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...
Category: Menoken
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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...
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Are You Crazy?
Story by A. Ruwidrijarto Yes. The preceding question is: Are you happy?The answer is also Yes. End of Story. Hmmm…Not yet. By now you might have noticed that right from the start, Noken The First Time, way way back, craziness is always a very big part of Noken. Crazy people, crazy group of youth, crazy...
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Noken: from Papua for Nusantara
#menoken in Tabi, Jayapura (A Bahasa Indonesia version of this writing is published in Cendrawasih Post, 18 March 2021, by Mathius Awoitauw, Bupati of Jayapura) Since around a decade ago Jogjaners like to proclaim “from Jogja for Indonesia”. This gift from Jogja is the inspiration and spirit of tolerance in diversity. Jogjaners, myself included, claim...
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Awakening
A theater performance by the deaf-mutes: Clint, Rival and Viktor, plus Maya. Story by A. Ruwidrijarto If not us, who?If not now, when? Hence the latest inspiration the Noken brought about from the Noken in Tabi: for indigenous peoples and local communities, us, to get together, be connected to each other, and to take action...
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The Story of a Coffee Pot that Travelled from Jakarta to Batang to Sorong to Jayapura
Cintani (left) and Nova (right) look on while Bupati Mathius (center) ground the coffee. The mystique coffee pot is concealed behind the round black thing. Story by A. Ruwidrijarto During the Noken Yeu Amah, homecoming, end of November through to early December 2020, nokenners Andry Wijaya and Dwi Yoga, Soter, Nova, Cintani, and Mathias, and...
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Menoken di Tabi: Dari Papua Untuk Nusantara
Peserta kegiatan Menoken di Tabi berfoto bersama sebelum melanjutkan perjalanan ke 5 kampung di Kabupaten Jayapura. Selama keliling mereka menggunakan foodtruck yang menjadi pusat edukasi pangan lokal bersama Chef Charles Toto. (SAMDHANA/Niken) Cerita oleh Yessi Agustina Kegiatan Menoken Tabi yang merupakan kegiatan inisiatif dari Samdhana Institute di selenggarakan di Tabi, Kabupaten Jayapura, Papua selama 9 hari...
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Dari Papua untuk Nusantara: Noken
Menoken di Tabi sepenuhnya dikelola dan dimiliki bersama-sama oleh berbagai komunitas penoken, termasuk di antaranya: Samdhana Institute, Jungle Chef Papua, Klub Pecinta Alam KIPAS, Forum Tour Guide Papua, FOKKER LSM Papua, Komunitas Tuli Jayapura, dan berbagai komunitas dan organisasi lain di Jayapura. Catatan oleh **Mathius Awoitauw dan *Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto Pada sekitar 10 tahun yang lalu...
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Menenun Yuu, Menenun Budaya dan Tradisi
Ibu Andy Yentriyani Dari Komnas Perempuan Ikut Menoken. (Beyum Baru) Cerita oleh Yunus Yumte Hutan, tanah dan noken menjadi satu kesatuan yang tidak dapat dipisahkan didalam kehidupan Orang Mare. Karena hutan menyediakan bahan-bahan alam untuk pembuatan Noken” Tegas Beyum Baru dalam pengantar diskusi di tanggal 5 Desember 2020. Langit cerah, suasana tenang di Sangggar Klafun...