Jakarta Globe, March 23, 2010
Activists trying to build a “peace park” in Bali moved one step closer to their goal on Tuesday when Australia’s parliament passed legislation allowing tax deductions for gifts toward the effort.
The Bali Peace Park Association is raising money to buy the former Sari Club site in Kuta, one of the nightclubs targeted in the 2002 Bali terror bombings. The attack killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
“Nothing has been done to site since the bombings but we hope to have something underway by end of year,” said Bali Peace Park Association founder Sandra Thompson told Australia’s Southern Courier newspaper.
Thompson’s son Clint was killed in the 2002 attack.
Association Spokeswoman Rebecca Britten said the legislation was essential to securing funding for the memorial.
On its website, www.balipeacepark.com.au, the group says the park would not just be for Australians, but “for the Balinese victims, their families, and the people of Bali” and 22 nations that lost citizens in the bombings.
Plans for the park include a museum and a memorial garden, with “contemplation corners” for various faiths.
JG
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