Makassar Wardah, her partner, Wilvadi Budiharga, Professor Tamrin Tomagola, and “Awi” Nawir, the senior organizer on Wardah’s staff for all of the work in the 4 or 5 offices in cities throughout Sulawesi, and I went to Macini Sombla, one of the major communities where UPC and KPRM expected to turnout their …
Category: Personal Writings
Activists at the KopiZone
Makassar Finishing the workshop with the organizers around 6 PM, we had overshot lunch by miles and it was time for dinner as many were breaking the Ramadan fast. I rode behind the Suzuki motorcycle of the senior organizer to the Makassar waterfront to wait as the sunset beautifully over the water in the straits …
Mayor’s Race in Makassar
Makassar An organizer has to be adaptable, and it turns out there are no limits! Having flown all night to Jakarta and managing to make it through the Sunday evening meetings, I found myself awake at 330 AM preparing to the 445 AM pickup to the airport to catch the 710AM flight to Makassar. Jakarta …