"Luke, I am your Father. But don't forget your Mother too. She's awesome." Recently many people have asked me: "Why did you dressed up as Darth Vader to #WomensMarchJkt?" I came to the #WomensMarchJkt dressed as Darth Vader because he's unique. He was a good man at first and then he turned bad and then good again. I think the same thing applies to all of us. We might be in a world where people are still patriarchal, sexist, racist today, but we can change them. They can be good. I also came to the march with my Mom because she's my inspiration. Everything I am would be nothing without her. She took care of me on her own for many years after she got divorced. Hard-working, formidable women like my Mom and other outstanding women like Kartini Kendeng, Mama Yosepha Alomang, Maria Catarina Sumarsih are the living testament of feminism. Women are just incredible . Women are capable of being whoever they want to be, despite all of the social,
Saya lahir di tahun 1994. Saya terlalu muda untuk mengingat Indonesia di tahun 1998. Reformasi, sebagaimana buku sejarah kita menyebutnya, adalah saat rezim otoriter Soeharto dijatuhkan di tahun 1998 setelah berkuasa selama 32 tahun. Di samping beberapa faktor seperti krisis ekonomi, eskalasi konflik dan penggerak akar rumput seperti gerakan massal golongan buruh dan petani, aktivis HAM, serta Partai Rakyat Demokratik (PRD) di masanya, Reformasi dimungkinkan terjadi karena protes besar yang dipimpin gerakan mahasiswa. Demonstrasi mahasiswa menjadi sebuah gerakan nasional, saat berhasil menyebar ke berbagai kota di Indonesia dan menduduki gedung DPR. Tidak lama kemudian, presiden Soeharto menawarkan pengunduran dirinya di televisi dan Reformasi pun terjadi. Gerakan mahasiswa tetap hidup pasca Reformasi, namun tidak pernah sebesar yang terjadi di awal Reformasi. Sekarang di Indonesia, gerakan mahasiswa sepertinya telah menemukan kembali jalannya. Banyak mahasiswa mantan demonst