FPN call to action issued via mass leaflet (Translation)

Max Lane

SECOND CALL ISSUED BY THE FPN RE MAY 21 PROTEST AKSI(produced for mass distribution in the poor kampungalong the march route to the Presidential palace.)

Read, save, discuss this leaflet with your friends; if needed reproduce it and hand it out.

*NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT*
Members: ABM, SMI, PPRM, PRP, JGM, LMND-PRM, PEREMPUAN MAHARDIKA, SIEKAP, SPEED, WALHI, IGJ, KPA, IKOHI, PRAXIS, PERGERAKAN, LBH JKT,KORBAN, ARM, SPI,PAWANG
Jl. Pori Raya No. 6 RT 09 RW 010 Pisangan Timur, Jakarta Timur 13230
Telp : 021 475 7881, 021 9289 4347
email: front.pembebasan.nasional@gmail.com
Contact Persons : Sastro 0812 1059 0010, Jon : 021 9833 34197
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*RESIST and DEFEAT THE FUEL PRICE RISES!!!*
*IT IS TIME FOR THE PEOPLE TO UNITE AND REJECT THESE POLICIES WITH AKSI AND MASS STRIKES !*

Fuel prices are to be raised 25-30% (possibly reaching Rp 6000+ per liter). This will be finalized at the end of May.This decision will increase the burden of suffering upon the people. There is discontent everywhere. Butall the news reports that the government could not care less. The government justifies it policy ny saying that we all must sacrifice and be frugal. They do not care that everywhere the people become poorer, have insufficient nutrition, go hungry, suffer stress, and psychological disorders, even some killing themselves because they cannot bare any more suffering.

Arrogantly, the government dares to continue to work with the “Peoples Oppressors”, who though with different faces all speak in one voice in defence of capital which will profit handsomely from these fuel price rises. These “Peoples Oppressors” comprise: the Yudhoyono-Kalla government; the deceiver of the people parties (Golkar, Demokrat, PDIP, PKS, and others who pretent to be against the fuel price rises for the sake of pre 2009 election popularity but in the parliament have given the government the go ahed to take away the price subsidies),the fake reformasi elite figures busy profiling themselves, and the intellectuals and economists busy manufacturing justifications for taking away the price subsidies.

The redirect the peoples anger, they thrown in fake solutions such as the BLT Plus (Direct Cash Bonus) [for the poor] which since its introduction in 2005 has been shown to be a complete failure in reducing poverty. Its real purpose has been to try to put the brakes on and rupture the spirit and resistance actions of the people. If the people can be deceived, we will never to stop these fuel price rises. Again and again they are increased; again and again we must swallow this bitter pill. To make sure we do not fail again, as in 2000 and 2005, we must unite all our energy in an organized people’s movement that carries out various forms of struggle, namely:

1. For all of you, men and women, living in the kampungs* form kamoung committees (e.g. Mampang Peoples Committee Against the Fuel price Rises)as a instrument to fight the prices. alat Make your views known through free forums and open meetings of the citizens. Don’t hesitate to invie everybody living there; even invite the journalists so that what you do is reported so that it may be copied by other kampung. Then organize marches and mass actions in your kampung targeting the district government offices between May 18-21/

2. For the drivers of TAXIs, MIKROLETs, KOPAJAs, METRO MINIs and BIS KOTA, [public transport vehicles], and [passenger] motor bike drivers, unite your strength, carry out strikes in the bus terminals and bus pools during the working day (07.00-10.00) until(16.00-21.00) all through 18-21 May.Don’t forget to inform the journalists of your actions.

3. For the workers, join together with the Workers’ Demands Alliance (ABM)and carry out aksi against the fuel price rises between 18-21 May in the industrial areas, in your kampung and in the factories. If needs be strike together, because indeed these fuel price rises will also bring with it the threat of dismissal. And again, don’t forget to tell the journalists.

4. For the university and high school students, it is time to set upcommittees in your universities and schools as a vehicle to carry outmass actions, free speech forums. In the campuses and schools between 18-21 May. And when you head home, don’t feel to superior, but join in with the kamoung people who are carrying out their actions and protests. And tekll the reporters what you are doing.

5. And don’t forget following all your actions and feee speech forums in your own locations (kampungs, bus terminals, industrial areas, campuses and schools) then unite forces with the NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT which will carry out:

*AKSI MASSA (MASS ACTION) on Wednesday, 21 May to surroiund the palace and to defeat the increase in fuel prices. *
*For those who cannot join the demonstration on 21 May 2008, at 12 noon carry out a noise barrage, bang the electric light posts, blow the car or motor bike horn, bang the kitchen pots and pans and so on *

MAIN DEMANDS OF THE RAKYAT (the poor people)
1. DEFEAT THE FUEL PRICE INCREASES
2. LOWER THE PRICES OF BASIC NEEDS GOODS
3. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PEOPLE, SEIZE THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, MOSTLY OWNED BY FOREIGN INTERESTS AND CAPITALISTS

All this is only possible if all of the peoples’ strength unites in large scale mass mobilizations, builds peoples organizations, builds unifications of the people.This struggle of the people needs the enrgy and spirit of the people, an honest and courageous spirit, agreeing to unite together in the unity of the movement.

We invite you also to declare your support by filling in this petition. We will gather the maximum number of peoples’ voices to show those in power that we reject these price increases. Send the petition to the President, Governors, Mayors, village or neighbourhood heads or to the local or national parliaments.

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PETISI RAKYAT MENOLAK KENAIKAN HARGA BBM TAHUN 2008*

Name:

Address :

Occupation :

JAKARTA, … Mei 2008

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Register to be involved in the AKSI to defeat the fuel price increases:

Tangerang : Koswara: 0856 1778 067 / 021 9191 66622.

Jakarta West : Anis: 021 9370 44503.

Jakarta East : Sultoni: 0219447 56814.

Jakarta North : Kamal 021 9347 37845.

Jakarta Centre : Rendro 0855 1015 3466.

Jakarta South : Wiwin 021 7033 23827.

Depok : Khadir 021 9651 4828.

Bekasi : Helmi 0813 1841 21519.

Karawang : Heryanto 0813 1803 0976