Zely Ariane national speaking tour March - April 2010

Zely Ariane will be making a national speaking tour of Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra Brisbane and Perth organised by Direct Action and supported by Indonesia Australia Solidarity from MArch 23 to May 3rd.

Zely Ariane is National Spokesperson for the Committee of the Politics of the Poor – Peoples Democratic Party (KRPM-PRD), a pro-socialist political party formation in Indonesia continuing the radical tradition of democratic activism pioneered by the PRD during the 1990s. She has been active fore more than ten years as an active writer, commentator, and as organizer in the labour and women’s movement.

The KPRM-PRD has been on the Indonesian Left groups consistently part of united left protest mobilizations, especially those occurring on May Days, against the imposition of austerity measures against ordinary people, and against clampdowns on wages for Indonesia’s impoverished workers. Most recently, the KPRM-PRD was active in a range of coalitions formed in different cities around Indonesia to protest the austerity policies of the current government of Indonesia under President Yudhoyono on the anniversary of the 100^th day of his second term.

Zely is also Vice Secretary and head of the Women’s Department Workers Struggle Solidarity Union (GSPB) based in Jakarta as well as a member of the national leadership council of the Women’s Liberation National Network (JNPM).

Zely is also active in solidarity with the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela, and has visited Venezuela twice.

The Struggle For Social Justice in Indonesia

Speakers from Indonesia’s front line

Melbourne University Monday 29 March, 6:30pm
Alice Hoy Building, Room 225

ZELY ARIANE: national spokesperson of Political Committee of the Poor – People’s Democratic Party (Komite Politik Rakyat Miskin – Partai Rakyat Demokratik, KPRM-PRD) and active in the Solidarity Alliance for Labour Struggle (Gabungan Solidaritas Perjuangan Buruh - GSPB). See www.kprm-prd.org

IGNATIUS MAHENDRA KUSUMAWARDHANA: International department of the Working Peoples Association ( Perhimpunan Rakyat Pekerja – PRP). He has recently been active in the movement to free the refugees incarcerated on their boat off the Indonesian port of Merak. See www.prp-indonesia.org

Organised by Indonesia Australia Solidarity (IAS)

IAS is a new Melbourne based group formed in 2009 to raise awareness about the mass based, democratic movements in Indonesia that are fighting for social and environmental justice - the rights of the majority of Indonesia’s people. Contact Sam 04235273285 indonesiasolidarityforum.blogspot.com