Mapping Out People’s Futures

December 9, 2008

THE sun had risen over two hours earlier in Sidoarjo, on Monday last week. Hundreds of residents of East Besuki village, Jabon district, walked onto the former Porong toll road. They carried posters and banners which spelled out their gripes. They were demanding compensation for damages from the PT Lapindo Brantas mudflow. By the time the sun had risen, three groups had come together. They were from the villages of West Siring, West Jatirejo and

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