WEAVING

NEW PATTERNS

WOMEN’S STRUGGLE FOR CHANGE

IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

WSCF ASIA/PACIFIC Book 13

Edited by

Jennie Clarke for WSCF Asia/Pacific

Published in 1986 by

World Student Christian Federation

Asia/Pacific Region,

Kiu Kin Mansion, 12 F

568 Nathan Road,

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Typesetting: Kasia Graphics, Melbourne.

Layout: Ruth Ford

© Copyright resides with individual authors or the publishers, except in the case of material reprinted from other sources as acknowledged.

World Student Christian Federation is the international umbrella of Student Christian Movements. It is made up of tertiary and secondary students in almost 100 countries. WSCF is committed to ecumenism: it emphasises the liberating message of the Christian gospel and the rights of people world-wide to live in dignity and peace. The struggle of women against the various forms of oppression which make their lives undignified and violent, therefore, is also part of our commitment.

• Cover: Timorese woman with traditional weaving. People in West and East Timor, despite their different colonial histories – and a brutal Indonesian war in the East – still retain many traditional customs. Traders from other parts of Indonesia visit Timor, buying the woven cloth cheaply, to re-sell in Bali and Java at large profits.

Photo: Jennie Clarke.