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64: Artists and activists

Published: Oct 18, 2000

Oct - Dec 2000

Culture

Artists and activistsThe late novelist YB Mangunwijaya coined the phrase 'post-Indonesian generation'. - Gerry van Klinken

Naked truth Young artists rebel against the political crisis - M Dwi Marianto

Letter from Makassar Artists rebuild community identity - Halim HD

Confused? Directions in post-New Order theatre - Lauren Bain

Punks for peace Underground music - the voice of young people - Jo Pickles

Of pigs, puppets and protest Radical Yogyakarta artists get among the people - Heidi Arbuckle

Skin signatures Tattoos are the fad of today's teenagers - Megan Baker

Meet Semsar An interview with an artist and activist - Yvonne Owens with Semsar Siahaan

The Theft of Sita A joint Australian-Indonesian performance bursts boundaries - Robin Laurie

Politics and Human Rights

View from the top Exclusive interview with the president - Greg Barton with Abdurrahman Wahid

Making Indonesia work for the people Chusnul Mar'iyah thrives on controversy - Peter King

Busy girl Chusnul Mar'iyah and the NGO scene - Peter King

Women and the war in Aceh Women want to silence all the guns - Suraiya Kamaruzzaman

A different freedom Islamic rebellion in Aceh and Mindanao is not so irrational - Jacqueline Aquino Siapno

Blood on the map A conference on recent violence in Indonesia - Jemma Purdey

Society and Economy

Land for the landless Why 'democrats' in Jakarta aren't interested in land reform - Dianto Bachriadi

'Run my child' Mukti-Mukti sings protest songs about land - Anton Lucas

Travel

One Crater Sulphur miners risk their lives on an active volcano - Ciaran Harman

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