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February 14, 2019

OPENING OF THE 3rd ART FOR ORANGUTAN

Finally, the artists talk about orangutans through their work. For the next four days, the 3rd Art For Orangutan will be held at the Jogja National Museum. There are 205 artists involved from all over the world. “I was surprised when I was called by the customs, related to the work of a French artist. But after the artist sent fees that we have to redeem, we could take the work to show it off.”, said Ramadhani from the Centre for Orangutan Protection.

The opening was enlivened by bands that were willing to perform at no cost. “It’s a charity event, we are happy to be able to take part. This is how we speak. #SawitBrengsek”.”, said Daniek Hendarto who is a vocalist for a punk band Miskin Porno. Besides Miskin Porno, the opening of Art For Orangutans also included Dirty Glass, Not A Woy, Tiger Paw, Since K.O., Martyl and Umar Haen.
“Those are the musicians who have repeatedly performed in the charity event held by Orangufriends. Orangufriends itself is an orangutan support group. They are volunteers who come from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Yogyakarta.”, added Ramadhani.

Not only that, Ridki R Sigit from Mongabay Indonesia and the Huhum Hambilly participated in the discussion on the first day. Announcement of Short Story Writing Contest with the theme “A Good Life for Orangutan” was also an awaited event. Dwi Asih Rahmawati won the first place with the title of “Opera Cinta Minah”, Fahmi Nurul Fikri won the second place with the title “Hoo the King” and “The Beauty of the Future” by Rania Thahirah won 3rd place.

Art For Orangutan, an exhibition across ages, genders, backgrounds, cultures and generations to promote love of orangutans as Indonesia’s proud animal.(EBO)

PEMBUKAAN ART FOR ORANGUTAN KE-3
Akhirnya, para seniman bersuara tentang orangutan lewat karyanya. Selama empat hari kedepan, Art For Orangutan ke-3 akan digelar di Jogja Nasional Museum. Ada 205 seniman yang terlibat dari seluruh dunia. “Sempat kaget saat dipanggil bea cukai, terkait karya dari seniman Perancis. Tapi setelah seniman mengirim biaya yang harus kami tebus, karya bisa kami ambil untuk dipajang.”, ujar Ramadhani dari Centre for Orangutan Protection.

Hari pertama pembukaan dimeriahkan band yang bersedia tampil tanpa biaya. “Namanya juga acara amal, kami senang bisa mengisi acara. Ini cara kami bersuara. #SawitBrengsek”, ujar Daniek Hendarto yang merupakan vokalis band punk Miskin Porno. Selain Miskin Porno, pembukaan Art For Orangutan juga diisi Dirty Glass, Not A Woy, Tiger Paw, Since K.O., Martyl dan Umar Haen.
“Mereka musisi yang sudah berulang kali mengisi acara amal yang diselenggarakan Orangufriends. Orangufriends sendiri merupakan kelompok pendukung orangutan. Mereka relawan yang datang dari Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung dan Yogyakarta sendiri.”, tambah Ramadhani.

Tak hanya itu, Ridki R Sigit dari Mongabay Indonesia dan Huhum Hambilly ikut mengisi diskusi hari pertama. Pengumuman Lomba Penulisan Cerita Pendek dengan tema “A Good Life for Orangutan” pun menjadi acara yang ditunggu-tunggu. Dwi Asih Rahmawati dengan judul Cerpen “Opera Cinta Minah” menjadi juara 1. “Hoo si Raja” yang merupakan karya Fahmi Nurul Fikri menempati juara kedua. “Indahnya Bumi Masa Depan” karya Rania Thahirah menyabet juara 3.

Menariknya lagi, di hari pertama ini, ada Live Screen Print dari Survive Garage dengan desain dari Anti Tank dan Sebtian. “Cukup dengan membawa satu kaos polos dan sablon di tempat. Cukup donasi Rp 20.000,00 saja.”. Art For Orangutan, sebuah pameran lintas usia, gender, latar belakang, budaya dan generasi agar semakin luas dan semakin mencintai orangutan sebagai satwa kebanggaan Indonesia. Untuk kamu yang ingin ikut menyumbang orangutan lewat acara AFO bisa melalui https://www.kitabisa.com/bantuafo

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February 14, 2019

BANANA, NOT BULLET ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Banana Not Bullet. Yes … just bananas … don’t give bullets.

Again, Orangufriends Bali didn’t want to just doing nothing on this Valentine’s Day. COP volunteers, Orangufriends, joined in the banana sharing activity. What is it? why sharing bananas instead of flowers? Because then I can give the flowers to you, hahahaha.

A case of an orangutan that died with 130 air rifle bullets reminded us. That small bullet can kill. Not only the orangutan who died in the Kutai National Park area, but alos the orangutan who died headless in the Kalahien river, Central Kalimantan, found with air rifle bullets on his body. Then an orangutan who died in the PT WSSL area, Sampit also found with rifle bullets. Only that? There are still many more cases where orangutans died with air rifle bullets found in their bodies. Not only orangutans, other wildlife too.

Banana Not Bullet. This is a sweet campaign against the Air Rifle Terror. Actually there are rules for using air rifles. Kapolri Regulation No. 8 of 2012 concerning the supervision and control of firearms for sporting purposes, that air rifles should only be used for sports activities on target and at designated locations.

“If you care about this campaign, it’s really easy. We only spread around the Udayana University, Denpasar. It does not take long time, when bananas are all shared then we are done. Come on, invite friends and relatives to know more about the terror of air rifles especially for wildlife. If not us, then who else? “, Said Zahra, an employee of a multinational company who just had her gallstones operated but took the time to get involved. COP #proudoforangufriends (EBO)

BANANA NOT BULLET DI HARI KASIH SAYANG
Banana Not Bullet. Ya… pisang aja deh… jangan dikasih peluru.
Lagi-lagi Orangufriends Bali tak mau tinggal diam. Di hari kasih sayang alias Valentine Day ini, relawan COP yang tergabung dalam Orangufriends bagi-bagi pisang. Apa sih, koq bagi-bagi pisang? Koq bukan bagi bunga gitu, biar bunganya bisa saya kasih ke yayang… hahahaha.

Kasus kematian orangutan dengan 130 peluru senapan angin mengingatkan kita. Bahwa peluru kecil bisa membunuh. Tak hanya orangutan yang mati di kawasan Taman Nasional Kutai itu saja, orangutan yang mati tanpa kepala di sungai Kalahien, Kalimantan Tengah juga terdapat peluru senapan angin di tubuhnya. Lalu kasus kematian orangutan yang mati di kawasan PT WSSL, Sampit juga ditemukan peluru senapan angin. Hanya itu? Dan masih banyak lagi kasus orangutan yang mati dengan tubuh bersarang peluru senapan angin. Tidak hanya orangutan, satwa liar lainnya pun juga.

Banana Not Bullet. Ini adalah kampanye manis dari Teror Senapan Angin. Aturan penggunaan senapan angin ada aturannya loh. Peraturan Kapolri No 8 Tahun 2012 tentang pengawasan dan pengendalian senjata api untuk kepentingan olahraga, bahwa senapan angin hanya boleh digunakan untuk kegiatan olahraga tepat sasaran dan di tempat yang sudah ditentukan.

“Kalau kamu peduli dengan kampanye ini, mudah banget loh. Kami hanya menyebar di sekitaran Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. Tak perlu berlama-lama, pisang yang dibagi habis, kami pun bubar. Yuk ajak, teman dan saudara untuk lebih tahu tentang teror senapan angin khususnya bagi satwa liar. Kalau bukan kita, siapa lagi?”, ujar Zahra, karyawati perusahaan multinasional yang baru saja operasi batu empedu namun menyempatkan diri untuk ikut terlibat. COP #proudoforangufriends

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February 12, 2019

LET’S HELP JOJO NOT TO CRY AGAIN

Here he is, the noisy Jojo. Jojo always cried hysterically when he could not attend the forest school class. Last Saturday morning when the cage door opened, Jojo wanted to get out and go to the forest school. Pity, that day was not Jojo’s turn to join forest school.

Jojo cried hard, rolling in the cage. He was angry because he was not invited to forest school. Because the tears didn’t stop, Wety persuaded Jojo to be quiet. And when the animal keeper reopened the cage, Jojo stopped crying at once. Immediately he came out and grabbed the keeper’s body. Finally we brought Jojo to the forest school.

Arriving at the location of the forest school, Jojo soon climbed through the tree roots. Every now and then he looked at the keeper from above. He looked very happy to be able to play at the forest school area. “Unfortunately, the forest school schedule must still be implemented because of the limited number of animal keepers at Borneo COP,” said Wety Rupiana, coordinator of the only orangutan rehabilitation center established by Indonesian youths.

Let’s help Borneo COP to add to the animal keeper, by donating through https://www.kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan (EBO)

YUK, BANTU JOJO TIDAK MENANGIS LAGI
Ini dia, si berisik Jojo. Jojo selalu menangis histeris ketika tidak bisa ikut kelas sekolah hutan. Sabtu pagi kemarin ketika pintu kandang terbuka, Jojo ingin langsung keluar dan berangkat ke sekolah hutan. Kasian, hari itu bukan giliran Jojo masuk sekolah hutan.

Jojo menangis sejadi-jadinya, guling-guling di kandang. Dia marah karena tidak diajak ke sekolah hutan. Karena tangisnya tidak berhenti, Wety mengajak Jojo untuk diam. Dan ketika animal keeper membuka kembali kandang, Jojo langsung menghentikan tangisannya. Segera dia keluar dan meraih badan keeper. Akhirnya Jojo pun kami bawa ke sekolah hutan.

Sesampai di lokasi sekolah hutan, Jojo langsung naik melalui akar pohon. Sesekali melihat keeper dari atas. Dia terlihat sangat bahagia bisa bermain di lokasi sekolah hutan. “Sayang, jadwal sekolah hutan tetap harus diberlakukan karena terbatasan jumlah animal keeper di COP Borneo.”, ujar Wety Rupiana, kordinator satu-satunya pusat rehabilitasi orangutan yang didirikan putra-putri Indonesia.

Yuk bantu COP Borneo untuk menambah animal keepernya, dengan donasi melalui https://www.kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan

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