Online Seminar Indonesia/Germany

UEM - Online Seminar Indonesia/Germany
Saturday, the 10^th of May 2025,
9.00 am -12.00 am (Central European Summer Time), 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm (Western Indonesian Time), 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm (Central Indonesian Time), 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm (Eastern Indonesian Time)
 

The political shift of the government in the USA – what effects does it have for the society in Indonesia and Germany?

The new US-administration under President Trump is affecting the humanitarian and human rights services of many non-governmental organizations in Indonesia which had to stop their work for local communities by the beginning of February. Those often do not understand the reasons behind why local organizations suddenly are not with them any longer. At the moment the impacts for local communities in Indonesia are serious and cannot be fully foreseen. At the same time, Indonesia itself is governed by a new President with a military career and a history of alleged grave human rights violations. The former General President Prabowo Subianto is at good terms with President Trump and immediately congratulated him after his inauguration. In the future, the US might increase its business investments in Indonesia while at the same time decreasing its support for democratic efforts.

The results of the federal elections in Germany on 23^rd of February showed that the right-wing populist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) is continuously gaining popularity in Germany. It became the second strongest political party with more than 20% of the vote. As in the US the political climate shows more and more a stricter anti-migration policy for Germany. At the same time Germany must realize that the “never-ending-good-transatlantic-relationship – to - US” is in a big crisis.

In this seminary we ask, which influence the new US administration under President Trump has politically, economically and socially on the Indonesian and German society. And we want to reflect the role of the churches in these dynamic and unpredictable developments.

Program (CEST / Western Indonesian Time)
 

09:00 am/02:00 pm       Welcome

09:10 am/02:10 pm       Devotion

09:20 am/02:20 pm      The political shift of the government in the USA –
                                  what effects does it have for the society in Germany?
                                  (Jörgen Klußmann, Head of Studies for Politics, Evangelische Akademie
                                       im Rheinland, Bonn)

                                     Discussion
 

10:10 am/03:10 pm      Break

10:20 am/03:20 pm      The political shift of the government in the USA –
                                  what effects does it have for the society in Indonesia?
                                     (Irine Hiraswari Gayatri, Researcher on Peace and Security, Jakarta)

                                     Discussion
 

11:10 am/04:10 pm       What is role of the church? On local, regional or national level?
                                              
                                      Breakout session
 

11:30 am/04:30 pm       Presentation from the breakout sessions

11:40 am/04:40 pm       News from the churches, UEM and partnership groups

12:00 am/05:00 pm       Closing and Blessing

International Preparation Team

Chair: Rev. Matthias Schmid, Regional Service, UEM
Rev. Jurcelyn Boncales Astudillo, Head of Regional Office Asia, UEM
Rev. Claudia Latzel-Binder, oikos-Institut, EKvW
Kristina Neubauer, Partnership officer, UEM
Irma Simanjuntak, Officer for Advocacy Program, UEM

This is a UEM event.

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline: 5.5.25

Please register here
 

The seminar is free of charge. Donations are appreciated.

The seminar will take place online as a Zoom event. It will be held in English.