Wolas Krenak, Uslina Monim (personil Mambesak) turut bernyanyi dalam Pembukaan Menoken Mambesak dan HUT Mambesak ke-46 Tahun 2024 di Halaman Museum Loka Budaya Universitas Cenderawasih (Uncen) Jayapura. (SAMDHANA/Anggit) Oleh Anggit Saranta Thontje Wolas Krenak masih kukuh menyimpan ingatan. 46 tahun lalu ia adalah saksi kesepakatan Arnold Ap, Sam Kapissa, Yoel Kafiar, Eddy Mofu, Martiny Sawaki...
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Menoken Serentak di Tiga Wilayah Budaya Tanah Papua pada Perayaan Hari Disabilitas Internasional dan Hari Noken Sedunia 2023
Aksi tanam pohon di Bukit Kerka di Kampung Adat Dondai, Distrik Waibu, Kabupaten Jayapura, Provinsi Papua pada 2 Desember 2023 lalu. (dok. Komunitas Menoken Mamta) JAYAPURA-Aksi menanam serentak mewarnai kegiatan Menoken dalam rangka memperingati Hari Disabilitas Internasional (5 Desember) dan Hari Noken Sedunia (4 Desember) yang dilaksanakan pada Sabtu, 2 Desember 2023. Komunitas Menoken di tiga...
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Kebun Tuli
Vany, the leader of the Jayapura Deaf Community. (Instagram @noken_mamta) Story by A. Ruwindrijarto Once upon a time, at present time, in the picturesque city of Jayapura, there lives a remarkable girl named Vany. Vany is not your ordinary girl; she is the heart and soul of the Jayapura Deaf Community, known as Komunitas Tuli...
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Menoken Teknik Penyeduhan Kopi Teman Tunet – Bagian 1
Perkenalan dan orientasi peserta penyeduhan Kopi (Barista) untuk Teman Tuna Netra. (LIFEHOUSE) Oleh Neni Rochaeni Saat ini sedang berlangsung kegiatan Menoken Teknik Penyeduhan Kopi (Barista) untuk Teman Tuna Netra di Kalanaya Space & Bar di Kerobokan, Badung, Bali, diikuti oleh 8 orang peserta tuna netra yang berdomisili di pulau Bali. Kegiatan dengan tema “Meningkatkan Peluang...
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And We Danced All Through The Night
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto And we sang all the rinto’s (not the rambo’s),1 the tetun’s songs of love and life and struggles, and two or three (maybe seven or eight) dangdut2 songs. 7 August 2022 was the night. Metinaro, Timor Leste was the place. Of course we had the fire, and the circle around the...
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Queen
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto Queen is my favourite band. Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of My Life, Radio Ga Ga, Spread Your Wings, and many more…174 or so songs in total. I like them all. I found out that Queen is also the name of the youngest member of the Menoken Domberai. She is 1 year old...
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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...