Buku Buku Buku

Me and Beng were in Pesta Buku (= Book Fair) yesterday. Found this interesting publishing called Resist from Jogjakarta. They don't believe in Copyrights so they translate and publish books from aboard which contain any resistance against global-capitalistic-established idea, without any permission from its original publisher. I found also Indonesian books with rare subjects, like a photography book about social resistance of common people in Indonesia, who's usually never recognized by the public. Or comic magazine "Subversi" (= Subversive) with main theme about poverty that only got published once in 2004 since the people behind it never find one united voice of how to keep publishing it. Resist was the most interesting out of all other big publishers there.

Resist also produced poster of their books, pin and T-Shirt. Off course it is not visualize just a book cover but more into the main illustration and its provocative title, such as: "Tidak ada sekolah untuk orang miskin" (= There's no school for poor people). It reminded me of similar movement when I was in Holland back in 2003. It was a Next 5 Minutes Festival, held in De Balie, Amsterdam. Where there's no trade except barter and screening of films about the movement. Also in the streets of Sidney, Australia, where I bought a peace sign pin or a simple Sunday morning bazzar in Canberra.

I'm thankful that there's such movement. Makes me believe that some of us really believe in making the world a better place to live, regardless which way they chose to achieve it. I wish I always there to support them, even though I'm not really part of them.

lulu, Prima Net, 11.51, July 5, 2006