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A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.   In this two-part series of Oakland Asian Cultural Center's “Let's Talk” podcast Eastside Arts Alliance is featured. Elena Serrano and Susanne Takehara, two of the founders of Eastside Arts Alliance, and staff member Aubrey Pandori will discuss the history that led to the formation of Eastside and their deep work around multi-racial solidarity.   Transcript: Let's Talk podcast episode 9  [00:00:00] Emma: My name is Emma Grover, and I am the program and communications coordinator at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, known also as OACC. Today we are sharing the ninth episode of our Let's Talk Audio Series. Let's Talk is part of OACC'S Open Ears for Change Initiative, which was established in 2020. With this series, our goals are to address anti-Blackness in the APIA communities, discuss the effects of colorism and racism in a safe space, and highlight Black and Asian solidarity and community efforts specifically in the Oakland Chinatown area. Today's episode is a round table discussion with Elena Serrano, Susanne Takahara, and Aubrey Pandori of Eastside Arts Alliance.  [00:00:53] Aubrey: Hello everybody. This is Aubrey from Eastside Arts Alliance, and I am back here for the second part of our Let's Talk with Suzanne and Elena. We're gonna be talking about what else Eastside is doing right now in the community. The importance of art in activism, and the importance of Black and Asian solidarity in Oakland and beyond.  So I am the community archivist here at Eastside Arts Alliances. I run CARP, which stands for Community Archival Resource Project. It is a project brought on by one of our co-founders, Greg Morozumi. And it is primarily a large chunk of his own collection from over the years, but it is a Third World archive with many artifacts, journals, pens, newspapers from social movements in the Bay Area and beyond, international social movements from the 1960s forward. We do a few different programs through CARP. I sometimes have archival exhibitions. We do public engagement through panels, community archiving days. We collaborate with other community archives like the Bay Area Lesbian Archives and Freedom Archives here in Oakland and the Bay Area. And we are also working on opening up our Greg Morozumi Reading Room in May. So that is an opportunity for people to come in and relax, read books, host reading groups, or discussions with their community. We're also gonna be opening a lending system so people are able to check out books to take home and read. There'll be library cards coming soon for that and other fun things to come.  [00:02:44] So Suzanne, what are you working on at Eastside right now? [00:02:48] Susanne: Well, for the past like eight or nine years I've been working with Jose Ome Navarrete and Debbie Kajiyama of NAKA Dance Theater to produce Live Arts and Resistance (LAIR), which is a Dance Theater Performance series. We've included many artists who, some of them started out here at Eastside and then grew to international fame, such as Dohee Lee, and then Amara Tabor-Smith has graced our stages for several years with House Full of Black Women. This year we're working with Joti Singh on Ghadar Geet: Blood and Ink, a piece she choreographed, and shot in film and it's a multimedia kind of experience. We've worked with Cat Brooks and many emerging other artists who are emerging or from all over, mostly Oakland, but beyond. It's a place where people can just experiment and not worry about a lot of the regulations that bigger theaters have. Using the outside, the inside, the walls, the ceiling sometimes. It's been an exciting experience to work with so many different artists in our space.  [00:04:03] Elena: And I have been trying to just get the word out to as many different folks who can help sustain the organization as possible about the importance of the work we do here. So my main job with Eastside has been raising money. But what we're doing now is looking at cultural centers like Eastside, like Oakland Asian Cultural Center, like the Malonga Casquelord Center, like Black Cultural Zone, like the Fruitvale Plaza and CURJ's work. These really integral cultural hubs. In neighborhoods and how important those spaces are.  [00:04:42] So looking at, you know, what we bring to the table with the archives, which serve the artistic community, the organizing community. There's a big emphasis, and we had mentioned some of this in the first episode around knowing the history and context of how we got here so we can kind of maneuver our way out. And that's where books and movies and posters and artists who have been doing this work for so long before us come into play in the archives and then having it all manifest on the stage through programs like LAIR, where theater artists and dancers and musicians, and it's totally multimedia, and there's so much information like how to keep those types of places going is really critical.  [00:05:28] And especially now when public dollars have mostly been cut, like the City of Oakland hardly gave money to the arts anyway, and they tried to eliminate the entire thing. Then they're coming back with tiny bits of money. But we're trying to take the approach like, please, let's look at where our tax dollars go. What's important in a neighborhood? What has to stay and how can we all work together to make that happen?  [00:05:52] Susanne: And I want to say that our Cultural Center theater is a space that is rented out very affordably to not just artists, but also many organizations that are doing Movement work, such as Palestinian Youth Movement, Bala, Mujeres Unidas Y Activas, QT at Cafe Duo Refugees, United Haiti Action Committee, Freedom Archives, Oakland Sin Fronteras, Center for CPE, and many artists connected groups.  [00:06:22] Aubrey: Yeah, I mean, we do so much more than what's in the theater and Archive too, we do a lot of different youth programs such as Girl Project, Neighborhood Arts, where we do public murals. One of our collective members, Angie and Leslie, worked on Paint the Town this past year. We also have our gallery in between the Cultural Center and Bandung Books, our bookstore, which houses our archive. We are celebrating our 25th anniversary exhibition.  [00:06:54] Susanne: And one of the other exhibits we just wrapped up was Style Messengers, an exhibit of graffiti work from Dime, Spy and Surge, Bay Area artists and Surge is from New York City, kind of illustrating the history of graffiti and social commentary.  [00:07:30] Elena: We are in this studio here recording and this is the studio of our youth music program Beats Flows, and I love we're sitting here with this portrait of Amiri Baraka, who had a lot to say to us all the time. So it's so appropriate that when the young people are in the studio, they have this elder, magician, poet activist looking at him, and then when you look out the window, you see Sister Souljah, Public Enemy, and then a poster we did during, when Black Lives Matter came out, we produced these posters that said Black Power Matters, and we sent them all over the country to different sister cultural centers and I see them pop up somewhere sometimes and people's zooms when they're home all over the country. It's really amazing and it just really shows when you have a bunch of artists and poets and radical imagination, people sitting around, you know, what kind of things come out of it. [00:08:31] Aubrey: I had one of those Black Power Matters posters in my kitchen window when I lived in Chinatown before I worked here, or visited here actually. I don't even know how I acquired it, but it just ended up in my house somehow.  [00:08:45] Elena: That's perfect. I remember when we did, I mean we still do, Malcolm X Jazz Festival and it was a young Chicana student who put the Jazz Festival poster up and she was like, her parents were like, why is Malcolm X? What has that got to do with anything? And she was able to just tell the whole story about Malcolm believing that people, communities of color coming together  is a good thing. It's a powerful thing. And it was amazing how the festival and the youth and the posters can start those kind of conversations.  [00:09:15] Aubrey: Malcolm X has his famous quote that says “Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.” And Elena, we think a lot about Malcolm X and his message here at Eastside about culture, but also about the importance of art. Can we speak more about the importance of art in our activism?  [00:09:35] Elena: Well, that was some of the things we were touching on around radical imagination and the power of the arts. But where I am going again, is around this power of the art spaces, like the power of spaces like this, and to be sure that it's not just a community center, it's a cultural center, which means we invested in sound good, sound good lighting, sprung floors. You know, just like the dignity and respect that the artists and our audiences have, and that those things are expensive but critical. So I feel like that's, it's like to advocate for this type of space where, again, all those groups that we listed off that have come in here and there's countless more. They needed a space to reach constituencies, you know, and how important that is. It's like back in the civil rights organizing the Black church was that kind of space, very important space where those kind of things came together. People still go to church and there's still churches, but there's a space for cultural centers and to have that type of space where artists and activists can come together and be more powerful together.  [00:10:50] Aubrey: I think art is a really powerful way of reaching people. [00:10:54] Elena: You know, we're looking at this just because I, being in the development end, we put together a proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency before Donald (Trump) took it over. We were writing about how important popular education is, so working with an environmental justice organization who has tons of data about how impacted communities like East Oakland and West Oakland are suffering from all of this, lots of science. But what can we, as an arts group, how can we produce a popular education around those things? And you know, how can we say some of those same messages in murals and zines, in short films, in theater productions, you know, but kind of embracing that concept of popular education. So we're, you know, trying to counter some of the disinformation that's being put out there too with some real facts, but in a way that, you know, folks can grasp onto and, and get.  [00:11:53] Aubrey: We recently had a LAIR production called Sky Watchers, and it was a beautiful musical opera from people living in the Tenderloin, and it was very personal. You were able to hear about people's experiences with poverty, homelessness, and addiction in a way that was very powerful. How they were able to express what they were going through and what they've lost, what they've won, everything that has happened in their lives in a very moving way. So I think art, it's, it's also a way for people to tell their stories and we need to be hearing those stories. We don't need to be hearing, I think what a lot of Hollywood is kind of throwing out, which is very white, Eurocentric beauty standards and a lot of other things that doesn't reflect our neighborhood and doesn't reflect our community. So yeah, art is a good way for us to not only tell our stories, but to get the word out there, what we want to see changed.  So our last point that we wanna talk about today is the importance of Black and Asian solidarity in Oakland. How has that been a history in Eastside, Suzanne?  [00:13:09] Susanne: I feel like Eastside is all about Third World solidarity from the very beginning. And Yuri Kochiyama is one of our mentors through Greg Morozumi and she was all about that. So I feel like everything we do brings together Black, Asian and brown folks. [00:13:27] Aubrey: Black and Asian solidarity is especially important here at Eastside Arts Alliance. It is a part of our history. We have our bookstore called Bandung Books for a very specific reason, to give some history there. So the Bandung Conference happened in 1955 in Indonesia, and it was the first large-scale meeting of Asian and African countries. Most of which were newly independent from colonialism. They aimed to promote Afro-Asian cooperation and rejection of colonialism and imperialism in all nations. And it really set the stage for revolutionary solidarity between colonized and oppressed people, letting way for many Third Worlds movements internationally and within the United States.  [00:14:14] Eastside had an exhibition called Bandung to the Bay: Black and Asian Solidarity at Oakland Asian Cultural Center the past two years in 2022 and 2023 for their Lunar New Year and Black History Month celebrations. It highlighted the significance of that conference and also brought to light what was happening in the United States from the 1960s to present time that were creating and building solidarity between Black and Asian communities. The exhibition highlighted a number of pins, posters, and newspapers from the Black Liberation Movement and Asian American movement, as well as the broader Third World movement. The Black Panthers were important points of inspiration in Oakland, in the Bay Area in getting Asian and Pacific Islanders in the diaspora, and in their homelands organized.  [00:15:07] We had the adoption of the Black Panthers 10-point program to help shape revolutionary demands and principles for people's own communities like the Red Guard in San Francisco's Chinatown, IWK in New York's Chinatown and even the Polynesian Panthers in New Zealand. There were so many different organizations that came out of the Black Panther party right here in Oakland. And we honor that by having so many different 10-point programs up in our theater too. We have the Brown Berets, Red Guard Party, Black Panthers, of course, the American Indian Movement as well. So we're always thinking about that kind of organizing and movement building that has been tied here for many decades now.  [00:15:53] Elena: I heard that the term Third World came from the Bandung conference. [00:15:58] Aubrey: Yes, I believe that's true.  [00:16:01] Elena: I wanted to say particularly right now, the need for specifically Black Asian solidarity is just, there's so much misinformation around China coming up now, especially as China takes on a role of a superpower in the world. And it's really up to us to provide some background, some other information, some truth telling, so folks don't become susceptible to that kind of misinformation. And whatever happens when it comes from up high and we hate China, it reflects in Chinatown. And that's the kind of stereotyping that because we have been committed to Third World solidarity and truth telling for so long, that that's where we can step in and really, you know, make a difference, we hope. I think the main point is that we need to really listen to each other, know what folks are going through, know that we have more in common than we have separating us, especially in impacted Black, brown, Asian communities in Oakland. We have a lot to do.  [00:17:07] Aubrey: To keep in contact with Eastside Arts Alliance, you can find us at our website: eastside arts alliance.org, and our Instagrams at Eastside Cultural and at Bandung Books to stay connected with our bookstore and CArP, our archive, please come down to Eastside Arts Alliance and check out our many events coming up in the new year. We are always looking for donations and volunteers and just to meet new friends and family.  [00:17:36] Susanne: And with that, we're gonna go out with Jon Jang's “The Pledge of Black Asian Alliance,” produced in 2018.  [00:18:29] Emma: This was a round table discussion at the Eastside Arts Alliance Cultural Center with staff and guests: Elena, Suzanne and Aubrey.  Let's Talk Audio series is one of OACC'S Open Ears for Change projects and as part of the Stop the Hate Initiative with funds provided by the California Department of Social Services in consultation with the commission of Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs to administer $110 million allocated over three years to community organizations. These organizations provide direct services to victims of hate and their families and offer prevention and intervention services to tackle hate in our communities. This episode is a production of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center with engineering, editing, and sound design by Thick Skin Media.  [00:19:18] A special thanks to Jon Jang for permission to use his original music. And thank you for listening.  [00:19:32] Music: Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another. Don't become too narrow, live fully, meet all kinds of people. You'll learn something from everyone. Follow what you feel in your heart. OACC Podcast [00:00:00] Emma: My name is Emma Grover, and I am the program and communications coordinator at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, known also as OACC. Today we are sharing the eighth episode of our Let's Talk audio series. Let's talk as part of OACC's Open Ears for Change Initiative, which was established in 2020. With this series, our goals are to address anti-blackness in the APIA communities, discuss the effects of colorism and racism in a safe space, and highlight black and Asian solidarity and community efforts specifically in the Oakland Chinatown area.   [00:00:43] Today's guests are Elena Serrano and Suzanne Takahara, co-founders of Eastside Arts Alliance. Welcome Elena and Suzanne, thank you so much for joining today's episode. And so just to kick things off, wanna hear about how was Eastside Arts Alliance started?   [00:01:01] Susanne: Well, it was really Greg Morozumi who had a longstanding vision of creating a cultural center in East Oakland, raised in Oakland, an organizer in the Bay Area, LA, and then in New York City where he met Yuri Kochiyama, who became a lifelong mentor.   [00:01:17] Greg was planning with one of Yuri's daughters, Ichi Kochiyama to move her family to Oakland and help him open a cultural center here. I met Greg in the early nineties and got to know him during the January, 1993 “No Justice, No Peace” show at Pro Arts in Oakland. The first Bay Graffiti exhibition in the gallery. Greg organized what became a massive anti-police brutality graffiti installation created by the TDDK crew. Graffiti images and messages covered the walls and ceiling complete with police barricades. It was a response to the Rodney King protests. The power of street art busted indoors and blew apart the gallery with political messaging. After that, Greg recruited Mike Dream, Spy, and other TDK writers to help teach the free art classes for youth that Taller Sin Fronteras was running at the time.   [00:02:11] There were four artist groups that came together to start Eastside. Taller Sin Fronteras was an ad hoc group of printmakers and visual artists activists based in the East Bay. Their roots came out of the free community printmaking, actually poster making workshops that artists like Malaquias Montoya and David Bradford organized in Oakland in the early 70s and 80s.   [00:02:34] The Black Dot Collective of poets, writers, musicians, and visual artists started a popup version of the Black Dot Cafe. Marcel Diallo and Leticia Utafalo were instrumental and leaders of this project. 10 12 were young digital artists and activists led by Favianna Rodriguez and Jesus Barraza in Oakland. TDK is an Oakland based graffiti crew that includes Dream, Spie, Krash, Mute, Done Amend, Pak and many others evolving over time and still holding it down.   [00:03:07] Elena: That is a good history there. And I just wanted to say that me coming in and meeting Greg and knowing all those groups and coming into this particular neighborhood, the San Antonio district of Oakland, the third world aspect of who we all were and what communities we were all representing and being in this geographic location where those communities were all residing. So this neighborhood, San Antonio and East Oakland is very third world, Black, Asian, Latinx, indigenous, and it's one of those neighborhoods, like many neighborhoods of color that has been disinvested in for years. But rich, super rich in culture.   [00:03:50] So the idea of a cultural center was…let's draw on where our strengths are and all of those groups, TDKT, Taller Sin Fronters, Black artists, 10 – 12, these were all artists who were also very engaged in what was going on in the neighborhoods. So artists, organizers, activists, and how to use the arts as a way to lift up those stories tell them in different ways. Find some inspiration, ways to get out, ways to build solidarity between the groups, looking at our common struggles, our common victories, and building that strength in numbers.   [00:04:27] Emma: Thank you so much for sharing. Elena and Suzanne, what a rich and beautiful history for Eastside Arts Alliance.   [00:04:34] Were there any specific political and or artistic movements happening at that time that were integral to Eastside's start?   [00:04:41] Elena: You know, one of the movements that we took inspiration from, and this was not happening when Eastside got started, but for real was the Black Panther Party. So much so that the Panthers 10-point program was something that Greg xeroxed and made posters and put 'em up on the wall, showing how the 10-point program for the Panthers influenced that of the Young Lords and the Brown Berets and I Wor Kuen (IWK).   [00:05:07] So once again, it was that Third world solidarity. Looking at these different groups that were working towards similar things, it still hangs these four posters still hang in our cultural, in our theater space to show that we were all working on those same things. So even though we came in at the tail end of those movements, when we started Eastside, it was very much our inspiration and what we strove to still address; all of those points are still relevant right now.   [00:05:36] Susanne: So that was a time of Fight The Power, Kaos One and Public Enemy setting. The tone for public art murals, graphics, posters. So that was kind of the context for which art was being made and protests happened.   [00:05:54] Elena: There was a lot that needed to be done and still needs to be done. You know what? What the other thing we were coming on the tail end of and still having massive repercussions was crack. And crack came into East Oakland really hard, devastated generations, communities, everything, you know, so the arts were a way for some folks to still feel power and feel strong and feel like they have agency in the world, especially hip hop and, spray can, and being out there and having a voice and having a say, it was really important, especially in neighborhoods where things had just been so messed up for so long.   [00:06:31] Emma: I would love to know also what were the community needs Eastside was created to address, you know, in this environment where there's so many community needs, what was Eastside really honing in on at this time?   [00:06:41] Elena: It's interesting telling our story because we end up having to tell so many other stories before us, so things like the, Black Arts movement and the Chicano Arts Movement. Examples of artists like Amiri Baraka, Malaguias Montoya, Sonya Sanchez. Artists who had committed themselves to the struggles of their people and linking those two works. So we always wanted to have that. So the young people that we would have come into the studio and wanna be rappers, you know, it's like, what is your responsibility?   [00:07:15] You have a microphone, you amplify. What are some of the things you're saying? So it was on us. To provide that education and that backstory and where they came from and the footsteps we felt like they were in and that they needed to keep moving it forward. So a big part of the cultural center in the space are the archives and all of that information and history and context.   [00:07:37] Susanne: And we started the Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival for that same reason coming out of the Bandung Conference. And then the Tri Continental, all of this is solidarity between people's movements.   [00:07:51] Emma: You've already talked about this a little bit, the role of the arts in Eastside's foundation and the work that you're doing, and I'd love to hear also maybe how the role of the arts continues to be important in the work that you're doing today as a cultural center.   [00:08:04] And so my next question to pose to you both is what is the role of the arts at Eastside?   [00:08:10] Elena: So a couple different things. One, I feel like, and I said a little bit of this before, but the arts can transmit messages so much more powerfully than other mediums. So if you see something acted out in a theater production or a song or a painting, you get that information transmitted in a different way.   [00:08:30] Then also this idea of the artists being able to tap into imagination and produce images and visions and dreams of the future. This kind of imagination I just recently read or heard because folks aren't reading anymore or hardly reading that they're losing their imagination. What happens when you cannot even imagine a way out of things?   [00:08:54] And then lastly, I just wanted to quote something that Favianna Rodriguez, one of our founders always says “cultural shift precedes political shift.” So if you're trying to shift things politically on any kind of policy, you know how much money goes to support the police or any of these issues. It's the cultural shift that needs to happen first. And that's where the cultural workers, the artists come in.   [00:09:22] Susanne: And another role of Eastside in supporting the arts to do just that is honoring the artists, providing a space where they can have affordable rehearsal space or space to create, or a place to come safely and just discuss things that's what we hope and have created for the Eastside Cultural Center and now the bookstore and the gallery. A place for them to see themselves and it's all um, LGBTA, BIPOC artists that we serve and honor in our cultural center. To that end, we, in the last, I don't know, 8, 9 years, we've worked with Jose Navarrete and Debbie Kajiyama of Naka Dance Theater to produce live arts and resistance, which gives a stage to emerging and experienced performance artists, mostly dancers, but also poets, writers, theater and actors and musicians.   [00:10:17] Emma: The last question I have for you both today is what is happening in the world that continues to call us to action as artists?   [00:10:27] Elena: Everything, everything is happening, you know, and I know things have always been happening, but it seems really particularly crazy right now on global issues to domestic issues. For a long time, Eastside was um, really focusing in on police stuff and immigration stuff because it was a way to bring Black and brown communities together because they were the same kind of police state force, different ways.   [00:10:54] Now we have it so many different ways, you know, and strategies need to be developed. Radical imagination needs to be deployed. Everyone needs to be on hand. A big part of our success and our strength is organizations that are not artistic organizations but are organizing around particular issues globally, locally come into our space and the artists get that information. The community gets that information. It's shared information, and it gives us all a way, hopefully, to navigate our way out of it.   [00:11:29] Susanne: The Cultural Center provides a venue for political education for our communities and our artists on Palestine, Haiti, Sudan, immigrant rights, prison abolition, police abolition, sex trafficking, and houselessness among other things.   [00:11:46] Elena: I wanted to say too, a big part of what's going on is this idea of public disinvestment. So housing, no such thing as public housing, hardly anymore. Healthcare, education, we're trying to say access to cultural centers. We're calling that the cultural infrastructure of neighborhoods. All of that must be continued to be supported and we can't have everything be privatized and run by corporations. So that idea of these are essential things in a neighborhood, schools, libraries, cultural spaces, and you know, and to make sure cultural spaces gets on those lists.   [00:12:26] Emma: I hear you. And you know, I think every category you brought up, actually just now I can think of one headline or one piece of news recently that is really showing how critically these are being challenged, these basic rights and needs of the community. And so thank you again for the work that you're doing and keeping people informed as well. I think sometimes with all the news, both globally and, and in our more local communities in the Bay Area or in Oakland. It can be so hard to know what actions to take, what tools are available. But again, that's the importance of having space for this type of education, for this type of activism. And so I am so grateful that Eastside exists and is continuing to serve our community in this way.   What is Eastside Arts Alliance up to today? Are there any ways we can support your collective, your organization, what's coming up?   [00:13:18] Elena: Well, this is our 25th anniversary. So the thing that got us really started by demonstrating to the community what a cultural center was, was the Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival, and that this year will be our 25th anniversary festival happening on May 17th.   [00:13:34] It's always free. It's in San Antonio Park. It's an amazing day of organizing and art and music, multi-generational. It's beautiful. It's a beautiful day. Folks can find out. We have stuff going on every week. Every week at the cultural center on our website through our socials. Our website is Eastside Arts alliance.org, and all the socials are there and there's a lot of information from our archives that you can look up there. There's just just great information on our website, and we also send out a newsletter.   [00:14:07] Emma: Thank you both so much for sharing, and I love you bringing this idea, but I hear a lot of arts and activism organizations using this term radical imagination and how it's so needed for bringing forth the future that we want for ourselves and our future generations.   [00:14:24] And so I just think that's so beautiful that Eastside creates that space, cultivates a space where that radical imagination can take place through the arts, but also through community connections. Thank you so much Elena and Suzanne for joining us today.   [00:14:40] Susanne: Thank you for having us.   [00:15:32] Emma: Let's Talk Audio series is one of OACC'S Open Ears for Change projects and is part of the Stop the Hate Initiative with funds provided by the California Department of Social Services. In consultation with the commission of Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs to administer $110 million allocated over three years to community organizations. These organizations provide direct services to victims of hate and their families, and offer prevention and intervention services to tackle hate in our communities.   This episode is a production of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center with engineering, editing, and sound design by Thick Skin Media. A special thanks to Jon Jang for permission to use his original music, and thank you for listening.   [00:16:34] Music: Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another. Don't become too narrow. Live fully, meet all kinds of people. You'll learn something from everyone. Follow what you feel in your heart. The post APEX Express – August 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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Delivered by Joanna from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Exodus 40: 16-21.34-38; Rs psalm 84: 3.4.5-6a.8a.11; Matius 13: 47-53.GOD DETERMINES THE END The title for our meditation today is:God Determines the End. We often have a reliance attitude when a problem weencounter shows only a little sign for solution. Reliance or being dependentmeans giving up and stop to speak or to do action. But an act of reliance isnot becoming despair then aggravated with disappointment and sadness. The onewho relies or depends his problem to another person still leaves space forhope, because he is aware that the solution will eventually come with the helpof supporting factors such as time, other people, luck, even God. The most common one is our surrenderand reliance to God. For example, a fight between two parties that never ends.Family, religious and civil laws have their roles to offer solutions but theyare unable to come up with the best solution. The one who feels unlucky alwaysdisagrees and continues provoking the fight. Because they are sure that therewill be no point to end it up, they just give up. The last hope is for God todecide and judge. The trial will be done later on when ecah of them dies. Each mustbe responsible for his life in front of God. This example illustrates how Goddetermines the end of our earthly journey or exactly the problems we face inthis world. Jesus gives us the appropriate parable for this, namely that in theend the judgement in heaven will decide who is right and who is wrong. God doesnot make big decisions and judgements when there is still time for people inthe world to resolve their problems. God is very patient and tolerant toprovide sufficient opportunities so that we who are already bad and sinful canturn out to be good before we finally die. This strategy is of course theopposite of the way people commonly want to win over the problems they encounter and the loser will be certainly forothers. This mentality simply believes that the joy of victory achieved or thesadness of losing is already final. We need to believe that even only a small partof problem that comes along our way, it is not perceived to be the end orfinal. Our judgement is of this world, while the highest and final one is ofGod. Therefore the decision of God is the end that is for salvation or eternalpunishment. Like Moses and the people of Israelwho were guided by the power of God during the time of wandering in the desert,we are also guided in our pilgrimage in this world until we finally reach thefinal judgment. We only have the choice to believe and accept the judgement,because fearing and even rejecting it means we reject God Himself. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord Jesus Christ, Your teaching through this parable reallyreminds us to welcome the final judgement for each one of us. May we alwayslook forward to that moment with faith and optimism. Our Father who art inheaven ... In the name of the Father ...

Kebaktian 1 Minggu VII Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 27 Juli 2025 pukul 07.00 WIBTema : "Doa Sebagai Tanda Iman Kepada Tuhan"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 11 : 1-13Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Gumilar Kristianto, M.Si.@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Khotbah Kebaktian 2 Minggu VII Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 27 Juli 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Doa Sebagai Tanda Iman Kepada Tuhan"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 11 : 1-13Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Gumilar Kristianto, M.Si.@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Delivered by Gladys from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15; Rs psalm 126: 1-2ab.2cd-3.4-5.6; Matthew 20: 20-28INVERTED POWER The theme for our meditation today is:Inverted Power. What we mean by this term is that Jesus reverses humanunderstanding in general about power, authority and office which puts intoconflict relationship between master-servants, leader-members, and  the first-the last. If this relationship is followedaccordingly and correctly, the results would be orderliness, obedience to thelaw and the process goes well. But the negative effects of this relationshipwould be discouraging, namely selfishness, unhealthy competition, abuse ofpower, unavoidable discrimination, oppression of subordinants, corruption andviolence. Jesus worried if this would happen tothe apostles who were undergoing training of discipleship with Him. A specialrequest by John and his brother James whose feast we celebrate today, is anexample of desire that must be opposed by the principle of inverted power. WhatJesus wants to emphasize is to forget search and desire to be special, thefirst and in power. It would be very dignified and helpful to use revertedpower in the way of the Lord Jesus. In the reverted power, the veryimportant element is the power that contains love of the one towards othersdriven by sacrifice and service in humility. There are many examples for us.One of them is the man named Anthony. This elementary school teacher has beenworking at the very remote corner of Indonesian archipelago. He spent one fullyear at the beginning of his service to get to know each of his studentspersonally, their families and their backgrounds. He intended give attention to eachstudent appropriately and fairly. This young teacher committed to postpone hisintention to get married before his dream came true. Thus he could spend allhis energy, time, mind and faith to serve his students. In order for him to beclose and united with his students and their families, Anthony tried to speakthe local language, became friend to the children and making himself loved bythem, and ate with the children and their families. For this humble teacher, the LordJesus Christ became his source of life. Anthony always wanted to follow  the Master Jesus Christ who was willing tosuffer in all forms, for the sake of those He loved so much. Anthony would be agood example for us as we are celebrating today the feast of the Apostle James. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... Almighty God, may through the intercession of the apostle James, we continueto grow in our perseverance to become truly your committed servants in your Kingdomin this world. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... Inthe name of the Father ...

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Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 24 Juli 2025Tema :  "Ketika Anda Butuh Dukungan"Bacaan Alkitab :  Gal 6:2 ; Mat 11:28-30 ; Mat 22:37-40Pelayan Firman :  Bpk. Tonny Tatambihe.Episode 30- Season 05@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Khotbah Kebaktian 2 Minggu VI Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 20 Juli 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Semua Ada Bagiannya"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 10 : 38-42Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Fierdhaus Yohanes Nyman, M.Si.@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 17 Juli 2025Bacaan Alkitab :   Mazmur 90 : 10-12Pelayan Firman :  Sdr. Daniel SihalohoEpisode 29 - Season 05@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Gubernur Jawa Barat, Dedi Mulyadi, akan menyiapkan langkah strategis untuk mengurangi kemacetan di Kota Bandung. Salah satunya melalui pengembangan transportasi publik yang terintegrasi.

Kebaktian 1 Minggu V Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 13 Juli 2025 pukul 07.00 WIBTema : "Diutus Seperti Anak Domba Di Tengah Serigala"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 10:1-12Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Fierdhaus Yohanes Nyman, M.Si.@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Kebaktian 2 Minggu V Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 13 Juli 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Diutus Seperti Anak Domba Di Tengah Serigala"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 10:1-12Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Fierdhaus Yohanes Nyman, M.Si.@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 10 Juli 2025Tema :  "Tetap Berbuah Di Masa Tua"Bacaan Alkitab :  Mazmur 92 : 13-15Pelayan Firman :  Pnt. Yohanes Andy Episode 28 - Season 05@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Delivered by Joanna from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Genesis 32: 22-32; Rs psalm 17: 1.2-3.6-7.8b.15; Matius 9: 32-38.RISK OF LOVE The title for our meditation today is:Risk of Love. Someone who is famous is not spared from various kinds ofcontroversy. A good fame, for example as a generous person, does notnecessarily satisfy everyone. A good and sincere intention to love is notalways pleasing to everyone. Even a devout and strong believer can be acontroversy between people who like him and those who are jealous or dislikehim. In other words, the love we do toanyone, even to ourselves, always has risks. The light or heavy risks arevaries. For example, I am very tired and want to stay away from the crowd torest and reflect on myself about everything that has happened to me. That is aconcern and love for myself. But this is not well understood and accepted tothe people around me. Some might misunderstand and assume that I am selfish andavoid the opportunity to be together or work together. The risks of love are many. WithJesus' act of healing miracles, the general response of those around him waspraise or admiration for God's great work, and ridicule or rejection ofunbelievers. They alleged that Jesus performed a miracle with the power of theleader of the Satan. From this incident we can describe the various risks oflove we mean here. Our first and easiest risk of love isto obey God's command by avoiding evil deeds and to do good. For example, wesuppress evil intention to insult a friend, then replace it by greeting him asa friend as usual. The next level is that we do good and are not cared forappreciation from others. When you take care of a job properly and thoroughly,but there is no word of thanks given to you, or there isn't even a statementfrom someone: "Who did this work?" The third risk requires a great spiritof love, that we do good in secret, meaning that we don't need to tell anyone,which means we do not need to be appreciated by others. The fourth, evenharder, is that we do good and right, not only intending to be recognized byothers, but also preparing to accept their rejection because of the good we do.And the highest risk, is that we really want to do good and love those who hateor dislike us. This is Jesus' own action and He wants us to be able to do itnow and here. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord, bless us that can we love as You always love us. Our Fatherwho art in heaven ... In the name of the Father ...

Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 03 Juli 2025Tema :  "Ketika aku ingin, tetapi tubuh lemah"Bacaan Alkitab :  Roma 7 : 14-25Pelayan Firman :  Bpk. Imam Tjahyo WIbowoEpisode 27- Season 05@GKP Bandung Juli 2025

Delivered by Gladys from the Parish of Saint Gabriel from the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Genesis 21: 5.8-20; Rs psalm 34: 7-8.10-11.12-13; Matthew 8: 28-34.JUSTICEFLOWS LIKE A RIVER Ourmeditation today is entitled: Justice Flows Like a River. In a particularkingdom, the king, staff and officials, and all its peoplelived in fairness and prosperity. This kingdom was prosperous because it had abundant wealth to sustain every family. The king made justice as the principle rule to be observed by every one. Justice aimed to maintain the prosperity and happinessof everyone in the entire kingdom. Themost important dutyto maintain justice is the law andregulation to be alwaysenforced as best as the power holder can do. This is the same to what the king ofthat kingdom had practiced which was to make justiceflowing its way like a river. The way of the river must not beblocked so that the water will not stopflowing. Justice must continue to go its way inorder to keep protecting sense of security, comfort, prosperity,and unity as the one citizenship of a nation from which every one lives in happiness and peace. If the good king and his kingdom were able to make such a life in the world so peaceful and prosperous, how much more a kind of justice that the Almighty God provides for us. God's justice must be far more powerful and cannot be competed by anyone's justice or whatever justice exists in the world. The Lord our God had had established justice and taught it to Abraham on how to treat his offspring, that according to God would be abundant.Abraham believedin that teaching and he indeed guidedhis family based on thewill of God. Nowthere is a simple question to raise here is this: What is the most suitable, most effective and easiest way to create justice in our lives? The answer should be in a negative way,namely by eliminating all forms of injustice and opression. Abraham and Sarah saw the potentialfor injustice to happen iftheir ownson Isaac and the child from Abraham's slave wife would live and share their lives together. Then a solution was taken by Abraham and his wife Sarah that eventually givingthose two sons of Abraham each ownplace and opportunityto be followed. Each person mustbe able to respond tohis own life that isaccording to his calling. TheLord Jesus had madeit very clear to uphold justice from God, by silencing and expelling the evil power who tortured and destroyed human life. It is so unfair if our life possessed and oppressed by the devil. If the evil spirit and all his influences remain in power and leading our life, there will be no way for us to have a true relationship with God. The evil spiritsin our world today manifest themselves in materialism and all kinds of world allurement. This destructivespirit must be first removed from our midst so that we can create a just and peaceful evironment. Through this way, the Holy Spirit will fill us with anew life-giving spirit. Peace is obtained by the creation and perseverance in justice. Everyone of us iscalled to create justice. Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O God Almighty, cleanse our lives from all evilinfluences from this world, so that we can fully lead our hearts to you. Our Father who art in heaven ... inthe name of the Father ...

Kebaktian 2 Minggu III Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 29 Juni 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Mengikuti Yesus : Sebagai Prioritas ?"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 9:51-62Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Edward Tureay, S.Th.@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

Kebaktian 1 Minggu III Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 29 Juni 2025 pukul 07.00 WIBTema : "Mengikuti Yesus : Sebagai Prioritas ?"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 9:51-62Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Stefanus N. Parinussa, M.Si., M.Th.@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

Delivered by Joanna from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. Isaiah 61: 9-11; Rs psalm 1 Sam 2: 1.4-5.6-7.8abcd; Luke 2: 41-51.ANANXIOUS HEART Thetitle for our meditation today is: An Anxious Heart. There was a girl of 5thgrade student of elementary school named Maria, playing Q and A (question andanswer) with her mother. She said: "Mom, answer this question. What is thedifference between Papa's heart and Mama's heart?" His mother tried tothink for a moment. Then she replied: "Papa's heart is a man's heart.Mama's heart is a woman's heart." Maria replied: "No. It's not theanswer." Her mother then continued: "Then what is the answer?""The answer is," said Maria, "Mama's heart is anxious, whilePapa's heart is indifferent." This child, of course, spoke according toher own experience with her parents. Therelationship of the heart between a mother and her child is the strongestrelationship between two human persons, more than any other kind ofrelationship that has ever existed in the world. Therefore, if a mother feelsanxious about her loved ones, surely this anxiety is an expression of a verydeep emotion in her heart. A mother's anxiety is not just a feeling ofdifficulty, uneasy or discomfort. More than that, mother becomes very sick,lost and paralyzed because half of her heart was broken into pieces. Thestory in the Gospel of Luke about the teenager Jesus who disappeared from thecare of his parents makes us understand that the worried heart came from themouth of the Virgin Mary. Like all mothers, Our Lady shows how much it hurtswhen part of her heart, or half of her life, which is her own Son missing. Amother's anxiety is like all major disasters, so the sky can open and heavenalso responds. Jesus had to answer the mother's anxiety so that she could calmdown, that He was really in His Father's house. Todaywe celebrate the most sacred Heart of Our Lady which helps us to understandthat the purity of her heart has the same role as the heart of the Lord JesusChrist. Both hearts give us solutions or answers to our problems in this world.Our Lady's anxious heart keeps her eyes open to see and point out any problemsor difficulties that each of us faces. Her anxious heart moves her to walk asfar as the ends of the earth and to reach all nations so as to bring thechildren of men to believe in God. Ifwe ourselves or the people we know and care about at this time have alreadydrifted away from the way of the Lord Jesus Christ; if the relationship betweenfriends or relatives has not improved; if there is still anger, hatred,resentment and envy towards our neighbours, let us realize that Our Lady is soworried about all this. She is working to fix all of this. Let'spray. In the name of the Father... O Father in heaven, may Your Spirit and theVirgin Mary always guide us and strengthen our commitment to walk in the pathof the Lord Jesus Christ. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the HolySpirit ... In the name of the Father...

Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 26 Juni 2025Tema :  "Pengharapan Kepada Tuhan Tak Akan Pernah Pudar"Bacaan Alkitab :  Yesaya 40:31 ; Maz 71:9 ; Mat 28:20 ; Yer 17:7Pelayan Firman :  Pnt. Yogi Herawati SabadjanEpisode 26- Season 05@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

Six innovators from Melbourne and Bandung tried to devise innovations to tackle food waste. What are these innovations? - Enam inovator dari Melbourne dan Bandung berusaha mencari solusi untuk mengatasi limbah makanan. Seperti apa inovasi mereka?

Khotbah Kebaktian 2 Minggu II Sesudah PentakostaGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 22 Juni 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Yesus Menolong Orang Yang Tersiksa"Bacaan Alkitab : Lukas 8:26-39Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Em. Hada Andriata, S.Th., DPS@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

“For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1    "Every useless help is an obstacle to the child's development." Maria Montessori    Submit a Podcast Listener Question HERE!    Podcasts by Series  Level One Book Study  Level Two Book Study    Cecilia joins us on the podcast again to help us explore how to foster Independence in the 0-3 year-old. How we as the adult can help this growth in the child rather than be an obstacle.   Cecilia Drabbant holds an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) diploma in Assistant to Infancy (0-3), as well as an AMI certificate in Montessori Core Principles. She also holds an Architecture Engineering degree from Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia, and completed her formation in evangelization from Emmanuel School of Mission in Rome, Italy. Her work includes serving both as a Toddler Directress and a Toddler Catechist for the weekly sessions at Renaissance Montessori School.  Since being introduced to the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in 2012, she has received CGS formation in Levels I, II, III, and Infant-Toddler, and has the opportunity to work with children at all levels. Additionally, she is recognized as a Level 1 Formation Leader.  A particularly meaningful moment in her ministry was when she and her team brought the first CGS Formation Course to Indonesia in its native language.   Currently, Cecilia serves as a Catechist and Atrium Program Director at Renaissance Montessori School in Nokesville, VA, also a Level II Catechist at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Church in Colonial Beach, VA.      Episodes to help you further explore Freedom and Discipline:  Episode 30 – Freedom and Discipline with Claire Paglia  Episode 133 – Freedom and Responsibility with Sr Mary Teresita  Episode 134 – Freedom and Responsibility for the First Plane Child  Episode 135 – Freedom and Responsibility for the Second Plane Child  Episode 139 – What to Try When it Seems to be Failing? With Cathy Johanni  Episode 141 – Normalization with Claire Paglia and Sr Maria Teresita  Episode 142 – Adults as Potential Obstacles in Development with Pilar Bewley      Purchase the book Discovery of the Child to learn more.     The Prepared Environment: Making Materials  with Don Martin (The Catechist's Husband) and Lynda Catalano  Tuesday, August 26, 2025  7:00 - 8:30 pm EDT  Join Don Martin, CGSUSA Vendor, The Catechist's Husband, and Lynda Catalano, CGSUSA Formation Leader, who will share her wisdom and passion for making the materials by hand. Don and Lynda's sessions will be followed by time for questions. 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We have six in-services available on the website.  Assistant Formation - prayer service, agenda, talking points, and handouts.  Seed Planting Workshop - prayer service, agenda, and talking points.  Family Events: downloadable, 1/2 day events for Advent, Christmas/Epiphany, and Lent.  Catechist Prayers and prayer services  and so much more!  Click Here to create your Organizational Membership!      AUDIOBOOK:    Audiobook – Now Available on Audible  CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz!  The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child's spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook.    Find out more about CGS:  Learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd     Follow us on Social Media-  Facebook at “The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”  Instagram-  cgsusa  Twitter- @cgsusa  Pinterest- Natl Assoc of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd USA  YouTube- catechesisofthegoodshepherd 

Delivered by Gladys from the Parish of Saint Gabriel in the Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia. 2 Corinthians 11: 1-11; Rs psalm 111: 1-2.3-4.7-8; Matthew 6: 7-15.GRATITUDE IS SUPPLICATION Our meditation today is entitled:Gratitude is Supplication. There is a boy, a student of elementary school namedIvan was praying in his room and could be heard by anyone outside. His Fatherand mother heard their son pray and approached the door to hear it moreclearly. About 2 minutes time Ivan prayed while sitting on his bed, his eyesclosed, and his hands attached to his chest. When he came out of his room, hismother asked: "Ivan, Mom and Dad heard you praying, but you did not ask orbeg for anything to God. You just said “thank you” and enjoyed to praise God.Why din't you ask something to God?" Ivan immediately replied: "Idon't want to ask Mam. Because I already have everything in Mom and Dad, I'lljust ask. God is so good Mam." This child, Ivan, teaches us a lesson.It is about a way of praying that makes thanksgiving and praise as the maincontent of the prayer, in which there are also supplications that conceive therequests according to each one's needs and interests. God knows everything,including our most hidden and smallest needs of our lives. What we need to dois to put ourselves before Him and express our worship, thanks and praise. A friend once said that when shepassed in one of the aisles in her housing complex, she met the owner of thebakery and they greeted each other briefly. She praised that the bread is thebest product and the advertisements of the bread are very interesting. Sheappreciated it very much because with the presence that bakery in the complex,people would just access to the shop just on foot. In the afternoon, an onlinedriver droped by the house of that friend and delivered a box of bread offeredfreely by the owner of the bakery. This story simply illustrates howthrough greetings, gratitude, appreciation, and praise, the gifts come to uswithout our effort to go and ask or buy. This really needs to be our way ofprayer and how we dispose ourselves to God. Our task is basically to givethanks, be grateful, obey His commandments, praise and worship Him. While withregards to our various needs, it will become the duty of God to take care,because God already knows our situation and needs. We are taught by Jesus the prayer of"Our Father", Jesus' own prayer, to introduce us that God is ourgenerous Father. This prayer of Jesus makes us confident about His providenceto each of us according to His will and meet our real situations. Every time wesay "Your will be done" we should open ourselves up and let His powerwork on us as He pleases. Let us pray ... In the name ofthe Father ... O most generous Father, we thank you for the prayer of Jesus sothat we can truly know You. Our Father in heaven ... In the name of the Father...

Sapaan Lansia GKP Jemaat Bandung,Kamis, 19 Juni 2025Tema :  "Bagja Sabab Dijaga"Bacaan Alkitab : 1 Petrus 3:14Pelayan Firman :  Pdt. Fierdhaus Yohanes Nyman, M.Si.Episode 25- Season 05@GKP Bandung Juni 2025---ka saroja mawa mondelami pisan da ti sayatibagja hirup pasti gedeupami urang caket ka Gustika cilaki sore angkatnapedah telat da ti citepusaki enin gede bagjanadipikanyaah ku Gusti Yesus---

Wakil Menteri Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah bersama Wali Kota Bandung melakukan inspeksi mendadak terhadap kesiapan pelaksanaan Sistem Penerimaan Murid Baru (SPMB) di sejumlah sekolah di Kota Bandung. Sidak ini dilakukan untuk memastikan proses penerimaan berjalan lancar, transparan, dan adil bagi seluruh calon siswa.

Khutbah Babakti 1 Minggu TrinitasGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 15 Juni 2025 tabuh 07.00 WIBJejer : "Miwanoh Allah Trinitas, Ngaraoskeun Kaasih Sagemblengna"Aosan Alkitab : Yohanes 16:1-5Panglayan Firman : Pdt. Dr. Magyolin C. Tuasuun, M.Th.@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

Khotbah Kebaktian 2 Minggu TrinitasGKP Jemaat BandungMinggu, 15 Juni 2025 pukul 09.30 WIBTema : "Mengenal Allah Trinitas, Merasakan Kasih Seutuhnya"Bacaan Alkitab : Yohanes 16:1-5Pelayan Firman : Pdt. Seprianus Y. Adonis, S.Th. (GMIT)@GKP Bandung Juni 2025

Pernah dengar cerita horor dari kampus teknik di Bandung? Aldo. Mahasiswa Itenas yang ngalamin pengalaman seram di lorong bawah tanah yang penuh misteri.Kamu berani masuk ke lorong yang katanya nggak semua orang bisa temuin ini?

Il terzo mondo affronta povertà e squilibri economici. Scopri cos'è il terzo mondo e perché resta distante dai paesi industrializzati.

Que la historia la escriben los más poderosos es una “ley” universal… con excepciones más numerosas y significativas de lo que uno piensa. Hace 70 años, se reunieron los líderes de los países asiáticos y africanos que habían conseguido su independencia recientemente. Esta cumbre, conocida como la conferencia de Bandung, por el nombre de la ciudad indonesia en la que se realizó, pasó a la historia por su magnitud, su alcance y por el contexto histórico particular en el que se realizó. Para entender qué fue la Conferencia de Bandung, cuáles fueron las razones principales que llevaron a convocarla, quiénes fueron sus protagonistas y cuáles fueron sus efectos, no solo los inmediatos, sino también los perennes, nos acompañan Pío García, Kelly Arévalo y David Castrillón, de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.

In April 1955, delegates from 29 Asian and African countries met in Bandung, Indonesia, to tackle pressing issues of peace, security, and economic development. Professor Wang Jinjie and Paul Frimpong reflect on Bandung's enduring legacy, discuss how its spirit continues to shape Asia–Africa relations, and explore how countries of the Global South can determine their own futures and build lasting collective resilience.

Es waren wenige Tage, die die Weltpolitik verändert haben. In den 1950er Jahren spielen Staaten Afrikas und Asiens international keine Rolle. Um das zu ändern, solidarisieren sich Staaten beider Kontinente. Von Linus Lüring

durée : 01:49:14 - Soft Power - par : Frédéric Martel - Premier sommet afro-asiatique, la conférence de Bandung a permis récemment indépendants d'exprimer une voix commune, amorçant le mouvement des non-alignés. Mais cette unité affichée a-t-elle réellement jeté les bases d'un ordre international durable ? - réalisation : Peire Legras - invités : Thierry Wolton Journaliste et essayiste, spécialiste des relations internationales.; Pierre Grosser Historien, spécialiste des relations internationales, membre du Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po; Arnaud Nourry Président-directeur général du groupe d'édition indépendant Les Nouveaux Éditeurs.

Award-winning author Neil Humphreys tells co-host Glenn van Zutphen his recent whirlwind trip to Tangkuban Perahu, the volcanic crater in Bandung, Indonesia. From the Star Voyager cruise ship to the high-speed Whoosh train in Jakarta, Neil made it through the mountainous, long and winding roads of West Java to visit one of the most spectacular sites in South-East Asia. The volcano was worth the trip, even though he nearly got left behind in Bandung. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The relationship between fear people experience in their lives and the government often informs key questions about the rule of law and justice. In nations where the rule of law is unevenly applied, interpreting the people involved in its enforcement allows for contextualized understanding about why that unevenness occurs and is perpetuated. Joshua Barker's State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City published by Duke University Press (2024) examines policing in Bandung, the capital city of the province of West Java in Indonesia, to show how fear and violence are produced and reproduced. He makes analysis of the emergence of informal and formal forms of political order in Bandung based on ethnographic and historical evidence about neighborhood watch groups, street-level toughs, vigilantes, and people in the police, from clerks to officers. This book provides a compelling interpretive framework for understanding episodes of violence and different forms of authority in Indonesian state-society relations as it does for many other parts of the world where unresolved colonial legacies shape the production of policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The relationship between fear people experience in their lives and the government often informs key questions about the rule of law and justice. In nations where the rule of law is unevenly applied, interpreting the people involved in its enforcement allows for contextualized understanding about why that unevenness occurs and is perpetuated. Joshua Barker's State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City published by Duke University Press (2024) examines policing in Bandung, the capital city of the province of West Java in Indonesia, to show how fear and violence are produced and reproduced. He makes analysis of the emergence of informal and formal forms of political order in Bandung based on ethnographic and historical evidence about neighborhood watch groups, street-level toughs, vigilantes, and people in the police, from clerks to officers. This book provides a compelling interpretive framework for understanding episodes of violence and different forms of authority in Indonesian state-society relations as it does for many other parts of the world where unresolved colonial legacies shape the production of policing. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

The relationship between fear people experience in their lives and the government often informs key questions about the rule of law and justice. In nations where the rule of law is unevenly applied, interpreting the people involved in its enforcement allows for contextualized understanding about why that unevenness occurs and is perpetuated. Joshua Barker's State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City published by Duke University Press (2024) examines policing in Bandung, the capital city of the province of West Java in Indonesia, to show how fear and violence are produced and reproduced. He makes analysis of the emergence of informal and formal forms of political order in Bandung based on ethnographic and historical evidence about neighborhood watch groups, street-level toughs, vigilantes, and people in the police, from clerks to officers. This book provides a compelling interpretive framework for understanding episodes of violence and different forms of authority in Indonesian state-society relations as it does for many other parts of the world where unresolved colonial legacies shape the production of policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

The relationship between fear people experience in their lives and the government often informs key questions about the rule of law and justice. In nations where the rule of law is unevenly applied, interpreting the people involved in its enforcement allows for contextualized understanding about why that unevenness occurs and is perpetuated. Joshua Barker's State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City published by Duke University Press (2024) examines policing in Bandung, the capital city of the province of West Java in Indonesia, to show how fear and violence are produced and reproduced. He makes analysis of the emergence of informal and formal forms of political order in Bandung based on ethnographic and historical evidence about neighborhood watch groups, street-level toughs, vigilantes, and people in the police, from clerks to officers. This book provides a compelling interpretive framework for understanding episodes of violence and different forms of authority in Indonesian state-society relations as it does for many other parts of the world where unresolved colonial legacies shape the production of policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

“For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1    Submit a Podcast Listener Question HERE!    Today we continue season 5 of the podcast with our series on Freedom and Responsibility.  Cecilia and Claire help us dive into what freedom and responsibility look like for the first plane child, the 0-6 year old.   Cecilia Drabbant holds an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) diploma in Assistant to Infancy (0-3), as well as an AMI certificate in Montessori Core Principles. She also holds an Architecture Engineering degree from Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia, and completed her formation in evangelization from Emmanuel School of Mission in Rome, Italy. Her work includes serving both as a Toddler Directress and a Toddler Catechist for the weekly sessions at Renaissance Montessori School.  Since being introduced to the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in 2012, she has received CGS formation in Levels I, II, III, and Infant-Toddler, and has the opportunity to work with children at all levels. Additionally, she is recognized as a Level 1 Formation Leader.  A particularly meaningful moment in her ministry was when she and her team brought the first CGS Formation Course to Indonesia in its native language.  Currently, Cecilia serves as a Catechist and Atrium Program Director at Renaissance Montessori School in Nokesville, VA, also a Level II Catechist at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Church in Colonial Beach, VA.      Claire Paglia is a child of the atrium. As an adult, she is an AMI-trained guide who has been in the primary environment for 12 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in education with a concentration in Montessori from Loyola University, Maryland. She worked for a year as a course assistant for the primary training center. In 2012, she received her Level I formation and has been a catechist at her church in varying capacities since then. She enjoys spending time with her family and particularly enjoys preparing Montessori-friendly spaces at home for her three children.      Books you may be interested in:    Nurturing the Whole Child by Gianna Gobbi    Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom  The Discovery of the Child    Carolyn Kohlhaas's blog The Wanderings of Sheep in the Atrium:  Freedom and Limits Series:  Freedom within Limits  "Can" and "May"  Belonging  Staying on the Path  The Collective Interest  A Place of Work  Additional Limits  True Freedom    Podcast Episodes you might be interested in:  Episode 30 – Freedom and Discipline with Claire Paglia  Episode 49 – Four Planes of Development with Claire Paglia    BECOME AN ORGANIZATION MEMBER!  Organization Members are any entity (church/parish, school, regional group, diocese, etc.) that either offers CGS and/or supports those who serve the children as catechists, aides, or formation leaders) Organization Members also receive the following each month:  Bulletin Items - 4 bulletin articles for each month. We have a library of 4 years of bulletin items available on the CGSUSA Website.  Catechist In-Services to download TODAY and offer your catechists. We have six in-services available on the website.  Assistant Formation - prayer service, agenda, talking points, and handouts.  Seed Planting Workshop - prayer service, agenda, and talking points.  Family Events: downloadable, 1/2 day events for Advent, Christmas/Epiphany, and Lent.  Catechist Prayers and prayer services  and so much more!  Click Here to create your Organizational Membership!      AUDIOBOOK:    Audiobook – Now Available on Audible  CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz!  The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child's spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook.    Find out more about CGS:       Learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd     Follow us on Social Media-  Facebook at “The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”  Instagram-  cgsusa  Twitter- @cgsusa  Pinterest- Natl Assoc of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd USA  YouTube- catechesisofthegoodshepherd 

It's Friday, January 10th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Muslims block construction of church in Indonesia Muslims in Indonesia said they will sue Catholic leaders to prevent completion of a church building after months of construction, reports Morning Star News. The St. Anthony Catholic Church in Bandung, the capital of West Java Province, obtained building permits. However, attorneys for area residents claim they were granted through improper means and without their permission. Christians in Indonesia say they are routinely pressured to make extra payments known as “grease” – essentially a bribe -- to local officials or residents in order to obtain construction permits in the 83% Muslim country. In John 15:18, Jesus said, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first.” Judge temporarily blocks release of DOJ report on Trump case In America, Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge, ruled that special counsel Jack Smith's report on the federal classified document case against President-elect Donald Trump cannot be released pending more court proceedings, reports NewsNationNow.com. The move came after Trump's attorneys demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland leave the release of the report up to the incoming administration. Back in July, Judge Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump. She said Smith was illegally appointed. Smith's report was expected to be released “imminently” before objections by Trump's attorneys, saying the report would be “one-sided.” Trump wants Panama Canal back At a recent press conference in Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Trump outlined why he believes America should get the Panama Canal back. The 51-mile waterway, which was completed by America  in 1914, connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of Panama. The Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous route around the southernmost tip of South America. In 1914, 1,000 ships went through the Panama Canal.  By 2012 however, more than 815,000 ships used the waterway shortcut. TRUMP: “The Panama Canal was built for our military. Look, the Panama Canal is vital to our country. It's being operated by China. China!  And we gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn't give it to China. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made, by the way. “Giving the Panama Canal is why Jimmy Carter lost the election, in my opinion, more so maybe, than the hostages. The hostages were a big deal. It's a bad part of the Carter legacy. He was a very fine person, but that was a big mistake. We lost 38,000 people. It cost us the equivalent of a trillion dollars.” Gary Bauer, President of American Values, wrote, “Panama is likely in violation of the treaty it made with us when we handed over control of the canal. The treaty mandates that nothing be done at the canal that threatens America's security. But Panama has allowed communist China to gain footholds on both ends of the canal. Trump's strong language is what a president should say, which is why Joe Biden hasn't said it.” California fires claimed 2,000 buildings and 5 lives Many images of wildfire devastation coming over the newswires made the City of Angels look every bit like Hades: raging infernos, charred skeletal remains of homes, a smoke-filled sky, and weeping residents, notes The Hollywood Reporter. According to the Los Angeles Times, firefighters battled multiple blazes overnight as whipping winds, with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, fueled three major wildfires. The Palisades Fire burned more than 15,800 acres and numerous homes, businesses and landmarks in Pacific Palisades. It reached westward along the Pacific Coast Highway, toward Malibu. The Eaton Fire burned more than 10,000 acres and many structures in Altadena and Pasadena. And the Sunset Fire exploded around 5:45 p.m. yesterday and appeared to be burning south toward Hollywood Boulevard. More than 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed and at least five people have died. Plus, 30,000 people evacuated their homes. Actor James Woods saves 94-year-old man in fire with phone call Appearing on CNN, actor James Woods tells a providential story about the fire. WOODS: “We have a neighbor who is 94 years old, who has dementia. I said there were no cars on the driveway. We would go over to help him get in his chair, you know, sometime, if he fell, with the caregiver. But I knew he was in the hospital. “God was on his side. I decided to call his son in Massachusetts and said, ‘Hey, Francis, just to be sure, your dad's still in the hospital, right?' He said, ‘No, he got home last night, and there's a new caregiver, and I don't have the number.' “They wouldn't let us back up. So, I finally got through to 9-1-1, and said, ‘You gotta go check on this guy.' I call my neighbor, who hadn't evacuated yet. He was on his roof, fighting his fire. I said, ‘Go in and check on him.' He went. He said, ‘The door's open, there's nobody here.' He went in and yelled. He said, ‘No, nobody here.' I said, ‘Look, just go behind the pantry. There's a little room. We can see him during the day. He likes to sit there because there's a garden. “He went in and found him. He'd been left alone. And it turned out the fire department made the new caregiver leave, and they said, ‘We're coming back for him.' Well, they hadn't come back for him. I'm hoping that they would have but, you know, there was so much chaos. “It was like an inferno. Every house was on fire around us, and he got him out, and the house burned down about an hour later.” Psalm 138:7 says, “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life.” With a broken heart, Woods revealed that his own house was consumed by flames after he evacuated. WOODS: “At 11:49 last night, all the smoke alarms in our house alerted our phones that our house that we had just renovated for three years and had just finally moved into about three months ago. You know, all the smoke alarms are going off, so that's hardly [gets emotional] a good sign. “So, I'm I'm not sure, but it it wouldn't make any difference, because, you know, the whole street's burned down. So, I mean, even if you go back to your home. We were out on our driveway. I looked at the smoke was so black. It was a house across the street was on fire. The house next door is on fire.” McDonalds abandons woke DEI policies, embraces “Golden Rule” And finally, fast food giant McDonald's is the latest major corporation to distance itself from the woke “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies. Instead, they want to emphasize the “Golden Rule,” reports LifeSiteNews.com. Matthew 7:12 says, “"In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” The Associated Press reports that McDonalds plans to abandon specific diversity targets for senior leadership, end a program aimed at diversity training for suppliers, and pause participation in “external surveys,” such as those conducted by the radical homosexual pressure group called the Human Rights Campaign. McDonald's cited the “shifting legal landscape” after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based affirmative action was unconstitutional in 2023 as contributing to the changes. Conservative activist Robby Starbuck, who has successfully pressured other companies to reverse woke policies, said he had informed McDonald's that he planned to release a report on them as well. Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, January 10th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.