Gunarti: Letter from the Kendeng Mountains Letter 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).
From Kendeng with Love: Seven Messages from Pati Messages 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. By Mokh Sobirin
Fighting for the Next Generations Article For years, a citizens' initiative in the Indonesian Kendeng Karst-Mountain has been fighting against the destruction of their livelihoods by cement factories, among others, a subsidiary of the German HeidelbergCement. The transnational solidarity network Save Kendeng supports the farmers from the Kendeng Mountains.
Kendeng Movement: Speak Up for Mother Earth! Article Solidarity works involving communities from two different countries, Indonesia and Germany is a result of a collaborative work facilitated by usage of media technology. Social movements are no longer only read as a local entity with specific actors and issues but can be read within the framework of engagement with other actors and issues, both at local and international levels. By Mokh Sobirin
