Yu Sukinah

A farmer’s son named Bagus and the Sedulur Sikep community shared the same environmental concern. Along with his friends, Bagus co-founded a music group called Kendeng Squad where they express their concern about the future of the environment through bold and emotional lyrics.

Across Indonesia, hundreds of rural communities are in conflict with corporations seeking control of their resources. When they push back, they face the wrath of the state. In Our Mothers’ Land journalist Febriana Firdaus travels to meet women who have risen to lead social movements, facing violence, imprisonment, and judgement from conservative societies as they fight for their rights.