Sejarah Panjang Gerakan Wong Sikep atau Sedulur Sikep di Jawa Tengah dalam Sifat Paradoksnya: Sebuah Bentuk Perjuangan Hak Asasi Manusia tanpa Kekerasan melalui Nama Berbeda Published: 2 August 2021 E-Paper 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. Yanuar Sumarlan, James Reinaldo Rumpia
The Wong Sikep or Sedulur Sikep Movement of Central Java’s Longue Durée in Its Paradoxical Nature Published: 2 August 2021 E-Paper 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). Yanuar Sumarlan, James Reinaldo Rumpia
Gunarti: Letter from the Kendeng Mountains Published: 16 June 2021 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).
Save Kendeng: A Struggle through Graphic Design Published: 25 March 2021 Graphics 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. Jatra Palepati
Why We Should Protect Karst Landscapes Published: 3 March 2021 Article 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. Anett Keller
Alasan Mengapa Kita Harus Melindungi Bentang Alam Karst Published: 3 March 2021 Artikel 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. Anett Keller
Putting Nature in the Center of Education: An Indigenous Perspective Published: 16 February 2021 Article 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. Erna Widyayanti
Broader Legal Horizon for Kendeng Communities’ Campaigns for Environmental Rights Published: 20 February 2020 Analysis 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. Yanuar Sumarlan
From Kendeng with Love: Seven Messages from Pati Published: 23 August 2019 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. Mokh Sobirin
Threatened Biodiversity and Empty Wombs: Climate Change and Women’s Plight in Central Java Published: 26 February 2019 Study With the increasing threats of climate change, corporate investment and industrial expansion in the area, women are faced with new challenges in the form of migration and trafficking. The impacts of climate change are charted as follows: decreasing crop yields; threats to food security; increased water stress and drought; increasing fluvial flooding and rainfall; frequent fluvial flooding; an increasing number of tropical cyclones (in certain areas); and rise of sea level affecting livelihood in coastal regions. Dewi Candraningrum
Fighting for the Next Generations Published: 28 January 2019 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.
Gunarti and The Kendeng Women Movement Published: 8 January 2018 Women farmers have become a part of the social movement that transpires in North Kendeng Mountains. The position that originally was only complementary in the local economic and political routine has transformed into an important element in determining the motion of the movement being built. Gunarti, one of the women, shares her stories with us. Mokh Sobirin
