The Time is NOW

Few weeks ago I went to a creative meeting, with methods very much alike with ones I use in ClubSPEAK workshop. Not just anti-corruption and law reform activists, but present also in the meeting (we call is Dream Summit) were commercial and indie videomakers, communication specialists, musicians, youth activists, writers, bloggers, cartoonist.

We were there to share our mutual dream about how Indonesia should be in the next 25 years (hence the name Dream Summit). But that was not the only goal. The other outcome was a new keyword for anti-corruption movement. The process was fun although quite challenging since the question posed was like the overturning the holy grail: “What do you feel is the right word to substitute ‘anti-corruption’ in the movement?”. 

What’s the word, you reckon? :0)

Whatever you guess, we’re combining various element resulted from the meeting as theme in this year’s #SpeakFest. In the right time, we will hold a press conference to announce it. You can validate your guess then. 

Click the right side of above picture, and have fun reading the visual notes! 

Happy long weekend! This is the chance to finally have fun with quirky hobbies, such this one.. catching flying fish (literally).  

Got this from theartofanimation via Simon Dominic Brewer

And an excerpt from Fat Boy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”

Don’t be shocked by tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice

I say themcflychronicles put this so fine :

Choose Wisely ..

Because technology change, sticky factor also change from time to time. Social movement ain’t going anywhere if the activists don’t innovate! Are we creating the game or are we just players trying to beat that monster in the end level?

(More detailed writing - a mash up, to be precise - read on Voices Against Corruption web)

Me & Dwi Rahardiani aka Duy - pointing poster concept designed to help raise awareness about integrity for youth in elementary school, made in collaboration by Indonesian and Vietnamese youth. 

We’ve been working together as facilitator tag-team in clubSPEAK workshop using Vibrant method. Not just helping participants with the sessions, but we both made several discoveries too! Like, how good it is to have a team (even if it’s just 1 person) that knows exactly what to do and can back up 100% creatively in the process. Duy’s discoveries you can find out in her note.   

The fun part was actually doing session plan. That was when we design how the workshop will roll and planning other backup activities that would still has the same effect if plan A didn’t work. At first I was gonna throw the typical anti-corruption knowledge session, the kind that @clubSPEAK hold almost every week recently. Then Chi, who’s in charge for having the Vietnamese youth ambassadors come to Indonesia, sent a notice that they prefer having the workshop “toned down”. We then shifted gear, changing the outcome to ‘promoting integrity and transparency’ action plan.  

First day workshop, a well facilitated discover session as always helped a lot in breaking down barrier walls within each participant to extend their personal borders. They now can wholeheartedly create change. Everyone was very grateful, some even said the session was “life changing”. This is exactly why it’s so important to invest time into self-discovery! The rest of workshop was smooth sailing. And another good outcome, as planned, these participants were very happy interacting cross-culturally even though we customized the content lighter. Highlight for one particular Vietnamese participant who even designed quite elaborate action plan! I was so happy discussing her plan quite thoroughly. 

Facilitating different cultures turned out was really ain’t that difficult, because everybody has the same spirit in fighting what’s happening in respective countries. And I’m really happy that we were able to become good host to exchange critical ideas with rich cultural experience from the Vietnamese. 

Now I’m munching coconut candies, while waiting further detail from each workshop participant about their individual action plan in campaigning integrity and transparency in their own surroundings. It should be interesting to see how things going to develop in the next 3-6 months. Who knows maybe Vietnamese revolution is in the making, or better yet.. Indonesian’s! ;0)

Activists, journalists, and musicians (corruption fighters as my friend Felix Weth says) gather last April 2011 in Nairobi Kenya to discuss GYAC form and its independent sustainability. Long discussion, long process.

Hats off to our Cameroon friend, Emmanuel Sanyi (right, in green - helped by Barrie of Sierra Leone and Rosen of Bulgary) who was very patient facilitating us. Imagine having groups of critical yet busy participants agreeing on basic organizational points using just simple tool of word documents projected to screen (and the electricity often was off too!). Thanks to Emmanuel we were able to scrutinize one point at a time without killing each other (or at least not holding grudge to the group that made the recommendation points).

Fanta Daboh, of Restless Development Sierra Leone, expressing her opinion on GYAC identity.  

So here it is, as noted by Gina Romero of Ocasa Colombia (or download here) :

IDENTITY

A global informal, structured network of youth organizations, youth activists, journalists, artists fighting against corruptionand promoting good governance.

VISION

A world where corruption is curbed and young people contribute to and enjoy a dignified life of integrity.

MISSION

Empowering young people and promoting innovation in the fight against corruption.

OBJECTIVES

1.      Facilitate knowledge and technology exchange in global arena for the fight against corruption Strengthening international solidarity for regional and local struggles in the fight against corruption

2.      Promote documentation of local, regional and global anticorruption initiatives

3.      To promote the use of music, the arts and alternative media as cultural components against corruption.

4.      Empower young people to participate in public policy making, promoting good governance and public accountability.  

STRUCTURE

GCB: identify work groups, technical assistance and other things…

1.      Africa: Laurent Gabi Wambo (Cameroon)

2.      America: Emmanuel Callejas (Guatemala)

3.      Europe: Dona Kosturanova (Macedonia)

4.      Middle East: Raghda Allouche (Lebanon)

5.      East Asia and Pacific: Gibby Gorres (Philippines)

6.      South Asia: Narayan Adhikari (Nepal)

7.      Journalist: Joseph Mansilla

8.      ICT expert: Marlon Cornelio

(left-right: Dona, Raghda, Gabi, Emmanuel, Narayan, Gibby, Joseph, Marlon and Emmanuel Sanyi in green)

TOR GCB

1.      Four months to work in the ToR and send us the draft. We have one month to comment and in the next four months they will send the pre final document.

2.      To develop the action plan creating technical/professional working groups.

3.      Coordinate and manage the network.

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I am looking forward for Gibby’s next step as RCB representative from East Asia Pacific. Further personal insights of how the process went, read Felix Weth’s writing here

All pictures are courtesy of Felix Weth, except the structure picture (that I took myself with content adapted from Gina’s note).