Thursday, 10 December 2015
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Students Discussion about Gender:
Theory and Practices in Their Hometown
 
 
 

 

Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta held a training on Masculinity and Feminity on November 27 – 29, 2015. An additional activity was held to reach more and more students learning and discussing about gender and its problem. Held on December 9, 2015 at Sawah Resto, Yogyakarta, this discussion opened a new horizon about gender. Besides knowing more about Stube-HEMAT in gender issues with feminity and masculinity understandings, they met new friends from other campus (UKDW, STIKES Bethesda, and STAK Marturia) with each perspective about gender. Even though most of them were theology students but gender issue were not faded by the time – always new when it is discussed and when we are involved in. They shared both theory and their own experiences in their hometown.
 
 
Pascah Hariyanto, an activist of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta who came from East Ogan Komering Ulu (East OKU), South Sumatra and now was studying christian education at STAK Marturia said, “There should be a balance in distributing domestic jobs in a family and the distribution should be proportional”.
 
Bagus, a student from Jember, East Java argued, “Actually, the distinction between men and women are started from their social community as it constructs public social understandings, such as parents commonly advise their daughter to be able to cook, in order to be a good wife”. Before starting to study theology, Bagus lived with his mentor in Surabaya. He watched a domestic jobs distribution in the family, such as clothes washing done by the husband and cooking done by wife.
 
Reza, coming from Kediri added that a progressive changing has happened really that it is a man having a good skill to cook, even a woman is able to repair house roof damage. Formerly, girls and guys have their own job, but now it is interchangeable in a flexible way.
 
Anggi admitted that he did not learn a lot about feminity, however, he agreed on equality. Theologically, two creatures were created by God. A man was formed by God and woman was made from the man’s ribs. Eventhough the process was different, the rights and authority of both were guaranteed by the universe.
 
Eko, shew that people were already doing equality. They helped each other and worked together. In his village in Tanjung Bintang, Tanjungkarang, Sumatera, some girls worked abroad as migrant workers. Commonly, when they went home and brought much money, then they thought that men have no authority. In this case, Eko agreed on work equality, but refused money domination to marginalize the other side. Work distribution sholud be a mutual agreement and never let gender equality distorted.
 
Erly, a student of STIKES Bethesda coming from Southwest Sumba admitted that she only knew domestic jobs practises in her house. All her brother’s works are done outside the house. She admitted that men are still dominant in inheritance sharing.
 
 
Weweh, a familiar name of Alva Kurniawan is a student from Pugung Raharjo, Lampung. He told that the appreciation of rights and obligations between men and women have already started when there was a collective social activity, like a celebration. Men and women already knew what to do. In general, men took jobs that require strength, while women always took part in kitchen.
 
Pinto, who came from Tegal, Central Java described the routines and lives of most women and working mothers. There were spaces barriers for them, although they worked professionaly, they still  have burden to do the domestic jobs.
 
Equality came in a various types and understanding. It may not rigid, but it can be faded and changed. To keep the equality is well-maintained, a discussion, collaborative work and reflection must always be done. We hope that equality between men and women is still in progress and should always be promoted in our life. (YDA)
 

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Monday, 7 December 2015
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Planting Spruce:
 
Planting Spirit
and Hope
A Networking Collaborative Works
 
Sharing, what comes in our mind about sharing? Have we understood and been able to do it? I think no one is able to describe completely about sharing. On Sunday morning (06/12/2015) though the dark cloud hung over Yogyakarta, we rode our motorcycle to Samas beach to fulfill the invitation of our network, ‘Reispirasi.’ We joined an activity of coastal conservation by planting trees or coast spruce (Casuarina equisetifolia) .
 

About five minutes to 10, we (Loce, John, Stenly and Frans) arrived at Samas beach. Deny and friends welcame us friendly. We talked for a while about the planting process and then took position. Loce and Yohanes took bamboo sticks and plugged them in sand, as marks to dig holes. Stenly and Frans dug holes and put small plants one by one in it, while Deny and his friends were transporting the small plants and compost fertilizer from the warehouse to the conservation area.
 
 
 
 

 

According to Deny, the goal of planting coast spruce was a conservation step to avoid and reduce coastal erosion at Samas. As we already knew that in August 2013, a massive abrasion happened in Samas and brought damage to people living in the coast area. Consequently, some houses were badly damaged and even some houses were collapsed.
 
This coast spruce planting is expected to minimize abrasion and create barrier against salt-contained sea breeze. The tree bushes or ‘barrier' is also used for turtle conservation in order to avoid disorientation of the sustainability of turtles lives which is conserved here.
 
 
Less than five hours and a half, we completed to plant 220 trees with only done by seven participants. One small thing we done that day was expected to give good impact and to grow awareness among society around Samas to get involved in planting coast spruce for their benefits.
 
This action of planting coast spruce is our manifestation of sharing. What have you shared today? (SAP)
 
 
 

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Monday, 30 November 2015
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Not The Same But Equal

 

A Training on Masculinity and Femininity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equality between men and women should be established in human life. The realization of one’s awareness towards the issue requires a process of understanding and reflection on the basic nature of men and women. It is true that there is still a gap between men and women which affects different treatment between men and women, such as the opportunity to learn and work, the right to give opinion and make decision. Commonly people still consider that man is more powerful than women that is considered as a weak creature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta through Masculinity and Femininity training is trying to build awareness among youth and students about the equality of men and women. The training was held on Friday – Sunday, November 27 – 29 at Wisma Pojok Indah, Condongcatur, Yogyakarta. This training aimed to give correct information about masculinity and femininity in the understanding of gender and  further, students are able to analyze man and woman equality in Indonesia context and finally they are able to campaign it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pdt. Hendri Wijayatsih, MA, a lecturer and member of the Working Group of Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, on Gender Justice Mission 21, facilitated the training and and revealed that there is still a misunderstanding between sex and gender. She said that sex is a biologically inherent in men and women, while gender is related with men and women differentiation based on social and cultural construction.

 

 

 

A session on Masculinity and Femininity in Nusantara Tradition (Indonesian context) was presented by Dr. Inayah Rohmaniyah, M. Hum., MA, a lecturer and consultant at Islamic Indonesia Unversity, Yogyakarta at Indonesian Community for Fair and Equal (KIAS Indonesia). She revealed that the equality of men and women in Indonesia has not completely established and there is still different treatment influenced by local culture. As a result, various understandings about gender grow differently in many regions. The forms of inequality are covering from: 1) stereotypes (negative label), 2)subordination, the position of superior and inferior, 3) marginalization, 4) triple burden, and 5) gender-based violence.

 

 

 

Communication skill is very important in the campaign of the equality of men and women in society. This process begins with one’s understanding about him/herself as well as the social context in which she/he is growing. It helps to understand the messages to be delivered, to be able to design a certain message in an interesting and unique designs, also to be smart using a media, either orally, printed material or social media. This topic was facilitated by Majes Maestra, from PKBI Bantul.

 

 

 

Setyoko, S.H., M.H.I., a law practitioner from P2TPA DIY explained some facts that domestic violences are still going on until now, a husband to his wife, a wife to her husband, and parents to their children. One violence will trigger another violence, so, domestic violence must be stopped now. In addition, he also explained steps to process legal complaint if we got violence. A victim, after suffering from violence, should go directly to hospital and ask a vise, then report to Women and Children's Services Unit (PPA) in local police office.

 

 

 

  

The final step of this training was designing a project work. Project work was a result of participants’ reflection toward the materials and topic he/she was interested to. The results should be interesting, unique and well-designed. Finally, the participants were encouraged to publish the project to public as a form of gender education, equality between men and women.

 

 

 

Let’s young people, do equality between men and women! (TRU).

 





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Sunday, 29 November 2015
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A Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta Training Program
Masculinity and Feminity
 
 

 

Goals
 
  1. Participants receive correct information on masculinity and femininity in the understanding of gender and then analyze in the context of Indonesia to reduce the resistance.
  2. Participants are able to promote the equality of men and women in every aspect.
  3. Participants receive good information about the case of gender equality both nationally and internationally.

 

 
Friday – Sunday
27 – 29 November 2015
At Wisma Pojok Indah
Tiyasan, Condongcatur, Yogyakarta
 

 

Come and Join This Training!
 

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Saturday, 21 November 2015
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Sharing, not always with your wealth
A Follow-up Activity at Hafara
 
 
Giving does not mean to receive back and sharing does not always with our wealth. These words encouraged students of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta to visit Hafara for the second time on November 20, 2015. Hafara is an institution that takes care psychotic patients, street children and psychiatric disorder persons in Yogyakarta.
 
 

 

This institution is located far from the bustle of the city, giving touch of serenity, doing care and delivering a specific mentoring because the teaching methods in Hafara is of course different from the general way. Mr. Bowo, the head of Hafara has some experiences as a resident before he founded this institution. His experiences to live on street, which often clashed with Satpol PP (civil police officers) brought him to a concern feeling and taught him to share with some volunteers in Hafara. Even, the Hafara’s shelter uses local village's treasure ground.
 
 
The residents of Hafara itself was already familiar with the students of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta coming there at that time. It was depicted from enthusiastic smiles of a psychotic old man and woman and their caregivers when they welcame the students. "It’s been for a while since the first time you visited here." It was the first greeting from their lips. The atmosphere was getting cheerful when they interacted with the students by playing, singing, doing gymnastic and watching a movie together.
 
Although just simple things were done together, it made them happy. From the expression of the residents, students realized that their presence was very meaningful. “Time, love and attention were kinds of giving, even just simple things, it is meaningful”, said Indah who coordinated the group appreciated the students’s involvement.
 
Imelda, a nursing student of STIKES Bethesda shared her skill and knowledge by measuring blood pressure of the residents. "For a long time no one checked the blood pressure of the residents. Thank you for helping us”, said Mrs. Widya, the head of Hafara caregivers.
 
When they were watching Boncengan, a 15 minutes movie, the atmosphere became quiet. Although their eyes looked empty but they kept staring at the screen in front of them. After the movie was over, one student retold the story in simple words. In a brief, the film taught us not to do cheating when we want something.
 
 
After the activities were completed, the students left Hafara while the sky was getting dark. They asked students to come again someday. This visit taught us how we should keep sense of caring to others and do something for our community, as the spirit of Community Development Training: Elderly and Homeless that was held a few weeks ago. Hopefully it will bring a reflection for a meaningful life. (ITM)
 

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Tuesday, 17 November 2015
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More Than Just A Game
A volleyball tournament and vocal group competition
 
 
If you have seen a movie, Armageddon, you knew the story about how to find a right person to join a certain mission. It’s also nearly the same in the real world, although it is not exactly the same with the movie. The moment occured when Stube-HEMAT should have three teams in two days, to participate one championship of men's and women’s volleyball and vocal group held on November 14 – 16, 2015 by Oikumene Nusantara Community to strengthen networking among youth in Yogyakarta.
 
This community was founded two months ago, but their action was considered big as they were ‘dare’ enough to hold a championship. Its motivation is to make young Christians more productive, not be bordered by church building. They stepped out to communicate with other churches and reached a wider community. As the result, the participants are not only Christians but multi-religious ones.
 
Unexpected Help
When we faced difficulty to make a team, a help came unexpectedly from Nuel, a student from Alor and Frans, a Sumbanese. Both were activists of Stube-HEMAT. They tried hard to recruit friends to form volleyball teams. Finally, four women players were convinced by Frans to join the team.
 
Volleyball matches took place in indoor court of Yogyakarta State University on November 14, 2015. At the same time, the vocal group was formed by Indah (a work team of Stube-HEMAT) and David (a deputy of PMK ITY, a Stube-HEMAT activist from Central kalimantan), whose hobby are singing. They encouraged five students from PMK ITY having the same hobby. They practiced two songs, Tunjukkan Kuasamu (Nanaku) and Doa Kami (True Worshippers).
 
Know each other on volleyball court
Actually, once practice was much not sufficient to perform a match. Both teams of Stube were defeated on preliminary round. Stube women's team were defeated by Forsa, a team winning the tournament consisting of experienced players. While the men's team defeated by team from Sanata Dharma University volleyball team that becomes the runner up of the tournament. For common people, it was certainly disappointing, but our result was beyond our expectation. That we could form a team is a good job, moreover we played volleyball against giant teams, just like David versus Goliath. Although we just knew each other but we could show solidity to face the opponent.
 
Motivating Advice
Different field, different fortune as there were six groups listed on vocal group contest, but only two groups attended the contest on Sunday afternoon (15/11/2015) at GBI Shine. They were Stube team and KMK STPMD APMD team, a vocal group which was experienced in singing.
 
We felt free and happy when sing the songs. After the performance, the jury conveyed hard criticism to us, but we learned from it. Because of the performers were only two groups, at least, Stube locked as the runner up. We went home with upright head after a bowed head in two days ago.
 
The volleyball and vocal group competition reminds us how to be a perfect pottery needs process. Let's make a good work and continue the process of our life. (SRB).

 

 
 

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Monday, 19 October 2015
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Community Development Program
Elderly and Homeless
Not Be Faded By The Time
 
 

 

"There is a saying 'Growing old is a certainty, being mature is an option.' It means that everyone grows older and older, but maturity is not automatically goes along with it. Maturity must be continuously developed as long as age goes", said Trustha Rembaka to begin Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta training on Community Development: Elderly and Homeless. Then, Indah Theresia explained that more and more developed one region will increase its people’s prosperity and life expectancy. Consequently, the number of elderly population will also increase. More advanced region has more expensive land and property price.  What happen with a group of people who are unable to afford their basic needs? What should be done and prepared to face this reality?
 
 
The training held on October 16 – 18, 2015 in Sargede Guesthouse and Sumberboyong camping ground, equipped students to understand protection system for elderly and homeless, to build networks, to empower elderly and homeless and to learn how importance designing future independently even since at college. Drs. Suryana, M.Si and Ir. Baried Wibawa, both from Social Department of DIY gave positive appreciation to students who conduct a training on elderly and homeless. Both speakers explained government's roles on empowerment and protection for elderly and homeless, which implemented in regulation and facility that can be accessed by them in a various operational units, such as nursing home, homeless and social rehabilitation.
 
 
 

 

The exposure session is a field study held in three places. The first place is Hafara, a social institution, located in Gonjen, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul. It works on community empowerment especially for poor group. First, it focuses to empower homeless child through children shelter; second, an empowerment effort for abandoned children and homeless; third, non-formal education for underprivileged children; fourth, empowerment for poor group and fifth, doing productive economic activities. During exposure session in Hafara, the trainees of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta did some activities such as dialogue and sharing, making bricks and playing together with children.
 

The second place is Tresna Wredha Social Institution (PSTW) Budi Luhur, which managed by Social Office of Yogyakarta Province, located in Kasongan, Bantul. Participants had a sharing time with the resident there that reached more than 80 persons. During the dialogue, participants discovered various reasons why they were there, such as inability of the family to care them, no relatives or they were taken from the streets.
 


 
The third place is Panti Wredha Hanna in Surokarsan, Yogyakarta. This orphanage is a form of church services for people having entered old age. Nine trainees interact with some residents while some others interact with those having limited communication skills and physical condition. The trainees found some facts that economy is not the only reason to make them there. Sometimes it happens because there is no choice for them where to live since there is no relatives to care. This dialogue made participants to reflect the meaning of family. In addition, participants learned about total nursing when one takes care the residents to spend their old age.
 


 
After the exposure session, all participants rushed to Sumberboyong camping ground. This camping aimed to present experiences to live as if as a homeless, living without wall and roof. Although it is located at highlands of water catchment areas, the environmental conditions is quite dry and some plants dying because of water shortage. However, participants were still enthusiastic to build tents and prepare exposure presentation.
 
The session on Finance Management for Students was delivered by Dr. Murti Lestari, a member of Stube-HEMAT board. Participants welcame the session enthusistically . They asked about management of time between lectures and activities, how to organize incomes, expenses and savings. In addition, participants were encouraged to be independent and have a productive activity.
 
 
Enlightenment about elderly, homeless, families and the future perceived by the participants motivated participants to do follow-up activities, such as writing reflections on life, make a short movie about the existence of marginalized people, 'feature' writings on humanity and collect photographs of human life. (TRU).
 

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Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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Indonesia Potency

 

as the World Maritime Axis

 

At Driyarkara hall, Sanata Dharma University,

 

On September 28, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia becomes the world maritime axis? Why not? We have the potencies! Endang Susilowati, a lecturer at the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang, presented her argument based on a research. At least, there are six potencies: a strategic geographic location, the territorial condition, abundant natural products, the vast territory and long coastline, a large number of people who are familiar with sea, and government regulation that supports marine and maritime.

 

 

 

At Driyarkara's seminar hall, in Central Building of Sanata Dharma University, were crowded by dozens of students who had been ready to learn and discuss in the public lecture. With vibrant and full of confidence, Endang conveyed the material which catched students’ enthusiasm. Two team members of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, Stenly Recky Bontinge and Yohanes Dian Alpasa attended this public lecture.

 

 

 

In the beginning of her presentation, she quoted Bung Karno’s poetry, "...do any efforts so that we become a nation of sailors again." The ideas evoked the romance of maritime which is actually already exist in the mind of the founders of this nation. They believed that a great nation is a nation that rules the sea, a nation having oceanic activity that will be busier than the rhythm of the wave itself. In 1950s, the territory of Indonesian Republic is only 3 nautical miles. It means that Indonesia has no power to control the sea outside of its border. The consequences are many foreign large ships freely back and forth near the Indonesian territory bringing impact on economic life. Further, foreign military ships will affect the national security.

 

 

 

Considering the consequences, that was not always positive, then, Bung Karno, on December 13, 1957 declared Juanda Declaration. It stated that Indonesia is a unitary state controling the sea between its islands. Soil, water and air is a unitary authority area of Indonesian Republic.

 

 

 


The conference on Law of the Sea produced UNCLOS on December 10, 1982 was ratified by Indonesia in 1985 as outlined in the Act No.17 of 1985. The terms of archipelago which translated as the island nation is not appropriate because the term of ‘Archipelago’ is derived from ‘arch’ (major) and ‘pelagos’ (sea), so a historian, AB Lapian translated Archipelago State as a sea state that is sprinkled by islands. Indonesian territory which consist of islands provides abundant wealth potency; geographical potency, historical and cultural potency of maritime, maritime potency (oil and gas reserve, mining and food), the potency of tourism, industrial potency, and the potency of maritime services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 12.00 p.m, the participants’ spirit on public lecture is still strong enough. In discussion session, Yohanes asked Endang about the relief of sailing boat at Borobudur temple, the maritime vision of president Joko Widodo and the benefit of maritime development for students and the people who live in land. Endang responded, "the ship was carved on Borobudur reliefs. Please check it later and learn it better. It described the history of marine glory of Indonesian ancestors. Indonesia’s vision to be maritime axis was echoed by president Joko Widodo. It was no problem if there were a change of term, for example, from Gadjah Mada expedition route to Admiral Cheng-Ho expedition route. The concept of marine did not yet find a definitive format, so the concept development is still in progress.

 

 

 

Whoever we are, we have to start from our own tradition. People who live in land and have no marine background, do not need to plunge into marine life. Anyone who works in farming, do its potencies, keep working and be productive. Finally, it is expected that Indonesian will joyfully welcome the glory of Indonesian Republic. (YDA).

 

 

 


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Thursday, 24 September 2015
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Not Just Talk, They Work!
Participants’ Presentation
on Local Exposure Program
 
 
Holiday is always be awaited by students, because they can relax, refresh their mind after their study during semester. There are some students who work as part-time workers or spending holiday in their home town. Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta through Local Exposure Program provides opportunities for students who will return to their home town, by designing some activities that are beneficial for the community where they are from. This program will help them to open networks, grow their concern for their local region, manage their time to do job orientation after completing their study in Yogyakarta, and able to map their region's potencies and weakness.
 
Three students who participated Local Exposure Program in 2015 are Selsius Immanuel Malailo (an STPMD APMD student, majoring in Public Administration), Wilton Paskalis Dominggus Ama (an INSTIPER student, majoring in forestry), and Yoviani Minarti Rauf (a UST student, majoring in mathematics).
 
Selsius Immanuel Malailo, commonly called Nuel, comes from Air Kenari village, Teluk Mutiara district, Alor regency, East Nusa Tenggara. After completing the local exposure program, Nuel presented his findings on July 27, 2015. Based on his study, he was interested in examining public participation in the process of village rule-making in his village. From interviews done with the village officials and the local community, he concluded that the public has been directly and actively involved in every process through meeting organized by the village officials. But there was a small part of people that cannot be directly involved because of their daily activities.
 
 
In this case, he suggests: first, to make a meeting forum to accomodate people’s aspiration; second, to establish an institution to manage water usage for village and third, to manage the data of social aid and people who receive it.
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
Wilton Paskalis Dominggus Ama, commonly called Wilton, comes from Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. He presented the results of Local Exposure in Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta on August 1, 2015. Related with his study in forestry at INSTIPER, he was interested in cultivation of sandalwood tree. He hoped that with the appropriate selection of host plant in cultivation of sandalwood, the proliferation of Sandalwood tree will increasing. The result showed that the sandalwood seedlings planted with Purslane as host plant will grow faster than the others, such as leucaena, indigofera and agathi.
 
 
Moreover, Wilton also held socialization on planting sandalwood to students in high school and vocational school around Waingapu. There are six schools as the location for planting Sandalwood which held during May 14 – 19, 2015.
 



 
Yoviani Minarti Rauf, commonly called Atik, comes from West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. She presented the results of her Local Exposure Program on September 22, 2015. She was concerned on the lack of public awareness for healthy living and protecting environment. When she returned home, she held a research and socialization of importance of clean and healthy life. The observation done by Atik showed that there were just 7 houses have toilets of 20 families in the village where she lived.
 
 
Her approach to the village head for health socialization got positive responses. The head made a meeting and asked her to be the facilitator. She also suggested the people for one commitment to hold a social gathering to build toilets in Golo Pongkor village. In addition, Atik also invited elementary school-age children to learn together about school, healthy lifestyle, attitude and how to communicate to others and how to create a sense of mutual respect. On Sunday, she allocated her time to accompany children and to teach Sunday school about clean and healthy lifestyle at Catholic Church ‘Kerahiman Ilahi’, in Sok Rutung village.
 

  

 
How amazing their holidays are, aren’t they? Let’s keep moving forward and working for the community. (TRU).
 

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Monday, 31 August 2015
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Exposure to Port Sadeng and

 

 

 

Beaches in Gunungkidul

 

On Friday – Sunday, August 28 to 30 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday, August 28, 2015 was a day that be awaited by the participants of ocean economy training program, why? Because they will go to Sadeng Gunungkidul for an exposure. They were Yohana Kahi Leba, Dhany AA Umbu Tunggu, Abisag Ndapatara and Fransiska Evawati, accompanied by Trustha Rembaka and Stenly R. Bontinge.

 

 

 


The trip to Sadeng took about two hours from Yogyakarta to the southeast of Gunungkidul. The winding roads following the contour of hilly Gunungkidul were the exotic appeal of this region. Gunungkidul in August was dominated by natural brown color as the ground dries off and plants are withered. We found some limestone hills were excavated, truncated, split and they became a pockmark on Gunungkidul earth surface. The trip ended after entering the steep slope, that was formerly the ancient Bengawan Solo river banks. The waving green leaves from dozens of palm trees greeted us in port Sadeng area.

 

 

 


At the UPTD office of port Sadeng, Mr. Soleman and Mr. Sunardi welcame us warmly. After introducing and explaining the objectives of the activity, we walked around the port Sadeng with Mr. Sunardi. He explained the buildings in the port area, such as office buildings, docks, fish auction place (TPI), employees rooms and guests house, warehouses and docks workshop. He also shew the activity in the port, like the process of loading and unloading the fish, fish auction, buying and selling fish, preparing boat to sail and recreation. He also told about people who lives in port Sadeng.

 

 

 

  

Participants did activities based on their interests to explore the 'life' of port Sadeng. The activities in port Sadeng started early in the morning, preparing boat logistics for fishing, cleaning the floor for fish auctions while boat crew started to prepare nets and rigging. In another area, traders set up stalls for selling fish, other traders prepared their stuff for sale in their kiosk, such as food and beverages. Dozens of ships with various sizes moored in the port pool. They belong to Polairud patrol boats, Indonesian navy and fishing boats of . Also, there was a shipwreck submerged in one corner of the port pool.

 

 

  

 

  

Fisherman's life is a combination of a high risk, hard life and togetherness. They must break the high waves and sharp coral ledge, they must live at the sea for several days to fish under the scorching sun and cold sea air cover at night. But beyond that, the fisherman's life illustrates a power of togetherness among fishermen and port workers. Setting up nets, rolling ropes and preparing the logistics for fishing were done together. When anchored, the process of unloading fish and repairing ship could not be separated from the cooperation among them.

 

 

 

On Saturday afternoon the participants left port Sadeng to Joglo Karangjati with a bunch of unrevealed questions. Joglo Karangjati was the next 'home-base' to rest and prepare notes of group activities. Exposure was continued on Sunday morning, we walked along  the beach of Trenggole – Watulawang – Pok Tunggal, the favourite beaches in Gunungkidul. Formerly, these three beaches were separated each other, but they now can be reached by walking along the beach and cliffs.

 

 

 

 

  

Unfortunately, some parts of the cliffs and sea pandanus plants were cut down for small path and tourist spots development. In some parts of the cliff, vandalism done by visitors may be traced. It is an irony that while enjoying the beauty of nature, they destroy nature.

 

 

 


Sundak, Ngandong and Sadranan beaches became our next target. Snorkling is the favourite activity in Sadranan beach. Dozens of stalls provide goggles for tourists to rent. It becomes additional income for local residents, but on the other side, the crowd of the tourists could affect the conservation of underwater nature at Sadranan beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelling back to Yogyakarta, we passed South Roadway (JJLS), that in some parts are being constructed and this roadway is expected to improve the local economy in the south of Yogyakarta. (TRU).

 


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Monday, 31 August 2015
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Let's Go To Baros!

 

Exposure at Baros village

 

Marine Economic Training Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baros is a small village located on the southern coast of Yogyakarta, in Kretek district, Bantul Regency. Not many people in Yogyakarta, especially youth, know the charm of Baros village. Perhaps, people know Baros as a village located in agricultural area producing red onion. Why is the article entitled: Let's Learn To Baros? What kind of charm does the village have? It is not a spectacular charm, nor the world-class natural beauty. But Baros village could catch public’s attention, because its mangrove conservation area. It is actually the main attention from various environmental activists, both students and public, either in regional and international scope.

 

 

 

  

What can we learn there? We can learn a formation of an ecosystem consisting of mangrove conservation and its benefits for Baros residents. Mangrove, for them is a shield for their farmland. Why? Because their farmland is located in the southern coast of Yogyakarta. Mangrove which grows in that area is used to filter salt-contained air carried by the wind. Besides that, mangrove is expected to prevent abrasion and binder silt that bring out new land around the mangrove. The growth of mangrove will be followed by the birth of new habitat surroundings, such as the breeding of brackish water fish, crabs, birds, and snakes. The growth of a new habitat means new life to avoid extinction. Local residents can get benefits of breeding fish and crab as their additional nutrition and incomes.

 

 

 

  

It started in 2003, the mangroves were planted around the coast of Baros village, then, the KP2B (Baros Youth Family) has received a mandate to keep the mangrove until now. It has been 15 years since  they were planted in Baros, and now local people and visitors having the same vision about enviroment can enjoy the mangrove forests. This is the reason why Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta initiated a training on maritime economy, with theme: Something with Indonesian Ocean. During the training, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta sent trainees to plunge into reality and make analysis related to Baros, on August 28 – 30, 2015. They were Celsius Immanuel Malailo (APMD), Yoel Yoga Dwianto (STAK Marturia), and Yakoba Ratundima (STT Terpadu, Waingapu).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The participants learned many things during their observation from 28 – 30 August 2015, related to local problems,  how pioneering an environmental movement, an ecosystem formation from the conservation of mangrove forests to socio-economic impacts for Baros residents. To all students and environment activists who are interested in nature conservation especially on marine and coastal area, let’s go to Baros and learn environment there. (PIAF)

 


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Monday, 31 August 2015
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Exposure Muncar:
Economic Potency and Its Challenge
 
 
The exposure to Muncar is one of a series of ocean economy training in 2015. Formerly, Muncar was well known as a fishery industrial centre and the largest fish production in Java. One of many impacts which consequently gets is a threat of waste accumulation, year by year. It is one reason to take a look closer to the condition at Muncar and to observe marine potency and learn its management.
 
Four participants joining this exposure are Nova Yulanda P. Sipahutar (a post-graduated student of communication UGM), Nikson Retang (a student at Livestock Academy of Waingapu, Sumba), Ana Ndawi Ngana (an English Education student of University of Sarjanawiyasta Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta), and Christian Apri Wijaya (Communication student of UGM).
 

 

On Thursday, August 27, 2015, we departed from Lempuyangan railways station. The curiosity about Banyuwangi and Muncar makes many questions in our mind along the trip. Fourteen hours journey does not make us bored because many exotic views of East Java land and the comfortable trains were able to treat us well and to keep us happy.
 
The first activity was having discussion with Mr. Yulis, the chairman of Javanese Christian Church in East Part (GKJW) Muncar, a branch of GKJW Banyuwangi. He shared about the condition and dynamics of life at Muncar. When the fish is abundantly caught, life will be improved, consumption is increasing and many luxury goods are purchased. However it is so common when the fish is rarely caught even drop, people at Muncar sell their furniture to afford their daily needs.
 
 
After having discussion with Mr. Yulis, the group visited fish processing factory. There was no photo inside the factory because it is prohibited to take pictures there. In the factory we learned the complexity of fish processing. There were some cleaning equipments, packing machine and the packaging which is designed modern and hygienic. Most fish processing was done by women, while the seasoning process and canning fish were done by machines. It took less one day from fish process until canning process. The factory produces 5.000 cans a day. The products were exported to Africa. When the fish caught is decreasing, the fish should be imported from Thailand and Philippines.
 
On Friday afternoon, we visited NGO ‘Satu Hati’ accompanied by Satu Hati activists, Mas Kiki and Mas Jalil. Actually ‘Satu Hati’ focuses its work not on marine studies but on education and environment. The education division organizes learning course and library. While environmental division works on people lifestyle and resources conservation in Muncar. It is commonly related to waste. Waste produced by coastal factories poluted waters and sea, so, ‘Satu Hati’ working is indirectly related to ocean. In many cases potency is not always profitable, even its impact is often not beneficial for the environment. ‘Satu Hati’ empowers community to see that changes have been occured in rivers, soil and air.
 
On Saturday morning, we visited a welding shop in Muncar port. Pak Jimat is one of two owners of workshop having a lathe machine in Muncar. The condition of the workshop is absolutely old with oil-coated everywhere. We hoped that the government will have a program to renew it somedays.
 
Sharing session with Rev. Soni Saksono Putro gave an idea to arrange a such training for church youth related to Muncar port. One of congregation members working in AIDS Commission told us the practice of commercial sex workers from ship to ship. They actually need assistance and guidance. It is a fact to be learnt and a valuable input when we saw the potency and problem of ocean.
 
 
Some other works of the marine potency done by members of GKJW Banyuwangi are cooking black squid fried-rice, having palm sugar home industry, planting coconut in the sea shore, running boat leasing for tours, celebration on maritime tradition, and floating karamba. Welcome the upcoming opportunities from marine potency. (YDA).

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Monday, 31 August 2015
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A Hegemony of Tourism

 

in Paradise Island

 

A short experience to feel the marine life

 

at Karimunjawa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going to Karimunjawa is the desire of many people because this island has a fabulous natural charm. The islands are primping so it is challenging tourists to set their foot there. The high enthusiasm of tourists are seen since from port of Jepara. There is no question where they will go because the only answer is Karimunjawa.

 

 

 

 

The magnet of tourism at Karimunjawa has been strengthening in the past eight years. Formerly, the promotion is done orally. Now, tourists are pampered with various types of tour packages. They just click, send money and enjoy the trip.

 

 

 

Supporting Facilities

 

 

The access to go the island is quite easy, there are two options, using a fast motor boat  for two hours travel time or by ferry for five hours travel time. After setting foot on the island, tourists usually meet their tour guide who will guide them to an inn, but, sometimes one or two travelers prefers to be 'backpackers' tourists.

 

 

 

  

There are many homestays on both sides of the road, even most houses in Karimunjawa are converted into homestay, competing with investor-owned luxury hotel. Each hotel or homestay has its own segment based on tourists’ wallet. By staying at local people’s house, tourists will feel the genuine life of local people, and they will find real experience interacting with local wisdom and even face basic problem. Please never ask the facility differences between local house and homestay or hotel’s facility. Local houses convey the real life like being a beach boy who loves peace, bathing in open location near the springs, and enjoying the beach from toilet without door.

 

 

 

Another side

 

A profession as a tour guide becomes a key actor of Karimunjawa tourism. They work on mutual trust to maintain the prestige of partners, employers and Karimunjawa itself for the sake of tourism. Their work has not been specialized yet compared with tour guides in Yogyakarta or Bali. Tourist guide of Karimunjawa is required to work as friendly as steward, as strong as guard, and even like a servant. It can be seen in their mixed works such as providing food (grilling fish) for tourists, washing tableware and snorkling kits and giving first aid to injured tourists.

 

 

 

 

 

Karimunjawa tourism is supported by many stakeholders. Communities participate to run tourism, in collaboration with the government and investors (domestic and foreign). Slowly, economic condition is growing but it has not been evenly distributed yet.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Behind its existing sparkling tourism, covered by hegemony of laughter, jokes and romance of tourists, many things are found as homework for all stake holders, such as the availability of electrical energy for the local people, fresh water, education facility, sanitation and nightlife commercial sex that need to be solved. (SRB)


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Monday, 24 August 2015
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‘Farming to Fishery Work’
Let’s See Our Sea Again!
Saturday, August 22, 2015
 
 
Marine Economy Program of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta was performed in a series of activity, such as discussions, one-day training, exposures and presentation. This process is expected to bring students who become participants gain a complete understanding about oceanic economy. A training held on Saturday, August 22, 2015 in hall of CD Bethesda, Yogyakarta, was participated by twenty-six students from various campus and place of origin. It presented several speakers, one of them is from the Department of Fisheries and Marine of Yogyakarta.
 
 
Indah Theresia, a team member of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta delivered introduction of Stube-HEMAT, especially the motto of Stube-HEMAT, namely Life, Efficient, Self-Supported, Analytical and Perseverance. Then, the participants reviewed the motto and wrote a personal reflection related to it.
 
Trustha Rembaka, S.Th, the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, explained the program, process and goal. He revealed the program motives,of which Indonesian territory is mostly ocean, but the potencies have not been optimally managed for the sake of society welfare. From this case, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta motivated and gave students opportunity to look and re-think the ocean with all potencies and existing problems through direct interaction with marine life and all stake holders. After participating this program, participants will learn and see the potencies of Indonesian ocean. They are expected to find a breakthrough or new findings for marine economic growth in various regions in Indonesia, especially the origin place where they come from.
 

  

 

Dwiyanto, from the Department of Fisheries and Marine of Yogyakarta talked further the potencies and problems on Indonesian Maritime. He said that the President’s idea to make Indonesia to become the world's maritime axis is a smart and brilliant one for Indonesia. It means that Indonesia may show the marine potency in international level. Moreover, the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, wrote a vision and mission concept of Yogyakarta, in year 2012 – 2017) that, "... then, focusing the economic growth from the northern coast to the southern coast region, with the development of small industries dan agribusiness cluster in the countryside, as well as the marine industry, fisheries and maritime tourism at the coastal area, which are supported by the infrastructure of south to south road, into the strategic choices that have to be realized. "It confirms that Yogyakarta starts to build a new civilization, from farming to maritime.
 
Dwiyanto also described a potential maritime-based activities, such as fisheries, aquaculture, fishery processing industry, biotechnology industry, marine and coastal tourism, mining and energy, marine transportation, industrial and maritime services and small islands. The problems of marine economy actually involve three parts; first, high cost port construction, ship purchase and research activities; second, maritime culture is not owned by the majority of Indonesian people; third, the illegal fishing done by other countries in Indonesia waters.
 
Students also learned Social Analysis, in order to have skills of observation, mapping a holistic situation  and how to make responses. This session was presented by Vicky Tri Samekto, a team member of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. In field study, the participants were divided into three groups of exposure. Group one went to Muncar, Banyuwangi, East Java (August 27 – 30, 2015), while group two exposed Sadeng and beaches in Gunungkidul, and group three went to Baros village, a mangrove area, Bantul (August 28 – 30, 2015).
 
Well, let’s enjoy the adventure! Light a spirit of maritime love! (TRU).
 

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Monday, 3 August 2015
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Ocean Economy Training

 

Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion

 

July 28, 2015 at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta

 

Indonesian Maritime: Hope and Reality

 

 

 

One Day Training

 

August 22, 2015 at Hall of CD Bethesda, Yogyakarta

 

 

 

Exposure/Plunge into:

 

Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java,

 

August 1 – 4, 2015

 

Pelabuhan Muncar, Banyuwangi,

 

August 27 – 30, 2015.

 

Pelabuhan Sadeng & Pantai Gunungkidul,

 

August 28 – 30, 2015.

 

Konservasi Mangrove Baros di Bantul,

 

August 28 – 30,  2015.

 

 

 

Group Presentation


September 12, 2015 at Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta


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Thursday, 30 July 2015
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Something with Indonesian Ocean
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta Secretary
 
 
Indonesia as a maritime country has 70% ocean area with 54.716 kilometers length of coastline, and millions of potency that should be seriously considered by the government and the people in order to optimize its resources. The lack of awareness about ocean potency and life affects social welfare among sea workers and fishermen. So many number of illegal fishing done by other countries in the Indonesian seas, the lack of pride on fisheries among youth as the next generation and no maritime-based education curriculum that inculcate love of sea threaten the pride of Indonesia as a maritime country.
 
 
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, as a part of this nation feels concerned with such situation and supports programs that promote Indonesian marine pride by organizing a program of Marine Economy to give the awareness and love of youth to the maritime world. It was started by a small discussion held on Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 at Stube-HEMAT Secretary, 12 students exchanged ideas with Ir. Satimin Parjono, having experiences in developing marine world in DIY. He was also a pioneer to build Sadeng fishing port, at Gunungkidul Regency.
 
 
The sharing session of participants' experience on ocean world drove them to re-think about sea and its life. Stenly, a student from Sulawesi is very common with sea because his house is less than 100 meters from sea, as well as Yolan and Ana, both are students from Sumba, but Riri and Aby are less familiar with sea because they live quite far from sea. Furthermore, participants were asked to observe Indonesia map and they spontaneously expressed openly their thought toward Indonesian map. Some participants mentioned the uniqueness of the shape of islands, the composition of the islands is like a vessel and a group of islands in the middle of ocean and many more.
 
Ir. Satimin Parjono revealed that his interaction with marine world begins from zero. Formerly he was closer with agriculture than with marine life. The turning point happened when he moved to fisheries division of Department of Fisheries and Marine in Yogyakarta. The division dealed with marketing, commerce and social and culture of fisheries. This division found  that fish consumption level of Yogyakarta residents is still low, just reaching 1.6 kg/person/year. It could not be allowed any longer. Therefore, Ir. Satimin was challenged  to increase fish consumption in town and villages. Many various methods were used, such as, opening a fish stall in the city square, performing a demo of fish processing, and selling fish to local markets in districts. Finally, he received a mandate to carry out the construction of fish port in Sadeng, in the south coast of Yogyakarta. Despite there were many challenges, the construction could be completed with an expectation that Sadeng fishing port is blessed to bring benefits to people, especially fisherman community.
 

 

 

 

Marine economy is related not only to increase fish production but also to increase living standard of marine workers, the quality of seafood processing, tourism industry, environmental conservation and education. The discussion ended with a commitment to regrow love of sea through exposure to Muncar Banyuwangi, Gunungkidul and Bantul. (TRU)
 

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Tuesday, 16 June 2015
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Disaster Resilient Student,
Will It Be?
Training on Natural Disaster and Conservation
At Omah Petruk, Pakem, June 12 – 14, 2015
 

 

Natural disaster is familiar to our society, because it frequently happened lately, eruption of volcanoes, floods, landslides and other natural disasters, and the latest tragedy, the earthquake in Nepal. The question is: Will people spry to help victims when disaster strikes? Do they independently and consciously have responsibilities to do it? Not all of them, isn’t it? Why? Because they have not obtained adequate knowledge of disaster mitigation. Disaster mitigation here is to prepare society or local youth to have alertness when facing disaster, often called disaster response.
 
 
The title above is a topic of Stube-HEMAT training related to disasters and nature conservation. For three days and two nights, the participants (22 students, 4 volunteers and 6 Stube-HEMAT team) joined a training at Omah Petruk, Wonorejo, Pakem, on June 12 – 14, 2015. The cold temperature during the training did not freeze the spirit of the participants.
 
The facilitators presented here are: Johan Dwi Bowo, from Perkumpulan LINGKAR, delivered "Understanding Disaster and Mitigation." Next, Waluyo Raharjo, the head of BASARNAS Yogyakarta, presented "What BASARNAS is and its experiences." Then, Endro Sambodo, a member of Yogyakarta Search and Rescue (SAR) team, presented "Student Participation in Disaster Alertness and Disaster Management."
 
Each facilitator has different skills and experiences. As practical experiences, the participants visited some places,
 
first, Museum of Mount Merapi (MGM). This museum documented all the activities of Mount Merapi’s eruption from the beginning until now, so that participants got a complete pictures on how volcanoes and volcanic activities caused disasters.
 
 
Second, Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU). This institution has technology and props used in an emergency, so that participants can learn and know what to do in emergency situation.
 
Third, Hargobinangun village, a disaster resilient village. This village has a disaster resilient community and able to coordinate themselves and their families to avoid disaster.
  
Sarloce Apang, the training field coordinator said, “I hope that the participants’ enthusiasm can overcome the bitter cold and they are expected to be able to understand what actions they should take in emergency situation, and they are able to strengthen networks. Furthermore, it would be better for them to learn more about disasters and mitigation as added skills when they return to their home town”.
 

  

The training was closed by designing a follow-up action. The participants are encouraged to continue what they have learned, such as sharing to his/her community, extra-learning at YEU, prepare seed plants for reforestation, and make a short video about the disaster. *** SAP
 
 

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015
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A Safari of

 

Environmental Education

 

 
at Sukowaten Baru Elementary School

 

 

 

When human have conflicts with nature, the result is actualy just misery for themselves. It is important to know and to understand as soon as possible. After conducting the first event in Sanggar Anak Alam School, an environment-lover students group from various universities continued their actions to spread awareness so that people will care about environment, even it is started since elementary school age.

 

 

 

Fully determined, in the range of two months (April – May 2015), this students group are doing environmental education in nine elementary schools and one orphanage, consists of Elementary School of Sukowaten Baru, Elementary School of Lempuyangan, Elementary School of Balirejo, Elementary School of Joannes Bosco, Salvation Army orphanage, Elementary School of Babarsari, Elementary School of Muhammadiyah Karangbendo, Elementary School of Juru Gentong and and Elementary School of Canisius Sorowajan.

 

 

 

In each place, they sprinkled awareness of the importance of efforts to preserve environment. By doing simple things, such as decorating dustbin, having a discussion about nature and environment and cleaning up the school yard, already touched and encouraged children to do those things enthusiastically. "Why didn’t you like to contact with garbage?," a student asked the children. Innocently they replied, "The garbage is stink! Disgusted!" That is the reality for many people who do not understand, in fact, garbage can be processed and bring revenue for the people who manage it, otherwise, disaster will come when people do not care about it.

 

 

 

Hopefully, the smile and spirit of these children will be the starting point of their concern to environment and nature management.***

 

 

 

At Lempuyangan Elementary School

 

At Lempuyangan Elementary School

 

At Balirejo Elementary School

 

At Joannes Bosco Elementary School

 

At Salvation Army

 

At Babarsari Elementary School

 

 

 


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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
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Understanding The Conflict Management
with Stube-HEMAT
Part of a Basic Training of Student Leadership (LDKM) FKIP
University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa Yogyakarta
Youth Center, Sleman, May 2, 2015
 



The dynamics society and social change always happen continuously and it drives towards compromises or negotiations to conflict. Students as the next generation must understand the theory of conflict and how to manage conflicts in good area. LDKM FKIP UST with a theme "Building the Progression of Young Dewantara to Achieve Ketamansiswaan-Based Leadership” held on Friday - Sunday, May 1 – 3, 2015 at Youth Center, Tlogoadi, Sleman, Yogyakarta. A session that revealed Management Conflicts was facilitated by Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., SS, M.Pd., the executive director of Stube-HEMAT.
 
 
The LDKM training was attended by 73 participants, from 2nd and 4th semester students of FKIP Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University. They were equipped with the theory of conflict, trigers and conflict management. Even mentioned that conflict is the beginning of conscience or conflict is the beginning of an awareness to acquire rights and equal treatment before the law, such as, to get job, education, health care and so on.
 


 

Riswan Jaya, the chairman of the Student Assembly (MM) FKIP said, "LDKM is carried out in a hope to improve the quality and motivation of students both in academic and non-academic achievement. As future leaders, students are trained to be able to manage conflict and push change in society. An Organization became an important forum for students to proceed towards change, both personal and social context".
 
Specifically, Ariani discussed conflict resolution model of Thomas-Kilmann that focuses on 1) the personal needs and desires and 2) focus on the needs of others and a good relationship. These two approaches produce five types of conflict resolution namely: avoiding conflicts, accepting conflict, compromising conflict, competing and collaborating. Based on these five types, collaboration is considered the most ideal type because its priority is a 'win-win solution' for both sides.
 
The steps to manage conflict peacefully are: respect the rights of others to disagree, express concern, express goals and share interests, open to different opinions, listen carefully to all opinions, understand the major issues that happened, think about the consequences that may happen, think of alternative solutions, offering some compromise and negotiate a fair agreement.
 
The participants were enthusiastic to join the discussion and express their thoughts about the conflict. "I got a lot of knowledge about leadership and finding friends having leader character in various thought and opinion", said Ni Putu SY Darsani, a participant, a fourth semester student majoring in Physical Education.
 

 

Let’s learn how to be an ideal leader to manage conflict! (TRU)
 

 

 

 
 

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Thursday, 30 April 2015
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The Meaning of

 

L I F E

 

Petrus Maure’s Reflection of Program

 

Exploring Stube-HEMAT Sumba

 

 

 

I admitted that I’m longing to have a trip to Sumba and I'm sure that it was a plan of God whom I believe that learning the real meaning of life is when one become a blessing for others around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During my journey to Sumba, I learned how to interpret an odyssey to find the meaning of friend, relatives and to be a family. All of us have our own challenges, especially comes from within, about what we have, and what we will give to others. For me, I will give others all of mine in any forms. Other challenge comes from outside, such as  place, space, habits and customs of Sumbanese, because each region has differences and of course has specific social rules. I passed all challenges as I kept in mind the teaching of the Lord, that is ‘love.’

 

 

 

 

I understand, "God gives our life meaningful, not just by sitting, staying idle or just considering praise and worship. If God is just sitting down and talking a lot with no action, He is not a good king.”

 

 

 

 

As a student who studied computers in Yogyakarta, I know some techniques about computer programs more deeply than students who do not study computer, moreover, friends in rural areas. I felt joyful, even I’m eager to give more when I learn with them.

 

 

 

 

There is a hope that local authority makes a policy to support youngsters who are always eager to develop their region, with good information access that should always be available any time for them for the sake of advancement of knowledge, science and technology. They will bring impacts on the progress and welfare of people in Marapu island that they love.

 

 

As the closing statement of this reflection, I quoted a wise proverb, "A man will be called a good man if he gives useful impact for others." Hopefully, every young man keep his spirit to look for the meaning of  his own life. Amen. (PM).


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Wednesday, 29 April 2015
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It’s Like

 

A Dream

 

Elisabet Novia Listiawati’s

 

Reflection of Program Exploring Sumba

 

 

 

 

 

 Exploring Sumba program finally brought me to Sumba island. For 30 days I stayed in Parai Marapu, another famous name of Sumba island as well as Sandlewood island. I stay in Yulius Anawaru’s house, a team member of Stube-HEMAT Sumba. It is located in Wanggawatu, Waingapu, East Sumba.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arriving at the airport Umbu Mehang Kunda, Waingapu, Stube-HEMAT Sumba team, Yulius Anawaru, Apriyanto Hangga and Pastor Dominggus Umbu Deta have been already there to pick me up and take me directly to Stube-HEMAT Sumba secretary. My first impression was how hot this town of Waingapu. They took me to Yulius Anawaru’s house after giving a brief introduction. I felt happy because they welcame me warmly and I was accepted by his family members.

 

 

 

It was the first chance for me to apply my  knowledge gained during lectures and to share it for ohers. Honestly, I never travel and live outside Java, and because of my eagerness  to learn and to watch different culture and circumstances outside Java, I was excited to join this program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through this program I learn that not everyone of this nation can enjoy the convenience that I get in Java, such as food, road access, transportation, communication, information, and so forth. I was surprised with food commonly consumed by most families in Sumba because they tasted salty, whereas I do not like salty foods. However, it did not bother me because I’m determined that any constraints, problems, and differences are merely chances to be an experienced one. I was amazed by the beauty of Sumba nature, their savanna plains, beautiful beaches with their crystal clear water and white sand, and wall of rock standing to guard the beaches, hills, waterfalls, forests and many things that I could never have seen before except in Sumba.

 

 

 

 

 

I also learned a lot things from my friends in Sumba. Now they become my new brothers and sisters. I learned the culture, language, customs, manners, culinary, tourism and so on. I was very impressed with their acceptance in situation that happened for granted. Although they have high tune when they are speaking, it does not mean that they are quarreling, I learn to understand them.

 

 

 

I tried to share my knowledge as much as possible among three groups of women farmers near by Waingapu. We shared about the development of agriculture in East Sumba where farmers are still working in conventional farming systems, not in modern farming systems yet, such as sustainable agriculture, integrated farming, or organic farming. They hope they can access the up-dated information and then inform their group members.

 

 

 

  

Postharvest processing, Tomato-flavour Dates,

 

in Kambera, East Sumba "

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processing of spices (ginger) for drinks,

 

In Nggaha Ori Angu, East Sumba

 

 

 

 

A sharing session with youth and students of Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI) about  how to make proposals and statements was very exciting. I explained that a proposal must be written correctly, clear and straight to the goals. The capability to write proposal is very important moreover for a community service. It will also help us to develop ourselves, to sharpen our knowledge and to give benefit to society. They were excited and very curious, creative and having high-sense of togetherness, so I hope they can take advantage from what I share in this program. I also hoped that they have endurance to fight until their proposals yield the result.

 

 

 

 

This is my experience during  30 days in Marapu island. The feelings of grief and joy, laughing, tears, and happiness are wonderful for me.  I was very happy among brothers and sisters in Sumba, who gave me a new Sumba name, Rambu Anawulang. Joining Exploring Sumba program is a very valuable experience that  I will never forget. ** (ENL)

 

 


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Tuesday, 28 April 2015
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My Dear Environment
My Big Care Since Early Age
Students are doing follow-up activity
 
 
We don’t know, whether sense of care towards environment has already been implemented or just merely utterances? So far, we have done just simple things such as teaching how to short garbage, beautify rubbish bins, and clean rivers nearby. It is so simple, isn’t it?
 
We are a group of students initiating to commemorate the Environment Day through some activities.The group members are students coming from some institute and universities covering Yogyakarta Technology Institute, Sarjana Wiyata University, Rural Development Institute, and Indonesia Art Institute.
 
The series of activities began on Tuesday, 28 April 2015 by visiting, exploring and having discussion with manager and students of Sanggar Anak Alam (Salam). The stretch of paddy field and happy smiles of the pupils welcome our visit and it burnt our spirit to flame.
 
Next, we guided and assisted them independently as their teacher were having a meeting. “Let’s guys, we gather here, play and learn together”, Martius initiated to ask them. We divided ourselves into some groups and started talking about environment and the importance of the environment for all human. Then we asked the pupils to beautify some rubbish bins by painting them.
 
 
Painting was an attractive activity for them, even some of the pupils start to whimper for much painting. Since the number of the rubbish bins was limited, we divided them into two groups. In 10 minutes they had to finish their drawing and should give chance to their other friends who wanted to paint, so everyone could participate. Some students seemed having good talent to draw, some supported their friends with creative ideas, and some others encouraged their friends through their own ways. Sense of care should begin since early age, and we planned to visit and encourage other pupils from many other schools. *** (DT)
 

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Sunday, 19 April 2015
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A Movement From The East

 

A Discussion on Conflict Management

 

(A Follow-up Group)

 

APMD Campus Hall, April 17, 2015

 

 

 

On April 17, 2015, APMD campus became a host of conflict management discussion. This activity pioneered by Imanuel (APMD), Imelda (Stikes Bethesda), Fred and Ronny (UGM). They are students who are eager to share the importance of being a peacemaker among students. That is why the event was held as a forum to share experiences on how to manage conflicts wisely. Lasting since 5 PM until 8.30 PM, the  student participants showed great enthusiasm.

 

 

 

Imelda opened the forum by inviting participants to introduce themselves to other participants, then Indah briefly introduced what Stube-HEMAT is. To create familiarity atmosphere, Nuel delivered a fun game and started the discussion. The material about understanding and identification of conflict was conveyed by Ronny. In his presentation, Rony assessed that a conflict may occur from individual or group interest, caused by seizure of natural resources for example. Start from the issue, Ronny invited participants to map and analyze the conflict. A complete analysis and valid data will help the mediation process between both conflicting parties. The method used to assist in mapping the conflict is taken from onion analogy and conflict tree.

 

 

 

Furthermore, Fred applied a role-play to understand the phase of conflict and how to solve it. The role play was played by three groups and the formulation analysis and list of alternative conflict resolution were explored and implemented, until all phases can be clearly understood by participants.

 

 

 

Some cases proposed by each group are conflict between students and lecturers who are difficult to meet for any reasons, domestic conflict between parents and children about kids delinquency, and third-person conflict between couples that triggers a fight.

 

 

 

This sharing experience is a follow-up activity of Conflict Management training conducted Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta a few days ago. The event was attended by 25 students from various campuses, such as Stikes Bethesda, UKDW, UKSW Salatiga, STMIK AMIKOM, ITY, UAD, UIN Sunan Kalidjaga, STPMD APMD, INSTIPER, UGM, STTNAS, UWMY, UST and activists from YMCA. The next plan of this group is discussing advocacy process conflicts with LBH Yogyakarta. (PIAF)

 


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Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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A Discussion: HIPMASTY & Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta
A Complicated Conflict between
Greengrocer and Cattleman
in APMD Hall, Saturday, April 11th, 2015
 
  
We have been familiar with conflict already, however it is still a question whether  we have known and understood the meaning of conflict well? There are many conflicts in Indonesia, such as conflict among ethnic groups, religion followers, or different groups in our society. It is  the reason why youth need to learn conflict and the way to manage it. Student Association of East Sumba in Yogyakarta (HIPMASTY) conducted a sharing and discussion about, 'What conflict is, what causes it and some other things related to conflict."
 
A discussion held in APMD’s campus hall (April 11, 2015) became more interesting when Yohanes, team Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta carried out a role-play. The topic was a case happened in life of Sumbanese friends. A conflict occurs when a vegetable farmer/greengrocer, named Amran, suddenly raises the price of vegetables. It makes people furious and a cattleman, named Jiron released a horse and buffalo spontaneously into Amran’s field. They eat out Amran’s vegetables. During the role-play participants were divided into three groups playing roles as Jiron, Amran and mediator.
 
Twenty-three participants were actively involved in the role-play and each group got thirty minutes to play its role. Several conclusions from the role-play are:
 
  • It needs  skills to be a mediator of a conflict. 
  • Warm and friendly attitude towards both conflicting sides is important to get credence from them
  • A mediator cannot do his/her function as a mediator if she/he has not gained credence from both conflicting parties
  • Each side must have feeling to win the conflict so it is easy to make an agreement.

 

 
At the end of the activity, Yohanes said, "Any conflict will not exist longer if a mediator knows and  has capability to identify conflict and then provides solutions for both parties". Seen from the expression and faces of the participants, they looked happy because they learned many things from the activity. Hopefully, it gives benefit and and develops skills to mediate a conflict. (LEA)
 

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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
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Be Smart to Manage Conflicts
Villa Taman Eden 1, Kaliurang
March 27 – 29, 2015
 
 

 

Hearing the word ‘conflict’, most people define a problem that should be avoided, something bringing negative impact and will be ended with violence. Actually, conflict could bring positive impact for our life. Based on the limited knowledge about conflict among students, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta held a training on Conflict Management with a topic  of “Be Smart to Manage Conflicts “, on March 27 – 27, 2015 in Villa Taman Eden 1, Kaliurang.
 
 
The training was attended by 30 participants from various universities in Yogyakarta. The speakers  delivering the materials are Rev. Wahju Satria Wibowo,M.Hum (UKDW), Romo. Baskara T. Wardaya, Rev. Paulus Hartono, M. Min, and Hamzah Wahyudin, SH from Legal Aids Institution (LBH) Yogyakarta.
 

 

 

The training is started with introductory material conveyed by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta team and continued by a session to understand personal conflict potencies delivered by Rev. Wahju Satria Wibowo, M.Hum. In this session he explained that in fact, many people judge a person or group just based on perception or 'stereotypes'. It often causes misunderstandings among them. Rev. Wahju also said that everyone has epistemology ability, an ability to process information to make an understanding.
 
Pastor Baskoro told further about “Hope of Peaceful Life”. When someone wants to be a 'peacemaker', s/he should be ready with all risks and having courage and hope. Pastor Baskoro also mentioned some world peacemaker figures, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Alfred Nobel, Pope, Chico Mendes and many other figures mentioned by participants.
 

 

Pdt. Paulus Hartono, M. Min, talked about differences between conflict and violence. Violence will lead to conflict and conflict  does not always lead to violence. Next, participants were trained how to map symptoms of conflict, to analyze conflict, and to reach final step for conflict resolution. To get a better understanding how to analyze conflict and conflict resolution, the participants were invited to perform a role-play. At first, the participants were divided into four groups and asked to analyze the conflict and how to solve it. At last, the discussion of each group were performed in a short drama.  The drama helped participants to see obviously the causes of a conflict  that’s helpful to get the solution.
 
The last day of training emphasized on how to handle legal process. Legal Aids Institute (LBH) Yogyakarta sent Hamzah Wahyudin, SH., as the representative. He explained procedures how to make indictment to police that will be processed after completing  five requirements of evidences  including; 1) witness (must be more than one person), 2) clues/indications, 3) description of the accused, 4) testimony (from the hospital as evidence of persecution), and 4)  expert’s testimony.
 

 

Some action plans that participants want to do are sharing the experience to friends and other communities, doing a session and environmental action, having a further discussion with LBH  for deeper study on conflict resolution. (ITM)
 

 

 

 

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Friday, 20 March 2015
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Youth Spirit to Know Sumba
and Share Talents
Exploring Sumba Program 2015
 
 
Unique and impressive experiences got by participants of Exploring Sumba in 2014 trigger enthusiasm of students and activists of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta to be candidates for the next Exploring Sumba program. Regional and its weather differences, the diversity of customs and traditions, unique cultures and society, the beauty of its beaches and nature become an interesting story and immortal memory of each participant.
 
 
Exploring Sumba program is a program of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta which sends students and activists to Sumba. Students sent to Sumba for a month will share their knowledge and skills to students and young people there.
 
In the beginning of 2015, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta sent two students, namely Petrus Maure and Elisabet Novia Listiawati. Petrus Maure, a young man from Alor, is currently waiting for his graduation day in STMIK AMIKOM. Bung Pet, familiarly  he was called, is also actively involved in campus organisation through IKNA (Association of Christian Students in Amikom). Bung Pet has several times joined Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta trainings such as agriculture and food diversity, public speaking and social studies and several group discussions. As a student studying informatics techniques, he wanted to develop his skills and share it to students in Sumba. In this program, he wants to share his computer knowledge to design and create documentation pictures of Sumba area. He hopes it will be useful for others, especially people in his surrounding.
 
Next, Elizabet Novia Listiawati, commonly called Elis, is a young woman from Karanganyar, Central Java. She is currently waiting for her graduation day in Mercu Buana University, Yogyakarta. She studied in Department of Agrotechnology. Her spirit of devotion and service has emerged since she started her study in UMBY Agrotechnology Student Association and was much invloved in Christian Students Activity Unit in UMBY. Some programs for communities have been conducted and gave good results. As an activist of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, Elis has attended several trainings, such as Creative Business, Bamboo, Renewable Energy, Global Education and Food Diversity.
 
"My motivation to join Exploring Sumba is applying my knowledge gained during my study, sharing with others in one hope that it will be useful and beneficial for the future", she said.
 
Finally, with this program, she hopes to find new experiences with students and the community of Sumbanese, to learn directly the agriculture condition in Sumba and to do something in line with the program planning she has made, that is, optimalizing house yard by planting medicinal crop, based on sustainable agriculture in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.
 

 

Have nice services and keep the spirit, friends! (TRU)
 
 

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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
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A Workshop on Political Education

 

UKDW Campus Hall, March 16, 2015

 

 

 

  

Local elections is an issue widely discussed in Sleman, Bantul and Gunungkidul. The process of finding a prospective candidate is already underway in these three districts. What role the Christians should have to response these local elections?

 

 

 

This topic encouraged the administrators of Klasis GKI Yogya, Indonesia Christian Society (MKI) and Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM) Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) held a workshop on political education in UKDW campus hall, on Monday (03/16/2015). The workshop was attended by some representatives of churches in Yogyakarta, Christian service agencies and Christian students, Including Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta which sent Trustha Rembaka.

 

 

 

 

Bambang Priambada, the chairman revealed that Christian community needs awareness to unite them spiritually for the development of Special Region of Yogyakarta. Then, the rector of UKDW Ir. Henry Feriadi, M.Sc. Ph.D., confirmed that the core-business of UKDW is education, so UKDW supported this workshop. Further he said that we should realize that education is a long-term investment which requires process. Also, education is a kind of transformation process experienced by a person, community and region for a better condition. In fact, many Christians are reluctant to enter politics nowadays. Politics is important to be learned. Actually it is not about anyone but how politics may be able to bring welfare for society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yogyakarta Election Commission represented by Guno Tri Tjahjoko, MA., described the regulation of local elections. The elections in Sleman, Bantul and Gunungkidul will be held at the same time on December 9, 2015. Prof. Dr. Nindyo Pramono, SH., a business law experts from Gadjah Mada University reminded that this nation restoration requires Christians’ participation and it begins from ourselves, our character and integrity. While Drs. Katin Subiyantoro from Democration Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said that Christians tend to avoid politics because they assumme that politics is dirty. It affects the number of Christians in the house of representative. A Christian eager to plunge into politics should be ‘well-managed' either within or having sincere motivation. It becomes a challenge for churches! They cannot keep silent, churches should prepare and empower people into good and decent cadres.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationalist political party functionaries like Drs. John S.Keban criticized Christians in Yogyakarta. There are many Christians in this city, but it’s hard to be united. Golkar Party opens an opportunity to be its candidate if there is a qualified Christian cadre as local leaders,  for a vice position. Then Brig. Ret. RM. Noeryanto from Gerindra Party revealed that Special Region of Yogyakarta has good governance, relatively high life-expectancy, comfortable and livable city of tolerance. Unluckily the situation now begins to be less tolerant as there are some incidents indicating intolerant atmosphere. Christians and churches in Yogyakarta should be dare to take roles in politics and make actions. Now, it is the time to start doing something benefit to public. Bertha Cahyani H.A from Democratic Party, elected as an council declared that she got votes not only from Christians.

 

 

 

One criticism for Christians was also launched by Drs. Bambang Praswanto of Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan). Nowadays Christians become very spiritual in church, but then ‘lost’ outside. It should not happen as they must play a role in society. Many Christian cadres plays role as functionaries in PDI Perjuangan. Next, Nasdem Party represented by Cornus Dwisaptha, S. Sos, stated that eventhough the party is still new, it stands firm for its members. Whoever involved in crime, he or she will be fired.

 

 


In the discussion moderated by Sri Bayu Selaaji said that the workshop should have some follow up actions, such as, a reinforcement activity for Christians to play role in politics, especially for the next elections. A real action needs to be done together is empowering young Christians in politics, even though a priori grows well among them. Hopefully. (TRU)


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Monday, 19 January 2015
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Christianity Training Program

 

‘Finding the lost truth’

 

Wisma Pojok Indah, January 16 – 18, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The title above is a theme chosen by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta for Christianity Training on January 16 – 18, 2015. A theme that is relevant as a response to social concern affected by global conflicts. The training was attended by 34 participants from various universities in Yogyakarta. Stube-HEMAT invited Rev. Tumpal Tobing (Board of Stube-HEMAT), R. Bima Adi, MA, MTh (Lecturer of UKDW), the director of Social Movement Indonesia, Eko Prasetyo and the training was also facilitated by some coordinators of Stube Germany.

 

 

 

 

Rev. Tumpal delivered materials about spirituality. He gave outline that spirituality is something invisible but encouraging one’s life. For that reason, we need a way to show the invisible thing, in our actions and utterances. Truth is like a puzzle that exists but it is mysterious and need to be arranged to have the pure form. The very important message from Rev. Tumpal is each person was called to serve truth and be a witness of the Light.

 

 

 

Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta team facilitated the training by organizing participants to discover world leaders giving impact to life changes. They pointed some, such as, Umbu Landu Paranggi, Sumbanese litterateur; RA. Kartini, who struggled for women emancipation; Virginia Henderson, a nurse leader at World War I; and Tetsuko Kuroyonagi, a Japanese, a child educator during World War II. Each period has its figure that affected the struggle of life according to the place and their social condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Bima Adi, MA, M.Th., also stated the same thing. Is church actively involved to solve social problems occuring in community? Or it just keeps silent when social problems occured? Could church involve in politics? Further, participants shared various cases happen between church and society. History noted that in every major political upheaval, such as 65 tragedy, either directly or not, religious institutions get involved and also took on the role as the sanctuary of the victims. At the end of the session R. Bima Adi gave closing statement to the participants, "even though you haven’t a professional job yet, this condition doesn’t make you discourage to continue giving contribution to churches in responding problems and showing how and what the real truth is".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team of Stube Germany also facilitate this training. They invited participants in groups to solve many cases based on each group’s best opinion. Then, each participant got role exchange in a case, so that he/she understand each other well on the issue perceived by others. Through such model, truth can be inferred by understanding other feelings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furthermore, Stube German team invites participants to perform role-play. In this session, participants were divided into five groups and asked to portray the participants’ daily experiences. This method is one medium for trauma-healing. It also gives a message that truth often not only involves one or two people but also structural system.

 

 

 

 

A topic of present Islamic movement delivered by Eko Prasetyo told that religion basically teaches kindness and should be a blessing in life. Religious people are recognized not from his/her worship obedience, but how they relate with others. Increasing violence in the name of religion happened because religion itself was introduced not in tolerant way. Religion is politicized and religious symbols stopped working. Social gap affects people to be intolerant. Eko asked the participants, "Now what do we need? Everyone should help each other, both the oppressor and oppressed. Let’s give them advocacy".

 

 

 

This training program continued by some follow-up activities, such as interfaith dialogue, religious places visit in Yogyakarta and writing biographies of figures who inspire life changing. (PIAF)

 

 

 

Role Play:

 

 

 


 

 

 

Group Discussion:

 

 

 


 


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Thursday, 1 January 2015
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