Below are links to a few more reports – in English – on the lead up to the January 28 protests in Indonesia. As indicated in an earlier posting on this blog the main progressive alliance mobilising in Jakarta was FOR INDONESIA (Front Opposisi Rakyat Indonesia). From perusing the media it seems that different progressive […]
Film Review: THE ROAD, with updated POSTSCRIPT
After postponing the decision several times unsure whether I wanted to spend my leisure time watching a film that was universally being described as a harrowing depiction of humankind’s return to barbarism after an apocalyptic Armageddon event. The reviews kept pulling me back to the cinema – they all hailed the script, acting and direction. In addition […]
INDONESIA: PHOTOS/REPORTS: FOR INDONESIA January 28 protest actions
INDONESIAN PEOPLES OPPOSITION FRONT (FOR INDONESIA) prepares to march on January 28 (yesterday) protesting the failure of the Yudhoyono government to improve the plight of the people and calling for a united peoples government. January 28 was the anniversary on the first 100 days of Yudhoyono’s second term and was a day of protest by […]
EVENT: Indonesia in 2010: what kind of neighbourhood?
This schedule will be updated regularly and can be accessed by clicking “Where Max is Speaking” just under the banner of this blog, on the far right. FEBRUARY Indonesia in 2010: what kind of neighbourhood? 18 Feb, 6.30pm GLEEBOOKS, Glebe Point Rd., Glebe ALL WELCOME at above time and place. You can help by RSVPing […]
MUSIC: sombre tones of music like the suffering and “dark history” of Pramoedya and his works
The Australian newspaper has carried a report on the Singapore MAX LANE. “Johari likens the sombre tones of his music to the suffering and “dark history” of Pramoedya and his works”. It is in its January 27 issue and the article is entitled “New act plays to the Max“.
INDONESIA: Politics: New progessive activists alliance
New Indonesian activists alliance calls for national protest action A new alliance or united front organization was formed in January in Indonesia to fight the current neo-liberal policies of the Indonesian government. Its leaflet calling for a January 28 protest action lists 17 organisations. These include student and trade union organizations (including transport and electricity […]
MUSIC: The MIM project by Singapore’s MAX LANE
For more on the background of Singapore’s music pesona “Max Lane” and his music: “About The Mim Project
Music: Pramoedya inspires music out of Singapore
It is new and unfamiliar to me too but check out the website http://www.myspace.com/uppmaxlane It is a site which contains information about and the music of the band “MAX LANE”. The piece “Pembukaan” uses excerpts from a speech from Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Film Review: the miracle of AVATAR
According to Miranda Devine, one of Australia’s loony right newspaper commentators, watching AVATAR felt like being “hit with a leftie sledgehammer”. It appears that in America too, the loony right has been severely irked by the immense popularity of James Cameron’s epic hi-tech science fiction film. Devine tips her hat to the talent involved in […]
Indonesia, the new Pacific solution? Refugee rights and social justice in the Asia Pacific
Public forum: Indonesia, the new Pacific solution? Refugee rights and social justice in the Asia Pacific Date: Tuesday, 08 December 2009 Time: 18:00 – 20:00 A discussion forum with Pamela Curr and Setyo Budi Presented by Indonesia Solidarity Forum and the University of Melbourne Indonesian program Pamela Curr – Long term refugee rights activist and […]
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