Filed under: Indonesia, Life at work, Volunteers | Tags: Acheh, Greenpeace University, Indonesia
I am very grateful to be selected as one of the Greenpeace University (GPU) students 2010. There are only nine of us representing Indonesia and Malaysia. Of course that makes me proud. I’m proud to be here among those who came from various regions in Indonesia; Didit, Mayang, Novi, Rika, Sheila, Silka, Viktor, and Simpson from Malaysia. You are all my great friends.
From the beginning I promised myself that I would open my mind to accept all the materials that we would be given at the Greenpeace University. Many people didn’t agree with my choice to take part in GPU. They said things like “Greenpeace is eco-fascist”, “Greenpeace is not the organization that fights for the prosperity of communities”, “You should stay at home, you will learn more here…” But may people also supported me, congratulating me on being one of the chosen few to be a GPU student. I also asked to return to Aceh and help with their advocacy work after the graduation. Their motivation made me believe I will be able to become a better campaigner in future.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests | Tags: 'kit kat', caught, deforestation, exposed, forest, Forests, frontpage, Greenpeace, habitat, Indonesia, Kitkat, Logging, Nestle, Oil, orang-utan, orangutan, palm, Palm Oil, rainforest, rainforests, report, Sinar Mas
This morning, protests took place across Europe as around 100 Greenpeace activists, some dressed as orang-utans, went to Nestlé’s headquarters and factories in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. They called on Nestlé staff to urge the company to stop using palm oil that’s the result of forest destruction.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change, Volunteers | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
Filipino Greenpeace activist Joel has spent more than 9 hours on top of a crane in the port of a massive pulp facility in Riau. Earlier, his team, along with 10 other activists shut down the entire export facility of the mill owned by APP and parent company Sinar Mas, for seven hours.
We were able to speak with Joel while he was up on the crane. Here’s what he had to say:
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change, Volunteers | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
The climate can’t wait, the remaining Indonesian forest can’t wait, and today Greenpeace sent a strong message to world leaders by blocking the Asia Pulp & Paper mill in the heart of the Indonesian forest. This mill is a massive greenhouse gas emitting facility – it is so big that it has its very own coal-fired plant to fuel it’s operations!
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Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
A few days ago, Swiss Forest Campaigner Asti described her first impressions of the camp. Since arriving she has been busy helping the local community finish a dam that will help preserve the precious peatland and help save the climate.
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Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
From Asti, Forest Campaigner from Switzerland, who has finally arrived at the camp:
There is a big buzz in the Climate Defenders Camp this afternoon. With at least 400 local visitors, including loads of children, and plenty of laughing and singing – it’s open house again. Krisna Mukti, a famous indonesian singer and actor, is just one of the attractions. Youngsters of Teluk Meranti are having a Bantun contest – which is a very nice Malai Tribe tradition to form your everyday life into poems. I know I miss a lot not being able to understand it – todays Bantun poems are all about the forests. Public outreach in the camp is both amazing and motivating.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau · Edit
From Ashish, a Campaigner from India, who has finally arrived at the camp:
We got into the Climate Defenders Camp late Friday night, the yellow Greenpeace banner emerging out of the night as our boat crossed the river from Teluk Banjai. I got to Jakarta over a week ago, and was beginning to wonder if I would ever see the camp, after the police harassment and deportations of last week. But I was finally here. There wasn’t time for much more than a round of introductions, some dinner and then sleep.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change, Volunteers | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
After what she describes as two very emotional and intense weeks at the Climate Defenders Camp in Sumatra, Corinna Hölzel, Forest Campaigner from Germany has now left Indonesia. Corinna had intended to stay in the camp much longer but after our successful actions against climate criminals APRIL, circumstances have changed and tight restrictions have been placed on foreigners travel within Riau Province.
Before leaving, Corinna took some time to describe her experiences working with the local community to preserve this vital rainforest ecosystem:
I belong to the group of people who at least had a chance to stay in the Climate Defenders Camp for some days, but some of my colleagues who arrived later than me haven’t had the opportunity to make this important experience at all.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
When both you and the journalists who are accompanying you start getting arrested and deported it’s usually a sign that you’re doing something right. At least that’s the case if you work for an organisation that takes direct action against injustice.
Filed under: Indonesia, Protect ancient forests, Stop climate change | Tags: c2c, climate defenders camp, Copenhagen, Forests, Kampar, Kampar Peninsula, Riau
The 11 foreign activists who have been deported over the last few days.
Indonesian authorities have ramped up Intimidation tactics against Greenpeace activists, independent media and local community members supporting our Climate Defenders Camp on the Kampar Peninsula on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Greenpeace Southeast Asia 