A Collaboration to Fight for Human Rights Launching of Amnesty Indonesia, network hearing and joint meeting

Thursday, 25 January 2018
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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).

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One Leap to Learn Diversity With Amartya Playgroup and Kindergarten

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
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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 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).

 


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Effective Time Management Ready for Final Exam

Monday, 8 January 2018
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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).
 

 


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Developing Interaction and Strengthening Motivation A meet-up with Nancy and Anne

Saturday, 6 January 2018
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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.
 
Nancy, from North Sumatra was studying at Hochschule Koblenz and Anne Ruland, from Germany was studying at Hochschule Köln, Germany. Both of themstudy in the same major, Soziale Arbeit (Welfare Society). Nancy revealed thatshe was graduated from Medan State University and  then taught English. During post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction in Aceh 2005, she met colleagues from abroad and kept communicate with them. From that moment, she was motivated to continue living abroad. She applied for German Aupair program, a cultural exchange program for youth from outside Germany to live together and be part of the German family. Of course there are requirements that must be fullfilled, such as age,readiness for new challenges, children lover andability to adapt different culture. She lived in a German family and joined a German course supported by her foster family.
 
She acknowledged that student life abroad looked fun and luxurious, but there were actually hard challenges such as culture shock in Germany, strict government regulations for immigrants and hard study requirements that must be fullfilled. She suggested that students who want to study abroad should be strong mentally, ready for challenge andnew things, active to make links and friendly to everyone.

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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