Social Movements

An interview with Andreas Siagian

Local design thinking in Bandung

Not even Mount Kelud erupting could stop Yogyakarta's activists from standing up against violence to women as part of One Billion Rising

A new bug for running points toward a new politics of lifestyle

Insurrectionary anarchists, with international connections, nihilist values and a penchant for arson, are moving to fill the vacuum on the left

Indonesian artists are using new media to rethink urban space

Indonesia is Facebooking, Twittering and blogging, but what effect is this having on campaigns for social justice?

Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

Social media tools are only effective if they can engage people off-line

Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia

Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character

Non-governmental organisations continue to fill the gap in the absence of viable alternatives

Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

Brotherhood among the poor urban youth of Jakarta

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

A law on pornography still divides the community