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Kirsty Sword Gusmão:

 

Stories from Timor-Leste & Australia

 

Activist. Single Mum. First Lady. Author. Lover of languages. “Pin-up Spy”*!

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* See the "About" section to find out how I earned this particular label!

This Site is a space to share my thoughts, insights and experiences of a life lived between two nations, one (Australia) the country of my birth and the other (Timor-Leste) a small half-island which is home to my heart and soul. 

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"A Woman of Independence"

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BOOK INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781742624020
Format: eBook
Pub Date: 10/11/2007
Category: Biography & True Stories / Biography: general
Imprint: Macmillan Australia
Price: $16.99

"Alias Ruby Blade"

 

Feature Documentary Film (2012)

Using astonishing footage of the years-long resistance, director Alex Meillier presents a highly personal account of the courage needed to create a new democracy in modern times.

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You can buy "Alias Ruby Blade" on Google Play Movies, YouTube as download or rent it on Google Play Movies, YouTube online.

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About Me
I was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1966. As a student of the Italian and Indonesian languages at Melbourne University in the 1980's I became aware of the plight of the people of a small half-island called East Timor. A colony of Portugal for 500 years, East Timor or "Timor-Leste" was invaded by its huge neighbour, Indonesia, in 1975. It's a long story, but like many Australians and other citizens of the world, it made me angry and sad to learn that my own government aided and abetted that invasion in order to gain the upper hand in negotiating access to oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea, just north of Australia. At the cost of a quarter of a million Timorese lives. I decided to do something about it. And I still am today. 
 

Contact Me:

kirsty@alolafoundation.org

 

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