Seven Years of the Bandung Conference and Indonesian Women
Api Kartini (1962) page mixing an obituary for the soldier Susalit (died 17 March) with a column on the seventh anniversary of the Bandung Afro-Asian Conference, tracing African independence, Vietnamese struggle against Diem, the killing of Lumumba and imperialist attempts to stem Afro-Asian unity. Calls on Indonesian
Women of 18 Nations Support Irian Barat
Api Kartini (1962) clipping: 'Women of 18 Nations Support Irian Barat', reporting a women's meeting in Vienna (Austria), with the surviving text mostly the tail of an article on Laos, praising Laotian women partisans and the Pathet Lao and welcoming a coalition government. OCR is minimal; Gerwani not named.
Irian Barat Is the Most Important Issue (Gloria Garton)
Article by Gloria Garton (1962), translated into Indonesian from the Australian 'Tribune' and quoted from Harian Rakyat, reporting her Indonesian visit. She says Indonesians, including women who suffered Dutch imprisonment, regard Dutch-held West Irian as a threat to independence, express wishes for friendship with Aus
Api Kartini No. 2, Year 5, February 1963
February 1963 issue: report on the Congress of Women of the Americas, Havana, 11–15 Jan 1963 (425 delegates, a Gerwani delegate present), women as village heads, and a translated German travelogue.
Api Kartini No. 4, Year 5, April 1963
April 1963 issue: Sukarno's opening speech to the Afro-Asian Journalists' Conference, an interview with Sierra Leonean journalist Nancy Grant on African women and the Peace Corps, and a state visit report.
Api Kartini No. 5-6, Year 5, May-June 1963
Double issue (May–Jun 1963) on the return of West Irian and the 10 May 1963 anti-Chinese riots in West Java, with Sukarno speeches condemning racism and an editorial blaming an ex-Masjumi/PSI/Permesta network.
1 May 1963: Irian Barat Free!
Api Kartini (May 1963) editorial 'Irian Barat Free!' on the UNTEA handover of West Irian to Indonesia on 1 May 1963. Celebrates mothers' sacrifices for Trikora and tells the Netherlands that normal relations require accepting the new situation, dropping colonial 'privileges' and unreasonable claims for compensation, in
Four Years of the Cuban Revolution
Api Kartini (early 1963) article marking four years of the Cuban Revolution, stressing Cuban women's heroism (Federation of Cuban Women head Vilma Espin) and their gains in literacy and work, then turning to the revolutionary struggle in Venezuela against Betancourt, in which women are urged to take part. Solidarity pr
The Laotian Situation Grows Critical
Api Kartini (1963) editorial 'The Laotian Situation Is Critical': condemns US imperialist intrigues in Laos, assassination of Laotian leaders and violations of the Geneva Agreements on Laos' neutrality, and calls on Indonesian women to show solidarity with the Laotian people under the Bandung Dasasila. Solidarity with
Forward to Total Integration of Gerwani with Farm-Labourer and Poor Peasant Women (Umi Sardjono's General Report, 1964)
Umi Sardjono's General Report as DPP Gerwani chair to the 3rd DPP Plenary (Bandung, early 1964; transcribed by Nathanael Pribady). Reviews 1963: Irian Barat, 'Crush Malaysia' confrontation, the 26 May economic regulations, 1,378 TK Melati kindergartens, the WIDF Moscow Congress (Gerwani rejected the programme, attacked
Api Kartini No. 10, Year 6, October 1964
October 1964 issue: editorial on Sukarno's Cairo Non-Aligned speech, a KOWANI delegation report on North Korea including Gerwani's Suharti Suwarto, TAVIP cadre education, peasant women in the Malaysia confrontation, and Bulgaria.
Api Kartini No. 9, Year 6, September 1964
September 1964 issue built on Sukarno's 17 August 1964 TAVIP speech, Dwikora mobilisation, the 10th Kowani (KWI) congress, Sulami on peasant women and land reform, a West Irian travelogue and Kartinah on a Chinese people's commune.
Racism in the Land of Dollars (and a Book Fair)
Api Kartini (1964) article 'Racism in the Land of Dollars' on discrimination against 19 million African Americans (Birmingham bombing, voting restrictions), condemning also the 10 May 1963 anti-Chinese racist riots in West Java. The page continues with a short piece on a May book fair at Gedung Pemuda and encouraging w
Tavip Inspires 17 August '64
Api Kartini (Aug-Sept 1964) report on women's participation in 17 August 1964 celebrations inspired by Sukarno's 'Tavip' speech (Year of Living Dangerously). Describes the Gerwani DPP rally on 15 August, where over 700 Gerwani Dwikora volunteers from the Jakarta training centre (Tiswati Jaya) swore oath, then the Merde
Api Kartini (late 1964) article on Sukarno's 'The Era of Confrontation' speech at the Second Non-Aligned Summit, Cairo (5-10 October 1964), applied to Indonesia: confrontation with Malaysia and with the 'seven village devils' (landlords) in the interest of peasant women. Also carries a Kowani delegation's impressions o
Tenth Indonesian Women's Congress: Sukarno's Counsel
Report (1964) on the opening of the 10th Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) at Istora, Jakarta, with extracts of Hurustiati Subandrio's speech and Sukarno's address. Sukarno calls for 'Manipolist' women, a cooperative body uniting women's organisations, and warns against admitting persons linked to subversion or bann
Continuing integration of the women's movement with Indonesian peasant women: report of Gerwani's Third Plenum (Harian R
JPRS translation of Harian Rakjat, 23 Jan 1964, on the Third Plenary Session of Gerwani's Central Council (Bandung, 18-22 Jan 1964). Chair Umi Sardjono reports on crushing 'Malaysia', price rises, the Cabinet of Mutual Assistance and land reform; stresses integration with peasant women, cooperation with the BTI, West I
Plans and tasks of the Indonesian women's movement, by Suwati Trimo (Harian Rakjat, 4 January 1964; JPRS)
JPRS translation of a Harian Rakjat piece (4 Jan 1964) by Suwati Trimo (Sutrimo) on Gerwani's plans after the 1961 Fourth Congress, plus the end of another National Front speech and an Aidit message to prison personnel. Reports membership growth (Surabaya 14,434 to 16,231; Jakarta trained 45 cadres), peasant and anti-'
Kartinah Kurdi, 'Intensifying training of women volunteers' (Harian Rakjat, 27 September 1965; JPRS)
JPRS translation of Kartinah Kurdi's article in Harian Rakjat, 27 Sept 1965 (days before the coup), urging more intensive training of Gerwani 'Sukwati' volunteer women for Dwikora. Describes training centres (Jakarta 'Kartini' and 'Tavip' forces; provincial centres), rallies at Gerwani's 15th anniversary, women marchin