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Dynastic politics is political power exercised by a group of people who are related by family ties (MK 10 July 2015). This is also a threat for us as a democratic nation to maintain the ideals of reform in 1998, with the issue of dynastic politics carried out by the 7th president of the Republic of Indonesia, namely Mr. Ir. Joko Widodo, who made his son a candidate for vice president and also chairman of a political party in Indonesia, is the basis for the issue that emerged in the form of the political dynasty he built. not to mention the marriage between Jokowi's younger brother and the MK's curtness that has created public perception regarding Jokowi's dynastic politics.
The policy made by the Constitutional Court regarding the age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates has become an issue that strengthens the issue of dynastic politics. Jokowi's appointment of Prabowo as defense minister was also beneficial for him (trempo magazine). This issue continues to be a hot topic during this political year. Defending the constitution to overcome the threat of dynastic politics is very important, especially under the supervision of the KPU, so for the sustainability of democracy it is very important that we implement democracy with true democracy. +
Gus Dark is a cartoonist born in Karangasem, Bali, July 21, 1982. He studied graphic arts at the School of Modern Design, Yogyakarta. The cartoon character was named “Mang Ogel” by an editor and published in a periodical newspaper. In 2013, Gus Dark was awarded the Superstar Supporter Award by the ROLE Foundation. In 2014 he joined the Jokowi Volunteer movement by sending his art to "Kolak Kotak". He exhibited his cartoons in the exhibition of the Caring for Waste Cartoon Exhibition Volume II in Singaraja; “Show Off” in the Surabaya Cartoon exhibition with the Indonesian Cartoon Community. +
Gusti Agung Bagus Ari Maruta, a third-generation Ubud painter. Born in 1991 near the Ubud market, Bagus was raised in a family of artists. His uncle was an undagi, a traditional sculptor and architect responsible for creating ceremonial artefacts and objects. His extended family boasts well-known painters. They have excelled in the highly technical landscape style accredited to the famous, pioneering German expatriate Walter Spies (1895-1942). In addition, Bagus’ grandfather, Gusti Agung Purga, has the distinction of one of his pictures within the collection of the Tropenmuseum in the Netherlands.
In 2009, Bagus moved to Java to study at the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI), Yogyakarta. From 2009 to 2014, he pursued the Bachelor of Fine Arts and the post-graduate program from 2014 to 2016. Bagus was awarded ‘Best Painting of 2009’ from the Fine Arts faculty at ISI. The university city was bustling with students from across the archipelago, an intersection of Indonesian youth culture. As a fledgling painter thirsty for knowledge and experience, it was exciting to be in Yogyakarta. However, Bagus’ challenge was to break from his cultural programming of collective artistic identity and discover a creative voice distinguishing him within his family and community.
Bagus was first exhibited in 2007 in Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud and since has participated in numerous group shows in Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Jakarta and South Korea. In 2019 he was selected to show in the UOB Painting of the Year exhibition at Museum Nasional, Jakarta.
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Om Swastyastu, Namo Budaya, Om Awighnam Astu Namo Sidham.
Bali Island is an island that already has many natural resources. These natural resources attract tourists to come to Bali. The island of Bali is well known abroad. The island of Bali which is growing in tourism is what causes many investors to build buildings in Bali. Different from before, the island of Bali has many rice fields and plants, as well as clear water that makes the mind drift away. In the past, Balinese people easily got agricultural products such as chilies, vegetables and others.
After the rice fields in Bali were converted into buildings, little land was used as a place to grow these plants. This is because the prices of our basic necessities in Bali are increasing. If we remember, we should be in Bali who bring in a lot of guests, making Bali Island an island that has high regional income. However, we have all felt that now the prices of basic necessities in Bali are increasing. Natural resources in Bali are increasingly scarce, rice fields in Bali are increasingly depleted. Who can be blamed if it's like this? Not just natural resources, but technological developments that increasingly want to make us spoiled or dependent on technology. Different from before, Balinese people at home each have rice fields that can be used to grow plants that are useful for the Balinese people, such as chili plants, banana trees, tomato plants, vegetables and others. Now, are there any of you who plant these plants? Does anyone still have rice fields?
Now in Bali, many people have houses that have been influenced by foreign culture. This is because few have rice fields or plants that can be used for basic needs or coral reefs. If it is related to the increase in prices of basic commodities in Bali, it is appropriate that the Kitri coral can restore the fulfillment of our basic needs in our respective homes. If every yard or yard in Bali had coral reefs, basic prices on the market would definitely not increase because there would be no shortage of basic necessities. This Kitri coral can be included in traditional village regulations so that the community can all develop Kitri coral in their own homes and in traditional villages make sekeha which are taken by each family head in each coral to get information about the Kitri coral and Kitri coral in their respective homes. Each can be sold at the Pekraman village level. Immediately, it became a Ratribraskita movement which means Digital Based Kitri Coral, which has the aim of preserving Kitri Coral even when they become extinct and bringing greenery to the household.
Hopefully this RATRIBRASKITA program can provide good benefits.
I apologize if there are any shortcomings, I will close with Parama Santih.
Om Santih, Santih, Santih Om
Om Swastyastu,
My deepest respect to all the judges.
My respects to the BASAbali Wiki team
My respects to all participants of the Public Participation Wikithon,
Allow me to speak a little on the issue of indigenous peoples’ rights. My name is I Komang Sapa. I am from the lava world of Karangasem, I live on the slopes of Bali’s most majestic Mount Agung, in Jungutan Village.
As Indonesian citizens, indigenous peoples should have equal rights in terms of land ownership, economic activities, as well as social rights. However, the Job Creation Law (Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja), especially the article on investment ownership as a step to opening new jobs, could backfire on the rights of indigenous peoples or people living in villages.
The Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) believes that the Job Creation Law (Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja) can pave the way for investors who will run their businesses and process natural resources. However, it will be a problem that can make the people in the village lose. Because people in indigenous villages still make a living through customary land, forests, rice fields and others. Not only is it used as a place to make a living, there are also those who live, make pindik (a local dish), or use the land as a place to build a house. What’s more, since the process of creating the Job Creation Bill started, indigenous peoples have not been included in discussions, even though the people in the village are the most affected.
Well, people, because there are different interests here, between indigenous peoples and investors, the government faces a dilemma, when passing this Indigenous Peoples Bill. For example, in the case of the Natural Tourism Park (TWA) in Batur, Kintamani, Bangli, there are still parties from the indigenous community or in the village who feel disadvantaged by the arrival of investors.
Ladies and gentlemen, why do we have to speak out about this situation? It is because, as the next generation of the nation, we must participate in preserving the culture, cultural values that have long been the identity of the nation. Especially in the current times, it is very important that we participate and agree in preserving traditional values. This is not just about preserving our traditional heritage, but also about educating our character and morals as human beings who are easily exposed to foreign influences. Also, we must strengthen adat (indigenous laws), recognize the rights of these indigenous peoples, protect, respect and fulfill their human rights.
My hope is for prospective leaders to solve this problem quickly through policies that really make the Indigenous Village sustainable even though there are investors who come in to participate in developing the area so that it becomes stronger. Likewise, the government must come to the Indigenous Village, discuss with the community there before issuing permits, let alone policies.
Okay, that’s all I can say to all of you. If there are any mistakes in my speech, please forgive me. In closing, I end with parama santhi.
Om Santih, Santih, Santih, Om.
Hanalei Swan is a 15-year-old fashion designer, artist, speaker, and author. She leads by example – her goal is to inspire the next generation of conscious leaders.
HANALEI, it’s been a minute since we last spoke, can you tell us what you’ve been up to in the last couple of years?
I’ve taken a step back these last few years to really focus on what drives me creatively. Since we last spoke I feel like I’ve been through a huge reset, and this has allowed me to explore different passions including writing, which in turn has opened me up to new opportunities. I recently had the pleasure of being an author in the New York Times best-selling book Women Gone Wild!. I have also continued designing clothes, making artwork, writing, speaking and finding new ways to tell my story.
You were barely a teenager in Bali when we first caught up. How have your views changed since then?
I don’t think my views have changed necessarily; I just think they have been reinforced. I’m still focussed on creating sustainable fashion and educating other kids about making conscious decisions when buying clothing. I stand strong on sustainable fashion versus fast fashion, and it remains my mission to educate young consumers and set an example for other brands to start taking action on our problems in the fashion industry.
What projects are you involved in now, and what drives those projects?
These last few years have been very exciting. I’ve already mentioned the Women Gone Wild! book series, with its mission to inspire women around the world to take action on what they love. I’ve also been involved with the Shima Swan Surfboard Project, in partnership with We Are Mother Earth. This project is a symbolic gift for ocean health and takes a stand against the plans made by the company TEPCO to dump over 100 million tons of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as next year, which will affect our environment, as well as food supply chain to a dramatic extent. I’m also happy to announce I’ve been working on a new collection for my eco-friendly fashion company, HS Styles, which takes huge inspiration from my love for the ocean and surfing. I look forward to sharing more on this in the future.
What are the biggest threats facing us in the world today, and how do you think they affect you?
Globally, the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil and gas. It’s responsible for 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. This blows my mind. It takes over 750 gallons of water to produce a single cotton T-shirt, not to mention that 20% of global wastewater comes from textile dyeing, because the bulk of the production is in countries with little or no regulation, so the wastewater often finds its way to rivers and seas where it can wreak havoc.
I never thought that deeply about fashion’s effect on our planet before I learned about this. So, when I started my fashion brand at 11 years old, I knew I didn’t want to contribute to any further destruction. I knew I had to do it differently, which brought me to slow fashion. I only use suitable materials like bamboo, which takes roughly one percent of the water otherwise needed to make a t-shirt. I also committed to giving back, so this is where HS Styles began.
In today’s social media landscape, are we all guilty of putting self-promotion before these causes?
Yes, everyone is, but that’s okay. We don’t always have to focus on the negative things on our planet, but I do believe these topics should be talked about so we can inspire other people to use their voices to uplift causes they care about. It’s important that everyone recognises that they have a voice – the more we talk about sustainability, for instance, the more we can educate and effect change. If that means promoting yourself and your business as well, then so be it. The point is the whole platform gets larger, and this always translates into greater awareness for others to follow.
How can we do our part?
There are three simple ways you can help. Through your time, your money, and or sharing your voice. Using your time could mean volunteering at an organisation that is already working towards making change, finding ways you can support others. Using your money could mean donating to certain charities/organisations, being more conscious with your spending by limiting your purchases and consumption, changing your buying habits by shopping at more sustainable brands, or even buying second-hand/vintage clothing to give them a chance not to not end up in landfill. You can also use your voice – talking about problems you care about is one of the most powerful tools you have, whether through open conversations or social media. If we each make a small change, we can create a bigger impact. The more we educate, the more we can inspire people to start thinking and buying consciously.
Do you think it is possible to affect future outcomes, and how would you do that? Yes, I believe we are able to affect future outcomes, but I don’t believe I can change the world on my own. We are the change we wish to see in the world, and I believe by standing together to fight against fast fashion and other habits that contribute to the destruction of our planet we can make a difference. I hope by inspiring others I can create a butterfly or ripple effect that will lead to sustainable change, and I hope my company HS Styles can set an example to inspire other brands.
How do you see yourself in 20 years’ time?
I haven’t thought that far into my future to be honest, so I genuinely don’t know where I want to end up, but I certainly know I don’t want to put myself in a box. I want to stay open to new possibilities and opportunities that may come my way. Over time I know my interests and thoughts will change and I am open to that.
Where are we heading as a race in your generation?
Our future is not bright, especially when you look at the rapid speed of climate change and the continuation of fast fashion practices by huge corporations. It’s obvious we are slowly destroying our only planet, and I am scared for our future generations.
Do you still have hope?
Yes, but only if we start taking action right now. We need to find solutions for the problems we already have instead of continuing to create others. I believe it is the responsibility of big companies to take into account how they are affecting the earth. It needs to be our mission to make our voices heard and to stand for what we care about.
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This year, the prices of basic necessities are rising, and there are no signs of them returning to normal or decreasing from their usual prices. Is it due to many crop failures in the current season causing the prices to skyrocket? Or is it because fertilizer prices are rising?
If indeed there are crop failures and rising fertilizer prices, I would like the local government to take immediate action to address the increasing prices of basic necessities. This could include subsidizing fertilizers and encouraging farmers and the community to utilize small plots for farming using hydroponic methods.
The implementation of a hydroponic farming program by the local government would assist the entire community in Karangasem and beyond, possibly throughout Indonesia, in addressing the ongoing rise in basic necessities prices.
Hydroponic farming does not require significant costs or extensive land; it only requires consistency in creating the necessary tools. The tools needed don't have to be new; recycled items like unused but still functional pipes and buckets or old paint cans can be utilized.
Therefore, I hope the implementation of a program like this can address the rising prices of basic necessities. This program could also contribute to reducing poverty rates in Karangasem and its surrounding areas. +
Associate Professor Helen Creese's research interests include Balinese textual and literary traditions, Balinese history and historiography and gender. Her research spans historical and contemporary periods. It draws extensively on indigenous textual traditions written in Indonesian, Balinese, Old Javanese as well as colonial sources in Dutch and French. Her publications include translations of both classical and modern texts.
She is the author of Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois (2016); Women of the Kakawin World: Marriage and Sexuality in the Indic Courts of Java and Bali (2004); Guide and Index to the Hooykaas-Ketut Sangka Balinese Manuscript Collection in the Australian National University Library (2004); and Parthayana: The Journeying of Partha. An Eighteenth-Century Balinese Kakawin (1998). She has co-edited 'The Stigmatisation of Widows and Divorcees (janda) in Indonesian Society,' Special Issue of Indonesia and the Malay World (with Lyn Parker, 2016); From Langka Eastwards: The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indonesia (with Andrea Acri and Arlo Griffiths, 2011); 'Gender, Text, Performance and Agency in Asian Cultural Contexts,' Special Issue of Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (with Rosie Roberts, 2008); Seabad Puputan Bali: Perspektif Belanda dan Bali (with Henk Schulte Nordholt and Darma Putra 2006); and 'Old Javanese Texts and Culture,' Special Issue of Bijdragen tot de Taal , Land- en Volkenkunde (with Willem Van der Molen, 2001).
Her current research projects include an investigation into textual traditions, identity and cultural production in contemporary Bali, a literary history of Bali, and a number of projects on precolonial Balinese history.
She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Humanities of Australia in 2007. She serves on an number of editorial advisory boards including the Southeast Asian Publications Series of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Asian Studies Review, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific and Indonesia and the Malay World.
Helmi Y. Haska, born in Bandung, grew up in the cultural landscape of a Minangkabau family. From an early age he wrote poetry in the Daily Spirit, Padang (1982). When he migrated to Bali in 1989, he wrote frequently in the Sunday Bali Post. His poems have been collected in poetry anthologies, including Bali The After Morning (1997), Dendang Sanur Nyiur Sanur (2015), Cumi-Cumi (2017). In addition, wrote a book review Bob Marley, Rasta, Reggae, Revolution (2007). Now living in Talbingo, Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia. Active in the Talbingo Bush Poets Club community. +
"Hildred was born in Queens, New York on February 12, 1927 and reared there and in Teaneck, New Jersey. A graduate of Antioch College, she received her Ph.D. from Radcliffe College in 1956. Her first book, The Javanese Family (Free Press of Glencoe, Inc.), was published in 1961. After her initial fieldwork in Java, she taught at The University of Chicago from 1960 to 1970 before coming to Princeton University in 1970. At Princeton, Hildred taught courses on the history of anthropological theory, the anthropological study of life stories, the anthropology of art, and the ethnographer’s craft.
In 1972, Hildred became the first chairperson of the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University, and thus the first woman chair of a department at Princeton, a position in which she served for many years. She was named Professor Emeritus in 1998.
Hildred did extensive fieldwork in Morocco, and in Java and Bali, Indonesia and returned to Indonesia repeatedly during her career to conduct the research which helped fuel her extensive list of publications. She completed more than two years of fieldwork research in the village of Batuan on the island of Bali. Working in the same village that was studied in the 1930s by Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, she focused on the interconnections between different Balinese art forms and how and why such forms have changed through time. She investigated the effects of economic development and tourism on Balinese artistic endeavor.
The first book from the research in Batuan, Images of Power: Balinese Paintings Made for Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead, was published in January 1995 (University of Hawaii Press). In 2004,The Life of a Balinese Temple: Artistry, Imagination, and History in a Peasant Village was also published by the University of Hawaii Press. Among her other works, Professor Geertz is co-author with her former husband Clifford Geertz of Kinship in Bali (University of Chicago Press, 1975), and co-author with Clifford Geertz and Lawrence Rosen of Meaning and Order in Moroccan Society (Cambridge University Press, 1979). Most recently, in 2017, at the age of 90, her book, Storytelling in Bali, was published by the Dutch publishing house Brill."
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Born to a family of artists in Pengosekan village in Bali, Dewa Ketut Alit was immersed in Balinese gamelan from early childhood. His father Dewa Nyoman Sura and his oldest brother Dewa Putu Berata were the most influential teachers in his life. He began performing at age 11, and by age 13 was playing ugal (the leading instrument) in his village’s adult group, Tunas Mekar Pengosekan. 1988-1995 he played in the internationally acclaimed Gamelan Semara Ratih of Ubud village, touring internationally.
In 1997, a year before graduating from Academy of Indonesian Performing Arts in Denpasar (STSI Denpasar), Dewa Alit and his brothers founded Çudamani which immediately acknowledged as one of the best gamelan groups and went on their own international tours.
Seeking a wider path for expressing his approach to new music in gamalen, Dewa Alit founded his own gamelan group in 2007, Gamelan Salukat, performing on a new set of instruments of Alit’s own tuning and design.
As a composer, Dewa Alit is generally acknowledged as the leading figure of his generation in Bali. His “Geregel” (2000) was influential both in Bali and abroad, and was the subject of a 50 page analysis in the “Perspectives on New Music”. One of his compositions written for a Boston-base gamelan group Galak Tika, “Semara Wisaya” was performed at New York Carnegie in 2004 and another composition “Pelog Slendro” appeared at Bang on a Can Marathon in June 2006.
The list of his compositions for non-gamelan ensembles includes music for MIT's Gamelan Electrika, Talujon Percussion (USA) and Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt, Germany).
As a collaborator, Dewa Alit has worked with musicians and dancers from around the world. These include a contemporary theater production Theatre Annees Folles (director: Alicia Arata Kitamura, Tokyo), a butoh dancer Ko Murobushi, contemporary dancers Min Tanaka and Kaiji Moriyama, and Noh master Reijiro Tsumura. +
Mr. I Dewa Made Ariawan, S.Ag., M.Pd.H and Mr. I Nengah Asrama Million Nobles, S.Ag., M.Fil.H are the masters of the geguritan Catur Bhujangga Bali Mula. Mr. I Dewa Made Ariawan, S. Ag., M.Pd. H or Pak Dewa Mangku Dalang was born in Serai Hamlet, Penglumbaran Village, Kec. Shrink, Bangli Regency, on August 6, 1986 from the couple I Dewa Nyoman Reka & Jro Nyoman Munet. His daily life is an education staff in the Department of Education, Youth and Sports, Bangli Regency, but in between his busy life outside the father of Dewa Ariawan, he is still active in the field of art, namely Dalang. He also won 2nd place in the Utsawa Dharma Githa adult marriage competition in 2017 in Palembang and 1st place in the adult marriage competition in Bali in 2016.
Mr. I Nengah Asrama Juta Ningrat, S.Ag., M.Fil.H is an art actor who is still active in compiling books, many books have been produced. He has also won the achievement of becoming the 1st Winner of an outstanding Hindu Religion Teacher at the Provincial level in 2015. Mr. Million Nobles was born in a clerical environment on the north slope of Mount Batur, Songan A, Kec. Kintamani, Bangli Regency, on June 15, 1980 from the couple Jro Gincang & Jro Suwiti. Apart from compiling books, his daily life is as a teaching staff in the Ministry of Religion of Bangli Regency from 2014 until now.
Broadly speaking, this Bhujangga Bali Mula Catur geguritan contains the origin of the Bhujangga Bali Mula breed, precisely the Kayu Selem people in the Hyang Gwa Song tampur. It is hoped that the residents of Kayu Selem who are in Bali and outside Bali should continue to remember their ancestors as guides in carrying out their lives as damuh warih Ida Mpun Semeru. +
One of the Balinese writers who came from Bangli, namely in Guliang Kangin - Taman Bali, was I Dewa Ngakan Gede Keramas. Has given birth to a gaguritan literary work entitled TIRTHA HARUM in 2000. In gaguritan Tirtha Harum uses several pupuh including, Pupuh Sinom, Pupuh Durma, Pupuh Ginada, Pupuh Kumambang. And in it tells or tells how the naming of Tirtha Harum and the initial milestones of the Taman Bali kingdom. +
Born and raised in the village of Pengosekan, son of a great drummer, Berata was immersed in Balinese performing arts from birth. His creative talents, teaching capabilities and leadership qualities make him a noted figure in the Balinese music world. He is renowned for his compositional skills in both traditional and innovative styles and a rare ability to communicate a diverse knowledge of Balinese arts to both Balinese and international artists. He is the founder and director of Çudamani, and has lead Çudamani, on tours to venues including a nine-city tour with Arts Midwest 2012-13, Jazz at Lincoln Center (NY), the World Festival of Sacred Music-(LA), the Cultural Olympiad (Greece), EXPO (Japan) and the Tong Tong Festival (Holland) among others. As a result of Berata’s vision and commitment, Çudamani, has become an important artistic center in Bali, endeavoring to study and preserve rare classic forms of Balinese arts and also provide a space that nurtures the creative energies of young artists in Bali. Frequently he serves a the Music Director for the USA Bay Area based Gamelan Sekar Jaya. He is a graduate of STSI, Denpasar (Bali’s National Academy of the Arts). +
