Try Anything, Except DiePercaya nggak, kalau dimana, kapan, dan dari siapa saya dapet Quote hebat diatas ada lah di Seminar Food Estate di IPB dan dari seorang Tokoh Adat Suku Marind.

Try Anything, Except DiePercaya nggak, kalau dimana, kapan, dan dari siapa saya dapet Quote hebat diatas ada lah di Seminar Food Estate di IPB dan dari seorang Tokoh Adat Suku Marind.

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In the first week of August, I followed the online selection for the Global Changemakers Youth Summit 2010 - a large meeting as reasonable as the conference for the youth of the world are active in the social world, organizations, NGOs, and communities of change. This summit is organized by British Council - a great institution based in the UK, which concern of educational and cultural exchanges between countries. Global Changemakers Youth Summit has always been event eagerly awaited by thousands of young people aged sixteen to nineteen years in the entire world , including Indonesia. How could it not? because, the sixty participants who pass the selection process with well is entitled to attend Summit - contains training and meeting with the delegates from other countries, cool organizations, and a lot of competence peoples in London, United Kingdom from 21 - 27 November 2010.
5th and 6th August are my sacred date. More sacred than christmas night, the day when my cat gave birth, or even the world cup finals. Because,on August 5, I’ve sent the English selection form for Global Changemakers Youth Summit, and on the next day I’ve completed the video applications Thank God there’s no problem with the form, but with the video application, I was almost desperate. Video application was made on the last day delivery limit the application, by only using a digital camera with a very ordinary and in a hurry because I was had the preparatory meeting schedule for my youth organization event, and without any editing process or anything to "beautify" the video. In the application requirements,each participant must upload their videos to Youtube and publish it to Global Youth Summit’s Youtube account. Another problem arises, the internet connection in my house is very very slow. Slower than snail that carry three houses at once, snail that hit by a bike out, or even an anemia’s snail. Ah, just very very slow so I didn’t know when the video upload process will finished. Cause I’m very very afraid the timing is not hurried, finally I brought the videomaterial to my organization office, and upload them there. Yeah, it was much better. Finally, all the registration process was cleared.
The period begins excited! Since the sacred day, I don't have a nice sleep and often eat with uncomfortable feeling. Oh no, I'm not falling in love with the actor or celebrity. However, I’m currently thinking about my fate of the Global Changemakers YouthSummit application! "Is that qualify? Passed the deadline? Or perhaps ... not up to the committee at all!" It is a collection of thoughts that are difficult to avoid at the time. Frankly, I'm not a hundred percent sure will select to the next phase - 'interview'. Pray is a must. But for sure, I'd just not too confident for this.
Already fifteen days have passed, but there’s no good news yet. Suddenly, on sixteen day precisely dated on August 23, an astonishing email come from an Australian named Sam, he is the agent of the Global Changemakers who in charge for interviewed me on Wednesday - two days after that email. I really didn’t think I will qualify for this phase. Interviews lasted about twelve minutes via phone was held in the evening when I just finished a comedy show on stage, the mood is still on "betawi-betawian" but I should listen and speak English fluently. Luckily one of my friends kind enough to lend his car for me to get the concentration when doing the interview. Two very contrast jobs on August 23.
September arrived very quickly and unexpectedly! I was really hoping to like ‘Vina Panduwinata’ who always through the September with cheerful. On 5th, an email answered my pray. On September 5th, I receive an email from Global Changemakers Youth Summit 2010 committee , which states I passed! I succeeded and entitled to become a part of Global Changemakers Youth Summit 2010 with other 59 participants whose selected from around the world. Totally speechless.

During September, October, until the first week of November. I’m really focused to preparing myself for this huge International event. Made a passport, bought a suitcase and sweaters, do the questionnaire or some little materials provided, reading related books, apply for visa, and... get in touch with the others Global Changemakers Representatives.
A heavy suitcase, the busy atmosphere at the terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, dry throat, and an important message from my mother, are accompany my departure to London with a brother from the University of Indonesia who was also a selected Changemaker from Indonesia . November 21, at 0:30 our Airbus plane had touched the cloud, drove us to transit in Doha first, then go on air until arriving at Heathrow Airport, London.
Pick-up session by the British Council staff at Heathrow Airport was very comfortable, we were immediately escorted to the Uplands: the area where we will go through six days for sharing and practicing in future. Wow! Apparently, Uplands are in a slightly remote area, hiding behind hills and cold forest with very little building located near our venue.

I love Monday! Especially for Monday at November 22. Days where I and all participants of Global Changemakers Youth Summit 2010 chattering and share our activism experiences in our own respective countries. After that, we start given the 'intake' about Project Management, discussion with friends of our Issues Group (from long time ago before departure, we have set will dealing and work with which issues, Women's Rights is mine), and the introduction of the ‘Sketches' session (short play which should be designed and displayed by each peer group, with the display time and the theme chosen randomly)



23 and 24 November are sweet busy couple days! For two days, me and all participants trained many sessions. There is a session with World Bank Institute, Pamela Hartigan (author of The Power of Unreasonable People). Andy Hansen and David Askins (sports activists), circumference the Skills Marketplace, and for sure, Working Session on Groups and Sketches.
Trip trip trip! Thursday November 25th, we're all full walk around London! Tried London Boat Trip, quick shopping, meeting with leaders of the British Council center, visit the organization to see how they work ( I chose the Oval Theatre – a theatre community who defense for Gay, Lesbian, and other marginalized peoples. Oval Theatre voicing the action through acting on stage, Oya, Me and some friends who went to Oval had the opportunity to test the ability of our improvisation skills ! ) last session is ‘non-stop reception’ contains chat and do the conversations with the officials, ambassadors from various countries, and other Global Changemakers is being or has been engaged in their Global Action Projects.
Please do not say goodbye ... Yup! This is Friday, November 26th. Means this is the last day of Summit! Our busy things on Friday are finalization project, presentations, advocacy, follow-up, super-important session with Caroline Casey, awarding certificates and pledge our palms on top of a big poster, and… farewell dinner We really won’t to call this as a last day, because actually, we will always hold this Global Changemakers family. Although we are separate countries and even continents, we have one vision and mission ie : Make a Change!
Checkout and return back to hometown-Indonesia on Saturday 27th November. Still want there, still want to be with other friends, but yeah, everything must be end. We must return to our own countries, live our busy life, working on projects, and Make a Smiley World!
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Two Indonesians selected to attend Global Youth Summit in London
September 2010 - Niesrina Nadhifah (16) and M. Iman Usman (18) will attend the Global Youth Summit in London from November 22-27. The two Indonesians have been selected from over a thousand young people from all over the world. The sixty selected participants will spend a week sharing best practices in the areas of human rights, climate change, poverty reduction, education, HIV/AIDS, and social entrepreneurship.
The new Changemakers will share best practices on activism, and work together with experts and other young social activists on how to best address the issues they are facing on the ground in their home country.
The Latin America Youth Summit is part of the British Council’s Global Changemakers initiative. Global Changemakers is a global network of a select group of young who have a significant track record as social entrepreneurs, social activists and volunteers (ages 16-25). They meet to share ideas and best practices, and work individually and together on projects that directly impact the lives of those in their local communities. In addition, each year, a select group of Global Changemakers is chosen to participate in high-level political and economic events, to act as advocates and to raise decision-makers’ awareness of key issues on the global agenda.
Founded at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2007, Global Changemakers has partnered with, and participated in, World Economic Forum events (in Davos, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Cartagena, Dar-es-Salaam and Cape Town), the Clinton Global Initiative, the Global Humanitarian Forum, UN W-CCIII and the G20.Individual supporters include HM Queen Rania, Al-Abdullah of Jordan, President Bill Clinton, and the actress Emma Thompson.
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- For more information or questions, please contact :
Katherine Hermans, Head of Communications, Global Changemakers.
M +41 78 693 87 75
E katherine.hermans@britishcouncil.org
The British Council is the
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Percayalah, bahwa kenyataan yang terjadi 'lebih berat' dari judul diatas.
- Pernah dengar, kasus penggusuran SMPN 56 Jakarta yang bangunannya digusur karena lahannya mau dibikin Mall, lalu salah seorang Guru yang melawan malah divonis penjara 16 tahun 9 bulan?
- Sudah tahu kan, kalau koruptor kelas kakap malah hanya divonis 4 tahun penjara? (Belum dikurangi potongan-potongan saat momentum hari kemerdekaan, hari raya, yang PASTI mereka dapatkan setiap tahun)
Beberapa waktu lalu saya menyaksikan acara berita di televisi yang menghadirkan hasil survey kepuasan masyarakat Indonesia selama satu tahun presiden dan wakilnya menjabat, dalam survey itu ditunjukkan kepuasan masyarakat meningkat pesat dalam hal "Penegakkan Hukum" - dibilang lah, bahwa kinerja pemimpin kita dalam membarantas ketidak-adilan hukum berkembang pesat.
Scroll up lagi ke cuplikan artikel yang saya kutip diatas.
Oh. Timpang sekali bukan?
Enggak perlu repot-repot melihat fenomena ini pakai kacamata hukum atau ilmu yang terlalu tinggi. Saya melihat ini dari kacamata orang yang paling awam. Logikanya, kenapa orang yang cuma ingin mempertahankan haknya-yang tidak menganggu hidup orang lain-yang tidak menyebabkan orang lain jadi miskin- malah dihukum sangat berat, bahkan jauh lebih berat daripada.....
Orang yang kita semua udah tahu kalau dia salah satu penyebab kemiskinan di negara ini-yang gara-gara dia kita jadi gak bisa nikmatin jalanan bagus dan armada bus yang mencukupi-yang gara-gara dia negara ini rugi bermiliar-miliar rupiah-yang karena dia sehingga nggak semua anak-anak indonesia bisa nge-tweet apalagi main game online.
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Setiap kita makan di restoran, beli aksesoris di toko berwarna pink itu, jajan slurpee, nonton di twenty-one, dan lain lain, uang kita selalu terpakai buat bayar pajak loch! Kita bayar pajak itu, demi nilai mulia berjudul "membangun negara", tapi diluar sana orang-orang tanpa perasaan malah tanpa malu memakai uang kita buat kepentingan mereka sendiri. Ingatkah mereka, bahwa ada ratusan anak-anak Sekolah Menengah Pertama di Jakarta yang harus belajar di trotoar jalanan sambil memandangi bekas bangunan sekolahnya digusur, dan sesaat lagi akan tergantikan dengan bangunan Pusat Perbelanjaan yang katanya berdevisa tinggi untuk sang Ibukota. Tepatnya, untuk sang pejabat yang memegang kewenangan atas segala izin yang menyelimuti proyek tersebut.
Yang mana yang bisa disebut dan membuat kita percaya seratus persen, bahwa Penegakkan Hukum di negara kita ini sudah membaik? Entah saya yang terlalu lelah atau buta, terlalu bosan atau tuli, sehingga tak mendengar apalagi merasa iming-iming harum bernama Hukum yang tegak. Atau jangan-jangan, yang disurvey dan yang mensurvey sudah ikut-ikutan main 'suap'?. Sebut saja ini model baru pengelabuan. Ujung-ujungnya membuat kita bimbang, mana yang 'masih' bisa dipercaya?
Jika benar, kalau orang-orang berdasi yang duduk di gedung mewah itu, - yang asik blackberry messenger-an sambil rapat, yang ada di ruang pengadilan, yang sedang webcam-an sambil menunggu jam istirahat habis, - memiliki pengetahuan karena pendidikan yang lebih tinggi dari kita, MANA BUKTINYA?
Kalau memilah-milah mana yang pantas dikenakan sanksi mana yang tidak, mana yang harus dipentingkan dan diabaikan, mengkategorikan kebutuhan rakyat yang benar-benar mendesak dan yang tidak betul-betul butuh- saja tidak becus, mau dikemanakan janji-janji manis lainnya yang mereka umbar lewat banner dan baleho yang mengotori jalan saat musim kampanye?
Kalau peristiwanya selalu begini, bagaimana orang-orang mau pada takut lalu taat dengan yang namanya Hukum? Yang katanya merupakan Tuhan negara nomor dua, selain Presiden.
Lalu,
kenapa tidak anak-anak muda seusia kita saja yang memimpin bangsa ini?
Buktinya kita jauh lebih pintar, punya prinsip, lebih sosialis, dan bisa berhitung dibanding mereka yang lagi dan terus-terus mengecewakan. Kita enggak perlu dasi, atau mobil ferarri serta fasilitas komunikasi senilai EMPAT BELAS JUTA sebulan kok. Kita cuma butuh.....
KESEMPATAN.
Kapan kita berhenti dikelabui, dibohongi, dan dikecewakan seperti ini?!
@clubSPEAK's office
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Aku percaya,bahwa disana,ada yang JAUH lebih Provokatif dari Provokator-Provokator yang tersedia di Negeri ini...
Aku ingin menjadi orang yang tepat, yang bisa merapat tanpa syarat




