Music festival for peace

Music festival for peace

JAKARTA (JP): A series of events, including a concert, will
kick off in the Senayan east parking lot, Central Jakarta,
Sunday, featuring, among others, musician Sawung Djabo, poet WS
Rendra, and bands such as BIP and /rif.

The event, which is being held to protest the rampant violence
in the country, will start at 2 p.m. with the release of 1,000
balloons bearing a message of peace.

This will be followed by a march to the Semanggi cloverleaf,
where Rendra will read a poem for about 30 minutes, and the
distribution of flowers in remembrance of the Semanggi tragedy,
Antara reported.

The rally will continue to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle,
where a short play will be staged.

The highlight of the program will be a concert at the National
Monument park, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.