By Ellen Nugroho | Project Leader
Dear friends,
We're happy to announce that the date of our next Pluralism Trail will be October 12-15, 2017. It will be not only three day two nights as planned before, but extended to three nights and three days, because we want the participants to gain insights from this experience as much as possible. There are too many interesting sites to visit, inspiring people to meet, important themes to discuss about in Lasem!
Last August 10, we also have launched the Pluralism Trail call for application. We make clear that we're looking for young people aged 19-30, committed to build tolerance and peace among their circles, and are willing to share their experiences through their social media accounts and to write papers about lessons they get from the Trail. So far, the responses are great! Not only calls from the youth, we also receive calls from highly respected figures and religious leaders expressing their support for this project.
We're now considering to provide seats for observers for those who are really interested to join the Trail but do not meet criteria of participants, such as aged over 30. We really hope this Trail will give benefits to as many persons committed to work for peace and tolerance as we can accomodate.
As we get closer to the date, please wait for more reports coming from the field. We’ll update you with any interesting progress we’ve made. And we still hope for more supports from any of you who agree with our cause. You may donate for next Pluralism Trails through our GlobalGiving page. We, the participants, the observers, and many youth communities in Indonesia will thank you for that.
Bahasa Indonesia version:
Salam hangat, kawan-kawan!
Kali ini dengan gembira kami kabarkan bahwa tanggal pelaksanaan Pluralism Trail telah ditetapkan, yakni 12-15 Oktober 2017. Kami menambah durasi kegiatan, bukan lagi 3 hari 2 malam, tapi 3 hari 3 malam, supaya para peserta bisa maksimal terinspirasi lewat pengalaman ini. Begitu banyak tempat menarik untuk dikunjungi, orang-orang keren untuk dijumpai, dan tema-tema penting untuk dibahas soal dan di Lasem!
Tanggal 10 Agustus lalu, kami telah meluncurkan undangan pendaftaran beasiswa Pluralism Trail. Di situ kami jelaskan kriteria calon peserta yang kami cari, yakni anak muda berusia 19-30 tahun yang berkomitmen untuk kerja toleransi dan perdamaian di lingkar pergaulan mereka dan mau membagikan pengalaman mengikuti perjalanan ini lewat akun media sosial dan tulisan-tulisan. Sejauh ini, responsnya luar biasa positif! Bukan hanya dari kaum muda, kami juga dikontak oleh para tokoh penting dan agamawan yang menyatakan dukungan untuk proyek ini.
Saat ini kami sedang mempertimbangkan adanya slot untuk para peninjau yang betul-betul berminat ikut serta dalam Trail, tapi tidak memenuhi kriteria peserta, misalnya berusia di atas 30 tahun. Kami betul-betul berharap Trail ini akan memberi manfaat pada sebanyak mungkin orang yang serius ingin bekerja bagi perdamaian dan toleransi, sejauh kami sanggup mengatur akomodasinya.
Sementara tanggal pelaksanaan makin dekat, akan lebih banyak laporan kami tuliskan dari lapangan. Kami akan mengirimi Anda infomasi terbaru tentang kemajuan-kemajuan menarik dari Trail ini. Dan kami juga berharap akan terus datang dukungan dari siapa saja yang sepakat dengan yang kami perjuangkan. Anda pun masih bisa berdonasi untuk kloter Pluralism Trail berikutnya lewat laman GlobalGiving kami. Kami, para peserta, para peninjau, dan banyak komunitas anak muda di Indonesia akan bererima kasih pada Anda karenanya.
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