JAKARTA UNFAIR (full version)

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TLDRThe video captures the narratives of residents from various informal settlements in Jakarta, who face the harsh realities of eviction due to urban development projects. It portrays their daily lives, challenges, and the strong sense of community they share amidst the threat of losing their homes. Interviews reveal their resilience, determination to fight for their rights, and the emotional toll of being labeled as 'illegal' residents. Through their stories, the video highlights the complex interplay between urban development, poverty, and human rights.

Punti di forza

  • 🏡 The reality of evictions in Jakarta's informal settlements.
  • 🎣 Fishing as a primary livelihood for many residents.
  • ✊ Community ties and resilience amidst challenges.
  • 🏙️ Urban development projects often displace vulnerable populations.
  • 😞 Emotional impacts of being labeled 'illegal' by authorities.
  • 💬 Desire for recognition and humane treatment from the government.
  • 🤝 Importance of solidarity among residents in advocating for their rights.
  • 📉 Economic struggles after eviction highlight the precariousness of their lives.
  • 🌊 Ciliwung river symbolizes community and shared memories.
  • 🚧 Challenges of adapting to public housing conditions and job scarcity.

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  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The narrator introduces Bukit Duri, showcasing the community's connection with nature and each other, particularly their love for pigeons. A humorous exchange highlights their bond and carefree lifestyle while hinting at underlying social issues with the mention of evictions.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    Residents reflect on their previous life on boats and the transition to living in shacks after the eviction. The term 'boat people' brings forth mixed feelings among them, hinting at a community marked by instability and sadness due to their past circumstances.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Muhammad Alwi, a fisherman, discusses his mussel cultivation amidst uncertainty about evictions tied to land reclamation projects. He expresses confusion about investing in his business when his future is unclear, revealing the tension between livelihood and state policies.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    The threat of eviction looms for the Bukit Duri community due to the Ciliwung river normalization project. Residents express anxiety about losing their homes and the practicality of their livelihoods. The community feels alienated, labeled as 'illegal' despite their contributions to the local economy.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:25:00

    Interviews expose frustrations with the perception of residents as illegal, despite their involvement in civil duties like voting. They face high living costs if evicted, signifying a disconnect between government actions and the realities of low-income residents.

  • 00:25:00 - 00:30:00

    Ivana Lee discusses the vision of humane public housing that respects the community while enhancing urban planning. Her proposal aims for a multifaceted solution integrating public services and community spaces, striving for a more inclusive future in urban development.

  • 00:30:00 - 00:35:00

    The narrative shifts to the violent eviction of Kampung Pulo, where residents resist efforts to displace them. They are portrayed as victims of larger bureaucratic and political forces, emphasizing the human cost of urban planning decisions within Jakarta.

  • 00:35:00 - 00:40:00

    Ex-residents share their disillusionment post-eviction, detailing the harsh conditions in public housing and the constant threat of being completely uprooted. The stark inequality between various social classes is highlighted, along with the struggle to make ends meet.

  • 00:40:00 - 00:45:00

    Former residents reflect on the previous vibrancy of their communities, lamenting the loss of their homes and the deep-seated emotional trauma from evictions. They echo a strong sense of community belonging that persisted despite challenges.

  • 00:45:00 - 00:52:14

    As the documentary closes, voices of dissent and resilience manifest in the form of protests and calls for rights. The phrase 'Ciliwung is our life' encapsulates the enduring spirit of the community, reaffirming their identity and connections to the land and each other.

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Video Domande e Risposte

  • What is the main topic of the video?

    The video focuses on the evictions faced by residents of informal settlements in Jakarta due to urban development projects.

  • How do residents feel about the evictions?

    Residents express sadness, frustration, and anger regarding their evictions and being labeled as illegal residents.

  • What do the residents want from the government?

    They seek recognition of their rights, proper housing support, and humane treatment from authorities.

  • What activities do children engage in within their community?

    Children play together, often around pigeons and in open spaces provided by their local environment.

  • What are the livelihoods of the residents?

    Many residents depend on fishing and small trades, struggling to make ends meet.

  • What challenges do they face after being evicted?

    Post-eviction, residents face difficulties securing income, paying rent, and adapting to new living conditions.

  • What is the sentiment towards authorities?

    There is a growing disillusionment and anger towards government officials for their handling of housing and eviction issues.

  • What is the significance of Ciliwung in the residents' lives?

    Ciliwung represents community, memories, and belonging, which residents feel is being stripped away through evictions.

  • How do the residents express their solidarity?

    They participate in protests, community events, and advocacy efforts to unite and demand better treatment.

  • What housing issues do residents face in public housing?

    Residents often deal with small living spaces, high rent debts, and lack of job opportunities in public housing.

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Scorrimento automatico:
  • 00:00:16
    Halo, halo.
  • 00:00:18
    Welcome to Bukit Duri.
  • 00:00:20
    Here, we like playing with pigeons, like Cemet, Rangga and also myself. I like playing with pigeons.
  • 00:00:24
    My friends… they all are crazy.
  • 00:00:30
    This one is Faisal,
  • 00:00:32
    he is as slender as cockroach.
  • 00:00:34
    This is Aryl, you can make him into a bowl of Soto (Indonesian soup).
  • 00:00:39
    This is our village,
  • 00:00:41
    This is our village, where we can play together.
  • 00:00:43
    And why does your belly (filmmaker) is very big like a bomb?
  • 00:02:58
    The squids are still alive. They’re catching their breath, look!
  • 00:03:50
    Actually, I don’t frequently go back there (to the public housing complex). I stay here. Well, sometimes I go back for couple of days and that’s it.
  • 00:03:57
    Especially because I work here and my fishing boat is also docked here...
  • 00:04:01
    ....this is my bread and butter.
  • 00:04:03
    If it’s not because of my kids, perhaps I would prefer to stay here.
  • 00:04:14
    ---Kampung Akuarium, North Jakarta---
  • 00:04:19
    One…Two…Three!
  • 00:04:22
    --- Evicted, April 2016. For Kota Tua Revitalization Project (Jerofah) ---
  • 00:04:27
    How long have you been staying there, Sir?
  • 00:04:28
    Where?
  • 00:04:29
    In the boat.
  • 00:04:30
    In this boat? Up until now.
  • 00:04:33
    But when the eviction happened, I was staying almost for a month in the boat.
  • 00:04:42
    My big brother, my parents and I often come to our shack.
  • 00:04:51
    We stay in this shack. All the shacks here are full by manusia perahu
  • 00:04:56
    Some of those who previously lived on the boats now have already moved here. They are also “boat people”.
  • 00:05:09
    They are also “boat people”.
  • 00:05:12
    There were five families who used to sleep here.
  • 00:05:16
    Even until now, there’s still some people sleeping there.
  • 00:05:21
    Also there, there’s another boatpeople still sleeping.
  • 00:05:24
    Please don’t remind us of the boatpeople, it’s sad.
  • 00:05:27
    Well, we are actually well-known for it.
  • 00:05:30
    That’s true, but still. Thinking about it again makes us sad. “Boatpeople.. Boatpeople.. They said.”
  • 00:05:54
    --- Kampung Baru Dadap, Tangerang, West Java ---
  • 00:06:00
    --- --- Threatened to be Evicted – For Access Road to Jakarta’s Land Reclamation Project---Terancam Digusur - Untuk Proyek Jalan Akses Pulau Reklamasi ---
  • 00:06:50
    --- Alwi – Self-cultivating Mussels Fishermen --- My name is Muhammad Alwi, 40 years old.
  • 00:06:54
    I’ve been working as self-cultivating mussels fisherman...
  • 00:07:02
    since 2005
  • 00:07:09
    …we are confused in running this business.
  • 00:07:11
    Including whether we want to add more cultivation cages. We’re not sure.
  • 00:07:16
    Because it’s still uncertain whether we are going to be evicted or not.
  • 00:07:57
    Mussels of this size is 7.000 Rupiahs (52 cents) per kilo. A bucket of mussels is 70.000 Rupiahs (5,22 dollar).
  • 00:08:07
    So if we mix those mussels, the price gets cheaper
  • 00:08:14
    .to about 50.000-60.000 Rupiahs (3,73 to 4,47 dollar) per bucket.
  • 00:08:25
    --- Bukit Duri, South Jakarta ---
  • 00:08:30
    --- Threatened to be Evicted - For Ciliwung’s Normalization Project ---
  • 00:08:43
    If we’re evicted, where should we go?
  • 00:08:45
    We will be cutting it (chicken) in the side of the road, probably.
  • 00:08:48
    --- Agus – Chicken Butcher ---
  • 00:08:50
    Our place is going to be evicted.
  • 00:09:05
    --- Kampung Baru Dadap, Tangerang, West Java ---
  • 00:09:19
    “Reject the Eviction”
  • 00:09:30
    --- Bukit Duri, South Jakarta ---
  • 00:09:43
    --- Supri – Chicken Butcher ---
  • 00:09:47
    Even with this conditions, Bukit Duri resident still live peacefully.
  • 00:09:54
    Ok, let’s start the interview.
  • 00:09:57
    It is uncomfortable living in the public housing complex, it’s suffocating.
  • 00:10:00
    Where are you going to be evicted, sir?
  • 00:10:01
    It’s much better here, it’s breezy. We can play badminton, we can play soccer. To Rawa Bebek Public housing complex.
  • 00:10:04
    Honestly, if we (bukit duri resident) are moved there, we will be losing our jobs here.
  • 00:10:10
    Also, the transporations will cost more money
  • 00:10:13
    ...as Rawa Bebek is very far and the transportations access is extremely difficult.
  • 00:10:28
    How could the government call us illegal?
  • 00:10:33
    We pay the electricity, property tax, and water bills.
  • 00:10:39
    But still, they call us illegal residents
  • 00:10:42
    Tell us how we can have a land certificate of 4 x 5 meter.
  • 00:10:45
    The fact that we participated in the election means it’s impossible that we’re not listed in the district.
  • 00:10:51
    When it comes to the election, they’re involving us.
  • 00:10:55
    But when they want to do the eviction, we are treated as illegal residents
  • 00:11:01
    As if they own the law.
  • 00:11:03
    Just look at Ancol, with yacht in front of the house, and cars in the backyard.
  • 00:11:07
    Indeed..
  • 00:11:07
    n front of the house there’s yacht, and in the back there’s garage for cars.
  • 00:11:14
    ..law is indeed only...
  • 00:11:16
    While there’s still people that can’t feed themselves in daily basis.
  • 00:11:18
    ...only serve people with power.
  • 00:11:28
    --- Ivana Lee – Ciliwung Merdeka Community’s Architect ..in 2012, we proposed the concept of public housing in riverbanks.
  • 00:11:34
    With the concept that the river is still going to be widened, as written in the urban plan at that time.
  • 00:11:40
    The river will become 35 meters. And then we give some space...
  • 00:11:46
    ...5 meter for the roads.
  • 00:11:49
    So that fire trucks, ambulance, can have access to the road.
  • 00:11:54
    As for the rest of the land, we will build vertical village. Four to five levels up.
  • 00:12:00
    In the ground floor, we will make an open space,
  • 00:12:03
    So people could still do their activities. Like selling things, keeping their gerobak (cart).
  • 00:12:10
    And the rest of the floors are for living.
  • 00:12:13
    One...Two...Three!
  • 00:12:17
    --- The Eviction of Kampung Pulo, August 2015 ----
  • 00:12:30
    Come on! You piece of shit!
  • 00:12:34
    Come on, troops!
  • 00:12:38
    Hey! There are more of us! Come!
  • 00:12:48
    Hey! We have bigger masses!
  • 00:13:10
    You are security officer! Bastard!
  • 00:13:13
    I’m going to kill you!
  • 00:13:15
    What the fuck is wrong with you?
  • 00:13:31
    News Reporter: In Thursday, August 19th 2015,
  • 00:13:34
    Jakarta Provincial Government finally relocated the buildings in Ciliwung riverbanks...
  • 00:13:39
    ...in Kampung Pulo area, Kampung Melayu, Jakarta.
  • 00:13:42
    The attempt to relocate the area has invited some resistance from the local residents, by throwing stones to The Civil Service Police Unit.
  • 00:13:49
    It caused a traffic jam from Kampung Melayu to Matraman.
  • 00:13:54
    There were 2.152 joint personnel...
  • 00:14:00
    ...of the civil service police unit, the department of transportation,
  • 00:14:04
    ...national armed forces,
  • 00:14:06
    and Indonesian national police that involved in the relocation process of this frequently flooded area.
  • 00:14:08
    --- Evicted August 2015 --- For Ciliwung River Normalization Project ---
  • 00:14:20
    This was my house, this one.
  • 00:14:22
    Where?
  • 00:14:25
    The one with the dredging truck in front of it.
  • 00:14:36
    You can still see the boundary between my neighbor’s house and my house. This where my house was.
  • 00:14:42
    --- Etty – Ex Kampung Pulo Resident ---
  • 00:15:11
    --- Jatinegara Public housings ---
  • 00:15:26
    Why are you being filmed? You’re even being followed inside the lift.
  • 00:15:31
    Hahaha, nothing...
  • 00:15:39
    1,100,000 Rupiahs (81,75 dollar) for three months (the rent debt).
  • 00:15:45
    This is the warning letter, because I haven’t paid for three months.
  • 00:15:48
    Why?
  • 00:15:50
    I haven’t paid the bills, so I was being warned. Isn’t that written there?
  • 00:15:54
    Yes, you have the debt of three months rent.
  • 00:16:01
    This is the first warning.
  • 00:16:03
    There will be a second warning, and in the third warning it will get sealed.
  • 00:16:07
    The red sign means we are being sealed.
  • 00:16:13
    If it happens, where will you go?
  • 00:16:16
    I don’t know. That’s why I’m trying to look for money.
  • 00:16:20
    So I can cover this debt.
  • 00:16:25
    I don’t know where I should live. We are still trying to pay this debt.
  • 00:17:01
    How much is the debt?
  • 00:17:04
    1.500.000 rupiahs (112 dollar)
  • 00:17:07
    You haven’t pay it, until now?
  • 00:17:09
    Yes, I haven’t.
  • 00:17:10
    What is the reason you’re having this debt?
  • 00:17:12
    Because of our other necessities. I prioritize my children’s needs. All of them are going to private school.
  • 00:17:20
    So I have...
  • 00:17:24
    ...I have to pay for the school anything related to it.
  • 00:17:28
    So when I finally had the money, I ended up spending it for my kids needs.
  • 00:17:32
    But I still intend to pay the rent.
  • 00:17:39
    There are 160 units. The debts are varying, from three months, four months.
  • 00:17:50
    There’s no dispensation.
  • 00:17:52
    It’s fixed. Those who live in this public housing complex have to pay the rent.
  • 00:17:57
    --- Among the total of 13.896 public housing residents in Jakarta, 6.516 residents owe rent debts for more than 3 months – Kompas ---
  • 00:18:08
    --- Kalijodo Eviction – Februari 2016 ---
  • 00:18:10
    News Reporter: The first warning letter was given around 11 days ago, or almost 2 weeks ago.
  • 00:18:15
    While the first warning letter were distributed,
  • 00:18:18
    there were residents that are still trying to stay in this Kalijodo area.
  • 00:18:24
    Some of them were using local lawyer like Rasman Nasution...
  • 00:18:31
    who said: “most of them have been living here for dozen of years and have the legal land certificates from government.”
  • 00:19:05
    --- Marunda Public housings – North Jakarta ---
  • 00:19:14
    The difference is the place where we live now is more comfortable.
  • 00:19:19
    We previously lived in small spaces, it’s rather big now. It’s comfortable. That’s the difference.
  • 00:19:28
    --- Sudirman – Ex Kalijodo Resident ---
  • 00:19:29
    But what’s the point of being comfortable to sleep but can’t work... Well, yeah still..
  • 00:19:35
    When the time comes for us to pay and we can’t pay, it gets automatically delayed
  • 00:19:40
    And if next month there will be another delay and more delays followed, soon our door will get sealed.
  • 00:19:44
    So it’s the same thing.
  • 00:19:47
    It’s more sadistic.
  • 00:19:48
    Let’s say we’re delaying the payment and it’s built up for three months, four months.
  • 00:19:55
    The door is then being sealed, and we are forcefully kicked out.
  • 00:20:00
    Is it really what the government wants afterall?
  • 00:20:07
    Honestly,, I’ve got covered dozen times. Started from when I just moved in.
  • 00:20:12
    --- Sudirman – Ex Kalijodo Resident ---
  • 00:20:13
    But I saw myself on TV just once.
  • 00:20:15
    And it’s only part of me talking about good things.
  • 00:20:18
    “Yeah, I like moving here, the place is nice.”
  • 00:20:21
    Well, that’s me on TV.
  • 00:20:24
    But they edited part of me saying that when I moved here, I suffered and it’s hard for me to feed myself.
  • 00:20:32
    Our voices were left unheard by the government. So I said, “Screw them”.
  • 00:20:37
    Therefore, if there’s anyone to make a reportage on me again, I asked them: “Is someone paying you to do make this reportage or what?”
  • 00:20:43
    I asked because most of the times our aspirations were edited or not broadcasted.
  • 00:21:11
    --- Rawa Bebek Public Housing Complex – East Jakarta ---
  • 00:21:21
    My name is Suhadi. But people called me Kopral.
  • 00:21:28
    I come from Pasar Ikan, Kampung Akuarium, RT 12/RW 04.
  • 00:21:44
    It’s nice to live here, but in Pasar Ikan it’s easier to earn money.
  • 00:21:49
    Well it’s actually nice here, the environment is nice.
  • 00:21:54
    Back then, they were my neighbors, Mrs Vera lived close to me. But this one lived pretty far.
  • 00:21:58
    In Pasar Ikan, we sold sandals.
  • 00:22:02
    We finally ended up here. Well, at least we can share our sorrows and help each other.
  • 00:22:10
    I was living within the market area, so it was indeed dirty. Hence it’s nice to live here.
  • 00:22:17
    So if you have to choose, would you rather live here or else?
  • 00:22:23
    If I have to choose, living here it’s nice. But I also need to earn some money, while I actually long to live in a clean place.
  • 00:22:30
    So if I have to choose, I’d prefer living there. The fishes are close to us, everything is close
  • 00:22:36
    Even my house was inside the market. It’s close.
  • 00:22:43
    Here, we do nothing...
  • 00:22:43
    ...but spending our money.
  • 00:22:45
    ...it depends on the head of the family. The wives here have no skills.
  • 00:22:54
    Like culinary skills, for examply, to earn some extra money, It’s not possible.
  • 00:23:00
    Or to make crafts or such, it’s also not possible.
  • 00:23:01
    If there’s any crafting work project, or else, I want to do it.
  • 00:23:04
    The wives here can’t earn some extra money yet.
  • 00:23:08
    So it comes back to the head of the family. And also depends on the community leader of the Public Housings.
  • 00:23:17
    If the husband is jobless, it is hard for the family.
  • 00:23:22
    It’s different than when we lived there, right? There were a lot of sidejobs, such as wrapping toys. Then we could earn some extra money.
  • 00:23:31
    How about here? There’s nothing here.
  • 00:23:32
    It used to be very easy for us,.. in every alley, for example, there was a project to wrap toys.
  • 00:23:36
    They had a lot of activities, a productive activities so they could earn a decent amount of money.
  • 00:23:41
    ...and they could give money for their kids.
  • 00:23:44
    There were so many things to do, as long as they wanted to do it and they’re not lazy.
  • 00:23:49
    But it’s different here. There’s no jobs for wives.
  • 00:23:52
    As you can see…
  • 00:24:49
    See, this is first money I earn today.
  • 00:24:53
    Praise to God
  • 00:24:58
    I support the development for a better and cleaner area.
  • 00:25:02
    But I beg the government, to please work on the people first.
  • 00:25:09
    Our economy situation is becoming complicated for me. It needs to be fixed.
  • 00:25:15
    The street vendors, for example, were evicted so the traffic jam could be reduced.
  • 00:25:21
    That’s fine but please gives us shelters.
  • 00:25:23
    The government said, “We already gave them shelters”
  • 00:25:27
    But this is the fact. Even for the cart, you see… You can tell Ahok (Jakarta’s Governor), I don’t mind.
  • 00:25:36
    No one gave me the cart. I bought it myself.
  • 00:25:41
    He said that he will give facilities to street vendors. Well, he gave the the facilities to some of us.
  • 00:25:46
    But not me. How long should I wait then?
  • 00:25:49
    After that, I live miserably.
  • 00:25:52
    Eventhough the building is fancy.
  • 00:25:55
    Just take a look inside of it. There’s no room for children.
  • 00:25:59
    I’m suffering. I feel disappointed.
  • 00:26:04
    There’s no room. My children are sleeping in the same room while they’re getting older.
  • 00:26:10
    And the public housing unit allocated for me is still not ready.
  • 00:26:14
    Do you know until when I have to live this situation? He said it will be ready in three months.
  • 00:26:17
    Let’s see this December. Three months, will it be ready or not?
  • 00:26:20
    If I keep on living here, I’m suffering. I have to pay the rent for 300.000 rupiahs, 300.000 rupiahs (23 dollar)!
  • 00:26:24
    And at this time, I just got 12.000 rupiah (0,9 dollar). Imagine that.
  • 00:26:39
    ((Ied-ul Fitr Prayer)) Allahu akbar walillahhil hamd.
  • 00:26:46
    --- Kampung Akuarium – 3 months after eviction ---
  • 00:26:49
    Allahu Akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu Akbar.
  • 00:27:00
    Laillahaillallah huallahhuakbar
  • 00:27:11
    Allahu akbar walillahhil hamd.
  • 00:28:01
    If living in public housings could last for a lifetime, even until several generations after us, it is fine, eventhough the public housings are small.
  • 00:28:07
    Eventhough it’s far.
  • 00:28:09
    In fact, we must pay for it. We get three months free, but after that we must pay. Then where will we get the money from?
  • 00:28:16
    For fishermen, life is easier here.
  • 00:28:20
    That’s one of your considerations not to take the public housings?
  • 00:28:23
    Frankly speaking, we are thrown away to the edges.
  • 00:28:31
    --- Under the Tol Kalijodo – North Jakarta ---
  • 00:28:35
    Some of us still live here, and some more are renting houses not far from here.
  • 00:28:42
    Because we don’t get anything.
  • 00:28:44
    You don’t get the public housings?
  • 00:28:45
    No. Public housings are only for those who live in Kalijodo Area.
  • 00:28:56
    Those who live here don’t get public housings.
  • 00:28:59
    We are treated like rats.
  • 00:29:03
    They exterminate us just like we’re pests. Our houses were demolished.
  • 00:29:07
    Without any notice in advance.
  • 00:29:12
    A good life is only for them: state officials working in the government office.
  • 00:29:14
    They can do whatever they please, and get paid for doing nothing.
  • 00:29:18
    While us, just commoners trying to make a life by ourselves in the edges, and still got rid of.
  • 00:29:25
    Human rights do not exist anymore. There are no human rights.
  • 00:29:31
    “The fifth principles of our country: Social justice for all the people of Indonesia” does not exist anymore.
  • 00:29:36
    That’s what I feel.
  • 00:29:40
    Do you shop everyday?
  • 00:29:42
    can’t do that anymore. I used to shop a lot, I could fill one pedicab with all my groceries. But now, let alone one full pedicab…
  • 00:29:50
    Nowadays I only shop just this few of groceries, or even barter with the seller.
  • 00:29:55
    If I buy fishes, the vegetable vendors in the market ask for the cooked ones from me and I exchange them with the raw ones.
  • 00:29:59
    Just like that, everyday.
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    --- Pasar Ikan – Kapuk Muara Public housings – 5 Kilometers ---
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    Ahok (Governor of Jakarta) said, all boatpeople are making it up. They are playing scenario.
  • 00:30:37
    --- Pahruji – Fishermen ---
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    If I have the chance to meet him, I’ll probably just say, “Just try to live down here. Together with us. Come on.”
  • 00:30:44
    So he could experience how it feels.
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    We don’t have any intentions to live on the boat.
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    It’s not fabricated. We just have no choice.
  • 00:31:01
    We are not like factory workers that have certain incomes.
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    Every month, they receive fixed amount of money.
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    Even so, sometimes they still think it’s not enough.
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    Just imagine us, fishermen.
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    They’re a saying explains well what we are doing: it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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    So if we manage to get some money today, there’s no guarantee we can still get it tomorrow.
  • 00:31:39
    If I make a comparation between the amount of money I need to spend to build this house
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    and the amount of time I want to spend with my family...
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    ….there is nothing in this world can beat the happiness of being together with my family in this house.
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    If we are talking about building or house, we can still make it again if we have the money.
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    But to feel the togetherness...
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    playing together, laughing and crying together in this house...
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    ...we may never get it back
  • 00:33:05
    …roll up your sleeves, get rid of all the enemies. People will prevail against the oppression, people will surely win.
  • 00:33:21
    --- Kampung Akuarium Resident – July 2016 ---
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    Why, Mr. Jokowi (President of Indonesia)? You told us you don’t want to make poor people suffer.
  • 00:33:42
    But then? I’ve lived in Kampung Akuarium for 30 years. And all that we have are gone.
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    We have nothing left.
  • 00:33:51
    Mr Jokowi, please. Do you have any sense of kindness? Where is your heart?
  • 00:33:55
    I don’t have anything left. I sleep in tent near the roads.
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    Please, Mr. Jokowi.
  • 00:34:09
    --- Kampung Baru Dadap Resident – in Ombudsman of Indonesia – July 2016 ---
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    As long as the sea’s blue, as long as corals still live under the sea…
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    ...we will never move away from the coast.
  • 00:34:35
    --- Jokowi Visit (Governor of Jakarta at that time) – Kampung Bukit Duri – November 2012 ---
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    The proposal by Bukit Duri community that lives here…
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    ….about the public housings,
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    That we are going to call… Humane Public housings of Bukit Duri.
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    Love is the opposite of fear. It makes us brave.
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    We are brave because we believe the truth
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    That is in our heart.
  • 00:35:12
    Those great persons, These politicians…
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    They are practicing the artificial politics. Politics which is only in the surface and not a substantial politics.
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    Not politics that could give solutions to the real problems in the real world.
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    It has a deep impression in my memory that…
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    …being evicted is extremely painful.
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    It really hurts.
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    Remember!
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    In Our 1945 Constitution, it’s clear that government is obliged to protect its people.
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    It’s clearly written.
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    But look what happened…
  • 00:35:58
    ….it’s wrong. The Civil Service Police Unit is beating people like this. This is not right.
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    The matter of feeding ourselves.
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    The matter of living environment.
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    The matter of finding solutions and way out to public housings.
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    The matter of the experience of feeling threatened of eviction.
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    These are all politics. People are striving for kindness and find solutions.
  • 00:36:28
    The real politics should be like that.
  • 00:36:31
    Not deceiving politics. Not theatrical politics.
  • 00:36:36
    That could only dare to speak through Town Hall. Do not dare to speak directly to its own people.
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    For me, it’s cowardice. It’s the time for us to meet one on one like a human being.
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    As human beings.
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    Eventhough our backgrounds are different, but we can talk…
  • 00:36:57
    As we have the same souls, same hearts, as human beings.
  • 00:37:03
    ….to postpone the case until the final decision.
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    Thus, it is decided in the consultative meeting of the panel of judges, Central Jakarta District Courts.
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    On Monday, August 1st 2016.
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    After hearing the judges’s decision that our class action is accepted...
  • 00:37:24
    ...as a citizen I am satisfied that the jugdes are accepting our claim.
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    Only bamboo shelter, our dearly home No decorations, no paintings
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    Straw is the roof, soil is the base But, all of that is our own
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    They are all our own
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    River flooding is our only fence Without carnation, without jasmine
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    Reed is our only plant in the yard But, all of that is our own
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    They are all our own
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    Should we go to the city?
  • 00:38:58
    Which full of questions
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    It’s better in Bukit Duri,
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    ...our own home.
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    All the blessing and grace from The Almighty
  • 00:39:27
    It’s all here Bukit Duri, our own home
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    The leader that could arrange his city.
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    So the city will become a comfortable place to live,
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    Comfortable for all of us to work and look for fortune,
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    The New Jakarta is modern and neat but still humane,
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    Because what we build in the New Jakarta is the people
  • 00:40:12
    --- Bukit Duri – September 2016 ---
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    Back then, the children here were learning to be humble.
  • 00:40:37
    There were a lot of soon-to-be- journalists learning here as they’re waiting to be the real journalists.
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    And also a lot of activitsts. There were a lot of intellectuals learning here.
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    Ciliwung Merdeka Studio
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    --- Eviction in Jakarta: 2015 in 113 locations, 2016 targeting 325 locations”
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    --- Poncol, East Jakarta --- Communal Rented house of Former Bukit Duri Residents that refuse public housings ---
  • 00:43:40
    Thank god, the place is proper, as a shelter
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    It’s messy, hasn’t been cleaned up.
  • 00:43:55
    How many people that live here?
  • 00:43:57
    Only me and my wife.
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    I don’t know yet about the work.
  • 00:44:09
    I haven’t figure it out, I still think about it.
  • 00:44:20
    --- Kontrakan Agus – Kayumanis, East Jakarta ---
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    It’s just a matter of adaptation of new working place.
  • 00:44:32
    It was previously wide, now it’s narrow. Well it’s a new environment afterall.
  • 00:44:41
    But that’s why, after I finished my work here, I still go back there. Everyday.
  • 00:44:47
    I often still miss the atmosphere in Bukit Duri.
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    Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman.
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    The Recommendation Summary number 0004/REG/0461.2016/VII/2016
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    About the maladministration in the process of regulating Kampung Baru Dadap habitation...
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    By Tangerang District Government.
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    The Inspection Report, that in the inspection, Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman...
  • 00:45:38
    ...had investigated and obtained information,
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    from the reporter, the reported, and related parties.
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    That Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman also already had visited the location in order to gain information from the residents.
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    Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman concluded that the steps on regulating Kampung Baru Dadap habitation…..
  • 00:46:05
    ….didn’t have a legal basis to regulate the slum area in a form of legal regulation that is required.
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    Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman concluded that the total area for regulation is 10-15 hectare,
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    Thus the authority in regulating the slum habitation belongs to the related authority number 7...
  • 00:46:27
    ...which is Province Government of Banten.
  • 00:47:06
    --- Ciliwung is Our Life ----
  • 00:47:09
    Our life because Ciliwung leaves a lot of memories.
  • 00:47:17
    The functions, the memories then togetherness. Playing together here, singing together.
  • 00:47:23
    We can swim in the river, we can play music We can learn about history, singing songs.
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    And now?
  • 00:47:37
    Well now we’ve been evicted.
  • 00:47:41
    But we have to keep the spirit alive, right?
  • 00:47:44
    YES!
  • 00:48:15
    --- “My City Without Slum” Program --- Ministry of Public Works and Housing
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    – Funded by lending from World Bank ---
  • 00:48:47
    I want to go down to RT 6. To attend the event…
  • 00:48:51
    …to commemorate the seventh days…
  • 00:48:57
    ….of the death of justice for small people
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    ….of the eviction.
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    We will commemorate the death of justice in this country.
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    Will never be separated
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    United in struggles
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    Unite our souls, unite our purpose
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    Eventhough it’s different
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    All the dreams together
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    For the sake of humanity
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    The love of environment, fair and prosperous
  • 00:49:56
    Social democracy of Indonesia
  • 00:50:00
    We won’t deny
  • 00:50:10
    Our grassroot, our loved land
  • 00:50:19
    We won't forget
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    How meaningful our struggles are
  • 00:50:33
    Our awareness together
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    Our solidarity together
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    Our independency together
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    For the sake of our freedom together
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    Ciliwung is our life
  • 00:51:09
    CIliwung is our heart
  • 00:51:16
    Ciliwing is our life
  • 00:51:23
    Ciliwung is our being
  • 00:51:30
    Ciliwung is our life
  • 00:51:37
    CIliwung is our heart
  • 00:51:44
    Ciliwing is our life
  • 00:51:50
    Ciliwung is our being
  • 00:51:59
    Long Live Ciliwung!
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  • Jakarta
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  • Ciliwung
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  • urban development
  • housing rights
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