Monday, 28 November 2016
by adminstube
A sequel discussions held on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the secretariat of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta still talked about a topic on Human Rights, which always become an interesting discussion because it is related with many things, such as a variety of perspectives and understanding, especially human and humanity.
Eko Prasetyo, S.H., the first facilitator, explained special characteristics of human rights, such as 1) authentic, human rights are the rights of all human beings, 2) universal, human rights for everyone regardless of status, race, gender or other differences. Indeed, the equation is one of the ideas of human rights, 3) cannot be revoked, human rights cannot be revoked or be given, and 4) cannot be divided, that everyone is entitled to all rights, whether civil and political rights, economics, social and cultural rights.
The presence of Edy Warsono, S.H. from Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan provoked the curiosity of participants, which mostly were students. When they heard the term of 'Nusakambangan' the imagination of the participants directly went to prison, inmates, mysterious and scary island. It was not wrong because since 1908 the Netherlands government set Nusakambangan as 'Poelaoe Boei' (prison island). The Penitentiary Batu itself was categorized as a penitentiary with high security level (SMS-Super Maximum Security) because it consisted of prisoners having harsh punishment and high risk, such as subversive, drugs, terrorism, politics and murder. Edy Warsono worked as supervisor for prisoner of Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan and his task required him to interact with every prisoner there. Jail coaching according to him as he referred to Dr. Saharjo’s opinion, a pioneering figure of penitentiary system and ex-minister of Justice in Indonesia, 'Prisoners are lost people, they need time to repent, and repentance can not be achieved with torture, but with counseling”. Such thought was delivered at the conferring of honorary doctorates at University of Indonesia in 1963.
One of the participants, Danial H. Banju, a student of APMD told that he read news that sometimes someone who had been free from prison committed crimes again. So, is there any counseling in prison? Edy Warsono explained, "There is coaching for prisoners and it is held to guide prisoners to realize his mistake, to improve himself and not to repeat the crimes and try to be accepted by community, to participate actively in development and to have normal life as a good and responsible citizen. However, it is often that society does not accept someone who was ex-prisoner. It is painful for him indeed. Therefore, the coaching also involves community, like our event today. People should know what happen in prison and try to accept someone who had been free", he said.
by adminstube
Jail: Between Hope and Reality
Sunday, November 27, 2016 at secretariat
of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta
A sequel discussions held on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the secretariat of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta still talked about a topic on Human Rights, which always become an interesting discussion because it is related with many things, such as a variety of perspectives and understanding, especially human and humanity.
Two experienced facilitators were invited to share their stories and experiences. First, Eko Prasetyo, S.H., activist of Social Movement Institute (SMI), Human Rights activist and an author and second, Edy Warsono, S.H. who worked in Coaching for Prisoners at Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan. Sixteen students from various campuses took part in this discussion. They wanted to know more about the dynamics of the implementation of human rights at this time, how is the life in prison and what happened to prison guards.
Eko Prasetyo, S.H., the first facilitator, explained special characteristics of human rights, such as 1) authentic, human rights are the rights of all human beings, 2) universal, human rights for everyone regardless of status, race, gender or other differences. Indeed, the equation is one of the ideas of human rights, 3) cannot be revoked, human rights cannot be revoked or be given, and 4) cannot be divided, that everyone is entitled to all rights, whether civil and political rights, economics, social and cultural rights.
The presence of Edy Warsono, S.H. from Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan provoked the curiosity of participants, which mostly were students. When they heard the term of 'Nusakambangan' the imagination of the participants directly went to prison, inmates, mysterious and scary island. It was not wrong because since 1908 the Netherlands government set Nusakambangan as 'Poelaoe Boei' (prison island). The Penitentiary Batu itself was categorized as a penitentiary with high security level (SMS-Super Maximum Security) because it consisted of prisoners having harsh punishment and high risk, such as subversive, drugs, terrorism, politics and murder. Edy Warsono worked as supervisor for prisoner of Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan and his task required him to interact with every prisoner there. Jail coaching according to him as he referred to Dr. Saharjo’s opinion, a pioneering figure of penitentiary system and ex-minister of Justice in Indonesia, 'Prisoners are lost people, they need time to repent, and repentance can not be achieved with torture, but with counseling”. Such thought was delivered at the conferring of honorary doctorates at University of Indonesia in 1963.
One of the participants, Danial H. Banju, a student of APMD told that he read news that sometimes someone who had been free from prison committed crimes again. So, is there any counseling in prison? Edy Warsono explained, "There is coaching for prisoners and it is held to guide prisoners to realize his mistake, to improve himself and not to repeat the crimes and try to be accepted by community, to participate actively in development and to have normal life as a good and responsible citizen. However, it is often that society does not accept someone who was ex-prisoner. It is painful for him indeed. Therefore, the coaching also involves community, like our event today. People should know what happen in prison and try to accept someone who had been free", he said.He also hoped that government would pay more attention to the existence of Penitentiary, because in fact the number of prisoners exceeds the capacity of the prison. The number of guards are not proportional to the number of prisoners, which actually faces high risk for the life of guards and employees. However, the government tightened budget for Penitentiary. He encouraged the participants of the discussion to conduct public awareness to accept someone who is ex-prisoner in order to give optimistic in continuing a better life. (TRU).
Monday, 21 November 2016
by adminstube
Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., S.S. M.Pd, the Executive Director of Stube-HEMAT delivered material on human rights, especially children’s rights. She was quite familiar with this topic because she ever followed similar discussion in Stube-Nord, Germany. In addition, she also became the Secretary of children-friendly village at Nyutran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
In her presentation Ariani revealed that children's rights has actually been existed since the child in her mother pregnancy time, as a fetus. Children's rights were summarized in several groups, such as: civil rights and freedoms, and nurturing environment, health and welfare, education and leisure and special protection. One of the example of the fulfillment of children’s right is birth certificate.
At the end of the event some participants expressed what they get, like "Through these discussions, all my questions have been answered because I want to be an activists of children and women’s rights," said Angelicha. Similar expression was also said by Marno Lejap, a student from Lembata, "By knowing that Indonesia is still lagging behind from the understanding of international children’s rights, it inspires me that children-friendly village is needed to be implemented in the village of my origin, Lembata, NTT”.
by adminstube
Children’s Rights
There was a curiosity when a discussion about children‘s rights as part of Human Rights (HAM) was conveyed with a role play or dramatization. Several question arose such as, why it was done with such method, how the dialogues were, what would be done, and several other questions.
A different new thing will be the appeal of an event. It led dozen of students attend a discussion held by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Stube’s secretariat. This event was the first event of series of activities in Human Rights program.
Ariani Narwastujati, S.Pd., S.S. M.Pd, the Executive Director of Stube-HEMAT delivered material on human rights, especially children’s rights. She was quite familiar with this topic because she ever followed similar discussion in Stube-Nord, Germany. In addition, she also became the Secretary of children-friendly village at Nyutran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
In the beginning of the discussion Ariani invited participants to practice breathing techniques and expression. These two things were important elements possessed by a person to play a role. Good breathing techniques would be very helpful in role plays, because acting requires energy to speak and move. The ability of expression was no less important, because the proper expression would strengthen the message.
Each participant chose rights that he/she wanted to gain and then practiced shouting the demands, including showing the expression. Apparently, not all participants can express themselves freely, some others still looked awkward and needed to learn more.
In group, participants prepared a short play to promote children's rights. The first group created a short song containing a message to respect children’s rights. The second group performed a song which contain messages to fulfill children's rights. The third group performed a short drama featuring a portrait of a small family in the hinterland of West Kalimantan who had limited education and health facilities.
In her presentation Ariani revealed that children's rights has actually been existed since the child in her mother pregnancy time, as a fetus. Children's rights were summarized in several groups, such as: civil rights and freedoms, and nurturing environment, health and welfare, education and leisure and special protection. One of the example of the fulfillment of children’s right is birth certificate.
Regarding the human rights in Indonesia, although human rights has been declared since 1948, Indonesian government embodied them in an Act in 1999. The declaration of human rights contains 30 articles that guarantee the right of every human being.
At the end of the event some participants expressed what they get, like "Through these discussions, all my questions have been answered because I want to be an activists of children and women’s rights," said Angelicha. Similar expression was also said by Marno Lejap, a student from Lembata, "By knowing that Indonesia is still lagging behind from the understanding of international children’s rights, it inspires me that children-friendly village is needed to be implemented in the village of my origin, Lembata, NTT”.
The next series of Human Right activities are a discussion and to hear the sharing experience of a supervisor of Penitentiary Batu, Nusakambangan, and a training and live-in with Sedulur Sikep community in Pati, Central Java.
Have a nice process to recognize yourself, others and human rights, guys! (TRU).
Thursday, 17 November 2016
by adminstube
In the reflection session with a theme on Sowing peace in the middle of development of multiculture movement through wisdom of local culture in diversity, Lt. Col. Caj. Drs. Anak Agung Ketut Darmaja (Vice Chairman of the Hindu Association Indonesia in Central Java) confirmed that Pancasila as the state base was be extracted out from the local values of Indonesia. This was the evidence of the importance of having balance of faith and nation understanding which embodied in one’s daily life.
Dr. Prajarta from Percik foundation revealed that personal authentic experience when interacting with others, especially people with different backgrounds will shape his/her attitudes and views toward diversity. Currently, there were several groups based on religion, even occurred since children at schools.
Pastor Aloysius Budi Purnomo, Pr (the chairman of the Commission for Inter-religious and Trust from Semarang archdiocese) shared his experience in interfaith and cultural interaction, especially in Central Java. He believed that everyone should be 'literate towards other religions,' means in addressing diversity must be based on positive thinking and in his/her action should touch the grass-root/local society, not only the level of board or solely in a forum.
Pdt. Penrad Siagian, the Executive Secretary of division on testimony and creation integrity of PGI, described the recent phenomena that someone saw another religion from his/her point of view, so it is easy for him/her to judge other religion as 'unbeliever/infidel.' The state should be firm toward movements of intolerance and the state must do real action to enforce the regulation. In addition, Rev. Penrad also reminded the development of technology facilitated trans-national issues affecting the relation of interaction between religions in Indonesia. Therefore strengthening local values is needed to be done continuously.
KH Imam Aziz, the chairman of cultural and inter-religious relations division of PBNU reminded us all to get back on personal piety embodied in our life, starting from the family. One’s piety will appear when there was a match between words and actions. The other important things according to him was purity, acknowledge the presence of others and contribution to society.
In the reflective session with a theme on caring for nature through local wisdom to keep earth as house for all beings, the caregiver of Sanghyang Jati buddhist monastery, Bhante Dhamma Tejo Thera revealed that man had to go back to the Javanese proverb ‘Eling lan Waspada’ (be sensible and alert), that man is responsible for the preservation of the universe and all creations, if man cannot keep them, the nature will balance itself, and people called it as disaster. His experience when he first came to Gunung Selok in Cilacap, the place was barren. He initiated to plant thousands of mahogany and slowly but surely the place was re-greened and interesting to visit.
Muhammad Al-Fayyadl, a young activist who was born in Paiton in East Java conveyed Islam and ecology, reflected on the question of whether we have relationship with nature? How was our relationship with nature? This was interesting because we were all invited to reflect on between us and the nature, if the relation exploitative or interdependent. He also reminded the utilization of natural wealth of Indonesia should not bring disaster and impoverish society.
At the end of the event, the participants visited spiritual pilgrimage tombs of Pandanaran, cave Maria Marganingsih and Prambanan temple as a form of togetherness and recognizing the interfaith relation. Indonesians, keeps your unity in diversity. (TRU)
by adminstube
National Gathering
on Inter-faith and Culture
Sowing Peace, Knitting the Diversity
Having diversity of ethnicity, language, culture and religion is a precious wealth and it needs to be maintained by all Indonesians. However, the diversity faced challenges because of the development of popular culture, consumerism, hedonism and narrow fanaticism to be the challenges for the nation. In addition, the ignorance to the environment took part in it.
This fact should be realized by all elements of the nation’s citizens. One way to maintain the diversity and richness is a togetherness to whip up spirit of multicultural through real work is embodied in the National Gathering on Inter-faith and Culture.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, as an institution for mentoring students from various regions in Indonesia took part in nationhood ceremony for multicultural youth at Klaten's main square, the Indonesia inter-religious carnival took place from city square until Monument of Juang 45, Klaten, by sending one group symbolizing diversity in the carnival that precede the main event two days earlier.
The National Gathering on Inter-faith and Culture in 2016 was organized by Joint Forum of Believers in Klaten and held at Rumah retreat of Panti Semedi, Klaten on November 14–16, 2016. The event was entitled Sowing Peace and Knitting the Diversity for Indonesia be more civilized and equitable through wisdom of local culture. The event was attended by participants of the interfaith networks coming from various districts and cities of nine provinces in Indonesia. They consisted of young people and adults, santris, Catholic youth and Christian youth, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucians and local believers. The pastors, priests, clerics and monks were actively involved in it, were also public figures and activists of human rights, environment and harmony and peace as well as other communities. Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta sent Trustha Rembaka and Sarloce Apang to attend the gathering.
In the reflection session with a theme on Sowing peace in the middle of development of multiculture movement through wisdom of local culture in diversity, Lt. Col. Caj. Drs. Anak Agung Ketut Darmaja (Vice Chairman of the Hindu Association Indonesia in Central Java) confirmed that Pancasila as the state base was be extracted out from the local values of Indonesia. This was the evidence of the importance of having balance of faith and nation understanding which embodied in one’s daily life.
Dr. Prajarta from Percik foundation revealed that personal authentic experience when interacting with others, especially people with different backgrounds will shape his/her attitudes and views toward diversity. Currently, there were several groups based on religion, even occurred since children at schools.
Pastor Aloysius Budi Purnomo, Pr (the chairman of the Commission for Inter-religious and Trust from Semarang archdiocese) shared his experience in interfaith and cultural interaction, especially in Central Java. He believed that everyone should be 'literate towards other religions,' means in addressing diversity must be based on positive thinking and in his/her action should touch the grass-root/local society, not only the level of board or solely in a forum.
Pdt. Penrad Siagian, the Executive Secretary of division on testimony and creation integrity of PGI, described the recent phenomena that someone saw another religion from his/her point of view, so it is easy for him/her to judge other religion as 'unbeliever/infidel.' The state should be firm toward movements of intolerance and the state must do real action to enforce the regulation. In addition, Rev. Penrad also reminded the development of technology facilitated trans-national issues affecting the relation of interaction between religions in Indonesia. Therefore strengthening local values is needed to be done continuously.
KH Imam Aziz, the chairman of cultural and inter-religious relations division of PBNU reminded us all to get back on personal piety embodied in our life, starting from the family. One’s piety will appear when there was a match between words and actions. The other important things according to him was purity, acknowledge the presence of others and contribution to society.
In the reflective session with a theme on caring for nature through local wisdom to keep earth as house for all beings, the caregiver of Sanghyang Jati buddhist monastery, Bhante Dhamma Tejo Thera revealed that man had to go back to the Javanese proverb ‘Eling lan Waspada’ (be sensible and alert), that man is responsible for the preservation of the universe and all creations, if man cannot keep them, the nature will balance itself, and people called it as disaster. His experience when he first came to Gunung Selok in Cilacap, the place was barren. He initiated to plant thousands of mahogany and slowly but surely the place was re-greened and interesting to visit.
Muhammad Al-Fayyadl, a young activist who was born in Paiton in East Java conveyed Islam and ecology, reflected on the question of whether we have relationship with nature? How was our relationship with nature? This was interesting because we were all invited to reflect on between us and the nature, if the relation exploitative or interdependent. He also reminded the utilization of natural wealth of Indonesia should not bring disaster and impoverish society.
At the end of the event, the participants visited spiritual pilgrimage tombs of Pandanaran, cave Maria Marganingsih and Prambanan temple as a form of togetherness and recognizing the interfaith relation. Indonesians, keeps your unity in diversity. (TRU)
Monday, 7 November 2016
by adminstube
by adminstube
Maintaining Unity in Diversity
Thinking globally accompanied by real actions at the local level became the spirit of many people and institution for their self-actualization. This spirit erodes discourse and old mindset about self-understanding. Global thinking will make one’s mind open and feel not the most veritable ones. Furthermore, the global mind is used to underlie simple actions at the local level, in other words, people can do real action in their local surrounding. Thinking globally and acting locally are important because both make our mind be wiser and not quickly ignited by provocation. Stube-HEMAT with its global networks is trying to work based on actual issue in global and national level.
A Communication Forum for Interfaith teacher and lecturer in Yogyakarta is one of the real action to respond local need. On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Sartana, M.Pd, the coordinator of the Forum published an open invitation to anyone who is willing to attend and it was uploaded on social media by a teacher and lecturer, Subkhi Ridho. The event took place at PIRI high school, Jl. Kemuning No. 14, Baciro, Yogyakarta. It began at 2 p.m and was attended by 15 participants of teachers, lecturers and student activists.
This forum discussed several agendas which reasonable to be pondered, such as; the thought of people which are still easily ignited by provocative news, dispute among community, also finding method that can be done to maintain diversity. Now days, provocative news is deliberately uploaded and spread by certain parties to provoke public. Sometimes public is provoked and they begin hate each other, get angry and spread hatred to others. However there is still an optimism that not everyone can be provoked and many community groups are smart enough to respond to any news by check and re-check.
The forum admitted that society is consisted of various groups which have different views and thoughts. Such conditions were prone to be splitted. Now, people should be educated to realize that diversity was not the enemy. Differences on doctrines both internal (same religion) and external (other religions) were usual. Also, there was something interesting, sometimes in one religion consist of various views.
Maintaining Unity in diversity did not mean to refer to one group but aiming to lead based on constitution and laws. The difference and gap are not the reasons to hate each other. Everyone who attended the event agreed to start a new way by sowing kindness through any media any time. Now, the important thing is to sow kindness and hate no one. We are all brothers.
These were the results of communication forum for interfaith teacher and lecturer of Yogyakarta. Each participant is challenged to be creative to find new methods for fostering tolerance and society’s solidarity. (YDA).
Web Archive
2024 (5) 2023 (38)
2013 (20)
2012 (12)
2011 (2)
2010 (18)
Total: 448