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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
