Oleh Erisha | PILI Green Network Direktur Operasional Indonesia Samdhana Institut, Martua T. Sirait hadir sebagai salah satu pembicara dalam Forum Dialog KOnservasi Indonesia di Jakarta, 26 Juni 2025. (Photo courtesy of PILI Green Network) Revisi Undang-Undang Kehutanan yang tengah dibahas DPR RI menjadi momentum krusial untuk mengakhiri warisan kolonialisme dalam tata kelola hutan di...
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Konferensi Tenurial 2023 dan Rekomendasi Wujudkan Keadilan Sosial-Ekologis
Konferensi Tenurial 2023 berlangsung di jakarta, 16-17 Oktober 2023. Dihadiri 750 orang yang bersasal dari berbagai wilayah. (SAMDHANA/Anggit) Oleh Anggit Saranta Krisis agraria dan ekologis yang semakin mengkhawatirkan di Indonesia dalam satu dekade terakhir, menjadi bahasan utama pada pembukaan Konferensi Tenurial 2023, 16 Oktober 2023, di Gedung Serbaguna Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Senayan, Jakarta. Konferensi...
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Memahami Kesetaraan GEDSI dengan Lebih Baik
Sri Surani, fasilitator dari SAPDA saat memberikan pemaparan dalam pelatihan kesetaraan GEDSI di Yogyakarta, 18-21 Mei 2022. (Sandika/SAMDHANA) Penyandang disabilitas memiliki kedudukan yang sama dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat. Namun hingga saat ini, hal tersebut masih sering diabaikan. Untuk memahami peran dan posisi penyandang disabilitas dalam masyarakat, pendekatan GEDSI (Gender, Disabilitas dan Inklusi Sosial) sangatlah diperlukan. GEDSI...
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FoMMA dan Samdhana Dorong Percepatan Penetapan Hutan Adat di TNKM
Foto bersama usai diskusi percepatan penetapan hutan adat di Kawasan Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang MALINAU, Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang (TNKM) berada di Kabupaten Malinau dan Kabupaten Nunukan, Provinsi Kalimantan Utara (Kaltara). Dalam rangka percepatan penetapan hutan adat di kawasan TNKM, Forum Musyawarah Masyarakat Adat (FoMMA) Kayan Mentarang , Samdhana Institute sowan ke Kantor Balai TNKM...
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We Archipelagians
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto Editor’s Note: I am happy to introduce this new section: Book Review. It’s also quite a miracle because it is defying the usual process of: idea-writing-editing-publishing then a book review. Our book review shows the non-linearity processes of our magazine, life, and nokens. A producer and film-studio executive David Geffen said:...
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ho-me-co-ming-o-logy
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto There are leavingology, stayingology, and homecomingology. As the name suggests leavingology is the whole body of knowledge and science that makes people leave their place in the community and go serve the powers that oppress the community in the first place. Stayingology is about those who stay in their community, in...
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On the Ability to Withstand Adversity and Bounce Back from Difficult Life Events
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto If you want to understand resilience, meet Ester. In her 20 years of age, Ester has been through difficult life events more than her fair share. When she was a very little child, she and her parents and 3 brothers and sister were evicted from the land, losing their house in...
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Frequency of Love: Reloaded
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto In case you’re wondering, the frequency is 96.80 MHz FM, RRI Pro 2 Merauke. That’s the frequency your radio should be tuned into so that you can listen, interact and participate with Mari Cerita tentang Papua, let’s share stories about Papua, the Mace Papua. For Merauke area, it’s Susan and Brigita...
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Frequency of Love
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto I was asked by Susan of Mace Papua during that radio program: what feelings that got to you while nokening in those communities? I replied, “It was great to noken with Monique, Adriana, Yune, Ayub, Spikdion, Frengki, Urbanus, Celsius, Anton, Kanisya, and also Roki, Naomi, Neni, and Andre.” I then shared...