Admiring Batik and Caring for the Environment
Wednesday, 12 December 2018by adminstube
Seeing see a long row of beautiful batik being worked on has become a source of reflection for all of us. Of course, this method brings forward consequences on quality and price. Affordable price for the consumer while also brings profit to the producer is a mutual desire. Even though alternatives natural coloring is available, in the business realm profit is still a priority, and synthetic color that’s much cheaper and affordable is still one major option. When the natural colored product is sold at the markets, the price will be much higher. Furthermore, natural coloring process requires multiple immersion to create the desired color.
To what extent batik artisans manage their coloring and wax waste? It’s not a secret that batik artisans color their batik with synthetic color, one of which is Naphthol. Naphthol, a compound with the formula C10H8O; molar mass: 144,17 g/mol; water solubility: 0,74 kg/m3; boiling point: 285°C; density: 1,22 g/cm³; ChEBI ID: 10432. This material belongs to B3 (Bahan Beracun dan Berbahaya / Toxic and Dangerous Substances) materials. This type of material is hazardous for humans, animals, and the environment’s health. Naphthol can wipe out underwater organisms because of its ability to change biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) value on the water. Therefore, solid or liquid waste that contains B3 needs extra measures so it can be decomposed in such manner that doesn’t harm the environment. According to the Government Regulation Number 101 Year 2014 about Toxic and Dangerous Substances Waste Management, article 3 verse (1) ‘Anyone who creates B3 waste, must manage the B3 waste that was created’.
World Batik Summit 2011 in Jakarta had a common declaration, on article 5 stating that Indonesian Batik industry must be based on the protection of nature and the environment. Also, research on a large amount of traditional natural coloring supply is critical to be undertaken (http://www.mongabay.co.id/2012/12/28/ayo-kini-saatnya-berbatik-ramah-lingkungan/). Dr. Ir. Edia Rahayuningsih, M.S., a lecturer and researcher on Chemical Engineering at Gadjah Mada University, has done a research on Indigofera plants as a coloring substitute for Naphthol, the result suggests that Indigoferas can be used to substitute blue coloring (https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/7678-edia:.kurangi.pencemaran.hidupkan.kembali.pewarna.alam). Blue coloring created from the resulting powder has intensity up to 40%, meanwhile, blue coloring created from the status quo method only has the intensity of 15%. Even though using the developed process, it only requires 3-6 times of immersion (https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/7678-edia:.kurangi.pencemaran.hidupkan.kembali.pewarna.alami.).
Providing know-how to batik artisans on the topic of environment preservation and the usage of protective suits during the coloring process is critical, in order to not to be exposed to chemicals in a close range. If contacting with chemicals was often made, especially B3 chemicals, it could cause long-term illnesses such as skin cancer.Let us appreciate batik and other traditional fabrics that were made with a long process. Because to get a beautiful piece of batik, the environment is the trade-off. Let’s still admire batik by caring for the environment. *SAP
Learning Batik In Giriloyo
Monday, 10 December 2018by adminstube
The end of 2018 is filled with a touch of a slightly more expressive activity, namely Batik training as a cultural heritage. With the theme "From Local to World", the activity held on December 8th, 2018 is not the first, but the continuation of activities on December 1st, 2018.
Early in the morning at around 8:30 A.M., all participants gathered at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta secretariat to get directions on what they should do in the place of batik and present the meaning of local motifs they had drawn. Twenty-eight students and the team departed and wish to be able to make a good batik at Giriloyo, Imogiri.
The activity began with showroom visit of Batik ‘Sungsang’ to see the works of batik artisans. There are clothes, fabrics, dresses, even many products from natural dyes. Next the students walked along the road and alley to the batik workshop where women made batik. The owner of the batik business, Sunhaji and his wife and some batik women artisans welcomed friendly. Indah, one of Stube-HEMAT teamwork guides the event, gives several brief introductions. While enjoying the traditional dishes served, Sunhaji provided material on the brief history of batik in Giriloyo and his experiences in pursuing the world of batiks. From the presentation given, participants seemed to be more enthusiastic and could not wait to draw their own motifs.
Even though it was the first time, most of the participants looked very smoothly drawing with hot wax on cloth using ‘canting’. Some participants were still assisted by ‘pecanting’, woman batik artisans. The process of sticking turned out to be fun, as the wax was smeared in the fabric, the batik imagination was increasingly challenged to continue to explore the motif until it was finished.
After lunch, the coloring process was the final touch of that day activities. Between the two color choices, red and blue, blue dominated the choice for coloring. Some steps must be taken: the first step, the fabric was moistened with water mixed with TRO detergent and then lifted; second step, the fabric was put into naptol water then lifted; the third step, the cloth that would be colored with red was put into water mixed with R red salt and the cloth that would be colored with blue was put in water mixed with B blue salt; the fourth step, the process of cleaning the wax by putting the cloth into boiling water that has been mixed with soda ash; and the final step was drying the fabric.
While waiting for the fabric drying, Marianus L. Lejap, the training coordinator guided the question and answer session, followed by Trustha Rembaka that guided the follow-up plan session. All participants were ready to carry out follow-up activities by making new motifs. The training was closed with a photo session with the team, participants and owners and woman artisans of Sungsang Batik. Good luck for all participants after studying in Giriloyo. (SIP).
Finding out 20 meanings of batik motifs
Thursday, 6 December 2018by adminstube
Batik is not only beautiful and meaningful handicraft of cultural heritage, it is also an expression of feelings and thought of the designers, when they are sad, grieving or happy. Here are 20 batik motifs and the hidden meanings.
The motif of Scattered Rice batik. It is worn by married people with a hope that their marriage brings prosperity to the family with abundant rice even spilling over.
The motif of Morning and Afternoon batik. In the past time, noble people had more than one batik, while common people only had one. Then it pushed common people for an idea to design a piece of batik with two different colors, lighter and darker. Darker motif was worn in the afternoon, while the brighter one was worn at the day time.
The motif of Three Countries batik. Why is it called three countries? Because this batik motif was made in Solo, the red coloring process was done in Lasem and the blue coloring process was done in Pekalongan. Each illustrated the combination of colors and patterns of each region.
The motif of Madu Bronto batik. ‘Madu’ means honey symbolizing sweet and 'Bronto' means happy symbolizing pleasure. This batik is usually worn by people who are in love.
The motif of Kawung Picis batik. Everyone has sense of animal lust however by wearing such motif, people are always reminded to be able to resist lust.
The motif of Tirta Teja batik. ‘Tirta’ means water and ‘Teja’ means light. By wearing this batik, those who work, travel or migrate, are expected to be more adaptive at the new places and able to give enlightment to the surrounding.
The motif of Parang Klitik batik. This motif means waves that hit the reefs. It is like a person's spirit to solve problems, which is like waves hitting the reefs.
The motif of Semen Rejo batik. The word ‘semen’ means sprouts and ‘reja’ means prosper. By wearing this motif, people will have a hope and prosperous life wherever they are.
The motif of Semen Gurdo batik. The word ‘semen’ means sprouts and ‘gurda’ means eagle. By wearing this motif, people will have a new hope and have power in the future.
The motif of Parang Rusak Seling Nitik batik. It shows the nobility of a king. In ancient times only Sultan was allowed to wear it. However, by filling space between the patterns with dots or ‘Seling Nitik’, common people may also wear it. Since Sultan Hamengkubuwono the 7th, this batik motif can be worn generally without exception.
The motif of Udan Liris batik. ‘Udan’ means rain and ‘liris’ means drizzle, which symbolize fertility, well-being, and grace from God. (https://infobatik.id/makna-motif-batik-udan-liris)
The motif of Wahyu Tumurun batik. It describes a hope to get guidance, blessings, mercy, and abundant grace from God the Almighty, to have success in achieving goals, position or rank. (https://infobatik.id/keunikan-makna-filosofi-batik-klasik-motif-wahyu-tumurun/). (SAP)
From Local to Global Exposure to Batik Museum of Yogyakarta
Monday, 3 December 2018by adminstube
A training on Cultural Heritage: Batik as cultural and world heritage from Indonesia, with a theme 'From Local to Global' opened opportunity for students to explore everything related to batik, its history, philosophy, motifs, meaning and even doing batik practise. This is important, because it would be an irony if Indonesia's young generation do not know about batik which has been recognized worldwide as cultural heritage from Indonesia.
Marianus Lejap, the coordinator of the training explained the training rundown that participants will learn any things about batik at Batik Museum of Yogyakarta, design batik motifs based on participants’ origin, practice batik and bring up batik-based business ideas.
"Stube-HEMAT as mentoring institution for students from various regions in Indonesia who study in Yogyakarta equips students with knowledge and skills so that students have ‘added value’ through the programs in it. Students from various majors such as engineering, economics, governance, education and theology learn not only the subject of their study but also know the local culture of Yogyakarta such as Batik and are expected to create new innovation with local content from their origin, "said Ariani Narwastujati, the executive director of Stube-HEMAT.
During the visit to the museum (1/12/2018), participants were divided into two small groups to explore the museum. The group one accompanied by Didik, the tour guide, began to learn the history of the museum which was pioneered by Hadi Nugroho's family with Dewi Sukaningsih, his wife. The spouse revealed their anxiety on the preservation of batik because many high-quality batik sheets were cut into pieces to make clothes without thinking about the meaning of the batik itself. Furthermore, the participants observed batik equipment such as canting, heating, wax, coloring, motif stamps and steps of making batik from 'ngeblat' (drawing) motifs to 'nglorot' (removing) wax. The Kraton-motifs batik are displayed there such as Sidomukti, Parang, and Kawung. Other motifs are ‘Udan Liris’ (drizzling rain), 'Truntum' and ‘Pisang Bali’. In the exhibition room there is ‘bledak’ batik, a batik made for ordinary people with natural nuances such as leaves, animals and natures around humans. Some participants wanted to know which motifs are suitable for young people. Didik mentioned Grompol and Madubronto.
The group two began the visit by observing coastal batik with Reni, the tour guide who explained the type of batik developed in the northern coastal areas of Java, such as Cirebon, Pekalongan, Semarang, Jepara and Lasem. Coastal batik motifs are influenced by China, Gujarat, Arabic, Europe and Japan so the motifs are varied and colorful, such as Pekalongan batik which is known for its rich colors, typical Lasem batik with blood-like red and ‘three-country batik’, which are made in three different places, Surakarta, Lasem and Pekalongan. The story behind ‘batik pagi sore’ (morning and afternoon batik) completed our understanding. During Japan invasion era the price of cloth was very expensive which inspire ideas batik contained two faces on a piece of cloth, so that they could be used alternately morning and evening. Several participants are interested in blue and white batik that looked very elegant there, but the guide told that it was used in grieving occassion. Not only batik, various models of‘peranakan’ clothes, kebaya and porcelain completed the learning that day.
After observing the various collection of the museum the participants shared their new experiences. Sarlota Wantaar from Southeast Maluku, who study Physics Education at University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa (UST) revealed that she learned the history of batik and understood that batik cloth had certain messages. Florida da Silva from Atambua, also study at UST, said that this visit reminded her childhood when her grandmother invited her to weave and love local culture. "After learning here, I came to know that when we will wear batik-patterned clothes, we shoul think about not just the beautiful looking, but when you wear it, you should know the meaning and purpose of the batik itself," said Florida.
At the end of the session, Trustha, the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta encouraged participants to design batik motifs based on their own regions and think about meaning too. Some ideas that emerged, such as ‘Jeumpa flower' motif by Sinar Silalahi, from Aceh who studied at UKDW, and Redy Hartanto, STAK Marturia theology student brought up ‘siger and elephant’ typical motif from Lampung. One week is allocated for the participants to design the motif and on Saturday, 8/12/2018 they will continue the batik making. Let us imagine and pour ideas on a piece of cloth to be batik with local motif. (TRU).
Finding out batik motif and its philosophy
Thursday, 29 November 2018by adminstube
Feeling proud to have batik recognized as world cultural heritage from Indonesia encourages Stube-HEMAT team to involve and learn more about it. The sensation of designing batik motifs on cloth while learning the philosophical meaning of the motif is like a stimulating addiction to keep working on every sheet till it is finished. Everyone is proud of its beauty and uniqueness of the motif designs that show local wisdom of the origin.
Those motifs that the team are proud of, have various styles, such as leaves and passion fruit that mean growing to shade because these plants can grow quickly, live anywhere, and their thick leaves can be used as shade and protectors from sun light, while the fruits contain vitamins. The tamarind leaf motif, which is Javanese 'tamarind' has a meaning of making people 'interested' or happy to see it. The team originating from Sumba promoted its local motifs, such as Cockatoos, Parrots, traditional house and Mamuli, iconic item used by Sumbanese as ‘belis’ (dowry) for marriage. Cockatoos and parrots symbolize sense of togetherness and brotherhood besides their unique chirps. While the motifs of yellow chest hornbills and angelbirds were drawn by team from Halmahera. Hornbills are indigenous birds that are respected in East Halmahera and Angelbirds are rare birds because they only exist in North Halmahera. Never miss the design of whale motif and ‘Tatong’, traditional musical instruments drawn by team from Lembata.
The motives that have been drawn on piece of cloth then were discussed in the workshop accompanied by Heru Santoso, a batik practitioner, on Friday 11/23/2018 at 6:00-8.00pm at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta secretariat. After discussing the Batik results done by the team, the workshop was the first debriefing on batik process. In his presentation, Heru Santoso explained three types of batik, namely written batik, stamp and written combination and stamp. As time went on, new types of batik emerged, such as Sibori, Jumput, Celup, Colet, and Ecoprint. Batik itself is indeed a process of hindering colors on the fabric to produce motifs, whether using wax, folds or twists. "Actually, there are unique batik abroad, however only batik and motifs from Indonesia are considered interesting and unique with high level of complexity so that they are appreciated more," he explained.
Main pattern is needed in drawing motif and then its edge is decorated with a fringe pattern and the rest is added by ‘isen-isen’ or fillings on the blank part of the fabric, in order to beautify overall motif. As a note, the Stube team members are beginner, it is recommended to make a bigger motif, to make it easier when the process of 'canting'. Sometimes, motifs of bird, fish or human needed to be disguised without eliminating the essence of the motif, or called Stylation process, because basically batik is different from painting so the motif does not have the same details. That is the aesthetic value of a motif.
There are several ways of colouring batik. Naptol (Naphtalene) is used in dying method and ‘Colet method’ is used to get various colours with Remasol colouring and brush to block the motif.
This small workshop enlightened all Stube team member in designing motifs and color selection. Hopefully the next process of making batik will run well and produce unique works. Have nice process. (ML).
Discovering Traditional Batik Spots in Yogyakarta
Wednesday, 28 November 2018by adminstube
Traditional batik lovers sometimes feel incomplete without visiting traditional batik spots in Yogyakarta. There are several places of traditional batik around the city and they can learn and practice batik there. They will meet some practicioners directly who still survive in the midst of competition.
Giriloyo batik village, Wukirsari, Imogiri, Bantul Regency is one of the famous spots for traditional batik, even the oldest one in this area since Sultan Agung, the king of Mataraman kingdom, around the 17th century. Besides local tourists, foreign tourists often visit this village to practice doing batik. Giriloyo, located on a plain area surrounded by rice fields and teak trees offers a comfortable rural atmosphere. Some batik workshops show their craft industry which is supported by local residents as the artisans.
Pajangan village also traditional batik spot in Bantul regency which can be the destination for batik lovers. Various batik fabrics and batik clothes can be found there at reasonable prices. Dozens of houses in this area are used as place to make batik as well as gallery by the residents who work as batik artisans.
There is also Batik Tancep in Sendangrejo, Ngawen, Gunungkidul regency. Batik Tancep has characteristic in its colour with purple, green and brown. Meanwhile, Kulonprogo regency has batik with its distinctive motif, called ‘gebleg renteng’. This motif is taken as symbol of Kulonprogo's local food, 'gebleg'. The local society and government really appreciate this uniqueness.
The emergence of batik industry with modern techniques gives consumers choices to buy batik products. Some people like traditional batik, some others want to buy the modern one. Making batik in its traditional way requires a long process. In addition, the traditional batik requires special treatment such as avoiding direct sunlight for drying and washing without detergent because it will damage the color, but using 'lerak' or ‘sapindus’ instead.
Nowadays, the promotion of batik is carried out to various parts of the world so it pushes batik makers’ spirit to produce batik. But the lack of young people interest to work as batik maker becomes obstacle in filling up demands of buyers. As nation’s next generation to preserve local cultures including traditional batik, it is the responsbility to do it, moreover, batik has been recognized as world cultural heritage. (RPA).
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
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Batik-Based Tourism:
A Potential Business Opportunity
Currently not just adult wears batik, but also teenagers, even children too. It is a great opportunity for everyone, especially young people to plunge into batik business, started from a small scale based on the capital owned. The business segment can be started from making to selling batik cloth, doing batik-based garment and its motifs, producing handicrafts or souvenirs.
Batik-based tourism business can be an alternative tourism to develop with a specific interest. Many interesting activities can be done, such as visiting batik museum in Yogyakarta, doing batik, visiting batik center, and meeting with batik artists in Yogyakarta. Local and foreign tourists who are curious about batik can learn batik, recognize the motives and meanings of batik cloth. Process of making batik will be certainly a new experience for those who are interested in world of batik.
Some batik centers such as traditional batik in Giriloyo-Imogiri and Pajangan-Bantul, batik ‘jumput’ in Tahunan village-Yogyakarta, or batik mask craftat Bobung-Gunungkidul might be the destinations of the visits. There are also different and unique batik business concepts such as innovation of local ethnic group motifs in Indonesia manifested with batik techniques, and it requires art knowledge from various regions in Indonesia having unique cultural characteristics, started from motif, meanings, its usage to making process.
Public figures who are proud of wearing batik, like Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa from 1994-1999, was acquainted with batik when visiting Indonesia for the first time in 1990 and he liked it. Evidently, he always wore batik in many meeting occasions with other country leaders. From his passion of wearing batik, the South African people still named batik as 'Mandela's Shirt' although Mandela died on December 5, 2013. Next, Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world who is also Microsoft boss, wore batik when he gave general lectures at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Senayan, Jakarta, May 9, 2008. He wore ‘Pisang Bali Manggar’ motif when he had a meeting with members of Mangkunegaran royal family (http://rona.metrotvnews.com/gaya/lKY7e5Jb-10-seleb-tokoh-dunia-pakai-batik-indonesia).
Batik is one of Indonesia's cultural heritages that must be preserved. Moreover, the government has legalized batik day in Indonesia as a way to maintain and develop Indonesian batik. There are some potencies that can be developed and it may open idea to create business opportunities in batik world creatively. (ELZ).
Batik: Crossing the Border of People
Tuesday, 27 November 2018by adminstube
Currently wearing batik has reached all groups of society. Various types of batik are used from internal royal family to common people, from officials to folks, from old people to young children, both men and women and from local to international level. How batik can be a media to connect people?
Formerly batik was exclusive clothing because only internal members of the palace are allowed to wear batik, including royal family, relatives and officials in the palace. Batik itself has certain motifs or symbols and it contains special messages too. Wearing batik with certain motifs will show one’s existence and role. Yogyakarta palace is well known for classical batik. There are certain motifs used only in internal palace, because they are symbols with special meanings, for example the motif of 'parang rusak barong' is only worn by Sultan. Other classic batik motifs also have different symbols and they are worn on certain occasions.
As the time goes and society develops well, batik spreads out and belongs to not only the internal members of the palace but also the businessmen, merchants, and then common people. The spread of batik takes a long time. The merchants modify classic batik motifs with other motifs for sale and then used by common people. It is the background for the emergence of ‘batik sudagaran’, from the word 'saudagar or merchant'. Even among common people brought out certain motifs related to their daily life such as animals, flowers, leaves and sometimes abstract motifs.
The interaction with other nations brougth out the mixing and acculturation of local cultures including batik motifs. Emerging influences come from India, Middle East, Europe, China and Japan. They came from various nations with their own cultures towards northern coast of Java. They traded and then settled there. The uniqueness of batik encouraged them to use batik and modify it by incorporating their cultural symbols in classical batik motifs. Finally, from the expatriate’s children and grandchildren, a term ‘batik peranakan’ emerged. This batik is a modification of classic motifs with symbols or images that are distinctive from their culture. In terms of color, various colors are used and it tends to bright colour and sometimes gradation. From the motif itself, there are various forms of cultural influences such as India with 'meru' or mountain, Europe with picture of bouquet of flowers, Middle East appearing in figurative pictures, Chinese with pictures of Hong birds and Japanese with cherry blossoms. ‘Batik peranakan’ is developed mostly in northern coast of Java because it is near with port and trade area, such as Cirebon, Pekalongan, Semarang, Kudus, Jepara and Lasem.
The current technology development supports the promotion of batik and batik is no longer local but international. When people know more about batik, they want to explore more the messages in it. Hundred years ago when there was colonization in Java, the Dutch brought batik from Java to the Netherlands to be exhibited. It turned out that batik amazed Europeans because it is unique and exotic.
Those above indicate that batik is unique and it has message in it, even it is able to adapt the development of society. Next, it is much possible that batik becomes one ‘language’ to connect peoplewith various backgrounds. (TRU).
Classic Batik and Contemporary Touch
Saturday, 17 November 2018by adminstube
Along the development of batik techniques, many new things have popped up such as motifs and production methods as we can see today. One of them is jumputan technique that is often used in Indonesia. Although plenty new contemporary batik motifs have sprung up, classical batik still resides within the heart of its enthusiasts.
Classical batik itself is a batik having a lot of artistic values, this is due to the intricate workings of the batik and the production time which takes quite a while. Classical batik has many basic patterns with an array of variation on its motif, for example, kawung, parang, nitik, truntum, ceplok, tambal, etc. The fabric utilized for the production of classical batik is not just some random fabric but uses fine white cotton or white silk.
To know and learn about classical batik and the fusion of contemporary batik – which is a recent trend –, on Monday, 12th of November 2018, we managed to interview one of batik producer, R.M. Kumarhadi Suryoputro, S.E (aged 78) at his house. Romo Kumar, his nickname, is the grandson of Sultanate Hamengku Buwono VIII. Currently, he acts as a financial staff for the Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat palace. He claimed that he is a batik artist. His works are for sale at the Kumar batik shop, located at the palace’s surroundings. Now he only created batik patterns and motifs, his son who manages the shop has limited edition handmade motif batik brands.
Does Romo Kumar feel challenged with the emergence of newer batik models? It turns out that he felt to be challenged because batik is a culture and it requires skills to create a work of art. Romo Kumar isn’t only focused on classic basic motifs but also he mixes it with contemporary batik motifs. This is clearly shown by some of his works that he showed to us.
As we know, batik means drawing on fabric, especially one that was made by pouring wax, a naturally produced solid substance (https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik). If jumputan only uses the dipping technique, can it still be called batik? Romo Kumar tackled this question by saying that it still can be called batik when it combines batik techniques with wax. It means batik is batik, doesn’t matter the model or the technique.
Romo Kumar also left us with a message, “Batik is not only for Javanese, anyone can freely practice it and it is better if they can come with their own local motifs, because batik is a cultural heritage which we should maintain.”
Batik which he made is for sale for prices ranging from two hundred fifty thousand rupiahs, up to millions per sheet. His batiks will never be the same with others’ because he designed it himself, utilizing a harmony of contemporary and classic batik motifs. Interesting isn’t it? If you want to know more about batik, keep an eye to our website around November-December 2018 for articles about batik. (SAP).
Saturday, 17 November 2018
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Canting has 3 main parts, i.e. Nyamplung, cucuk, and gagang. Nyamplung is a vessel of the liquid wax which is made of copper. Cucuk is a place where the wax comes out, and Gagang is canting handle which is made of bamboo or wood. Not only to make a pattern, canting has also a philosophy on every part of it. Three main parts of canting have means that is, ‘Gagang’ has a meaning of a strong base of faith to God, then ‘Nyamplung’ has meaning of magnanimity to mend life problem, and ‘Cucuk’ symbolizes a term of talk less, work more. This part has a small size and the users have to be really careful if they want to take the wax out of it. It is important point that those who want to make batik understand the pattern philosophy of batik that they want to make, because it has thousands pattern and meaning.
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Hand-Made Batik:
About Taste and
Creativity
The process of making hand-made Batik or in Indonesian called Batik Tulis must be careful and patient. Finishing step by step process must be in accordance with the procedures. Those steps must be done clearly to have the best result. Not to forget about the taste and creativity to make a fine art.
This article is focused more on tools and materials used. Those are fabric, canting (a tool used to take some hot liquid wax put on the cloth based on a certain pattern), wax, filters, dye, ring, pencil, ruler, cawuk (kind of blunt iron to scrape the wax) and gawangan (to put the batik).
Canting has 3 main parts, i.e. Nyamplung, cucuk, and gagang. Nyamplung is a vessel of the liquid wax which is made of copper. Cucuk is a place where the wax comes out, and Gagang is canting handle which is made of bamboo or wood. Not only to make a pattern, canting has also a philosophy on every part of it. Three main parts of canting have means that is, ‘Gagang’ has a meaning of a strong base of faith to God, then ‘Nyamplung’ has meaning of magnanimity to mend life problem, and ‘Cucuk’ symbolizes a term of talk less, work more. This part has a small size and the users have to be really careful if they want to take the wax out of it. It is important point that those who want to make batik understand the pattern philosophy of batik that they want to make, because it has thousands pattern and meaning.There are some kinds of canting based on its function:
Canting Reng - is usually used to make the first pattern, called Polan. Canting Reng- has single Cucuk (mouth).
Canting Isen - is used to fill main pattern (polan). It usually has small cucuk either single or double in a range size of (0.2-0.4 mm for small) and (0.5-0.7 mm) as medium.
Canting Blok - is used to fill even cover over the remain pattern. Canting Blok usually has wide-diameter, so the wax may come out more, and it also fasten the filling process. Canting blok has a big size (0.8-1 mm).
There are some canting based on the number of Cucuk (pipe/mouth point):
Canting Cecekan - has single small cucuk. It is used to make a cecek (dot) and also to make a small line.
Canting Loron, comes from Javanese "Loro" which means double. This canting has two eyes of cucuk that shaped line-up, top and bottom. It is used to make double lines. In some regions, canting Loron is used to make margin (pattern in point of fabric).
Canting Telon, comes from Javanese of Telu, which means triple. It has shaped of equilateral triangle. This canting usually is used to make isen.
Canting Prapat comes from Javanese of Papat, which has four cucuk. It used to make isen.
Canting Liman - has 5 cucuk. It has square shaped with one dot in the centre. It is also used as isen.
Canting Byok is canting that has 7 cucuk or more. This canting usually has odd number of cucuk.
Canting Galaran/Renteng usually has even more and more number of cucuk, long shape from up till down, however it is usually less than 6 cucuk.
Color becomes one of magnificence points of Batik as it has a high-aesthetic mean. There are a lot of plants around us that have suitable color pigment used as dye clothes color without harming nature. Such as teak leaves can produce brownish red color on batik, guava leaves produce yellow till brownish color on fabric, indigo/tarum (blue color), secang skin (red color), tea leaves (brown), red onion(brownish pink), andong leaves (green), mangosteen skin (purplish red, red, and blue), and turmeric (yellow).
Wax used to make pattern on fabric is different from any other wax. In principle, this wax will never over-used but it will be taken back after all steps are done instead. Based on sorts and function, batik wax can be divided into some variants, i.e. Klowong wax, tembokan wax, and also Biron wax. Tembokan wax can be used as wall to keep the pattern blocked perfectly. Klowong wax is used to cover the decoration and batik design that can be done by rengreng and nerusi (blocked on two sides of fabric). Pattern that will be blocked by Klowong wax usually isen-isen or decoration and ornaments. Tutupan wax functions to cover specific pattern color to stay on the cloth after dyeing process. This kind of wax usually used for batik with a lot of colors.
Batik is not only process of making patters because it has implied values in every steps. Therefore, batik is one of cultural heritages that is not merely art but also meaningful values. (ITM).
Glancing At Local Motifs For Batik
Friday, 16 November 2018by adminstube
Every island in Indonesia has a distinctive cultural and artistic richness. It becomes a tremendous potential to be creative in creating new batik motifs or even raising the local motifs from every island, especially UNESCO has raised batik as a world heritage in 2009.
This is an opportunity for Indonesians to continue working with batik, especially creating batik local motif, although not all regions make batik. For example, East Nusa Tengara does not know batik as a work of art. Local people are more familiar with hand woven fabric and 'songket', woven sarongs with a wealth of their own motives. However, local wealth in the form of motifs is an asset that can be developed, especially with batik techniques, because batik has developed rapidly like technology widespread.
Local motifs that can be appointed as batik motif for covering traditional houses, flora, fauna, people, dances, symbols or objects having a certain philosophy value and means for good. Some examples of local motifs raised from various regions in eastern of Indonesia:
Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara: 'Ranggang' motif or spider as a symbol of honesty and hard work, and such a confirmation of bond between home and garden.
Ende Lio, East Nusa Tenggara: elephant motif that is trusted by local people as the beloved animals of gods.
Sikka, Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara: 'Okukirei' motif describes the lives of fishermen and marine products, based on the story that the ancestors of Sikka residents were accomplished sailors.
East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara: shrimp motif was appointed because of a habit to walk side by side which symbolizes brotherhood and close friends.
Papua: 'Cendrawasih' motifs and 'Tifa' musical instruments, accentuating the beauty of birds of paradise and the beauty of music with Tifa instruments, both of which are golden in color.
Sentani, Papua: a circular motive for wood trunks that holds the meaning of the biological wealth of this area.
Toraja, South Sulawesi: Buffalo motif symbolizes greatness, or a Grouse that illustrates of the glory.
North Maluku: clove flower motif as a symbol of determination in holding principles.
It must be acknowledged that local Indonesian motifs are too numerous to be written one by one in writing, it is also very unfortunate if you miss some of its beauty. Good luck with Indonesian local motifs creation so that batik is more Indonesian. (SIP).
Batik: Between Techniques and Pattern Motif
Thursday, 15 November 2018by adminstube
Do you have batik and ever wear it? Yes, at least we have one batik shirt that we use for semi-formal or formal events. Batik is increasingly developed and favored by Indonesian people, especially after being recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage from Indonesia and then the government set October 2 as a national batik day.
When you hear the word batik for the first time, what is in your mind? Is it motif, type of fabric, or the technique? In general, people understand batik based on motif, right? According to the Indonesian Big Dictionary, batik is "a pictorial cloth that is made specifically by writing or putting the wax on the cloth, then processing it in a certain way." Based on the meaning above, it can be concluded that a cloth is called batik when there is a process of using wax in its coloring to hinder the color mixing in the desired color variation according to the pattern that has been drawn. So the batik that we wear everyday maybe not batik, or most likely only cloth with batik motif. Why is it called a batik motif? Because the motif is widely used in fabrics with batik processes.
Then what about the claims of batik for jumput and sibori? Jumput and Shibori do not use wax to block color, so can it be said batik? Referring to the definition in the dictionary above, the jumput and sibori cannot be said to be batik, because they do not use wax in the process. Common people that it is batik because they saw the color blocking process carried out to get the motif, such as by doing ties, folds, or even twists. Now, can you distinguish which one is batik and the other isnot?
Batik is made not only on cloth but also can be made on other media such as wood. Carved wooden statues decorated with unique and distinctive motif with waxcoloring technique can also be said to be batik. Batik wooden statues can be found at Yogyakarta Batik Museum, located on Dr. Sutomo Street, 13A Yogyakarta. Another batik museum reference is Ullen Sentalu, located on Boyong Street, West Kaliurang, Sleman Regency. (MLJ).
Indonesian Batik from Time to Time
Thursday, 15 November 2018by adminstube
Already know the meaning of the word batik? The word batik comes from Javanese language. It is a combination word of 'amba' which means 'write' and 'titik' which means ‘drip the wax using canting’. So that it can be said that the meaning of batik is a process of making patterns by shedding the wax.
G.P. Rouffaer, one of the authors of the bookentitled "De Eerste Schipvaart Der Netherland Naar Oost Indie Onder Cornelis De Houtman (1595-1597) ",argued that batik techniques were most likely originating from India or Sri Lanka in the 6th or 7th century. He also argued that the Gringsingpattern had been known since the 12th century in Kediri, East Java, and such pattern could only be formed using a canting, so he concluded that cantingwas also found in Java in the same period. Another thing showed that batik pattern is complicated and can only be made with canting has been known in Java since the 13th century. It was the discovery of fabric carvings that resembled batik patterns worn by Prajnaparamita statue, the wisdom goddess ofBuddhist in the 13th century in East Java.
Batik is not only recorded in Indonesian literature but also in European literature. The batik technique was first told in the History book of Java, London, 1817 written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. In 1873 a Dutch merchant named Van Rijekevorsel gave a piece of batik which he obtained during a visit to Indonesia to the Ethnic Museum in Rotterdam in the early 19th century. From that time batik was increasingly known outside Indonesia. Even more whenit was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900, Indonesian batik fascinated the public and artists.
In the past time, batik skills became the livelihood of women. However, since the era of industrial revolution, new types of batik emerged, namely printed batik, which gave men the opportunity to enter the batik world. In different case, for peopleliving on the coast, batik work was not only engaged by women but also men. Batik tradition is indeed a hereditary tradition from Javanese society. In the past, even batik motif can determine the user's social status. Until now, the traditional batik motif has only been used by royal families of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.
UNESCO recognition of batik as a cultural heritage and the stipulation of National Batik Day every October 2, made batik not only a culture but an identity even national identity Indonesians. (MLL).Source: (http://sejarahri.com/sejarah-batik-indonesia/)
Batik: Revealing the Meaning Grabbing the Hope Batik Museum of Yogyakarta and Ullen Sentalu
Monday, 5 November 2018by adminstube
Batik is a training topic of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, Cultural Heritage: Batik as a world cultural heritage from Indonesia,even batik has been designated as one of the masterpiece of oral and non-human cultural heritage by UNESCO in October 2009. This training is conducted to increase awareness about intangible cultural heritage and to encourage young people to participate for culturepreservation and to get to know leaders who maintain the cultural heritage.
The batik fabrics with ‘Kawung, Truntum, and Sidomukti’ patterns are displayed towelcome visitors at Batik Museum of Yogyakarta located on Jalan Sutomo no. 13 A, Yogyakarta. This is the first batik museum in Indonesiahaving thousand collections of batik cloth. The museum was founded as the initiative of the family of Hadi Nugroho and R. Ng. Jumima Dewi Sukaningsih in 1977, because of their love to batik as well as desolation because they often recognized that many pieces of batik wereused as clothing material without considering the meaning of the pattern. Entering this museum, visitors are brought to the past atmosphere because of various ancient furnitures and photo decorations, and collections of old batik fabrics, tens or even hundreds years old are displayed around the room, including various types and functions of ‘canting’.
Canting is a batik tool, consist of copper cup for liquid wax and wood as the handle. Other ingredients used to make batik are 'malam' or paraffin, ‘gondorukem’ (gum damar), honeycomb nests and other ingredients. The word 'Batik' does not refer to cloth with its certain pattern but the process of creating a work using wax and colouring. The process of batik itself consists of Nglowong, pouring wax on the pattern on the fabric; Nembok, pouring wax on the pattern image to protect the base color; Medel, giving the first color, usually dark;Ngerok, removing wax in certain parts using ‘cawuk’ (scraping tool); Mbironi, pouring wax to certain parts to protect the fabric during the second colouring phase; Nyoga, colouring fabric with soga or brown colour using Soga barks as natural colouring; and Nglorot, cleaning all the wax in the cloth by boiling the fabrics.
Each batik pattern actually has a message according to the background of making; even it often containsprayers and hopes. 'Kawung' pattern has a message that human being is necessary to remember its origin and always improve life. Initially this pattern could only be used by the king. 'Truntum' pattern isusually used by the bride's parents during marriage ceremony as symbol of ‘guiding’ the brides entering a new alife as a family. The 'Sidomukti' pattern is worn by the brides during the wedding because it contains prayers for the family to achieve happiness. Besides Yogyakarta and Surakarta batik, there is Pesisiran batik that develops in Cirebon, Pekalongan, Lasem and Demak with brighter colours. Coastal batik patterns are more varied because of the influence of Chinese, Indian, European, Arabic and Japanese cultures.
Next is Ullen Sentalu Museum in Kaliurang, a museum that combines nature and preservation of the Mataraman Javanese cultural heritages. The museum was pioneered by Haryono family since 1994 and officially opened to the public on March 1, 1997. 'Ullen Sentalu' is an acronym forULating bLENcong SEjatiNeTAtaraning LUmaku which means a ray of light that illuminates the journey of life. Blencong is a lighting device on the shadow puppet stage. The museum's architecture is unique because it combines Indis and modern buildings, some of which are below the ground level and some conform the contours with its twisting aisle and its stone floors. Another uniqueness of Ullen Sentalu is no text explanation displayed on each item. Direct narration from the guide is the only bridge of interaction between ancient cultural heritage objects with the visitorsthat they can listen to past events and makereflection at the present time.
The Batik room in this museum keeps ancient batik collections of Yogyakarta typical with its simple patterns and white, brown and dark-based color, while Surakarta’s is known with more detail pattern and yellowish-based color. Indeed, if the ancient cultural heritage is uniquely packaged by involving human values and integrated with nature will bring admiration as human masterpieces as well as an optimism in struggling for the values of life. It's time to reveal the meaning of past cultural heritage and to catch optimistic messages to live in the present. (TRU).
Two Hours to Know Indonesia
Wednesday, 31 October 2018by adminstube
Indonesia is currently 'concerned' about the issue of intolerance. One religion competes with the others and claims to be the most superior. This situation makes young people reluctant to interact with others because there is a negative stigma blown by irresponsible people, especially post-terror and Surabaya bomb on May 13, 2018.
Seeing this situation, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta took part in building cross-faith friendship by holding a fast-breaking together. The event was attended by 15 participants and 6 Stube team members, on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Stube-HEMAT's secretariat.
Beside getting to know each other and introduce themselves the event presented a Nusantara Quiz to get to know Indonesia and Indonesia at a glance. Most of the participants were students from outside of Yogyakarta even out side Java island, such as West Nusa Tenggara, Lampung, Kalimantan and East Nusa Tenggara. The atmosphere became more lively when the participants were invited to be involved in the quiz / Smart Quiz of the Archipelago. The spirit of recognizing again the diversity and wealth of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke, such as Indonesia's outer islands, provincial capitals, historical places in Yogyakarta, traditional songs, traditional clothing, and historic cities of colonialism to independence, radiated from each participant.
Based on games hosted by Indah, one of the Stube-HEMAT teams, only several students were familiar with cities in Sulawesi even though they were the provincial capitals. This is our homework to get to know Indonesia better. It will make participants, as young people, are not easily provoked by a variety of negative issues that are deliberately built, because we already know and understand the diversity and wealth of our beloved country. The event went so lively even though 75% of the participants just few minutes knew each other, but they were enthusiastic and proactive to interact.
By getting to know more about Indonesia, we will love our country more. Friction occurs because of the mistrust that is intentionally built among us, especially young people who are easily ignited by emotion. If young people are not given the correct understanding, the decision taken are certainly not in line with Pancasila.
This program accommodated young people to meet and embrace interfaith friends to communicate. If the problem can be solved by communication, then there will be no violence that takes casualties. Let's join hands and work hand in hand against injustice done on the name of religion. (SAP).
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
by adminstube
Religious
Mingle in Harmony
Civilized Communication
(Dialogue Forum and
Media Literacy)
Being one participant of dialogue forum and media literacy held by KOMINFO in the cooperation with Indonesian Church Communion (PGI) Yogyakarta on Oct, 30th 2018, at Hotel Tentrem Yogyakarta brought me a new knowledge and experience. With theme of "Religious, Mingle in Harmony and Civilized Communication", this forum was attended by 70 church leaders and Christian student envoys. On his speech, Chairman of PGI Yogyakarta, Rev. Bambang Sumbodo mentioned that technology development creates a new culture and it is not only a “need” but also becomes a part of human's life.
First session, moderated by Nugroho Agung (YAKKUM), accompanying source person Farzia Y. Irawady, the Chairman of media team of Politics and Law Ministry, talked about Country Unity. He explained that Indonesia was vulnerable of war and destruction caused by many ethnics, races and languages. Report result from many world institutions; such as Price Waterhouse Coopers explained that in 2030 Indonesia will become one of 5 big countries in economy, while Gallup Global Law and Order explained that Indonesia is one of 10 safest countries among 144 countries. Unluckily, 43% Indonesians responded it negatively. Before he ended his session, he invited the participants not to spread hoax and hate speech to keep the country unity.
Second source person was Rev. Retno Ratih from Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) Manahan. She started with an explanation about internet user data in Indonesia nowadays. Based on Hootsuite result, the active social media users were about 120 million and in average a user spent 8 hours 51 minutes to use internet per day. The function of media also shifted, which mainly should be information provider than it changed to be a provocative media, should be a socialization media shifted into political media. Christian teaching teaches that humans are created as social beings. The principles of communication in the Christian faith include; equality and peace, participatory, in a side with freedom, building culture and appreciating diversity, prophetic and against falsehood.
Dr. Hendrasmo, the third speaker, an expert working for General Director of Information and Public Communication, stated that hoaxes and hate speech were still one of the main agendas at his office. According to the Ministry of Communication and Information data in 2017 there were 32 thousand complaints related with SARA, hoax, pornography, radicalism / terrorism and online fraud categories. In the past 4 years, the Ministry of Communication and Information has blocked approximately 1 million negative sites. In the question and answer session, Hendrasmo said that the Ministry of Communication and Information has not had yet an application to eradicate hoaxes, but it collaborated with the Mafindo group (Anti-Defamation Society of Indonesia). When people feel hesitant about news, they can check the truth through the application or report it on the site of his office. It is admitted that the government cannot work alone and it still hopes that people play an active and helpful role.
The follow-up activity after question and answer session was Producing Content delivered by Dwitri Waluyo. He gave some tips on how to make a true message. Content must be seen from a different perspective without causing friction by paying attention to hypnosis, namely the selection of words / diction, the size of letters, and containing 5W + 1H. Participants were asked to make a content product in the form of ‘meme’ by creating ideas through pictures and writings in a purpose to invite and persuade people not to disseminate hate speech and hoaxes. All participants participated to create the content, and then finally they were chosen the three best participants. It was the last activity of this dialogue forum. (ITM).
Inspiring Though
in Limitations
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
ASIAN Para Games held in Indonesia have ended with great achievements when the athletes successfully exceeded the target set before. Though having physical deficiencies, they were able to inspire many people through their bright achievements for Indonesia. The spirit of life and unyielding efforts were also found at SLB Tunaganda Helen Keller Yogyakarta by students and teachers of Tirtamarta Christian Junior High School-BPK Penabur, Pondok Indah, Jakarta during their visit and love sharing on October 10, 2018.
The school founded by ‘Dena-Upakara’ Foundation, actually continues the work of Dutch missionaries in Wonosobo since 1938. Since 1996, this foundation has developed education for people with double mental disabilities including deaf, deaf and blind, and deaf and low vision with a name of Helen Keller Indonesia SLB/G-AB located in Yogyakarta (http://www.slbhki-jogjakarta.com /about Us).
The name of Helen Keller itself was taken from a name of a woman from Tuscumbia, Alabama, American state who was born normally in 1880 but at age of 19 months she had blindness and deafness. Because of the difficulty to teach her, Helen Keller was taught by a private teacher named Anne Sullivan until she reached 7 years old. With Anne's encouragement and passion, Helen became the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Radcliffe College, a branch of Harvard University for women. (https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller). It was this spirit that was cultivated and built in Helen Keller SLB / G-AB.
Though in limitations they still looked happy, played like other children, laughed and mastered finger codes to communicate. Of course, we may not be able to communicate using this type. If those who have limitations do not feel the barrier to continue working, of course for those who are physically complete they should be inspired to work more and be a blessing to many others. (SAP).
Getting to Know Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC)
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
The Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC) is a project held by Yogyakarta Nature Conservation Foundation which main activity isrehabilitating and caring for confiscated wild animals. The treated animals are animals that cannot be kept legally, traded intact or dead by people. The Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC) covers 14 hectares located on Pengasih – Nanggulan street, Derwelo, Sendangsari, Kulonprogo regency, Yogyakarta.
Dr. Arini, one of the veterinarians who managed and cared for the animals introduced the vision of WRC’s establishment and told the students how to handle and care to the wildlife. However,during this visit the wild animals kept in quarantine cannot be visited by humans for certain reasons such as transmission of diseases. After that the students were invited to go around and play fun games in 2 groups. This game encoureged sudents to know more detail about the various plants and trees and the kinds of insects they see. At the end of the visit they presented what they had learned.
The students were very enthusiasticto participate the activities sincethe beginning until the end. Identifying various kinds of trees and types of insects they saw was a new experience forthem. Even more surprising when they saw a large crocodile in a cage. Some were happy and someothers were screaming out hysterically because of fear. This was something interesting for them to see it for the first time. Through Social Study activity is expected that the students of Tirtamarta Christian Junior High School – BPK Penabur Pondok Indah Jakarta are getting to know, care and love natural environment and animals. (ELZ)How Much Is My Human Fellow? Social Studies done by students of Tirtamarta Junior High School-BPK Penabur, Pondok Indah Jakarta
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta provided assistance to social studies for grade IX students of SMPK Tirtamarta- BPK Penabur, Pondok Indah, Jakarta on October 10-12, 2018. The activities consist of field observationactivities (Turba) at 6 locations and living together (Live-in) with village community in Southern Wates, Kulonprogo regency. The title of this social studyis "How much is my human fellow?" Surely the reader will frown and think what the title means? Does it mean labeling our human fellow with such amount ofprice?It is one thought of teachers and school pastor thatmost people currently tend to judge others based on their wealth while success is measured by how wealthy they are. This view is merely inappropriate because someone should be considered worth whenhe/she gives good impact to others. In line with this thought, Stube-HEMAT service took part in mentoring to instill this awareness to students through mentoring activities in Social Studies that give them opportunity to interact directly and to have experience of life realities in society. The mentoring activities themselves are Stube-HEMAT's characteristics and spirit because the institution focuses on mentoring young people.
Six Turba locations are: Batik Giriloyo center, Bumi Langit Institute, Helen Keller School, Wildlife Rescue Center, Omah Cangkem and Chumplung Adji.Batik groups practiced to make batik and live up to the spirit of some elderly who remain passionate continuing their lives by working as batik makers as well as preserving traditional batik motives at Batik Sungsang, Giriloyo village, Imogiri, Bantul.Bumi Langit group learned about the balance and integrity of the environment at Bumi Langit Institute, Imogiri. Here, the students take part in the 'farm tour' and recognizing the ideal natural ecosystem, how mulberry is processed into jam, how'cantel' or sorghum is made into bread ingredients, the biogas from livestocks dung usedfor cooking, the organic fertilizer, and the waste water recycle suitable to consume. Omah Cangkemgroup explored local culture, namely basic vocal skills and practiced to use kentongan as instrument to compose a song at the Omah Cangkem studio, Bangunjiwo village, Sewon, Bantul. Chumplung Adjigroup practiced creativity in applying coconut shell pieces into useful crafts in Chumplung Adji, a handicraft studio in Guwosari, Pajangan Bantul. This handicraft studio utilizes coconut shell waste to be beneficial and it brings benefit for the local community. Helen Keller group learned to sharpen empathy and care with students of this school, an Extraordinary School that accompanies multiple disabled children. The students had a dialogue with the teachers about their passion to accompany disabled children and the spirit of the disabled children to be independent. WRC group moved towards Pengasih, Kulonprogo, precisely at the Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC), a foundation having attentionand care to return animals into their characters and natural habitats. Here, students identified the characteristics of plants and tried to find these plants and recognized animals and their natural habitat.
Live-in activities gave students opportunity to stay and to do activitites for three days and two nights with twenty-six families of Wates Selatan Javanese Christian Church (GKJ), Kulonprogo,deployed in Triharjo (Wates), Depok (Panjatan), Kranggan and Sidorejo (Galur) and Jatisari (Lendah). The companion from Stube-HEMAT helped students to know their family, local environment and activities, such as planting rice, feeding chickens and harvesting eggs, drawing water, bathing livestock, making plaits, cooking, sweeping, making copra, selling coconuts, watering vegetables and planting with hydroponic media. "What a memorable experience," said the students.
Binzamin, one of the hosts in Galur and a member of the local church assembly revealed his joy of being a 'foster parent' and sharing his experiences with students who were curious to live in the village. Although brief, interaction with others through Turba and Live-in is expected to enrich the experience of Social Study participants to understand others, to reflect how useful they are to others, to foster self-awareness of life and toadapt themselves to new environment. Hopefully the process that occured becomes a part to improve oneself to be more qualified. (TRU).
The Millennial Loves Batik
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
Mentoring activities are routine activities carried out by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. Stube-HEMAT as a mentoring service for students and young people has the opportunity to accompany Social Studies of IX grade students of Tirta MartaJunior High School-BPK Penabur Pondok Indah, Jakarta.
One of the activities was visiting and practicing batik at Batik Sungsang Giriloyo, Imogiri, Bantul Regency. On October 10, 2018, 13 students, 2 teachers and 2 companion students from Stube-HEMAT visited the location eitherto learn about history and to practice making batik.Students were welcome by Sunhaji, the owner andsource speaker who explained the history of batik in Giriloyo, batik motifs and the process of making it. It is said that, the origin of Giriloyo batik coincided with the founding of the tombs of the kings in Imogiri located on Merak hill. In line with the establishment of the tombs of the kings in Imogiri, there is a need to maintain and guard them. For this reason, the palace assigned several palaceservants to carry out the task. Interactions that occur between palace servants and the local community, especially women, opened up opportunities for knowledge transfer how to make batik. So it is not surprising that the skills of batik with fine batik motifs of the palace developed in this region. As time goes by, skill to make batik is inherited to their children or grandchildren.
When practicing batik, studentswere very enthusiastic about making their own batik. Startedfrom the process of drawing pattern, then it was drawn using wax with a tool called canting, and then it was continued with the coloring process, after that the cloth was boiled to remove the wax and then cloth was washed and dried underthe sun. Even though the results were not as fine asthe batik made by women in Giriloyo, the students were proud of their own work. Their passion needs to be fostered in order to love and to be proud of using authentic Indonesian product, that is batik. (ML).Bumi Langit The Earth Needs Me
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
What is the appropriate price to pay for the goodness of nature? Talking the appropriate one to pay for the goodness of nature will not find the right amount. Nature provides everything needed by humans and it is because of human's greediness, nature is damaged. So much damage has happened that can be felt how hot the temperature of the earth in recent years is due to the melted glacier at the North Pole, can be seen how much plastic waste in the ocean damaging the marine ecosystem. Nature needs restoration, nature needs improvement.
Bumi Langit Institute is one institution that dedicates their time and mind to cultivate nature in a good and appropriate way. It is a place where ethical values become the basic foundation in human relation with nature and among humans. The institute was founded in May 2014 with concept of a comprehensive approach to life (permaculture). The field of Bumi Langit is an open garden that enables people to see and learn together the mutual relationships between human and their environment.
Bumi Langit institute provides training, course places, internships and other activities related to the environment. Facilities are provided from Kindergarten to Higher Education levels. On October 10, 2018, the students of Tirta Marta Junior High School, Pondok Indah - BPK Penabur, Jakarta accompanied by Stube-HEMAT visited Bumi Langit institute to learn about the relationship between humans and nature.
Welcomed by Ms. Nung, one of the administrators of the Bumi Langit institute, the dialogue began with the history of the establishment of the Bumi Langit institute. Students were also invited to see the garden. There were various types of organic vegetable and fruit plants. There are also farms, agriculture, bio gas processing, clean water processing, and electricity generated by solar power.
Everything in Bumi Langit is eco-friendly, the water waste from the activity is not polluted at all because it is chemical free, started from bath soaps, washing soaps, until organic foods for consumption. All crops are processed by themselves to produce environmentally friendly food.
Students also enjoyed the farm product of Bumi Langit garden, such as, sorghum cakes, fried bananas and pure well water. Ms. Nung explained the process of making cakes and banana fried, starting from all organic ingredients to the manufacturing process. In this session, Ms. Nung conveyed the importance of protecting nature and the importance of consuming organic food. Students were also given an opportunity to present the analysis result while visiting the garden. The visit ended with a group photo and submission of a placard by one of the students to one representative of Bumi Langit institute. (ITM).Discerning the Rhythm of Life at Omah Cangkem Mataraman
Saturday, 13 October 2018by adminstube
The sound of ‘gamelan’ melodiously welcomed the arrival of the 9th grade students of Tirtamarta Junior High School - BPK Penabur, Pondok Indah Jakarta at Omah Cangkem Mataraman studio in Bangunjiwo, Sewon, Bantul. Fifteen participants consisting of twelve students, two teachers and one companion from Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta were fascinated by the welcome greeting of Pardiman Djoyonegoro, a practitioner of education, art and culture as well as the studio owner, with his several activists wearing traditional Javanese clothes. A variety of traditional snacks, shaded studio area, breeze and panoramic views of the valley with rice fields and brown rice completed the morning atmosphere of the studio. Why did they visit Omah Cangkem Mataraman?
Pardiman explained the meaning of the name, Omah is ‘Rumah’ (house), Cangkem is Mulut (mouth) and Mataraman is a cultural area of Mataram (Mataram traditional area). So, Omah Cangkem Mataraman means home or place to produce sounds, not just sounds but voices of truth, harmony and expressions of love for culture, especially Javanese culture. It is beautiful, isn't it?
"This studio builds communication between young generation and ancestral cultural heritages, someof them are gamelan (javanese traditional music instruments), playing janur (coconut leaves), children's play, kentongan (music instrument), dance, nembang (singing), unggah-ungguh (polite attitudes), etc. We already knew that this nation is rich with its traditional arts, one of them is gamelan, which is so famous at the international level, but ironically gamelan itself has not been beloved in the chest of the nation’s youth. This is very sad because the sustainability of a nation depends on the next generation and cultures. Whereas history has recorded that this nation is so famous in the world because of its cultural heritages. So, it needs a kind of continuous efforts so that the young generation becomes ‘literate’ to culture and understand the potency of art and culture of their homeland" said Pardiman.
In this studio, the participants began to learn the rhythm of life by feeling the heartbeat. Participants sit in cross-legged position andclapped their hands according to rhythm orderly. Ina certain time, each participant uttered one syllable freely. Apparently, not every participant expressed smoothly one syllable spontaneously. Next, each participant introduced him/herself in melodic words freely with the 'beats' previously studied. It turned out that the same thing happened; participants seemed hesitant to speak out. Pardiman encouraged students by explaining that it was a learning process of balancing left and right brain and students need to be eager to feel the rhythm andto express words spontaneously. The learning process continued with recognizing one traditional Javanese gamelan istruments. Some students played saron, demung, bonang and gong. They played instrumentsenthusiastically that they had never met before directly. Participants also practiced ‘kentongan’ ofvarious sizes and hit them with a certain rhythm in harmony until it became an instrumental composition.It required serious efforts, because participants had to hit kentongan in constant rhythm while listening to the voices of other participants in order to produce a balance sounds.
It is true that humans should live their lives, not only forhim/herself but also considering others. The learning process at Omah Cangkem Mataraman which is a serie of social studies was short, but participants found the spirit to get used to balancing left and right brain,feeling every heartbeat as part of the rhythm of life. (TRU).
Religions
in the midst of
Political
Competition
in Indonesia
Monday, 24 September 2018by adminstube
The presidential election will only be held in April 2019, but the tension of it can be felt already. For sure, there are many political agendas designed by the 2 pairs of campaigning contestants. Will Indonesians be dragged into the tension of the competition?
It was interesting that ‘Marga Mulya’, a Protestant Church in Western Indonesia (GPIB), Yogyakarta held a seminar, entitled, “Religions in the midst of Political Competition in Indonesia”, on September 22nd, 2018. There were three speakers in this seminar: Prof. Dr. Cornelis Lay, a lecturer at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences-Gadjah Mada University; Prof. Dr. Syafii Maarif, a chairman of Muhammadiyah National Committee in the period of 2000-20005; and the last speaker was Rev. Dr. A. A. Yewangoe, a Chairman of Indonesian Church Communion (PGI) in the period of 2004-2014. These three speakers had a consensus that religion must become a platform and a basis for morality and ethics in politics.
“Now, our society enters a new phase of Indonesian politics with electoral politics as the new standard. Everyone feels engaged inside politics. Everyone becomes politicians, churches become politicians, activists become politicians, everyone is involved in caring something that is not his/her job”, Prof. Cornelis said. In his opinion, religion and politics can complete each other. Religion values can be transferred into politics so that politics could be more orderly. “The discrepancy between fundamentalist Christian and Islam created a sense that Indonesian politics is trapped by those two things. The politics of identity increases, and it brings us to hate each other”, he said while giving an example of the fight between Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush.
Next, Buya Syafii Maarif stated that religion actually brought peace and harmony, but its adherents did not practice it. This is not the fault of religion or its holy book, but it is the fault of the person that did not understand what he/she believes in. He said confidently that deceiving people under the name of religion is so easy because their common sense has already been clouded by the lust of interests. Therefore, rational people must fight against such irrational culture. “Dear audience, being rational is very important”, he said, that was followed by laugh and applause from the attendants. Buya also left a message for the youth that they must not stay away from politics. Meanwhile for the adherents from multiple religions, he hoped that they involved in politics and not to turn a blind eye to it. Buya also hoped that everyone continues building a genuine relationship, not a fake one with others.
On the same occasion, Prof. A. Andreas Yewangoe said that politicization of religion and religionization of politics are classic issues and it is not new for us. We are as rational people must evaluate ourselves continuously to tackle this old issue. “Religion can be liberating and enslaving at the same time”, he said. “It depends on how people interpret the verses of their holy books. If it is interpreted with a negative view, it could be a verse used for a power abuse. It means that religion has lost its function,” he added assertively. However, he reminded that religion isn’t always negative. A reign that is managed positively will be a positive one. He thought that religion and politics might walk hand in hand and not assail each other, provided that the religious leaders are smart in sorting out between moral politics and praxis.
This seminar attended by roughly 200 persons was closed by the performance of Interfaith Voices singing religious songs from various religions. It is true what Aristoteles said, “Politics cannot be separated from human”. Today became worthy for Stube HEMAT students to understand politics. (SIP).
Finding out The other side of Sumba and Bali participants’s activities of Germany-Indonesia Exchange 2017/2018 in Sumba and Bali islands
Wednesday, 8 August 2018by adminstube
Visiting Sumba and Bali islands (2-6/08/2018) was the series program of Germany-Indonesia 2017/2018 after Jakarta and Yogyakarta. Flying by Nam Air from Yogyakarta to Waingapu, East Sumba and after a transit in Denpasar, Bali, the group landed safely in Sumba island. Arriving at the hotel, some students and activists of Stube-HEMAT Sumba welcomed the participants with a very unique East Sumba welcoming dance.
In Sumba, the participants of Germany-Indonesia Exchange 2017/2018 held some activities with students and work team of Stube-HEMAT Sumba, such as visiting the Stube-HEMAT Sumba secretariat and having a discussion about programs and activities, women's participation in Stube-HEMAT Sumba, as well as the students’ experiences and challenges in this island.
Furthermore, the group visited Frans Fredi's house, one of the Stube-HEMAT Sumba activists who labeled himself as a young farmer who took the initiative to develop independent organic farming on his land by planting rice, mustards, watermelon, melon and chilli. Next, a visit to Gracia reading group wasfacilitated by Septi Dadi, an ex-activist at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, who had returned to Sumba and became a mathematics teacher at State Junior High School of Waingapu. Shehas a concern on children by pioneering a group ofreading and learning, accommodating children to learn and to develop themselves.
It was a reallygreat opportunity for the participants when they had a chance to meet Gideon Mbiliyora, the regent of East Sumba regency at his official residence. Some topics came up at that moment around the Regent's concern on local young people and potencies of East Sumba. There were also criticisms about waste management scattered in Waingapu Amusement Park (THR) and he stated that he would remind the organizers of the event to prepare additional bins. Then, ‘Terpadu’ Theological Seminary of Waingapu became the next visit and they discussed with the lecturers and students. The students shared their experiences during their activities at Stube-HEMAT Sumba and the lecturers hoped that there would be closer collaboration with Stube-HEMAT Sumba.
The visit to GKS theological seminary and ‘Sumba Sejahtera’Foundation (YSS) in Lewa, one of the sub-district cities in East Sumba, became special experiences for participants. A trip went along the winding road from Waingapu to Lewa decorated by brownish hills and green valleys. In the middle of the journey, the group stopped a while at Elis's house, one of the Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta work teams and Rev. Domi’s house, the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Sumba. Arriving at the YSS garden, I Gusti Made Raspita welcomed enthusiastically and shared the collaboration between YSS and Stube-HEMAT Sumba which encouraged young people to act real to green Sumba.
A dialogue with the lecturers and students of GKS Theological Seminary revealed the students’ experiences and impacts when attending Stube-HEMAT activities such as Social Analysis, Journalism and gender training, as well as the dynamics and challenges of life faced by the lectures and students there. Finally, the participants enjoyed a dinner at Rudyolof’s house, one of the Stube-HEMAT activists in Yogyakarta who had returned to his hometown.
Sunday morning in Sumba was begun with a morning service at GKS Payeti and the participants had asmall choir in Deutsch and Indonesian, before flying to Denpasar, Bali. While traveling in the Legian area, the participants were shocked by a series of earthquakes from big earthquakes of Lombok. The participants and the people became panic, not knowing what was happening. It was a very memorable experience because they felt a big earthquake directly.
The next morning the group visited Tabanan at Bali Appropriate Technology Institute (BATI) to observe simple technology using water for micro electricity and hydram. In addition there is simple technology to harvest rainwater and utilize water for drinking water and crop irrigation. In the afternoon they visited a temple Pura Luhur at Tanah Lot. It is a unique temple because its place on a cliff and like a separate island when the sea tides.
Monday, August 6, 2018 was a farewell event for German-Indonesian Student Exchange 2017/2018. A reflection and sharing of experiences in the form of impressions, feelings, values of life and hope for the future ended a series of events in Indonesia.The expressions that merged in prayer of each participant became hopes and dreams that will be realized in the future. (ELZ).
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Yogyakarta and Its Surroundings Germany – Indonesia Exchange 2017/2018 in Yogyakarta
Tuesday, 31 July 2018by adminstube
Taksaka train took us from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. Arriving in Yogyakarta, Yuda welcomed us with beautiful red rose. The feeling of joy is in everyone’s mind, because the secretariat of Stube-HEMAT Indonesia is located in this city and most of the Stube activists were still studying here. Thedinner was held at the secretariat with Stube-HEMAT board fullfiled with warm atmosphere.
On the next day we visited Sultan's Palace of Yogyakarta. Withone tour guide, we went around and witnessed the atmosphere and cultural heritage in the palace. Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Yudohadiningrat gladly explained the history and philosophy of Javanese culture in Yogyakarta, so participants knew the meaning of place names taken from the imaginary axis of Merapi, Tugu, Kraton, Krapyak, to the Indian Ocean.
It was an unforgettable opportunity when the participants from Germany performed a German songs accompanied by angklung by Indonesian students at Javanese Christian Church ofMergangsan. Spending a night in Indonesian friends' boarding houses is also memorable experience with all the limitations and simplicity of Indonesian students who came from other islands.
The education dynamics, especially Christian education in the midst of Indonesia's Muslim majority became an interesting thing to discuss, as well as service involvement in health. So, we visited UKDW as one of Christian universities in Yogyakarta and Bethesda Hospital, discussed and observed many challenges and opportunities. The bag industry Dowa empowering andinvolving the surrounding localpeople and women in their bag-making process as an effort to develop society economy became a divergent attraction. No less exciting when we walked through Malioboro and spent time together there.
In order to enjoy sunrise at Borobudur Temple, all of us pushed ourselves to wake up at 4:00 A.M. Our effort was not vain, we could see the beautifulsunrise, nature and the temple that morning. Further, Ketep and Merapi became our next destination. A short film about Mount Merapi with its eruption made us reflect the unpredictable nature, sometimes it brings blessings but sometimesit causes disaster.
We spent our last day in Yogyakarta by cooking together at Stube HEMAT secretariat and watched Ramayana ballet performance at Prambanan temple complex in the evening. The next day, early in the morning we flew to Sumba Island by NAM Air. (RPA).
Hand in Hand For A Better World Wisma Pojok Indah, 27-29 July 2018
Monday, 30 July 2018by adminstube
The presence of international students from ESG and Stube Germany services made the Stube HEMAT training different. A training on Western and Eastern Values with a theme 'Hand in Hand for A Better World' became a new experience for Indonesian participants because they can interact directly with students from Germany and other countries such as Nepal, Cameroon, Cuba, Colombia, Georgia, Ecuador who arestudying in Germany and members of the exchange program.
Ariani Narwastujati, Executive Director of Stube-HEMAT explained Stube-HEMAT as a student mentoring institution that equips students with various activities to achieve the vision of the realization of human consciousness, especially students and youth to understand the surrounding social problems. Furthermore, the international network of Stube-HEMAT, Annette Klinke from 'Evangelische Studierenden Gemeinde (ESG)' explained about ESG as a forum for students studying in Germany and having various activities such as fellowship, discussion and excursions. Not much different, Esteban Guevara, the coordinator of Stube Berlin introduced STUBE Berlin as an educational development program havingdiscussion activities, weekend meetings and one day seminars on sustainable development, cross-cultural, educational and student cooperation from southern states.
The topic on Western and Eastern Values isinteresting because they came from differentperceptions that develop in their own community. Amalinda Savirani, Ph.D., the chairman of Department of Politics and Government, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Postgraduate Program at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, explained that, in fact the Western and Eastern terms are not necessarily appropriate because the West and East itself are related with previously implantedperceptions and understandings. She also revealed two views about values. First, values are considered natural and they have existed from the beginning. Second, values are maintained and then developed. When someone is born, he/she is already in the environment of values, but it will change graduallyduring the development of age, era and experience. Those make values different in one communitycompared to other communities. Values become local because they develop according to the development of the local community. However, there are universal values that are mutual agreements and must be campaigned continuously, such as humanity, sustainability of life and human welfare.
Four international students shared their experiencesduring the raining. They are; Hannah Eichberg, a German student studying Protestant Theology at University of Hamburg invited participants to reflect back on the attitude of nationalism and love of the country. This is important but not trapped in narrow nationalism; Onno Hofmann, also from Germany and studying at the Protestant Theology, outlined the relation between religion and values in society;then, Prapti Maharjan, a student from Nepal who studied at the Berlin Technical University discussed the issue of oil palm in Indonesia. Palm oil is indeed a prime source of plantations in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions because it is a source of livelihood for local residents. Then, palm oil is one of the ingredients for making various products known globally. But on the other hand, the rise of palm oil plantations has triggered land clearing that threatens biodiversity, groundwater needs and conflicts over land use. This is a shared thought about palm oil and palm oil, not only thinking about the benefits but the environmental impacts. The lastwas Carlos Tamayo, a Cuban student who is studying economics, reminded of the importance of cross-cultural communication skills in the global era. According to him, this ability is important to be owned by someone because it will help him/her to adapt to new environment, how to behave and take part for responsibilities.
At the end of the training, the coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, Trustha Rembaka, encouraged participants to have independently and proactively follow up on the experiences they had gained during the training, such as sharing new insights about values to other students, organizations and communities they participated in.
Values in society can be different because of country, region and culture, but human valuesincluding togetherness, human life and welfare remain universal. Those are unifying values that can make us always joining hands to create a better world. (TRU).
First Step in Indonesia:Jakarta
Friday, 27 July 2018by adminstube
The date of July,twenty-two, 2018 finally arrived, one by one participants of Germany-Indonesia Exchange 2017/2018 stepped out of the arrival gate of Soekarno Hatta international airport, Tangerang, Banten. Nine students and two group leaders from ESG and Stube Germany came to Indonesia in return for Stube-HEMAT Indonesia's students who visited Germany in 2017 along with the 500th anniversary of church reformation. Stube-HEMAT Indonesia team and Rev. Tumpal Tobing, who brought the Stube program to Indonesia welcomed their arrival.
Tirtamarta-BPK Penabur School, GKI Pondok Indah and PP-GMKI,
Education services carried out by GKI Pondok Indah through Tirtamarta-BPK Penabur education foundation were the first destination in Jakarta. Here isthe place where Rev. Tumpal serves as a school pastor. Participants got opportunity tohave dialogue with students and teachers andinteracted with the members of church assembly about the challenges of current education services in Indonesia. Character building is the main focus in this school to be implemented beside supporting facilities and extra curricular activities to develop competitive human resources.
Dialogue with GMKI central board in Jakarta, Sahat MP Sinurat and Alan Christian Singkali, opened up opportunities to get to know eachother of fourorganizations which concerned on youth movement to build the nation and open opportunities for cooperation in the future among ESG, Stube Germany and Stube-HEMAT Indonesia and GMKI.
Indonesia House of Representatives and the Old City area
Knowing Indonesia, democracy and the Indonesian political system became an interesting agenda. The national anthem‘Indonesia Raya’filled the air ofAbdul Muis hall, part of Wisma Nusantara to preceed the meeting. Then, the participants listened the explanation about the steps of policy making, budget allocation, and other topics. In this place participants also visited House of Representative museum to get to know the history and democracy of Indonesia.
The Old City area in North Jakarta and its history were depicted by Pius Ledjap, a local tour guide. Beginning with the story of the existence of 'Engelse Burg', the oldest bridge in Indonesia which was built in 1628, participants began to explore the region. Bahari Museum with various types of traditional boats from Sabang to Merauke, shipping equipment, and various pictures relating to shipping; Syahbandar Tower, a tower to watch the vessels at Batavia port; the area of the old city and the Fatahillah square are currently growing into a public space and be preserved by its environment and architecture of the building.
Betawinese Cultural Village and Ciliwung Merdeka group
The traffic jam in Jakarta became a real experience of the participants when visiting Setu Babakan, Betawinese Cultural Village in Srengseng Sawah, South Jakarta. "This area become the pioneer of the Betawinese Culture preservation center which include documentation of cultural literatures, tools relating to the tradition, typical building architecture, typical foods and flora commonly found here", said Kang Indra, a local facilitator, originated to Betawinese ethnic. Participants also made happily their own egg crust, one of the typical Betawinese ethnic foods, called ‘kerak telor’.
The visit and dialogue at Ciliwung Merdeka group and the opportunity to visit Grand Indonesia Mall, showed the Jakarta's lifecomprehensively. Ignatius Sandyawan Sumardi, the leader of Ciliwung Merdeka, continued to take side and pay attention consistently to the marginalized people living on Ciliwung riverbaks. The existence of people on the riverbanks is oftenassumed as city rubbish and they disturb the sceneryof the city. Ciliwung Merdeka encourages them to dare to fight for life through togetherness and diversity, strengthens economic independence and channel their expression in cultural arts. While on the other hand, Grand Indonesia Mall presents city sheen, glittering shops and modern lifestyles. These two conditions are integral life in Jakarta. (TRU).
“Studying Abroad: Why Not?”
Monday, 9 July 2018by adminstube
Studying abroad is really a dream of most Indonesian students, especially having a chance to study byscholarship program. Many students compete to get it. Of course, it requires serious preparation, time planning and efforts to bring us closer to the scholarship opportunity.
On Saturday, July 7, 2018, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta felt so proud when Julianti Marbun, M.Si., alumny of Stube, who iscurrently teaching at Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, and her colleague, Tanda Soalagogo Sirait, M.Sc, alumni of University of Canberra, Australia visited Stube. Tanda continuedhis study on Regional and city planning, focusing on development in urban areas, through scholarships from Australian government. This discussion was attended by 13 students from various study backgrounds, regions and campuses in Yogyakarta.
According to Tanda, there are five important things to be prepared when someone wants to study abroad.First, Interest in specific field: Everyone has different talent and interest, and if he/she does not know, he/she has to find out what theinteresting thing for him/her. Second, Be proactive: having an initiative to find information related to overseas scholarships and observing sources of the information, if the website is official or not.Third, Be a smart explorer: Observe the admission scheme because each campus has different system, such as the deadline for collecting administration, etc. In addition, it is also important to look for lecturers or professors to get letter ofrecommendation, commonly called Letter of Agreement.Don’t forget to improve the quality of your English and take TOEFL/IELTS test to achieve a high score. The conditions and weather abroad are different from our origin, so, it is important for us to keep goodstamina. Fourth, self-improvement: Interpersonal skills are very important to train our confidence when we meet new people. Be active in organization, both locally and internationally and achieve best academic score and non-academic values. Like Tanda’s experience in attending Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), it was really great to increase confidence. Fifth, Improve the quality of worship: surrender to God’s will because everything we do needs God's help to make everything goes well.
Let us prepare ourselves to welcome the future by observing many opportunities and by improving the quality of ourselves. Viva students. (RPA).
Come, See, Practice and I Can! Follow-up group of NTT students
Friday, 25 May 2018by adminstube
Human have thought and curiosity, so they will try to find out answers of questionsbothering their mind until the answers are gained. Feeling of curiousity also covered theparticipants’ mind of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta after Organic Farming training held on May 4-6, 2018, especially when they followed a session delivered by TO Suprapto, one of the facilitatorsexplaining about an integrated agriculture systemand the utilization of local materials for liquid fertilizer.
Activities in Joglo Tani was began from a visit to the liquid and solid fertilizer production. There,the participants discussed with Bowo, TO Suprapto’s younger brother, about rabbit's urine as an example of liquid fertilizer, as well as the practice of the students about some ingredients of liquid fertilizer, the measurement, until being ready to be fermented. They practiced to make it together with vocational students who were also studying there at the same time.
The ingredients of liquid fertilizer are 20 liters ofcow urine, 2 kilograms of herbal substances called ‘empon-empon’, someotten fruits, 1 liter of molasses, 2 kgs guano kohe, gamal leaves and banana stems. The following is the way how to make it: ‘empon-empon’ are sliced ??and boiled, after boiling, the ingredients are cooled and mixed with cow urine, molasses, rotten fruits, gamal leaves, and chopped banana stems. The mixture were put in a bucket and sealed for about two weeks forfermentation. After two weeks, the liquid fertilizer is completed and ready to use. If there is no cow urine, coconut water can be used instead, and mollases can be replaced with brown sugar. Liquid fertilizer is useful to increase soil nutrition because it contains organic nutrients to refresh plants. Other benefit of using ‘empon-empon’ iskilling pests in the soil because it tends to heat.
It has been proven that learning process by coming,seeing, and practicing will make someone master better. Therefore, young people, let’s begin to recognize local materials in your area and use them to increase the production of community agriculture. (ELS).
Halmahera Coconut: The Ignored Potency
Tuesday, 15 May 2018by adminstube
"Planted what you eat, and eat what you plant, to be food independent!" This expression really tickled two brothers who attended Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta traning about organic farming on May 2018. “We plant coconuts, however shall we also have to eat coconuts every day?" they asked in their mind. There must be another way to create the potential of Halmahera coconut which is only fruit to use so far.
Halmahera overview: The small K island located inthe eastern of Sulawesi island is the producer of nutmeg, cloves, coconut and abundant marine yield, such as sea cucumber, grouper fish, tuna and skipjack. Because of its nature's outcome, the Portuguese and the Spanish struggled to compete for power influence on this island. Currently Halmahera has become a province of North Maluku province.Previously it was under the province of Maluku. This province has many under-sea-tour destinations, in addition to cultural tourism and historical relics even this island still has Sultanate that still stands firmly until now namely Ternate and TidoreSultanate.
The magnet of tourism becomes more extraordinary after it is supported with the continuously renewable infrastructure for the sake of the productivity of North Moluccas or Moluku Kierahapeople. East Halmahera regency is the youngest regency of among the regencies in North Maluku province. There are also many ethnic groups living together in this regency, such as the Tobelo, Maba, Buli and some others are coming from Java, Bugis, Toraja, Sanger, etc.
There are 9 regencies in East Halmahera province.One sub-district that is well known as rice produceris Central Wasile. There are many transmigrants from Java Island living here. They work mostly as farmers and sell their agricultural yields to Tobelo and Buli. Local people in this area are mostly Tobelo, Papua and Sanger ethnic groups who have come to Halmahera Island long before Indonesia independence. They have become local people living in several villages such as Hatetabako, Puao, Kakaraino & Nyaolako. These four villages are coastal areas. Puao village and Hatetabako itself is an adjacent village and commonly they are fishermen and farmers. The farmers in the village harvest hundreds tons of coconut annually, however there is no otherutilization of coconut waste except kopra. Such condition makes anxiety to students and young people who have studied in Jogja and Jakarta, like Witno and Erik who are both cousins coming ??from different village in East Halmahera.
They expressed their anxiety during organic farming training organized by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. Because of their anxiety, Stube tried to invite them to visit one coconut shell handy craft producerwhose products have been sent to various countries both in Asia and Europe. The producer’s name is 'Chumplung Adji Craft' located in Santan hamlet, Pajangan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Arriving there they were so enthusiastic to know further the benefits of coconut from A to Z and itsderivative products. They are so motivated that they are much encouraged to complete their studyimmediately and come home to Puao and Hatetabako as soon as possible because they have extraordinaryabundant coconut potency but still neglected as a potency for income generating. Except for copra andcooking oil there is no other process. As far as the eye looked at the beach or under coconut trees after the harvest, there is only a pile of trash of coconut shells that were left weathered and burned.It is quite different with 'Chumplung Adji Craft'has done. Coconut shell can be made to be various creations such as cups, bowls, accessories box, tissue box, handbags, buttons and many others. Next,the stem of coconut tree can be made to be spoons, forks and many other creative products.
Thought and hope to made coconut waste or even todivert copra of which price is also erratic to be fine craft is possible to be done in the future. Nowit is still from Santan-Yogyakarta, one hamlet forIndonesia, however they have a hope within 4-5 years ahead there will be from Puao & Hatetabako-North Maluku for Indonesia instead. (SAP).
How Is Our Food Bank?
Tuesday, 8 May 2018by adminstube
The deterioration of soil quality due to factors such as chemical use, crop failure, pest attacks, and food poisoning cases due to chemical and microbiological contamination, made people think about the importance to safeguard the nature by reducing chemical use and replacing it with organic fertilizers and other natural ingredients to produce healthy organic food. Organic food came from an organic farming system which implements ecosystem control to achieve sustainable productivity by controlling weeds, pests, and diseases through means such as plant and animal waste recycling, crop rotation and selection, irrigation management, land processing, and the use of natural substances.
Mankind's trend to use and consume organic products is a step forward to save the Earth from foreseeable environmental disaster. Therefore, it becomes our duty and responsibility to remind others of the importance of preserving the nature where we live in.
Because of those many issues on environment, farmers and farming, also community's lifestyle, notably students who often don't consider organic and healthy food, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta organized an organic farming training, "Apa Kabar Lumbung Pangan Kita?" (How is our food barn?) This theme gives students an understanding of the importance of organic farming for the continuation of living natural ecosystem and the food chain.
The three-day and two-night training, from 4 to 6 May 2018 at Camelia guesthouse, Kaliurang, presents T.O. Suprapto, an organic farmer from Joglo Tani Yogyakarta, which presents the bases of organic agriculture by emphasizing 'eat what we plant, plant what we eat', so we can achieve food self-sufficiency while also consuming healthy organic food. T.O. Suprapto also provides study opportunities for every youth who is financially limited, to continue their study in college, noting that they must be majoring in agriculture.
In order that the participants have the capability to perform risk and potency mapping in their neighborhood, Dr. F. Didiet Heru Swasono, M.P., a lecturer from the Faculty of Agro Technology at Mercu Buana University conveys about the importance of organic certification as a form of consumer protection standard which is based on ministerial regulation and Indonesian national standard. He also speaks about the necessity for socio-cultural and environmental mapping skills for the participants to have in their neighborhood.
To parallelize the theory and the practice, on the second day, all participants did an exposure to two places; one is the "Bumi Lestari" Female Farmer Group in Sembung village, Purwobinangun, Pakem, and the second being "Kuncup" organic farm managed by Dedy Tri Kuncoro. Both of these places are a representation of organic farming that has been running and even innovating in the manufacturing of fertilizer. "Bumi Lestari" itself is one of the multiple sites of Lumbung Mataraman initiated by Sri Sultan HB X.
Meanwhile, "Kuncup" organic farm developed tabulampot (fruit plant in a pot) which has been marketed outside of the province. Here the participants are interested in the utilization of egg waste as a material for making organic fertilizer.
Discussing agricultural topics will always link back to the economy and politics of the nation. Back then when Indonesia was imagined to achieve rice self-sufficiency, it opened the floodgate for the arrival of various types of chemical fertilizer for the so-called "Green Revolution". Now, Rahmat Jabaril (artist and Dago Pojok creative village's figure), Eko Prasetyo (Social Movement Institute) and Paguyuban Petani Organik Jodhog, complete the discourse on the issues of independence, creativity, land takeover, the challenge of Indonesian farmers, and social welfare.
Twenty-seven participants are eager to follow the three-day training and planning to do follow-ups, such as bringing new communities to the farmer's community, further study on the use of coconut, promoting food and organic farming in social media, growing organic herbs and learning to make organic pesticide.
Everyone is entitled to a decent and healthy life. Especially, a healthy and decent life coupled with a healthy and balanced lifestyle and mindset. Thus,as the nation's youth, we must implement healthy living so we can become an agent of change and able to give birth to a generation which is healthier, smarter, decent living, and even independence on their own homeland. (SAP).Young People Promote Human Rights
Saturday, 5 May 2018by adminstube
There is a different atmosphere on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in one building in Engineering faculty, University of Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta. Several young people and students from various regions and backgrounds of study gathered in an event called‘KAMU BELA HAM’. What event is it? The topic has a meaning that young people are invited to promote Human Rights. It is a workshop initiated by Amnesty Indonesia (AI) and Social Movement Institute (SMI) to introduce human rights understanding among youth and build their awareness and sensitivity toward human rights for their surroundings.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta’s participation in this workshop is a part of long series sincelast December with a network of Amnesty Indonesia and Social Movement Institute in Yogyakarta. As an institution mentoring students from various regions in Indonesia who study in Yogyakarta, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta saw the importance of human rights understanding among young people and real daily implementation. Thus, Stube sent Wilton Paskalis and Robertus Ngongo as participants in the workshop. Both students are from Sumba and activists of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta.
In the beginning of the workshop, Eko Prasetyo, SH., from SMI presented a general description of Human Rights according to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in which human rights are rights attached to person and can not be inviolable by anyone and or in any forms. Human rights is very sensitive. Why? Because it is closely related to thefreedom life of every individu or group. It does not mean to act freely, without ethics or morals, but it is freedom to have education, to launch opinion, toimprove the quality of life, to enjoy the world and so on without any ties that limits life. The concept of human rights according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been ratified by all countries, but in reality it has not proceeded yet.
This UDHR was a response towardWorld War II thatbrought humanitydisasters. Next it is resulting movements ofvarious countriesto join the UN andthey produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The basic values of Universal Declaration of Human Rights bear progress on freedom, justice, peace and develop universal recognition and respect for human rights which is summarized into 30 articles covering: (1) civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; (2) acknowledgement of inherent dignity of all human beings as the basis for freedom, justice and world peace; (3) the universal acknowledgement that human rights apply to all human beings; (4) promote respect for human rights through teaching and education and progressive efforts both nationally and internationally. One example of international cases is Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, so that Palestinians areintimidated, facing access restrictions and difficulties in their daily life.
Human rights and its relevance in Indonesia for youthwere revealed by Sri Muhyati, who stated that human rights are relevant to Indonesia and its youth. Human rights as ideals of independence are guaranteed by constitution of UUD 1945, in accordance with the basic rights that must be met and protected by state. Human rights as the ideals of independence proclamation are contained in the articles and the opening of UUD 1945. Indonesians ever lived as a colonized nation in which the nation and its people lost their rights to life. The struggle for Indonesian independence is the struggle for human rights because it restored human dignity. Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, a nation figure and former president of the Republic of Indonesia, revealed 'humanizing human beings', meant that humans should be respected, but the reality is still fight for it. Human rights violations in Indonesia also occurred during 1965 massacre, when people were arrested and sentenced without trial, suffering physical and psychological torture.
Amnesty International itself is a non-profit organization established since 1960 pioneered by Peter Benenson, a lawyer from England. At that time he read two Portuguese students were arrested because they toast for independence. He wrote letters to newspapers and finally got respond widelyof the demand to release their rights. Amnesty International existed in Indonesia since December 2017. Amnesty International focuses on global movement of human rights protection campaigns.
Worshop KAMU BELA HAM is part of introduction aboutbasic human rights among youth and a starting point of a new movement of awareness toward human rights in Yogyakarta, because thousands of young people from various regions in Indonesia come to Yogyakarta to study. So that, learning human rights become important for them while studying in Yogyakarta as knowledge stockpile to return to their home land. (Wilton Paskalis and Robert Ngongo).
Started From Mental
Monday, 16 April 2018by adminstube
Have you ever thought about our farming world? Most likely not, or maybe we don’t pay more attention on it even though every day we never consume other product except processed agricultural products. Agriculture is very vital for humans to surviveespecially food and clothing. It is no longer a trend in Indonesian agriculture if we refer just to organic farming with a wide range of organic product offerings and the superiority, however a basic change of mind and lifestyle towards a better and healthier life, not only for humans but for the nature itself instead.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as a student mentoring institution see the importance of young generation especially students to understand, realize and involve in the surrounding agricultural issues. Therefore on April 14, 2018, taken place in Omah Cengkir, at 10.00 AM- 14.20 PM, an initial discussion related to organic farming was held and it was continued with an exposure activity to organic farm in Pakem. This discussion invited Y.B. Cahya Widiyanto, M.Si., Ph.D., a lecturer of Psychology at Sanata Dharma University and Antoni Kusuma Wardhana, S.Psi., M.M.,a practitioner and activist of marketing for organic agricultural products.
Mr. Cahya, known as Mr. Johan, focused more on directing the participants to improve their mental and mindset in order to build organic mentality having concern on nature and long-term thinking, not just short term thinking because organic farming is a long process of how human becomes aware andconcerned of nature and health.
Next, Mr. Dhana delivered his session to open the participants' insight how to offer organic products more interesting through an innovation touch in order to be moremarket-acceptable. "Actually catching opportunities in the agricultural sector is not difficult, but it can not be said to be easy as well. Keep trying and doing innovation are the key to have successful results", he explained.
"I used to manage work from up to downstream by myself and I found out it failed. So what I do next is focus on one field, that is, organic products marketing.Let farmers plant because they understand more better about it and let the chef to cook the material to be a unique dish”, he stated.
After the discussion, the participants observed an organic farmland managed by Dhana. The owner of organic farm, Ari explained that this organic farming started from land management, land preparation, water management and finally process toobtain organic certificates.Ari’s land is planted with several types of plants such as lettuce and tomatoes. Participants enthusiastically explored the farm and asked much about fertilizer, land preparation, and crops.
This activity is a serie of Organic Farming Training which will be held on May 4-6, 2018. Either interesting or not for you, agriculture undoubtedly determines the quality of life and human sustainability. So make sure that young people take part in the training and farming world. (MAR).
10 Ideas to Answer Reality
Monday, 19 March 2018by adminstube
Yance Yobee,
A student from Dogiyai, Papua studying in Civil Engineering, Janabadra University. "In my area there is still a big allurement to play gambling, and degenerated habit by littering trash in drainage and living unhealthy. These things are not good and I want to make the community awarehow to maintain the environment by cleaning the drainage channels regularly, cultivating fields better, so that, the harvest increasing,next the harvests can be consumed by themselves and for sale, also to educate society about product expiry date. I hope they will get new understanding about economic condition andenvironment so the society will get better.Finally, the improvement of economic and social condition will reduce social problems of my local area ".
A student from Dogiyai, Papua studying in Civil Engineering, Janabadra University. "In my area there is still a big allurement to play gambling, and degenerated habit by littering trash in drainage and living unhealthy. These things are not good and I want to make the community awarehow to maintain the environment by cleaning the drainage channels regularly, cultivating fields better, so that, the harvest increasing,next the harvests can be consumed by themselves and for sale, also to educate society about product expiry date. I hope they will get new understanding about economic condition andenvironment so the society will get better.Finally, the improvement of economic and social condition will reduce social problems of my local area ".
Maria Modesthy Tefa,
A young girl from Kakaniuk village,Central Malaka, Malaka, East Nusa Tenggara, studying in Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Yogyakarta (ITY). "Central Malaka area consists of medium plains (270-537 masl) and most of the people are farmers, others are Civil officials, police, private and others. There is an anecdote from in my village saying, no matter how high your education is and wherever you are working, finally you will back to grab a machete and a tugtoo for working in the field. "
A young girl from Kakaniuk village,Central Malaka, Malaka, East Nusa Tenggara, studying in Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Yogyakarta (ITY). "Central Malaka area consists of medium plains (270-537 masl) and most of the people are farmers, others are Civil officials, police, private and others. There is an anecdote from in my village saying, no matter how high your education is and wherever you are working, finally you will back to grab a machete and a tugtoo for working in the field. ""In this Spirituality training I knew Credit Union Cindelaras Tumangkar and realized the economic condition of my village that is still low. Why? It is difficult to answer because it has many aspects. I also heard the experience of Jodhog village organic farmers who become dignified farmers through organic farming. In my area farmers use chemicals tofertilize soil, to remove grass and to kill peststhat harm th soil worse. The degradation of soil quality and the failure of the harvest due to theexcessive use of pesticides, even my parents oftensaid that nowadays the soil is not fertile as before".
"Although my education is not high yet, but I learn knowledge about environment and I want to share it. I am so motivated to share idea of organic farming with my family so they will reduce and even leave chemicals matters. I will explore organic farming in Jodhog deeper with my local friends in Yogyakarta. I hope that someday Malaka will become organic farming barn, like in Jodhog. When? I do not know, but it must be started from now."
Monika Maritjie Kailey,
She is studying English Education, Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University and originated from Aru Islands, Maluku. "I am interested in many sharings related to cross-culture understanding and positive mind-set. This idea is driven from misunderstanding of dressing style and culture in certain areas. Let's fix our 'mindset' by not saying 'this is wrong' or 'that's right', 'this is proper' and 'it is not appropriate' but think positively that different regions mean different cultures. One’s self-confidence is growing from family and environment for us to grow".
She is studying English Education, Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University and originated from Aru Islands, Maluku. "I am interested in many sharings related to cross-culture understanding and positive mind-set. This idea is driven from misunderstanding of dressing style and culture in certain areas. Let's fix our 'mindset' by not saying 'this is wrong' or 'that's right', 'this is proper' and 'it is not appropriate' but think positively that different regions mean different cultures. One’s self-confidence is growing from family and environment for us to grow"."If someone wants to be respected, respect others first, precisely to behave according to the place and culture in which we live and adapt the lifestyle to the place where we are. The points are, first, think positively toward others, second, familiarize yourself with the environment and the people around, third, respect others, and fourth, behave according to local culture and custom".
Ram Hara,
"I study at Janabadra University majoring in Accounting, originally from Mare, Maybrat, Sorong, West Papua. In this Spirituality training I got a description of the direction of Indonesian economy in the future,in which internet plays an importantrole in many things, one of them is business and economy. I thought about my region that already has internet access, but the people there do not utilize it optimally, just to access social media and other sites, post photos, status even porn sites. Internet users are dominated by children whose parents have no ideasabout internet."
"I study at Janabadra University majoring in Accounting, originally from Mare, Maybrat, Sorong, West Papua. In this Spirituality training I got a description of the direction of Indonesian economy in the future,in which internet plays an importantrole in many things, one of them is business and economy. I thought about my region that already has internet access, but the people there do not utilize it optimally, just to access social media and other sites, post photos, status even porn sites. Internet users are dominated by children whose parents have no ideasabout internet.""I think the need is encouraging people to improve the benefits of internet. Later, when I am on vacation I want to realize my ideas among the localpeople in my origin how to use internet wisely and useful, to encourage parents to take part in educating their children well. In addition, I also want to make a link with Student Community of Mare (KPMM) Yogyakarta or other regional organizations"
Wilton Paskalis Dominggus Ama,
"I am from Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara and studying Magister of Foresty in Gadjah Mada University. Formerly, the economic value of goods are still low becausemany of them are available in nature, but now the value is getting higher because the availability of nature is decreasing. Economic interests become priority than spiritual, social and environment. In addition, the low human resources impact on low creativity and competitiveness. Sometimes economic demands push criminality rate to increase". "Spiritual and economic balance need to be realized because spirituality is a relationship between human and God embodied in daily life, such as provide physical needs and interaction with others and environment. I have some ideas, first,giving attention to spirituality education since children. Second, increasing awareness of faith, relationships among people and participation in community organization. Third, improving quality of human resources to utilize natural resources wisely, and fourth, training people with skills and knowledge about regional-based potency, such as agriculture, livestock and traditional culture in Sumba as tourism opportunity in Sumba".
"I am from Waingapu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara and studying Magister of Foresty in Gadjah Mada University. Formerly, the economic value of goods are still low becausemany of them are available in nature, but now the value is getting higher because the availability of nature is decreasing. Economic interests become priority than spiritual, social and environment. In addition, the low human resources impact on low creativity and competitiveness. Sometimes economic demands push criminality rate to increase". "Spiritual and economic balance need to be realized because spirituality is a relationship between human and God embodied in daily life, such as provide physical needs and interaction with others and environment. I have some ideas, first,giving attention to spirituality education since children. Second, increasing awareness of faith, relationships among people and participation in community organization. Third, improving quality of human resources to utilize natural resources wisely, and fourth, training people with skills and knowledge about regional-based potency, such as agriculture, livestock and traditional culture in Sumba as tourism opportunity in Sumba".
Anggita Getza Permata,
"I live in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta and study at Sanata Dharma University majoring in English Literature. I found problems around me, such as the lack of community knowledge about the benefits of smartphone to increase revenue. Some adults and elderly people use smartphone just for chatting on social media, like Whatsapp, not getting any other benefits. Some of them know the benefits but unable to use smartphone for business". "So, I want to share with people around me about digital economy and its importance, help them find ideas for commercial products, and help them to know the way to operate smartphone to support business."
"I live in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta and study at Sanata Dharma University majoring in English Literature. I found problems around me, such as the lack of community knowledge about the benefits of smartphone to increase revenue. Some adults and elderly people use smartphone just for chatting on social media, like Whatsapp, not getting any other benefits. Some of them know the benefits but unable to use smartphone for business". "So, I want to share with people around me about digital economy and its importance, help them find ideas for commercial products, and help them to know the way to operate smartphone to support business."
Elliana Hastuti,
from Solo Central Java, a Psychology student at Sanata Dharma University. "After attending Spirituality training, I mapped out actual social situation around me and found unemployed educated people, whereas, many companies open widely for job vacancies. What is wrong with this situation? Actualy, well-educated people should have ability for working, good integrity, and company should not lack of workers. In addition, children have rights for getting proper education, because the personality of nation is formed since children. The ideas that came up in my mind are, first, gather the unemployed people and give enlightenment to them about jobs, talent and interest, also how to develop. Second, do socialization on importance of children’ character and personality, instilling good character and personality to children, through church Sunday school, for one example".
from Solo Central Java, a Psychology student at Sanata Dharma University. "After attending Spirituality training, I mapped out actual social situation around me and found unemployed educated people, whereas, many companies open widely for job vacancies. What is wrong with this situation? Actualy, well-educated people should have ability for working, good integrity, and company should not lack of workers. In addition, children have rights for getting proper education, because the personality of nation is formed since children. The ideas that came up in my mind are, first, gather the unemployed people and give enlightenment to them about jobs, talent and interest, also how to develop. Second, do socialization on importance of children’ character and personality, instilling good character and personality to children, through church Sunday school, for one example".
Danial Ndilu Hamba Banju,
"The understanding I got from Spirituality training held by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta is getting broader perspective toward Sumba. This is important because I study Government Science at STPMD APMD Yogyakarta. We all know that Sumba is growing to develop in many sectors includingregional development, tourism, trade, education and technology. But the question is whether the community is ready with the development, what kind of community participation in the development and how far is the development bringsbenefit to the community. Therefore, there are emerging ideas that can be done in my village in Kahaungu Eti, East Sumba, such as the need to have dialogue between government and community about development goals, explore benefits and impacts of development that will be done, the need for the community to maintain local wisdom of the local people, and involvement of youth generation in development planning and implementation ".
"The understanding I got from Spirituality training held by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta is getting broader perspective toward Sumba. This is important because I study Government Science at STPMD APMD Yogyakarta. We all know that Sumba is growing to develop in many sectors includingregional development, tourism, trade, education and technology. But the question is whether the community is ready with the development, what kind of community participation in the development and how far is the development bringsbenefit to the community. Therefore, there are emerging ideas that can be done in my village in Kahaungu Eti, East Sumba, such as the need to have dialogue between government and community about development goals, explore benefits and impacts of development that will be done, the need for the community to maintain local wisdom of the local people, and involvement of youth generation in development planning and implementation ".
Chindiani Rawambaku,
"The problems and social situation occurring in my area, Tabundung, East Sumba, NTT are lack of wetland agriculture, irrigation system, agriculture land and government attention to agriculture. This Spirituality training motivates me to do something for my village, toshare ideas to farmers of using organic materials, using natural fertilizers and eradicating pests without chemical pesticides but natural materials instead. I have told this to my parents and they responded well. Then propose to government to build irrigation for agriculture".
"The problems and social situation occurring in my area, Tabundung, East Sumba, NTT are lack of wetland agriculture, irrigation system, agriculture land and government attention to agriculture. This Spirituality training motivates me to do something for my village, toshare ideas to farmers of using organic materials, using natural fertilizers and eradicating pests without chemical pesticides but natural materials instead. I have told this to my parents and they responded well. Then propose to government to build irrigation for agriculture".
Erfan Nubatonis,
"I am from Kefamenanu, Timor Tengah Utara, Nusa Tenggara Timur and studying Hospital Management at STIE IEU. I found enlightenment after attending Spirituality training by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta and my mind was open that spirituality should be manifested into action. I was facilitated to see the reality occurred in my village, Amarasi, Kupang, NTT whichstill faces water shortage during dry season and people give less attention to health condition. They have to walk for kilometers to get water using Jerri cans to drink and cook".
"I am from Kefamenanu, Timor Tengah Utara, Nusa Tenggara Timur and studying Hospital Management at STIE IEU. I found enlightenment after attending Spirituality training by Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta and my mind was open that spirituality should be manifested into action. I was facilitated to see the reality occurred in my village, Amarasi, Kupang, NTT whichstill faces water shortage during dry season and people give less attention to health condition. They have to walk for kilometers to get water using Jerri cans to drink and cook"."I remember that people in Gunungkidul, Yogyakartahave similar experience and they built water reservoir. It can be realized in my village, the people should have water tank. Therefore, I have initiative to go to Gunungkidul and learn how to construct water tank, rainwater harvesting system and regreening. Upon returning from Yogyakarta I want to share the ways of overcoming drought by harvesting rainwater during rainy season, constructing water tanks and planting trees for regreening.”
"In addition, I also realize that many coconut trees grow in my village. The people utilizes coconut trees only for fruits and firewood. But in Yogyakarta I found various crafts from coconut trees. I want to learn coconut crafts in Yogyakarta and after returning from Yogyakarta I will invite people to process products from coconut tree asadditional income for family. Indeed, that creativity should be started from myself."
Every great work begins fromideas, and Christian spirituality must be manifested in the works of service. You are expected to make it happen. (TRU).
Spirituality: The Contribution of Christian Ethics in Economy
Monday, 26 February 2018by adminstube
The development of technology become the influential factors in industrial revolution which will lead to a new economic order as response of values changing, and one of them is ethical value in economic world based on Christian faith.
This topic attracted thirty-six students from various regions in Indonesia who study in Yogyakarta to attend Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta training on February 23-25, 2018 in Satya Nugraha Hotel with a theme Spirituality: The contribution of Christian Ethics in Economy. Participants were expected to find the form of Christian ethics in current economic world and able to formulate action plan to bring justice and welfare of society and environment.
Several experienced persons in their field facilitated the training, such as Ariani Narwatujati, S.S., M.Pd., Director of Stube-HEMAT challenged participants to improve their quality to compete in international level, then Dr. Murti Lestari, M.Si, a lecturer at Economics Faculty of Duta Wacana Christian University (UKDW) revealed the significant economydevelopment bringing to digital economy. Technologyis not only for information systems but also a platform for economy activity, trade, payment and other fields. Today most people can access thedigital economy and utilize it. The mastery of knowledge and technology will be the basis for the development of digital economy that will increaseaffectivity and prosperity. However, people must be wary against technology-based crime.
Rev. Yahya Wijaya, Th.M., Ph.D., a lecturer at Theology Faculty of Duta Wacana Christian University (UKDW) explained that currently theology and economy can not be separated but colaborate to make welfare. It needs ethical understanding of each person to bring together the philosophies of both, such as 1) Economy must be centered on God as the true owner of everything. 2) economy must be human-oriented, serving people,answering human needs, promoting equality and justice. 3) economy should value performance, produce good quality, give safe guaranty, haveinnovative side, perform efficient & reliable, andalso have sustainable products and services. 4) economy must be environmentally-minded by paying attention to the balance of creation, using limited natural resources carefully, and 5) economy must serve community, serve all stakeholders to build a stable, peaceful, and sustainable society.
Then, the participants divided themselves into three groups to explore alternative economic systems. Group one made discussion with Sudarwanto, one of managers at Credit Union‘Cindelaras Tumangkar’ to learn financial cooperation and community empowerment. Group two explored ‘Sharia’cooperation with Iwa Khairuttaqwa, head of ‘Shariah’Cooperation at Tamwil Muhammadiyah Agency (BTM) Surya, and group three dialogued with Rev. Harjono and organic farmers in Jodhog, Bantul who had a vision to be dignified farmer through organic farming, restoring rice fields, providing healthy food for the family, having self-reliance in seeds &fertilizer and having marketing harvest andmaintaining interfaith brotherhood.
Participants’ insight on ethicswas growing betterwith the presence of business practitioners, drg. Pipin Ikawati (Fresh Dental), Daniel D. Nugraha (DN rental heavy equipment) and D. Sugiarto (Tosan Offset), who opened the rigors of business world to face challenges and competition, but they kept doing their business with discipline, learning and growing, trusting a work team andpaying attention to employees and consumers' condition.
The participants' interaction withethical values provoked their thoughts about their surroundingsocial condition and environment and hometown thatfinally stimulate ideas of actions. Ram Hara, a Janabadra University student from Sorong, West Papua was interested to share during her campus break how the rapid development of technology gives benefits for the progress of localregion. Yenlis Mencanda, or Cindy, had a mind of cocoa plantation in her hometown, Pandolo, Poso, Central Sulawesi. She was interested to make it more productive. The use of cocoa begins from its beans as raw material of chocolate and there are many other derivatives of cocoa that can be produced. Cocoa plantation area can also be arranged in such a way that is interesting to visit. Maria M. Tefa, a student from Malaka, NTT studying environment at Technology Institute of Yogyakarta (ITY) wasencouraged to share the idea of independent and organic farming in her village. So far, the farmers can not determine the price of the harvests and always get low price for their product. Meanwhile, Chindiani Rawambaku, a student from East Sumba, NTTstudying at UST revealed that she got new enlightenment and insight about digital economy and how to do business that also cares for others.
Young people and students should be smart to use technology to improve their self-quality and torealize ethical values in economy for the welfare and justice in society and environment. Thus, what is your idea now, young man? (TRU).
Jogjakarta & Its Changes
Tuesday, 20 February 2018by adminstube
The decrease of public areas in Yogyakarta, sooner or later, will give impact to the people, not to be social beings, but to be more individualists. One factor is due to the lack of place and forum to exchange ideas, to communicate, or to gather without any social structure boundaries, which bring them into their own solitaire world.
People also have changed many places into commercial areas, even those places may become indicators from which class the visitors come. It is such worrying thing for some communities nowadays. Community of Social Movement Institute (SMI), Stube-HEMAT, Tribun Jogja, and Toga Mas Affandi, held a book’s discussion forum so that youth may gather, communicate, and exchange ideas among them.
In that occasion Selo Soemardjan’s book entitled “Perubahan Sosial di Yogyakarta” become the discussion topic. Held on February 19th 2018, at Toga Mas Bookstore, Gejayan, Yogyakarta, this program presented some speakers, Eko Prasetyo (initiator of SMI), Elanto Wijoyono (from Warga Berdaya Yogyakarta Community), Anna Marsiana (Organization Development Consultant at CSS BfdW), and Hening Wikan (Student of Social-Politic Faculty of UGM) as the moderator.
Elanto explained that changes in Yogyakarta can be seen from any points of view, and it still becomes a question nowadays, whether those changes already happened in Yogyakarta after era of revolution or not as written in the book. It hasn’t any definite answer until now.
According to Anna Marsiana, Yogyakarta isn’t only a city but also a dynamic process, gathering place of any aspects, any different kinds of society’s element. There are 3 aspects that must be highlighted to see the changes, they are (1) historical aspect, (2) Society movement map respond to faster dynamic, and (3) the function of each person.
At this occasion, Eko Prasetyo described the process of social changes after colonialism and Left Movement. At that time, the success of social revolution’s ideas is very in demand. It was also a phenomenon that three exist big political parties at that time were dominated by Left Movement. Observing the last parts of Selo Soemardjan’s book, one will find many theoretical advices. They declared that social changes process occurred because of outside stimulant change. When capitalism community comes and they don’t want to obey the prevailing system, they are the one that bring social changes in Yogyakarta. It triggers an extreme social gap in Yogyakarta.
At question and answer session, Rintar, a citizen of Jogja, asked, “Is the special territory of Yogyakarta supporting the traditional system or it should be modified?” Another question came from Rafit, a citizen of Jogja, “Do the changes happen automatically or it is done by someone and actually who holds the sovereignty?”
Based on those questions, Elanto said that village authority nowadays is no longer traditional, but it has been rational, however some changes are planned and some others are unplanned. Ana responded those questions by stating that traditional system is no longer the main reference because village regulations open opportunities for all of citizens to give ideas and opinions, so those changes may be monitored and planned.At the last statement, Eko Prasetyo quoted Selo Soemardjan’s writing, “When citizens aren’t capable to satisfy their social needs, then they become commercial and competitive citizens. Therefore, we need persons who concern with such problems. Let’s bring back this city of students having critical, courageous, and progressive characteristic.
While Elanto persuaded every youth of this city to exchange ideas for every problem. Furthermore, Ana concluded with the recognition of diversity which becomes the foundation of Yogyakarta since the beginning, and this situation is accommodated by many parties. Every youth coming to this event were invited to face and interact with reality, then to improve it. Don’t feel when we made a social statement through social media, we have made social changes. (ITM)
(Thanks to SMI for helping some photos)
A Collaboration to Fight for Human Rights Launching of Amnesty Indonesia, network hearing and joint meeting
Thursday, 25 January 2018by adminstube
Various news of human rights violations still fill the headlines of international and national mass media. This is a challenge because human rights itself is a moral principle as the standard of human behavior and legal rights, contained in the UN Declaration, all human beings are born free and equal in their rights and standards. They are rewarded with reasons and awareness and see and treat others in the spirit of brotherhood.
That is the spirit of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta to participate in fighting for human rights in Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta with Social Movement Institute (SMI) and Amnesty Indonesia (AI). AI is the representative of Amnesty International in Indonesia as a global non-governmental movement to campaign human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
The understanding toward human rights should be strived and jointly campaigned by various parties concerned with human rights. A joint meeting on January 24, 2018 at SMI Yogyakarta’s office led to a critical thinking about idea of School of Human Rights for students. Why students? Because students have idealism, enthusiasm and energy become agent of change in society to be aware of human rights. Yogyakarta is potential as it is known as a city of education where students from various regions in Indonesia study in.
This meeting itself was a part of series meeting since the declaration of Amnesty Indonesia on December 8, 2017 at Masjid Mataram Kotagede. At that time Agung Supriyono, SH, the head of Kesbangpol DIY, represented Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana X, the Governor of DIY inaugurated Amnesty International Indonesia and admitted that Indonesia having various cultures, religions and other diversities needs afeeling of togetherness. The spirit of unity and unity in harmony can be achieved if justice and human rights are achieved.
The next day, December 9, 2017 at Joglo Omah Jowo, a network meeting was held and facilitated by Usman Hamid, AI's executive director for network hearing, collecting issues related to human rights violations that occurred in DIY. Some of the participating institutions are Social Movement Institute (SMI), Resist, UGM Corner Club, Mitra Wacana, LKiS, Amartya, LBH Yogyakarta, Tribunjogja, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta and some other participants. The meetings formulated important issues such as: 1) freedom of expression, opinion and organization, 2) freedom of religion and worship activity, 3) racial discrimination and certain community identity, 4) excessive or late handling of case by police, 5 ) Freedom of journalism when covering an event, 6) Social economic rights such as land conflicts, iron sand, forced evictions and children's rights, 7) Dismantle the illusion of fear on certain issues and need to revive the sense of nationalism, and 8) Fight for academic freedom in campus.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as an institution mentoring students from various regions in Indonesia who are studying in Yogyakarta realized the importance of students’ awareness toward human rights, so Stube-HEMAT took part in the collaboration. In the future, the human rights-conscious students are able to implement it to the surrounding community when they return to their home regions. (RBN).
One Leap to Learn Diversity With Amartya Playgroup and Kindergarten
Wednesday, 17 January 2018by adminstube
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 was a memorable day for the students and facilitators of Amartya Playgroup and Kindergarten (KB/TK) located at Banuwitan, Baturetno, Banguntapan, Bantul as they made a visit to Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) of Mergangsan to know about church, a worship place for Christians and Christmas day.
This activity is a manifestation of the long thoughts of Eko Prasetyo and Irma Mulyani, the initiators of KB/TK Amartya as an inclusive school and Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as a network of Eko Prasetyo, one of SMI (Social Movement Institute) initiators moving together in the field of youth education and campaigning diversity and peace.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as an institution mentoring studentsstudying in Yogyakarta from various regions in Indonesia,supported the initiative of introducing diversity and fostering tolerance in Indonesia with its diverse culture, religion and language, especially since early age children through a real interaction or ‘experiential learning' on diversities.
On that day, twelve students and four facilitators visited GKJ Mergangsan and enthusiastically heard the explanation from Rev. Hendra Kurniawan, S. Si, one of the pastors at GKJ Mergangsan, about Christianity, church and Christmas Day. There were various innocent expressions from the students whenthey were entering the church, such as a curiousity about many chairs in the church, but no chair in mosque, there were also gamelan instruments and other musical instruments inside and they were glad to see the Christmas tree closer.
"I responded well and appreciated the visit by KB/TK Amartya because it will open the children's perspectives to live in religious tolerance. In addition, I saw good response from the teachers to establish togetherness, "said Rev. Hendra Kurniawan, S.Si.Irma Mulyani, one of the facilitators, the founder of KB/TK Amartya expressed her grateful feeling for the support and assistance given to her group so that the visit to GKJ Mergangsan could be realized and became a new experience for the students and facilitators of KB/TK Amartya. Finally, they couldvisit the church and know more about Christmas day.
It is true that the experience of direct interaction will raise one's awareness toward diversity andmaintain harmony. (TRU).
Effective Time Management Ready for Final Exam
Monday, 8 January 2018by adminstube
Exam is one process leading up to a higher stage. Each exam has a different level of difficulty. Final exams enacted at elementary, junior and senior high schools are expected to produce qualified graduates. In the process of preparing for the exam, there are several parties responsible for it, covering teachers at schools, students and parents. Schools usually make additional hours of study, private lessons and debriefing students. It is not obligated whether students take private lessons outside school.
One of the activities undertaken by SMK BOKPRI 2 was preparing students of XII Class for Examination in the Year 2017 – 2018. The activity was held on Friday until Saturday, 5-6 January 2018 at Hotel Satriafi, Kaliurang, Sleman. “The purpose of the school to organize this activity is to prepare them mentally in the upcoming exam, to know the extent of the readiness of their students both subjects and mental to face the National Examination. It also has an additional purpose to invite them to relax and not to be awkward facing the test”, said Dra. Rusmiyati the chairman of the committee.
There were thirty-three students and five teachers following the briefing that was split into several sessions. Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, as a student and youth facilitator was invited to be one of facilitators. Stube sent Trustha Rembaka and Sarloce Apang to guide the session on Friday, January 5, 2018.Sarloce Apang explained about Stube-HEMAT and it’s activities. While Trustha described the Key of Successful Exam: Intelligent Time Management. He started the session by guiding participants to write their activities since morning till night on a piece of paper. Next, Sarloce chose some participants to read their activities in a day. Julian, who majored in Culinary told, “I always wake up early at 06.00 A.M, then I prepare to school. After school at around 3 P.M, I go home, take a bath and shower, watch movies, play with mobile phone until 22.15, and then go to bed”.
Anggi, a student studying Patiseri (flour making product) told that she always wakes up at 6 A.M and has shower, goes to school, comes home, takes a nap, wakes up and does shower, has dinner, plays mobile phone and sleeps at 11 P.M. Another student, called Novi studying House Keeping told that she wakes up earlier than the previous participants, then gets ready to go to school, comes home from school, has lunch, has shower, and has dinner and sleeps at 9 P.M. From the participants’ description, it can be known how they manage their available time. Apparently they have not used their time effectively and still spent much time for watching television and playing mobile phone, even not learning at all.
Trustha exposed the time of 24 hours a day into three parts, 8 hours for sleeping, 9 hours for school and 7 other hours to be used for good one. He invited participants to spend 7 hours for effective activities by considering which one is important and urgent, important but not urgent, not important but urgent and not important but not urgent. Each participant began to sort out which activities should be taken into priority and which ones should be ignored. The rest of study time to the exam is so limited, it means that the remaining time should be used as well as possible.
At the end of the session participants were divided into eleven groups. They talked and shared what challenging subjects for them in the exam. Most students expressed difficulties in Mathematics and English. Mathematics is still difficult to understand because the method of teaching is difficult to be understood. In the sharing time, the participants were more open and talked enthusiastically, even their teachers were involved in the conversation.
Trustha reiterated that a wish will come true if there is an action and sincerity to live it. So, from now, use the available study time before exam as well as they can. A big hope that all students can be ready for the exam, can do the exam well, and can pass it together. The session was closed by having a photo together. (SAP).
Developing Interaction and Strengthening Motivation A meet-up with Nancy and Anne
Saturday, 6 January 2018by adminstube
Young people (read: students) are identical with spiritful, fond of challenges and they always seek something new and energetic to do various activities to answer their curiosity. Stube-HEMAT as a student development program for students from various regions in Indonesia who study in Yogyakarta realizes these characteristics and provides space for students to develop optimally through dialogue with Three Nancy Sinaga and Anne Ruland who will visit several cities in Indonesia, including Yogyakarta, so that Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta students can interact directly and exchange ideas with Indonesian student studying abroad and German student.
Formerly Nancy got information about Stube Indonesia from her colleague in Cologne that there is a Stube in Indonesia, so she and Anne wanted to know more about it. After having several contacts via email, finally the meeting took place on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta secretariat and it wasattended by fifteen students.
While Anne said that this is her first visit to Indonesia and shefeels grateful to meet friendly students in Indonesia. She conveyedthat the study of social workers covering various areas of action and equipped with intensive theory and practice. This topic learned world of social workers, professions and ethics of social workers, the history of social workers, social and political systems in Germany and the scope of work for social workers. By completing this course the students gain foundation for graduate master's program. They both chose this course because graduated students have a wide scope of work, not only in government agencies or departments but also in non-government organizations even in private companies.
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta students enthusiastically responded to Nancy and Anne and asked questions such as how to become a participant of the German Aupair program. There are two ways to join the program, first, personally, where the aplicants register online and must provide some money as guarantee or family in Germany, or second, via agent in whichapplicants apply through by dealing with different cost. Next question wants to know whether Nancywill return back to Indonesia after graduation. She declared that she did not know the time when she will return to Indonesia. In additional, Anne also revealed her reason to enter the college because she liked to interact and help others.So, keep interacting with international networks, strengthen motivation and improve your foreign language skills and open toward opportunities to develop yourselves and go international. (TRU).
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