Purpose: This study analyzed the empowerment of brick factory laborers, related to the relations of labors and employers in the production to marketing processes, problems faced by laborers, their potential, and the priority of empowerment programs for brick factory laborers. Methodology: In collecting data, researchers used the method of observation, in-depth interviews, and focused group discussion as the primary data source, and the literature study method as a secondary data source. Researchers analyzed data with a qualitative approach. When the data collection took place, researchers began to analyze data until a certain time even though the time of data collection has been completed. Findings: Three principal components are interrelated in brick production, namely: landowners, employers, and laborers. The employer rents land from the landowner and employs labors to produce bricks. Between labors and landowners do not have a direct employment relationship, because it is the employer who presents his work. In the case of labor and employer relations, labors are in an exploited and alienated position, which leaves workers powerless. Several labor problems that occur in working relationships in brick factories are: labors get salaries not based on provincial minimum wages, labors do not have social protection, labors find it difficult to meet basic needs, weak legal protection, labors do not get holiday allowances, face dismissal problems, and it is hard to get jobs outside the brick factory. What can be done to empower labors in a brick factory is to build an institutional labor organization, organize training to strengthen labor capacity, and open access to ownership of production capital.   Implications: This research was beneficial to create the community of labors in brick factories that were empowered, socially, economically, and politically. Novelty: The labors in brick factories can be empowered by developing an institutional organization of labors, strengthening labor capacity through training, and opening access to ownership of production capital.

The society acceptance of da’wah by using Gorontalo in the Gorontalo community looks very good, this is evidenced by the implementation and enthusiasm of the community towards the delivery of preaching messages with Gorontalo language in every activity such as the delivery of religious services at weddings, Majelis Taklim, Halal bi Halal, Maulid Nabi, Isra Miraj ‘, the attainment of lectures at the holy month of Ramadan, and lectures at ta’aziah, as well as Friday sermons. Submitting da’wah in the form of local language is a very powerful method of preaching in providing religious understanding to the community. In addition, the Gorontalo language used by the da’i is a form of maintaining regional languages. Keywords: Gorontalo language, da’wah method, da’wah material

This study examines how language politeness strategies are used in simultaneous regional election debates in Gorontalo Province. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach to language politeness strategies. Data collection were carried out by observation and direct observation by recording the utterances of regional leader candidates in the simultaneous local election debates in Gorontalo Province. Data were analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that there are three language politeness strategies in the simultaneous Regional Leader election debates in Gorontalo Province, (1) bold on-record strategies, (2) positive politeness, and (3) negative politeness strategy. It is suggested that politicians are able to understand politeness and language behavior in political campaigns.

Management of Islamic Religious Development for Women Convicts. The sub-discussion is how the Management of Islamic Religious Guidance for Female Convicts in Class III Gorontalo Women's Correctional Institution, what are the inhibiting factors for the Islamic Religious Guidance of Female Convicts in Class III Gorontalo Women's Correctional Institution. This research is a qualitative research, while the research approach is a management approach and a sociological approach to religion, data collection techniques using the methods of observation, interviews, and documentation. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that the management of Islamic Religious Development for Female Convicts in the Class III Gorontalo Women's Correctional Institution carried out Islamic Religious Development through several stages of management, 1). Planning of work programs carried out during Islamic Religious Development Organized female prisoners. 2). The organization of Islamic religious development for female prisoners is well structured. 3). Implementation of Islamic religious guidance for female prisoners is a form of application of all planned activities, 3). Supervision of Islamic Religious Development is carried out to oversee the activities in the Women's Correctional Institution, 5). Evaluation in Islamic Religious Guidance for Women Convicts is carried out once a month. Islamic Religious Development which includes: the implementation of the five daily prayers, yasinan, tadarusan, learning iqro, and lectures or tausiah. As for some of the inhibiting factors for fostering the Islamic religion of female prisoners include: lack of facilities in the form of places of worship, then the presence of new inmates who still like to rebel and the lack of understanding of inmates towards religion.

This study analyzed the patterns and models of communication that occur among stakeholders in the implementation of village fund programs; communication barriers that occur; and the implementation of the village fund programs itself with the communication patterns and obstacles that occurs. Data collection was done through non-participatory observation, in-depth interviews, focused group discussion, and literature review. The results showed that stakeholders in the implementation of village fund programs carry out formal and non-formal communication patterns. The communication model found was both linear and convergent models. The communication barriers could occur in communication from top to bottom, the bottom up, horizontally, and diagonally. There are various types of communication barriers that occur in implementing village funds, namely: personal, cultural, physical, and environmental barriers. The implementation of village funds requires the village community to act as the subject of development, thus requiring the participation of all village communities, starting from the stages of planning, implementation, monitoring, to preservation.