Gunarti's Philosophy of the 'Motherland': Rural Indonesian Resistance and the Source of Life

Indonesian environmental activist Gunarti shares the philosophy underpinning her work, against the backdrop of an environmental crisis in her native Kendeng. Her words redefine the 'Motherland' not as an abstract national concept, but as a tangible source of life—'land and water'—profoundly suggesting the significance of resistance through traditional Javanese wisdom and community power.