[asia-apec 1856] re: announcement from SINTESA

[North Sumatra Peasant Union]

Congratulation!
North Sumatra Peasant Union would like to congratulate for the new
leadership of SINTESA  FOUNDATION elected in Third Year Plenary Session
of SINTESA on 21st - 23th 2002, especially to our comrade of struggle :
Mr. Muhammad Harris Putra, former General Secretary of NSPU 1997 - 2000
and one of the most important person who inspired and declarated NSPU on
1994. Special regards also for Akhmad Sofyan and Sukardi, both of them
are our national conculates.
SINTESA and NSPU have a long history, since 1987 until now, and also
having the special relationship in struggle for genuine agrarian reform
and organize mass based organization during the authoritarian regime of
the New Order. NSPU strongly hope that with this new leaderships of
SINTESA, we could improve our relations and fight for  genuine agrarian
reform in the future. Congratulations!

Muhammad Yunus Naution
Executive Leader of NSPU
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Serikat Petani Sumatera Utara/SPSU (North Sumatra Peasant Union/NSPU)
Jl. Karya Jasa 58, Pangkalan Masyhur
Medan, North Sumatera
Indonesia 20143
Tel/Fax: +62 61 7862073
Email: putratan at indosat.net.id
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Serikat Petani Sumatera Utara/SPSU (North Sumatra Peasant Union/NSPU)
is the federation of peasant organization consists of 127 local peasant
organizations in North Sumatera Province as its member.

SPSU is declared by the peasant of North Sumatera in Parsariran, South
Tapanuli District, North Sumatera Province Indonesia on June 3 1994.
SPSU is member of La Via Campesina (International Peasant Movement)
at International Level.

SPSU is founder and member of Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia/FSPI
(Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union/FIPU).
FSPI or FIPU declared on July 8th 1998 by several peasant organizations
of Indonesia.

SPSU has two main bodies : Peasant Representative Board as the
legislative body and The Peasant Executive Body.
Both of them are elected by Congress directly. In order to implement
its program  SPSU will set up the Special Task Force and recruit
the Consulates in local, regional, national, and international
level. Special task force and Consulates are the supporting system of
The Peasant Executive body consists of everyone and every institutions
who concern to the Agrarian Reform, Indigenous People, Sustainable
Agriculture, Democracy, and Peasant Movement.
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Sintesa Foundation wrote:

> ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> SINTESA Foundation would like to inform you that we have successfully
> organized the  Third Year Plenary Session of SINTESA Foundation on
> March
>
> 21st - 23th 2002 . The important decisions of the session are:
>
> 1. Formed The Council of Foundation and elected the member of  Council
>
> 2. Formed The Board of Representatives and elected the members of
> Board
> 3. Formed The Executive Body and elected:
>     - Executive Secretary: M. Harris Putra
>     - Chair of Department of Education       : Akhmad Sofyan
>     - Chair of Department of Economy        : Sukardi
> 3. Draw up the Declaration of Organization, Statutes, and formed the
> new
>
> structure of organization
> 4. Outlined The Two Years  Main Directions of Organization (2002-2003)
>
> With this we state that the new official Contact Person of SINTESA
> Foundation is Mr. Muhammad Harris Putra as the new Executive
> Secretary.
>
> We also would like to inform the our new official address as follows:
>
> 1. Land and Mailing Address :
>     Yayasan SINTESA
>     Jl. EKARASMI VI No. 9 Gedung Johor,
>     Medan 20143
>     North Sumatera
>     Indonesia
> 2. Phone: +62 61 7875027
> 3. Fax : +62 61 7875028
> 4. Email : sintesak at indosat.net.id
>
> Hopefully with this new leaderships of SINTESA we could improve our
> relationship in the future
>
> Best Regard
>
> M. Harris Putra
> Executive Secretary 2002 - 2005
>
> Akhmad Sofyan
> Former Executive Director of SINTESA 1998-2001
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> Sintesa foundation is a service rendering NGO established on 1987,
> that
> supports peasant, workers, urban poor, and indigenous
> people both man and woman. Sintesa aims to increase the political
> leverage and improve the economic conditions of farmers and alliance
> of
> the poor, and to promote
> Genuine Agrarian Reforms, alliance of the poor, democracy, human
> rights,
> gender equality and respect for the natural environment.
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