Resources

The newsletters and pamphlets on this page all explore issues surrounding Solidarity South Pacific. Many of them are PDF format - you will need the free Adobe Reader or something similar to read them.

Resources for Events

If you are organising an event raising publicity for SSP, we can provide the following resources. To get hold of them, please contact us:

• Videos - in addition to those listed on the Merchandise page, we will also supply other films about the West Papuan tribal resistance and a fascinating series of videos following the story of highlanders in Papua New Guinea, featuring original footage of their first meetings with white people in the 1930's through to "Black Harvest" when in the 80's coffee growing erupts into tribal war!
• Exhibitions - we have available a framed photo exhibition of the Bougainville struggle and we can supply images and text for an exhibition detailing the West Papuan struggle.
• Speakers - someone from SSP will often be willing to travel to speak, and we can put you in contact with Benny Wenda who is always willing to speak to groups about the West Papuan struggle.
• Music - in addition to the CD available on the Merchandise page we have CDs of music from New Guinea and the Philippines which can be played at events. We can also put you in contact with West Papuan musicians who may be willing to come and play a gig.
• Merchandise - all the merchandise on the Merchandise page can be provided for you to distribute at events.
• Literature - we can supply copies of the following literature, which you can also download from this website.

Newsletters

• SSP Newsletter 3 - PDF file, 3.3Mb. 2005/2006. Repression and Resistance in West Papua, Bougainville update, Fighting Monoculture in Papua New Guinea...
• SSP Newsletter 2 - PDF file, 2.5Mb. Spring 2004. "Bows not Ballots", Logging threatens Filipino Tribes, good news about escaped prisoners...
  Also: Newsletter 2 in Zipped QUARK format (51Mb!)
• SSP Newsletter 1 - PDF file, 2.5Mb. Summer 2003. Introduction to SSP, British solidarity actions, Western investors in the region, Davao EF!'s Monsanto action...
• South Pacific Solidarity - PDF file, 1Mb. From "Do or Die" Issue 10, an introduction to the direct action taken by Western activists in support of the islanders.

Philippines

• Mactan to the Mining Act - PDF file, 240Kb. A general background to the ecological crisis and the struggle against it in the Philippines. Also download the Mactan leaflet cover - PDF file, 311Kb.
• The Philippines: A Country for Sale - from Do or Die Issue 6

Links:

• Davou EF!
• A-Manila Autonomous Media Network
• Dispatch from the Philippines - anarchist blog, including an interview with an SSP activist.
• Mines and Communities Site
• Oceania Indymedia Centre. Check out the Manila and QC Independent Media Centres.
• Wikipedia article on the Philippines. Very good overview of the history and politics.

West Papua

• Freeport McMoRan: Committing Genocide in West Papua - PDF file, 0.5Mb. A leaflet about Freeport's involvement in military repression and environmental destruction in West Papua.
• Just Leave Us Alone! - PDF file, 5Mb. A letter from a Papuan Tribesman. A description of the problems and struggles in West Papua.
  Also: Just Leave Us Alone in Zipped QUARK format (22Mb!), Italian translation / Traduzione italiana (PDF file, 172Kb)
• Mamberamo Madness - PDF file, 500Kb. Progress and Resistance in West Papua. From "Do or Die" Issue Number 8 - Mamberamo article (HTML version).
• Pawa na Pipel! - PDF file, 2Mb. Interview with a Melenseian Solidarity activist from Papua New Guinea.
• Rumble in the Jungle - PDF file, 3Mb. Fighting for Freedom in West Papua. From "Do or Die" Issue Number 8 - Rumble in the Jungle (HTML version).
• West Papua Action Update Issue 2 - PDF file, 2.5Mb. July 01. Update on the struggles for freedom in West Papua.
• West Papua Action Update Issue 1 - PDF file, 1Mb. Nov 99. Introduction to the OPM and the struggle in West Papua.

Links:

• West Papua Prisoner Support
• Free Papua Movement - out of date but still some useful resources.
• Papua Press Agency News
• Oxford Papuan Rights Campaign
• Missionaries and genocide of tribal peoples - West Papuan tribesman describe how missionaries have degraded and killed Papuans.
• The Environment - Resource Boom or Grand Theft? - an investigation into Indonesian logging in West Papua.
• Partners in Crime (PDF file, 2.2Mb) - a Greenpeace investigation of the links between the UK and Indonesia's timber barons, particularly in Papua.
• Wikipedia page on West Papua. An excellent article on the history and politics of the region.

Bougainville

• Peace on Bougainville? - PDF file, 1Mb. Ceasefire Holds but Rebels Remain Cautious. From "Do or Die" Issue Number 8 Bougainville article (HTML version).
• "Bougainville: A Sad and Silent Tragedy in the South Pacific" (HTML version) from "Do or Die" Issue Number 5 (1996).
• Also see video "Coconut Revolution" on the Merchandise page.

Links:

• Bougainville Freedom Movement - pages out of date but still some useful resources.
• The Long Struggle for Freedom - again out of date, a historical perspective on the revolution.
• Wikipedia page on Bougainville. Good overview of the history.

Other

• The Papua New Guinea Solidarity Action List is high volume but gives good in-depth information to what is going on in the area.