Coastal Women's Festival in Demak

A group of residents, along with women’s and environmental activists, wore attire made from natural fibres and dyes while participating in the procession of the Coastal Women’s Festival: Caring for (Mother) Earth and Sea in the flood-affected village of Timbulsloko, Sayung District, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (18/4/2026). This collaborative event between Demak’s coastal fisherwomen and civil society networks campaigns for environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the enhancement of women’s capacities for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis.

A group of residents, along with women’s and environmental activists, symbolically poured eco-enzyme liquid during the Coastal Women’s Festival: Caring for (Mother) Earth and Sea in the flood-affected village of Timbulsloko, Sayung District, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (18/4/2026). This collaborative event between Demak’s coastal fisherwomen and civil society networks campaigns for environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the enhancement of women’s capacities for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis.

A number of visitors purchased food presented in an environmentally friendly manner during the Coastal Women’s Festival: Caring for (Mother) Earth and Sea in the flood-affected village of Timbulsloko, Sayung District, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (18/4/2026). This collaborative event between Demak’s coastal fisherwomen and civil society networks campaigns for environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the enhancement of women’s capacities for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis.