Civil Society to Hold National Consolidation This Weekend

Civil society groups from various sectors, united under the Konferensi Republik (Republic Conference), will hold a national consolidation event titled ‘Jalan Menata Kembali Republik’ (The Path to Reorganising the Republic) on Sunday morning, 28 June 2026, at the University of Indonesia’s Salemba campus. During the event, the Republic Conference will formulate a platform and work programme for civil society. The group also plans to design a civil society institutional framework and a pioneering board to translate the consolidation’s outcomes into organisational action. ‘The goal is to become a pillar of the republic,’ the group stated on Friday, 26 June 2026. The national consolidation will open with reflections from former Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said and Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, former Deputy for Political, Legal, and Defence Affairs at the Presidential Staff Office from 2016 to 2023. The conference will hold three plenary sessions, including a consolidation plenary to formulate the final draft of civil society’s stance. The results of the conference are scheduled to be finalised on Sunday afternoon. Muhammad Isnur, Chair of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), and the Jakarta-based indie rock band Efek Rumah Kaca will deliver the epilogue before the closing. The Jakarta event is a follow-up to the first Republic Conference held in Yogyakarta on 30 May 2026. The conference at Universitas Gadjah Mada produced several key findings, including attention to the simultaneous difficulties occurring across various aspects of the republic. Civil society also raised concerns about democratic institutions that, while functioning formally, are far removed from their representative and oversight functions. According to the Republic Conference, a crisis is occurring that is cross-sectoral and affects citizen relations. ‘Therefore, Indonesian civil society needs to organise itself to reorganise the republic,’ said the Secretary-General of the Republic Conference Committee, Yanuar Nugroho, on Sunday, 31 May 2026.