Cement and Kendeng Mountains

Gerakan Samin atau Wong Sikep atau Sedulur Sikep yang telah berjuang melawan ekspansi perusahaan semen di Jawa Tengah sejak tahun 2006 adalah bagian dari gerakan millenarian berbasis petani yang lebih besar (dan terpanjang) di Asia Tenggara (dan Jawa). Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini meluncurkan penyelidikan ke dalam karakter paling penting dari gerakan millenarian adalah untuk bertahan dalam ujian waktu.

The Samin or Wong Sikep or Sedulur Sikep Movement that has been struggling against cement companies' expansion in Central Java since 2006 is a part of a larger (and longest) peasant-based millenarian movement in Southeast Asia (and Java).

Gunarti is a mother, grandmother and farmer, like her parents and grandparents. Gunarti (who, like many people on the Indonesian island of Java, has only one name) belongs to the Samin indigenous group, also known as Sedulur Sikep. She is a member of the Network of people who care about the Kendeng Mountains (JMPPK). 

We talked with Jatra Palepati, anti-cement activist and one of the Kendeng community’s graphic designers since 2005 to design and publish five graphics on the cause of Save Kendeng Mountains.

With more than eight million sq. km of karst, Asia has the largest share worldwide. But karst areas like the Kendeng mountains in Indonesia are under threat to be destroyed by the cement industry. This article highlights the long-term value of intact karst systems.

Bentang alam karst (batu gamping) berperan penting bagi iklim karena kemampuannya mengikat karbon dioksida. Melalui sistem bawah airnya yang kompleks, karst menyediakan air minum untuk masyarakat di berbagai belahan dunia. Dengan luas total melebihi delapan juta kilometer persegi, Asia memiliki porsi terbesar karst di dunia. Namun demikian, kawasan karst seperti Pegunungan Kendeng di Indonesia berhadapan dengan ancaman kerusakan akibat industri semen. Artikel ini menyoroti nilai penting yang dimiliki karst yang utuh dalam jangka panjang.

This article explores how the indigenous Sedulur Sikep (Samin) community in Central Java, Indonesia seeks to strike a balance between maintaining its identity, raising awareness for the environment and providing relevant education for the 21st century.

This article offers the choices for local communities in the Kendeng Mountain range in Central Java Indonesia to expand their campaign to regain their environmental rights based on experiences from other communities in the world.

Seven JM-PPK (Jaringan Masyarakat Peduli Pegunungan Kendeng / Community Network Concerned for the Kendeng Mountains) members from Pati Regency, Central Java share their messages, hoping that these messages could spread awareness and solidarity against cement mining and cement factory in North Kendeng Mountains, Indonesia.