If Anyone Out There can Help, Please Help Us to Publish Our Books on Special Autonomy and Theys Eluay's Kidnapping and Assassination, a Proposal by WatchPAPUA Research & Publishing Institute, 03 Aug '03

A Proposal for Funding to Publish Two Books:

Costs:

Book One: Rp.10 million Rupiahs (US$1,300)
Book Two: Rp.20 million Rupiash (US$2,600)

Those who can contribute your donation: please do contact me.

1. PAPUA MENGGUGAT: 11 November 2001, Hari Kematian HAM, Demokrasi dan Perjuangan Damai di Tanah Paupa? (495pp.), by Sem Karoba, and friends;

This book was published with 1500 exemplars on 30 May 2002, but we run out of the copy. Also we have not yet paid the publisher Rp.6 million (about US$650).

As we have seen that what the book predicted at that time have been fulfilled almost 100%, for example that there will be low-ranking army officials, including the Kopassus Commander will be imprisoned, that Megawati ordered the killing, that Indonesia killed Theys, that Aris Masoka's murder will not become an issue in Indonesia or West Papua, etc. Therefore, I am now adding one more chapter on these fulfillment of the book's predictions, commenting on what was predicted, what has happened, and also present what will happen from here.

2. PAPUA MENGGUGAT: 21 October 2001, 22:30WIB, Politik Otonomisasi NKRI di Papua Barat, (666pp.)

This book contains comprehensive and global perspectives of Special Autonomy of NKRI for West Papua as a political package, not as a development policy. This book argues that Special Autonomy is part of our global political rhetoric, as the Politics of Colonisation in this New Millennium or the Millennium Politics.

Part One (Papua Takes Note) Outlines the overall process of the package, beginning from how it was initiated, who started the idea, when, and various reactions from different parties (government officials and TNI/Polri, NGOs in West Papua and Indonesia, the International community (Western governments), Papuan peoples, Papuan organisations and the media. The inputting, processing and output of the autonomy or "O" idea was presented as detail as possible, to explain how this package came about.

This part also notes examples of autonomy packages around the world, for example Home Rule in Ireland, Autonomy for Saami People in Scandinavia, Autonomy for the Romas in Europe, Autonomy for Palestinian people, conservation of tribal people in USA, Canada and Australia, and examples from Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong SAR, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea). 

Part Two  (Papua Revisit Theories) presents some theories of development and argues that Special Autonomy is regarded as a Development Package, but what kind of development, whose development? were two major questions asked. Particularly Theories of Third World Development and Development in Three Worlds were emphasised, and compared with what have been developed in Indonesia as one of the Third World Countries, and show how far Indonesia can bring West Papua; or where does Indonesia want Papua to go. It shows how risky it is to take the step Jakarta has taken as the slave-state according to the orders from master-states (US and Europe). Arguments clarify that this package is the Politics of the Millennium, the new Millennium form of colonisation, therefore, not part of solution, but of the problems. Topics such as ethnodevelopment, ecodevelopment, sustainable development, third world development, development in three worlds, measuring development/ progress, the Gold, Glory and Gospel Theory, and others were presented. They were also connected with the development of Market Capitalism (Liberalism) vs. State-Capitalism (Socialism) in comparison with People's Economy (Tribalism/ People-centred development).

Different types of autonomy: cultural/ personal autonomy, territorial autonomy, structural autonomy, etc. as well as explanation of terms used nowadays, such as self-determination, independence, freedom, autonomy, civilisation, democracy as political rhetoric and what they actually mean by these terms were also presented here.

Part Three :Papua Challenges and Refuses Special Autonomy (Papua Menantang, Membantah dan Menggugat) that it has no relation in positive or negative aspects between this package and the aspiration for independence. It shows how they are not interrelated, that they do not affect each other in any way, they do not support or hinder each other. One is a programme from Indonesia which claims West Papua as its territory. The other is the project of the Papuan people, who are standing up for their inalienable and fundamental right to be independent and free, fully guaranteed by any laws in the world.

It also argues that accepting autonomy does not mean forgetting the struggle for independence, and also refusing it does not also mean that people want independence. Also that the value and cost already spent for of aspiration for independence cannot be replaced by special autonomy. This chapter also challenges the political rhetoric whether or not it is true that Special Autonomy is the best way and the final solution in resolving political conflicts in West Papua, by challenging the colonial governor of Papua and presenting arguments to clarify the challenges.

The "real" agenda of Jakarta and Papindo (Papua-Indonesia) also presented, the agenda that are not publicised, but known as public-secrets. What each party want to achieve in this special autonomy, was explained in detail.

Finally, Part Four has two chapters. The First Chapter is for public readership. While the Second Chapter is to be given to Papindo people in West Papua, as our contribution to make us the package for the benefit of the people, so that they can promote and carry out programmes that are strategically vital.

The first chapter presents outlines of what Papuans should do for the Special Autonomy, those to refuse and to accept, i.e., how to wisely accept and refuse this package.

Please also visit a paper that outlines one chapter of this book.Politik Otonomisasi di Papua Barat...  prepared for Papuan students as an overview of the rationals why we refuse the Special Autonomy Package for West Papua.