FORUM LINTAS GENERASI

“Announcement of the First Congress and the
Manifesto of Youth and Indonesia Across-Generation”

The Forum Lintas Generasi will hold its first Congress in Depok, West Java, Indonesia, November, 8 – November, 10, 2006, with the theme “Moral & Cultural Aspects; Law, Power, Economics, & Politics: Heroes and Young People Role’s in this Democratic era. The Congress will be hosted jointly by the Forum Lintas Generasi, Student’s Executive Board of Law Faculty of University of Indonesia, Faculty of Law and the Centre for Women and Gender’s Studies, University of Indonesia.

Call for Papers and Paper Organizers

The Congress will address a number of related themes and issues pertaining to Heroes and Young People Role’s in this Democratic era, especially in the context of the relations between Moral & Cultural Aspects; Law, Power, Economics, & Politics processes which affect the every era of country as they pursue their various activities.

While the congress symposia are comparative in nature and ask for papers from all over the world, a major focus will be on issues particularly relevant to South and Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia. Here we are taking the papers from the International School scholar and International Organization Representative in Jakarta. In the historical development and contemporary situation in these regions, the Moral & Cultural landscapes are undergoing rapid change, and it has a different means in every place. Local populations, non-governmental and governmental agencies alike are faced with immense challenges posed by the plurality and differences point of view in Moral and Cultural means. Besides these issues, Heroes and Young People Role’s also play an important role in the organization and legitimating of governance, of social, political and economic relationships, and the administration of justice. Like meaning of heroes in differences of people point of view, in the context of globalisation, international and transnational rules and conventions as well as international actors, governmental and non-governmental organisations increasingly add to the earlier forms of complexity.

The Congress will attract participants from all over the world including people from various academic backgrounds, such as law, anthropology, sociology, development studies and gender studies as well as practitioners (social workers, NGO members, dispute mediators, legal advocates, planners, state officials, political activists, students or even squalid and homeless getting through their point of view) who in their work are confronted with these issues.

The Congress will address a number of issues that will form the core themes of the symposia and panels. The following outline is in the preparatory stages. The symposia and panels will be more closely focused in cooperation with panel organizers and the local organizing committee. Moreover, interested colleagues are invited to suggest additional proposals for panels, and proposals by participants from less developed countries as well as joint panels organized by northern and southern scholars, International School scholars and also International Organization Representative in Jakarta are very welcome.

Bahasa Indonesia is the official language of Indonesia. English is quite understood by most of Indonesian citizen. On this Congress, the stages will be asking by using English or Indonesia language. The participants may have either one of these language.

People who are interested in organising panels, either the ones listed below or new ones, are invited to notify the local organising committee latest by1st October, 2006. The panel organisers will be expected to submit the description (themes, issues, questions) of their panels for general information.

Abstracts of papers are to be submitted to panel organisers, with a copy to the local organising committee by 17th October, 2006. Completed papers are to be submitted to the panel organisers by 27th October, 2006.

Proposed symposia and panels for the congress

Symposium I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
Panel 1: Moral & Cultural Problems in this Democratic era

Symposium II: Heroes and Young People’s Role in this Democratic era
Panel 1: Young People Roles in Devolution of Power and Legal Change
Panel 2: Globalization, Market and Law through the Young People’s Role

Symposium III: The Abolishment of this Nation’s Moral and Cultural Values in the Political Life of this Country
Panel 1: Moral Degradation and Cultural Consideration in the Decision Making Process and the Concrete Implementations in all Sectors
Panel 2: Young People and Good Governance(HS Dillon)
Panel 3: Achieving Millennium Development Goals

Organization
The conference will be hosted jointly by the Forum Lintas Generasi, Student’s Executive Board of Law Faculty of University of Indonesia, Law Faculty and the Centre for Women and Gender’s Studies, University of Indonesia.

The secretariat for the congress will be located in the Student Centre in Law Faculty of University of Indonesia, with Intan Hadidjah as the Executive Secretary.

Finance

The fee for Congress members is US $ 20 each. Accommodation for the congress members will be most probably in Makara Hotel located in the campus of University of Indonesia in Depok. The definitive choice of the hotels and their prices are still under negotiation. The probable costs will be around 45 US $ for a single room, and 56 US $ for a double room (US$ 28 per person), including accommodation and all meals. Further information will be provided in subsequent communication.

Travel and Participation Grants

There is a probability that the organising committee will find funding for a limited number of persons, especially from South and Southeast Asia, to attend both the congress. Those who wish to attend the congress are strongly advised to seek funding from their own sources, due to the limited funding available.

In addition to the grants for congress, there will hopefully be some funds for persons interested in presenting papers at the congress. These funds will be used to (co-)finance travel and accommodation costs of scholars and participants from less developed countries.

Important Deadlines

1. Panel organizers to notify the local organizing committee (Paku Utama) of their intention to organise a panel (if possible with panel description – key themes, issues and questions) – October 1st, 2006.
2. Panel description – Submission by panel organizers of panel description to the local organising committee – October 10th, 2006.
3. Information regarding panels (organizers and description of panels) to be posted via email – October 17th, 2005.
4. Submission of paper abstracts to panel organizers, with a copy to the local organizing committee – October 27th, 2006.
5. Submission of papers – 1st November, 2006.

Contact Persons

Chairman of Forum Lintas Generasi
Paku Utama
Student Centre at Faculty of Law,
University of Indonesia
Tel: 08128427201
E-mail: bogiey_reptiles@yahoo.com
Forum Lintas Generasi Yahoo Groups: FLG_Indonesia@yahoogroups.com

Secretariat of Forum Lintas Generasi
Intan Hadidjah
Jalan Duren Tiga Buntu no 41, Kalibata
Tel: 08151641481/ 02193053827
Email: gotan_gorgeous@yahoo.com

Collecting for the papers can be sent to:

Paku Utama (Indonesia): bogiey_reptiles@yahoo.com

Intan Hadidjah (Indonesia): gotan_gorgeous@yahoo.com

Gisca Nuranissa (South-East Asia): geez_11@yahoo.com

Pan Mohamad Faiz (South Asia): pm_faiz_kw@yahoo.com

To learn more about Forum Lintas Generasi, please visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FLG_Indonesia

FORUM LINTAS GENERASI

DEMOCRATIC STUDY & PUBLIC EDUCATION
(Moral & Cultural Aspects: Law, Economics, & Politics)

Jakarta, January 2006

Basic Considerations

The atmosphere of democracy, which occurs after reformation, has continued to become more significant. When society is busy to explore the essence of democracy, we feel more problems emerge within the community. Those problems didn’t diminish, as a matter of fact, it becomes worse such as: the rising price of fuel which cause misery to society, famine and hunger-oedema diseases were everywhere, terrorism actions, natural disasters caused by government’s lack ness in action and policy, local political conflict in regional autonomy, bad relationship with neighbor countries, and our very eternal problem of corruptions which still added with our incapability to pay debts to IMF and other donors.

The root of these issues was no other than the abolishment of this nation’s moral and cultural values in the political life of this country. The law, economics, and politics failed to take the role as the instruments to improve society’s intelligent and welfare, and they were made as the commodities to reach and justify the interests of certain group of people which didn’t represent society’s need. Tragically, with so many internal problems haunting us, we seem to neglect and not paying attention on Globalization and the issues behind it. By still possessing a lack ness to address those severe harms, it is possible that one day it will backstab us and become a threat to the collapse of this nation of Indonesia, like we’ve already learned from what happened in Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.

The main core of the troubles and threats to Indonesia were because we missed the moral and cultural considerations in the decision making process and the concrete implementations in all sector. The blast of political practice, law enforcement, and efforts to accomplish ideal society with prosperity and democracy, were then filled without this nation’s noble principle of moral and culture.

Based on those considerations we have the courage to establish this organization. Burdened with those noble mandates, we as young people who possess a care ness towards the changing of era, always strive to conduct many analysis and public education, in order to send the spirit of moral and cultural essence to fill and strengthen democracy in our beloved country.

Objectives

To educate and build a national identity which is based on the spirit of moral and cultural values, in the study and public education of law, economics, and politics.

Form of Activities of Forum Lintas Generasi

Monthly Activities
Conducting thematic dialogues and discussions with social figures from several elements such as: civilian, military, art and literature figure, educator, and religious leader, who own critical thinking and high credibility and integrity.

Annual Activities
Conducting open discussion in national scale named “Forum Lintas Generasi Convention” which will be held every November 10th in order to recall the Youth Pledge Day.

The Founders:

• Paku Utama : Student of Faculty of Law UI 2004
• Gisca Nuraissa : Student of Faculty of Law UI 2004
• Mahareksa Singh Dillon : Student of Faculty of Law UI 2004
• Lambertus Tukan Berto : Student of Germany Literature, FIB UI 2004
• Alida Tadjoedin : Student of Leiden University (Bridging Program)
• Pan Mohamad Faiz : Postgraduate Student of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (Master of Comparative Law)

* The Advisors:

• Abdurahman Saleh
• Abdurrahman Wahid
• Adi Sasono
• Adnan Buyung Nasution
• Aida Ismet
• Ali Sadikin
• Arief Rachman
• Arif T. Surowijoyo
• BJ Habibie
• Faisal Basrie
• Frans Magnis Suseno
• Goenawan Mohammad
• H.S. Dillon
• Hariman Siregar
• Hikmahanto Juwana
• Iwan Fals
• Jakob Oetama
• Jimly Ashiddiqie
• Karni Ilyas
• Marie Muhammad
• Mas Achmad Santosa
• Nono Anwar Makarim
• Rizal Ramli
• Sutanto
• Sutiyoso
• Taufik Ismail
• Todung Mulya Lubis
• Wikrama I Abidin
• Winarno Surachmat

* We are trying to confirm them all soon. Not all of them have confirmed this.

DECLARATION of FORUM LINTAS GENERASI

The core of the problems and threats to Indonesia were because we missed the moral and cultural considerations in the decision making process and the concrete implementations in all sector. In the end, democratization was filled without this nation’s noble principle of moral and culture.

Based on those considerations we have the courage to establish this organization. Burdened with those noble mandates, we as young people who possess a care ness towards the changing of era, always try to conduct many analysis and public education, in order to send the spirit of moral and cultural essence to fill and strengthen democracy in our beloved country.

14 Januari 2006