Waiting for justice at the Semanggi’s Corner
Note of the Semanggi I Tragedy

Whenever I die, I’m ready
No matter how, I’m ready
I never dream to be respected
I’m just dreaming of prosperous life
although at afterlife
 
 (Wawan`s poem cut off made on 1998 and hasn’t been entitled)

Poem passage above is a part of a number magpie along 25 meters that rolling at Atmajaya’s campus fence. One of those magpies shows the member of the house of representative (DPR) who sleepy at conference hall and at its bottom set  `plintat plintut`. Those art creation of a number Jakarta’s artist show up at Atmajaya’s campus railing in order to commemorate Semanggi I tragedy that is held from Novembers 18th to 19th 2009.

To some people, Semanggi I tragedy may have taken down from public remembering. In the middle of the grow up public support for fighting corruption issue, where there’s “cicak versus buaya (gecko v. crocodille)” , a large number of civil society networks look after remembering by makes a Semanggi I commemoration event happen. The tragedy happened eleven year ago getting evoked drowned from memory large part Indonesian peoples. Eventually that scene is crossbar changing this country. This scene happening while college students and united people to refused MPR’S privilege conference that assessed unconstitutional and they asked for President to settle economic crisis. This action was responded repressive by security agency causing hundreds injuries and 18 person passes away.

This warning is attributed as action against forgets, part of effort to remind Government and Indonesia society that in this country had once happening violence by state to its people without law sharpness. Commission for Disappearances Person and Victim of violence (KontraS), SeHAMA (Human Right school), Viaduct (Persma Atmajaya), Atmajaya’s College Student senate, YAI’S senate, and a number fused artist in the Society Network justice Seeker (JMPK) on this eleventh Semanggi I commemoration wants to reanimate past memory, finding justice through consistency charge that never stops. 

This event is carried out for three day, started by exhibits magpie art installation by Atapalis, UNJ’S serum, Kuas n Roll, with makes it along 30 meters and shown up at Atmajaya’s campus railing. Semanggi’s incident photographs also following be shown off. One billboard at entrance gate, inscribed with time to eyes open, mouth open, ear open. A number college student distribute petition post card for DPR and President shortly complete Semanggi Tragedy case by issues and follow earlier recommendation from DPR about missing persons case.

On second day, it continued by film showing that followed by discussion at Hall C Atmajaya’s Campus. That event got attention by many college student because the film presented their own campus’ struggle, and also because its review an Offstream’s documentation how Semanggi tragedy were going happened. Lexi Rambadeta as an informant and Semanggi’s tragedy reporter has interview Metro Jaya Region Police officer about handling Jakarta at the time. After watch film and gets discussion, college students of campus at Jakarta drawn out event by delivery collected post card to President through an action with human rights’ victims family (it usually called by Kamisan) at State Palace. at night, event drowned out by invocation for wawan at residential Mrs. Sumarsih.

At the last day arrangement of this event is ceremony of placing flowers on a grave,an action to DPR, and also reflection. Strew flowers was done at Sigit Prasetyo’s sepulcher at Tanah Kusir and also ahead Atmajaya, duly where BR Irmawan’s Norm (wawan),student of economic faculty that shouted on 20th November. Afterwards, under the hard rain, fused group in Society Network justice Seeker (JMPK) doing action to DPR and also delivery a petition post card to councilors. Sumarsih, Wawan’s mother and college student delegation were turns over hundreds post cards to DPR RI’s secretary officer.

In attendance too on reflection night is Wawan’s friends, with some college student networks as the organiser of this event, with victim family such as Mr. Arif priyadi, Mr. Widodo and another human rights victim families do reflection and discussion at Atmajaya’s backyard. In attendance too Romo Setyo Wibowo, Usman Hamid, that elaborated impunity politics problem and expression of forget that start to spread out at public politics’ opinion. It is important to understanding the past as a problem that gets glimpse now on it has never being solved. The message at that night was the important of civil society network for continually the movement, activity to do resuscitation, reminding back, and careless of government politics in completely.