This research is an elaboration of the response of the coalition of NGOs and affected communities in rejecting the sand mining in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi. This study aims to analyze the motives and methods of advocacy carried out by NGOs and affected communities. This study also tries to examine the factors that influence cohesiveness between those who are resistant to this extractive industry. This research uses a qualitative approach. We got data in this study through interviews, observations, and document reviews. This study found that the primary motive of the Save Coastal Alliance Against the Sea Sand Mine in Takalar expresses resistance from NGOs and affected communities on the economic and environmental effects of the extractive industry of sand mining. The advocacy method adopted includes four step strategies. The first is conducting political education for citizens; Second, build alliances with other NGOs and; Third is conducting a lawsuit and; Fourth, through non-litigation. The study also found that cohesiveness between NGOs and affected communities was   the dynamics of each group internally. This has contributed to building the context of relations between NGOs and the community.

This study aims to analyze the dynamics of the development of the creative industry in Indonesia. More specifically, this study analyzes the relationship between the development of creative industries globally and nationally with the dynamics of district and city level creative industries in Indonesia. In the context of this research, the case raised is the result of mapping the creative industry in Maros Regency as one of the buffer regions of the capital city of South Sulawesi. This study uses a mixed-method type with an emphasis on the actor approach. The data in this study were obtained through Observation, Questionnaire, Interview, and Document Review. This research found that First, the Actors of Maros Regency creative industries have been spread into various subsectors even though the most dominant is the culinary industry. Second, the subsector which has the potential to become the leading creative industry in Maros Regency is the Culinary, Film, Craft, Application and Photography sub-sectors. Third, Maros Regency Creative Industry makes local culture its trademark.

This article aims to explain the strategy of implementation of the Right to the City campaign by the organization of Kota Kita in Indonesia. Also, this study also aims to determine the opportunities and challenges of the Right to the City campaign in Indonesia. The research method used is a descriptive-analytic method. Data obtained through literature review and literature studies in the form of books, journals, documents, and various other sources. Data were analyzed qualitatively, while quantitative data were used as a support to clarify qualitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that there are several strategies implemented by Kota Kita in the implementation of the Right to the City campaign in Indonesia. The strategy involves utilizing transnational coalitions, campaigns through forums, campaigns through capacity building, working with governments and transnational organizations, as well as research and publications. Opportunities in Right to the City campaign by Kota Kita in Indonesia are public enthusiasm, the existence of the Global Platform for the Right to the City as a transnational coalition, and the government's cooperative role. Meanwhile, the challenge faced is that there is no legal basis for Right to the City explicitly.

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This study aims to analyze the transnational activities of Community-Driven Literacy Groups in Makassar. This research was conducted in the city of Makassar in 2019. This study was qualitative. Data collection techniques used in this study were in-depth interviews, observation and document review. The informants in this study were activists from 5 literacy communities in Makassar, namely Kedai Buku Jenny, Kampung Buku, Rumata 'Art Space, Philosophia, and Kata Kerja. This study found that Community-Driven Literacy Groups in Makassar already have an international network. The international network was built through local community initiatives. Transnational relations can be developed through narratives formulated by local literacy groups and then affirmed by international partners as their collective identity.