Flinders Jembatan is supporting number of events at the 2015 OzAsia Festival, which runs from 24 September to 4 October. Indonesia takes centre stage at this year’s festival, with a full program of performers and artists from across the archipelago.

As part of the OzAsia Festival’s forum series, there will be a discussion of Islam and diversity in contemporary Indonesia at 3pm on Saturday, 26 September in the Rehearsal Room of the Festival Centre.

The panel, moderated by Dr Priyambudi Sulistiyanto of the School of International Studies at Flinders, will examine contemporary issues affecting the relationship between Islam and diversity in Indonesia.

Jembatan – ‘bridge’ in Indonesian – is a Flinders University 50th anniversary initiative that promotes engagement between the Australian community and modern Indonesian society through increased understanding of Indonesian culture and language.

It aims to educate both the Australian public and Indonesian community living in Australia about the achievements of and obstacles to Indonesia’s new democracy. It will bring together Indonesian and Australian speakers to exchange their insights and reflections into Islam and diversity in Indonesia.

Other participants are: Professor Tim Lindsey, Chairman of Australia Indonesia Institute; Ms F Firdaus, Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Flinders; Dr Nadirsyah Hosen from the Faculty of Law, Monash University; Ms Ayu Arman, Jakarta-based writer covering areas including gender and Islam; and Mr Satria Akbar, arts and cultural expert from West Java.

 

Jembatan recently hosted a paper lantern–making workshop for students and staff from Flinders’ Indonesian community and beyond. More than 30 unique lanterns were created and will be on display in the OzAsia Moon Lantern parade on Sunday 27 September.

To see the full program and to book tickets, please visit the OzAsia website.