DEEP EnGender

09/08/2026

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | 9 August 🌏

17/07/2026

We are pleased to share our latest publication in Antro-polus Journal.

The Untold Peace: Indigenous Suku Anak Dalam Women and Everyday Ecological Security amid the Banality of Indonesia Emas

As Indonesia continues to imagine its future through the promise of Indonesia Emas 2045, our article asks a different question: What if violence no longer appears as violence, but as ordinary development?

Inspired by Hannah Arendt's notion of the banality of evil, we reflect on how extractive violence can be normalized through bureaucratic routines and the language of progress, while centering the everyday ecological care of Indigenous Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) women as another way of imagining peace and security.

📖 Read the full article : https://bit.ly/deeppublication

Authors: Herlina Dedy Listiani, Anna Christi Suwardi, & Wahyu Candra Dewi

16/07/2026

Places marked by conflict are often narrated through violence. Women who live there are often spoken about only through vulnerability.

At the 2026 Asian Center for Women's Studies (ACWS) International Conference, DEEP EnGender convened Feminist Futures in Southeast Asia's Contested Territories to begin from a different place: the everyday work of care.

Bringing together scholars and practitioners from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, the panel explored how women continue to sustain communities through memory, ecological stewardship, relational justice, and everyday political practice. The conversation extended beyond the presentations into discussions on feminist methodologies, gendered language, q***r digital activism, and future research collaborations across Southeast Asia.

For DEEP EnGender, convening this panel was never simply about hosting a conference session. It was about nurturing a transnational feminist community committed to producing knowledge that remains accountable to lived experience and to the communities from which it grows.

🌿 Care is political. Memory is resistance. Feminist futures are built together.

03/07/2026

Women are too often spoken about as victims of conflict, disaster, extraction, and displacement.

But what if we begin somewhere else?

What if we begin with the everyday ways women imagine, sustain, and create futures?

Across Mindanao, Loei, Aceh, and Thailand's Deep South, this panel brings together feminist scholars and practitioners to explore how care, memory, ecological justice, and everyday political practices become ways of making life possible amid uncertainty.

Join the conversation at the 2026 Asian Center for Women's Studies International Conference, where we rethink borders, conflict, and feminist futures from Southeast Asia.

📅 Friday, 10 July 2026 at 11.45 AM WIB
💻 Online | Free & Open to the Public
⏰ Registration closes 7 July 2026

Hosted by:
Asian Center for Women's Studies (ACWS), Ewha Womans University
Panel organized by:
Dialogue Empathy Ecology Peace EnGender (DEEP EnGender)
🔗 Register via the link or QR code

30/06/2026

Mendengar dari Dalam: Tantangan Partisipasi Digital Masyarakat Adat Suku Anak Dalam

We began with a conversation about digital participation, and we left reflecting on something much deeper: relationships, care, collective memory, and the many ways Indigenous communities continue to sustain life amidst ongoing ecological and social change.

Together with 67 participants from Aceh to Kupang, this webinar reminded us that digital futures cannot be imagined without listening to the communities who have long imagined, and defended their own futures.

Perhaps the question is no longer how Indigenous communities should adapt to digital transformation. Perhaps the question is: What can digital transformation learn from Indigenous communities?

Thank you to everyone who shared this space with us. The conversation continues.

26/06/2026

🌱 Reusam Sri Musim Youth Goes to School has successfully brought climate learning and local wisdom into the classroom in Aceh.

Through meaningful discussions and shared reflections, young people explored the connection between environmental challenges and the values of *Sri Musim* as a source of knowledge for building a more sustainable future.

At DEEP EnGender, we believe that empowering youth starts with recognizing the strength of local wisdom and creating spaces where young people can learn, lead, and take action for their communities.

Thank you to all partners, educators, facilitators, and participants who made this initiative possible. Together, we continue to nurture youth leadership for climate resilience and social change.

22/06/2026

A phone is never just a phone.
In the hands of SAD women and youth, it becomes a way to ask for food, warn others about scams, document broken infrastructure, learn beyond restricted classrooms, and remain connected across landscapes fractured by plantations. These are not stories about “catching up” to technology. They are stories about reclaiming digital space through solidarity, reciprocity, and collective survival.

16/06/2026

It's finally happening!

We kick off our GYM Project: Reusam Sri Musim Youth Goes to School in Aceh.
We begin with an open dialogue where young people from Sekolah Adat Sri Musim came together with traditional elders, the Village Head of Lampuuk, and community members to discuss climate change and the future of our environment.

Through stories, discussion, and shared reflections, participants explored how Sri Musim’s local wisdom has long guided communities in living harmoniously with nature, protecting natural resources, and responding to environmental changes. We learned that traditional knowledge is not only a cultural heritage to preserve, but also an important source of solutions for today's climate challenges.

The dialogue encouraged young people to think critically about the environmental issues facing Aceh and to recognize their role in carrying forward local knowledge while taking action for a more sustainable future.

By connecting generations through conversation and learning, we are strengthening the relationship between youth, culture, and climate action. 🌍💚

More activities to come!

15/06/2026

Dalam banyak percakapan tentang transformasi digital, komunitas adat sering kali diposisikan sebagai kelompok yang perlu “mengejar ketertinggalan”. Padahal, bagi komunitas adat, teknologi tidak hanya soal akses, konektivitas, atau keterampilan digital. Teknologi hadir di tengah kehidupan yang terhubung dengan lingkungan, pengetahuan lokal, solidaritas, ketahanan pangan, serta ruang partisipasi yang terus dinegosiasikan.

Melalui Digital Re-Grow Initiative bersama komunitas Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) di Jambi, DEEP EnGender belajar bahwa telepon genggam dapat menjadi medium untuk menjaga hubungan antarkerabat, berbagi informasi pangan, mendokumentasikan perubahan lingkungan, memperkuat solidaritas, dan membuka ruang partisipasi yang lebih luas bagi perempuan dan generasi muda.

Sebagai ruang refleksi bersama, kami mengundang Anda dalam webinar:

Mendengar dari Dalam: Tantangan Partisipasi Digital Masyarakat Adat Suku Anak Dalam

Dengan pemantik refleksi:
Delima Silalahi

Kegiatan ini diselenggarakan melalui kolaborasi DEEP EnGender dengan TIFA Foundation, CIVICUS Alliance, serta Toba Initiatives.

📅 Sabtu, 27 Juni 2026
🕑 14.00 WIB
📍 Zoom Meeting
🎟️ Terbuka untuk umum
📜 Free E-Sertifikat

Mari bersama-sama merefleksikan: apa yang dapat kita pelajari dari cara komunitas Suku Anak Dalam memaknai teknologi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari?

Daftar melalui QR Code pada poster.

10/06/2026