Listen now: This episode, entitled “Food isn’t just about eating, it’s about the environment too!” is made by Ichsan Rahmanto, an anhtropologist, amateur researcher, and a lecturer who lives and works in Jayapura, Papua. Ichsan will take us along on a conversation with Charles Toto a.k.a Papua Jungle Chef and Laksmi A. Savitri, Ph.D. “Food […]
Download here: Putri Permata Sari Text Translated by Fiky Daulay This essay departs from my rage and discontent in the state, its political-economic system, and mainstream environmental movements, which often draw media attention. My aim in writing this essay is to demonstrate that hope still remains amid the pandemic crisis. It is still alive, […]
As part of their contribution to ‘The World is Our Household!’, our ‘Forum Partner’ Sakiya – Art | Science | Agriculture created a syntropic farm on their site in Ein Qiniya, Ramallah, Palestine. A syntropic farm consists of different kinds and levels of plants, from trees to shrubs to ivy, which are densely planted and […]
Our ‘Forum Partner’ Zenzi Suhadi is the Executive Director of the National Office at Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI, or “The Indonesian Forum for the Environment”). For many years, Zenzi has worked to support communities in his home province of Bengkulu, Sumatra, in their struggle against corruption, illegally granted mining and plantation concessions, land grabbing, […]
Yurni Sadariah is an “Adat” (indigenous) activist and member of PEREMPUAN AMAN (the Women’s Association of the ‘Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago’), a wing of AMAN founded in 2012, focusing on the situation of indigenous women. Yurni is a mother of three and part of the indigenous community in Rangan, Paser (East Kalimantan). Traditionally […]
Our ‘Forum Partner’, Lian Gogali, is the founder and chair of Institut Mosintuwu, a grassroots community organization based in Poso District, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. For several years, Institut Mosintuwu has been actively initiating and organising festivals, such as Festival Mosintuwu which started in 2015. They believe that the rural area needs a space to meet […]
Institut Mosintuwu: Moving Together to build and Sustain Our Network Early this year, two of our members Gatari Surya Kusuma and Rr. Esty Wikasilva, together with Bunga Siagian and Alfiza Nur Aisyah Irmanda from Jatiwangi Art Factory (JAF), were finally able to visit our Forum Partner and long-term collaborator Institut Mosintuwu, in Poso Regency, Central […]
Download here: Mini Recipe Book In November 2022, Geger, Indra, and Jayu, participants of the ‘The World is Our Household!’ Fellowship programme, organized a chocolate workshop at Bumi Pemuda Rahayu, a center for art, architecture and ecology in Munthuk, Imogiri, Yogyakarta, where Indra works. Together, the Fellows made a mini recipe book and a […]
Download here: Giovanni & Firdhan’s Text Translated by Fiky Daulay The origin: mermaids and pollution The Brantas River flows 320 km long in East Java, Indonesia. The creeks of the Brantas are witness to a civilization that continues to progress, decay and evolve. They sustain half of the province’s population and diverse ecosystems that […]
Listen now: The Agrarian Reform Policy is aimed to obtain community welfare based on the principle of justice with regards to the distribution and management of land for the marginalized. Unfortunately, in Yogyakarta, agrarian reform seems mostly absent and when it is present, it tends to benefit the elite. How it benefits the elite is […]
Download here: Irmgard Emmelhainz Irmgard Emmelhainz’s text Oɴ Bᴇɪɴɢ (ʟᴀʙᴇʟᴇᴅ) Wʜɪᴛᴇxɪᴄᴀɴ explores the complexity of working, thinking and living in solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Mexico and originary peoples globally, as a descendant of European colonizers. Beginning with a sharp analysis of a scene of privilege in a high-end restaurant in Mexico City, the […]
Download here: Oktaria Asmarani My journey to the land of Selasih was just like my first encounter; an encounter with the earth and with a great expanse of banana trees. A densely planted clump of banana trees stood upright in front of me, as if they were lined up in defence of something. […]
Download here: Ika Yuliana Text A roundabout reflection on development and modernity in Majalengka Regency, Indonesia. “Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in modern times, you can no longer publicly defecate by the river!” One day, whilst I was in the middle of a highly productive daily routine, I was browsing through my Facebook […]
The fifth and last day of ‘The World is Our Household!’ FORUM began with the ‘Daily Retelling’ by Putri Permata Sari, one of the contributors to our ‘Writing’ Program (coming soon!). This was followed by a three hour collective roundtable entitled ‘Expanding Circles of Solidarity’, an informal conversation that included most of the contributors to […]
The fourth day of ‘The World is Our Household!’ FORUM started off with a ‘Daily Retelling’ by Ika Yuliana, researcher and contributor to our ‘Writing’ Program, sharing her interpretation of the previous day’s program. In the event that followed, the participants of our ‘Fellowship’ program presented two “Dialogues”, the first with Sulton Mochammad Kadhafi (Cianjur, […]
The third day of ‘The World is Our Household!’ FORUM began with a ‘Daily Retelling’ by ‘Artist Partner’ Rifki Akbar Pratama. This was followed by the second day organised in collaboration with our four ‘Forum Partners’: Lian Gogali & Institut Mosintuwu (Poso, Central Sulawesi, ID); Sakiya – Art | Science | Agriculture (Ein Qiniya, Ramallah, […]
The second day of ‘The World is Our Household!’ FORUM began with a ‘Daily Retelling’ by ‘Artist Partner’ Maryanto, in which he shared his reflections and responses form the first day’s discussions. The first session of the day was a virtual tour of Purba Asri Urban Farmers Group in Yogyakarta, organised by ‘Artist Partner’ Anang […]
The very first day of ‘The World is Our Household!’ FORUM began with an introduction by members of SFS, followed by the first two sessions with our ‘Forum Partners’: Lian Gogali & Institut Mosintuwu (Poso, Central Sulawesi, ID); Sakiya – Art | Science | Agriculture (Ein Qiniya, Ramallah, Palestine); Yurni Sadariah & AMAN PEREMPUAN (Rangan, […]
In this first of our ‘Community Interview’ series Seeding the Future Together, you can find out more about the work and context of Sekolah Pagesangan in Wintaos village, Girimulyo, Panggang subdistrict, Gunungkidul. Sekolah Pagesangan (School of Life) uses “contextual education” as a method to connect children with the deep local knowledge and farming practices […]
Download here: Pluralizing justice Over the last decade, Indigenous Marind communities inhabiting the West Papuan regency of Merauke have seen vast swaths of their lands and forests targeted for conversion to monocrop oil palm plantations.(1) This expansion is driven by national food security imperatives and by growing global demand for palm oil as […]
Fellowship Period: 19 July – early September 2021 Application deadline: Sunday, 4 July 2021 What does the Fellowship entail? Read more about the Fellowship here. Who can apply? People or groups who have an existing practice working towards social & ecological justice in their community or context, in Indonesia and other parts of the […]
