Category: News
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Event Highlight, News
Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific Hosts Dialogue on Building Bridges Through Cross-Cultural Understanding
Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific, in collaboration with Temasek Foundation, the Harmony in Diversity Award, and 5P Global Movement Indonesia, hosted “Pathways to Peace: Building Bridges Through Cross-Cultural Understanding,” a dialogue exploring how empathy, inclusion, and cross-cultural cooperation can contribute to lasting peace across Southeast Asia. The event featured His Eminence Cardinal Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Harmony in Diversity Award, and M. Arsjad Rasjid P.M., founder and chair of 5P Global Movement. Cardinal Quevedo received the award for his decades of working to foster peace in the Southern Philippines through sustained engagement and shifting the…
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News
Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific Celebrates First Graduating Cohort of the Global Cities Initiative Capacity Building Program
The ceremony recognized 30 civil servants from the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta who successfully completed the program over two academic semesters. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum, the graduates strengthened their capacity to address complex urban challenges through evidence-based policymaking and cross-sector collaboration. Designed and delivered by Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific, the program equips public sector leaders with the analytical tools and practical experience needed to navigate the increasingly interconnected challenges facing modern cities. Over the course of three semesters, the inaugural cohort completed a rigorous curriculum that included Livable Cities and Social Protection (Fall 2025), Local Development, Policy Analysis, and…
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Alumni, Brown Lab, News
SSP Global Spotlights: Research & Partnerships from Bangka to Bern
During his semester at Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific (GSAP), SSP student Luke Zakedis (SSP’26) examined Indonesia’s critical minerals sector, gaining firsthand insight into the strategic resources shaping global security.
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Announcements, Blue Lab, Event Highlight, News
Museum Bahari Presents Voices from the Estuary, Amplifying the Stories of Muara Angke Women
How can photography become a tool for communities to tell their own stories? This question lies at the heart of Voices from the Estuary, a community-driven initiative at Museum Bahari that shares the lived experiences of women from Muara Angke through photographs they captured themselves. Running from July 4–31, 2026, the project invites visitors to rediscover Jakarta’s relationship with the sea through the voices of the people who have long lived alongside it. Voices from the Estuary is part of The Blue Lab, an initiative of Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific that brings together research, community engagement, and creative storytelling to…
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Blue Lab, Event Highlight, In the media, News
Maritime Museum Brings the Stories of Muara Angke Women to Life Through Suara dari Muara (Article in Indonesian)
Women from Muara Angke share their stories through photography in the Suara dari Muara exhibition. Source: Parapuan.co
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Blue Lab, Event Highlight, In the media, News
Maritime Museum Features Stories from Women of Muara Angke (Article in Indonesian)
The Suara dari Muara exhibition shares the stories of women from Muara Angke through photographs they captured themselves. Source: WanitaIndonesia.co
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Blue Lab, Event Highlight, In the media, News
Maritime Museum Presents Art Exhibition Inspired by Life in Muara Angke (Article in Indonesian)
The Suara dari Muara exhibition is on view at Jakarta’s Maritime Museum throughout July 2026, featuring photography and art installations that highlight the lives of women in Muara Angke. Source: detik.com
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Blue Lab, Event Highlight, In the media, News
Voices from the Estuary Exhibition at the Maritime Museum: Stories of Jakarta’s Coastal Women (Article in Indonesian)
The Suara dari Muara exhibition at Jakarta’s Maritime Museum highlights the perspectives of women from Muara Angke, offering insights into life in the city’s coastal communities. Source: mediaindonesia.com
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Blue Lab, Event Highlight, In the media, News
“Photovoice” and Visual Perspectives from Coastal Communities (Article in Indonesian)
Residents of Muara Angke use the “photovoice” method to document and reflect on life in their coastal community. Source: Kompas.id
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Event Highlight, News
Advancing Women, Peace, and Security in Indonesia: Lessons from Jakarta
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia in April 2026 with a delegation of our Georgetown Ambassadors for Women, Peace and Security to learn how Indonesian leaders are advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and women’s progress, and to deepen our collaboration with Georgetown University’s SFS Asia Pacific.
