Youngmo, International Secretary, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).

• Womens Union of Laos (to be confirmed).

• Prof Dr Syed Husen Ali, President, Malaysian Peoples Party (PRM).
• Dr Sanusi Osman, Secretary General, Malaysian Peoples Party
• Hasan Karim, Chairperson, Malaysian Peoples Party Youth Wing

• Communist Party of Nepal (UML).

• Chairperson, Mohammed Shoaib Akber, Labour Party of Pakistan.

• Prof Francisco Nemenzo, founding Chairperson, Union for Socialist Ideas and Action (BISIG); former Vice Chancellor, University of the Philippines (Visayas); Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines.
• Renato Constantino Jr., founding convenor, Asia Pacific Coalition on East Timor (APCET); National Chairperson, SANLAKAS democratic movement.
• Sonny Melencio, Campaign Officer, SANLAKAS.
• Ana Maria Nemenzo, Vice-Chairman, AKBAYAN (Citizen's Action Party); National Co-ordinator, Women's Health Foundation..
• Gerard Cinchos Arances, Education Officer and member National Secretariat KAMALAYAN socialist student organisation.

• Professor Suthy Prasartset, Advisor, Assembly of the Poor; Vice-Chairperson, Campaign for Popular Democracy

• Tang Leong Hong, Workers Party of Singapore.
• Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary General, Singapore Democratic Party.

• Dr Sunil Ratnapriya, Director, Sri Lanka Institute of Occupational Health and Safety; national executive member, New Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (NSSP).

• Ana Pararajasingham, Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations.

• Women's Union of Vietnam (to be confirmed).

Pacific

Bougainville

• Moses Havini, Bouganville Interim Government.

• Mari Alkatiri, First Deputy Chief of FRETILIN External Delegation
• Filomena Almeida, head Information Department, FRETILIN Australia.

• Steven Ratuva, President, Fiji Anti-Nuclear Group, reseacher University of South Pacific.

• Louis Uregei, Secretary-general, Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers (USTKE).

• Matt Robson, MP Alliance parliamentary foreing affairs spokesperson.
• Matt McCarten, National Director, NZ Alliance.
• Murray Addison, Counter-APEC 1999 organising committee.

• Powes Parkop, General Secretary, Melanesian Solidarity (Melsol).

• Tamara Bopp-Dupont, member Territorial Assembly, Tavini Huiraatira (Polynesian Liberation Front).

• John Ondawame, Free Papua Movement (OPM).
• Rex Rumakiek, OPM.

• Murrandoo Yanner, Carpentaria Lands Council.
• Doreen Kartinyeri, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement.
• Jenny Munro, Metropolitan Aboriginal Lands Council.

• Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) Australia.
• Resistance socialist youth organisation.
• Democratic Socialist Party.
• Green Left Weekly newspaper
• Australia West Papua Association
• Minerals Policy Institute
• plus see individual activists and researchers list below

United States

• Malik Miah, national executive, Solidarity (US socialist organisation), Indonesia Alert!
• Barry Shepherd, Solidarity
• Paul Keys, Indonesia Alert!
• Kurt Biddle, co-convenor Indonesia Alert!

Europe

France

• Pierre Rousset, Communist Revolutionary League and Fourth International

• Party of Democratic Socialism.

• Mitinia Daria A, Communist Youth League of Russia, member of parliament.

• United Left.

• Hayri Kozanoglu, national committee, Freedom and Solidarity Party.

Latin America

Nicaragua

• Dorotea Wilson, Directorate member, Sandanista National Liberation Front (FSLN).

Individual researchers and activists

• Bella Galhos, Canada based East Timor activist.
• Dr George Aditjondro, Indonesia.
• Dr Jomo Sundaram, University of Malaya.
• Dr Asoka Bandarage, feminism and women in Asia, member Editorial Board, Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars.
• Dr Lynette Dumble, Melbourne University Australia, womens issues in Southeast Asia.
• Makere Harawira, University of Aukland, Maori issues.
• Narayani Tiwari, Nepalese researcher, women and development, Australian National University.
• Max Watts, dissent inside the military, Papua New Guinea.
• Jean McSorley, nuclear energy activist and commentator, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
• Dr Jim Green, nuclear technology researcher.