Running Successful Political Campaigns workshop
2005-04-14

The Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia (YLDA) is gearing up for its Running Successful Political Campaigns workshop on May 11-16, 2005. It will be held Yogyakarta, Indonesia, known to many as the cultural heart of Java. PKB-Youth, the youth wing of Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa and an YLDA member organization, is hosting the workshop in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

The workshop is being organized so that our participants understand the basic rules and elements of successful political campaigns in diverse political and cultural settings and, connected with this, appreciate the need for strategic thinking in developing campaigns. Prominent speakers will be invited so that participants can understand the basics of current domestic politics in Indonesia. Participants will also learn about the best practices in political campaigns in Indonesia, Europe, and compare these with a successful commercial campaign in Indonesia. Ultimately, we hope participants will learn how to develop campaign plans on the local, national, and regional/international level.

Garda Bangsa Garda Bangsa was formed in 1998 following the successful political reform spearheaded by students and other campus activists to depose the tyrannical regime of President Suharto. The organization was founded by Abdurram Wahid, a former adviser of President Suharto who resigned following an escalation in government corruption and political management by the administration. He championed "Responsible Openness" within the government system and proposed the establishment of a Reform Committee in order to mitigate poor governance within the administration. His calls were left unheeded and so he eventually withdrew support for the government and joined the efforts advocating for reform in the government. Read more...