Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 15:37:32 +0700 From: Dede Oetomo Subject: News from Indonesia - #2/1996 Internal Bulletin Issue #2- 1996 Indonesian Lesbian and Gay Network Published by: GAYa Nusantara NETWORK-RELATED NEWS 1. Our colleague NIKEN has showed her intention to be an individual activist/correspondent for lesbians in Jakarta. Her postal address : Kotak Pos 3308/JKP, Jakarta Pusat 10033, Indonesia. 2. The Christian group League for Peaceful Life of Surabaya held a religious service on 9 February 1996, at Henny Beauty Salon, Jln. Makam Peneleh 82, Surabaya, on 19.00 WITS (Western Indonesian Time Standard). HEALTH 1. There's a request of information from the EPOCH Project [Enabling Private Organizations to Combat HIV/AIDS] to GN concerning the formation of the new directory, about the profile and the activity of HIV/AIDS, however there's no form from EPOCH yet. Please, contact EPOCH Project : c/o PACT, Jln. Danau Jempang Blok B-III/34-A, Jakarta Pusat 10210, Indonesia. Ph.(021)5719363, Fax (021)-5738425. 2. Annual Agenda International AIDS Candlelight Memorial to commemorate the people who died because of HIV/AIDS, this year will be held on 19 May 1996. Our colleage Chris W. Green (Pelita Ilmu Foundation) would voluntarily coordinate this event for institutions which didn't want of couldn't to move alone. For further information, please, make a contact with Chris at this address : Yayasan Pelita Ilmu, Jln. Tebet Timur Dalam VIII Q/6, Jakarta Selatan 12820. Ph./Fax (021)-8311577. 3. GN has enrolled to be a participant for the Vancouver AIDS Conference, in the coming 7-12 July 1996. 4. GN is asked to help in the AIDS Training at the Faculty of Dentistry, Airlangga University, which will be held on 23 March 1996. 5. GN as the hotline for AIDS, from now on its name will appear in the AIKON Magazine, in its every edition. PUBLISHING GN 43 has appeared! PUBLIC RELATIONS 1. The address of GN was cited in the "MODE" Magazine, edition No.2/1996, as Local Selfsupport Institution (LSM = Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat), which is active in preventing HIV/AIDS. 2. "Popular" Magazine in its February edition covered the activity of IPOOS at Klimax Discotheque on the last 7 February 1996, when presenting the event of "The Trendy Boy & Girl of 1996 Election". For more info, e-mail doetomo@indo.net.id ****************************************************************************** To send a message to the entire list "queerplanet", email queerplanet@abacus.oxy.edu This list is run by the program MAJORDOMO@abacus.oxy.edu. *******************************************************************************