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SUMMARY:PESTA MERKADA 2026 - Amsterdam's Indonesian Independence day celebr
	ation
DTSTAMP:20260814T185105Z
DTSTART:20260816T110000Z
DTEND:20260816T200000Z
DESCRIPTION:Tickets hier: https://serumpun-kolektif.weticket.io/pesta-merde
	ka-2026/shop\n[https://serumpun-kolektif.weticket.io/pesta-merdeka-2026/sh
	op]\n\nSerumpun Kolektif is back with the 4th edition of Pesta Merdeka\, A
	msterdam's\nIndonesian Independence Day celebration — and this year\, we'r
	e going deeper to\nfoster our memories of the people's movement.
📅 16 Augu
	st 2026\, 13:00–23:00
📍\nCafe Warung Pas\, Amsterdam
A full day of pesta r
	akyat awaits:🪁 Classic\nIndependence Day games (with prizes!)
🎤 Karaoke
🍢 
	Food & bazaar
🎨 Workshops —\njamu mocktail making & banner-making
🎧 Live m
	usic & DJ sets
💃 Pesta Kwir —\nballroom arms performance featuring hipdut 
	& funkot music.*NEW THIS YEAR*:
🤓\nPanel discussion with progressive polit
	ical exiles and researchers on\nIndonesia's social and grassroots movement
	s.Melestarikan Api Akar Rumput\n(Preserving the Fire of the Grassroots Mov
	ements)While celebrating our freedom\,\nwe reflect on what it means back h
	ome today. As fascism rises\, historical\namnesia has become a symptom\, l
	and grabbing intensified and marginalized\ncommunities are pushed further 
	to the edge. We believe genuine liberation still\nhas to be fought for and
	 fostered.Merdeka untuk semua — Liberation for all.\n
“𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓈 𝒶𝑔
	𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝓊𝓉\n𝓊𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃”Wiji Thukul (Cultural Worke
	r and\nActivist)
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/pesta-merkada-2026-amsterdams-indonesia
	n-independence-day-celebration
GEO:52.3811025;4.9128378
LOCATION:Het Dorp - Noordwal 1\, 1021 PX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,community,discussion,dj,food,games,ijplein,live,
	music,performance
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Tickets hier: <a href="https://serumpun-kol
	ektif.weticket.io/pesta-merdeka-2026/shop" target="_blank">https://serumpu
	n-kolektif.weticket.io/pesta-merdeka-2026/shop</a><br><br>Serumpun Kolekti
	f is back with the 4th edition of Pesta Merdeka, Amsterdam's Indonesian In
	dependence Day celebration — and this year, we're going deeper to foster o
	ur memories of the people's movement.
📅 16 August 2026, 13:00–23:00
📍 Cafe
	 Warung Pas, Amsterdam
A full day of pesta rakyat awaits:🪁 Classic Indepen
	dence Day games (with prizes!)
🎤 Karaoke
🍢 Food &amp; bazaar
🎨 Workshops —
	 jamu mocktail making &amp; banner-making
🎧 Live music &amp; DJ sets
💃 Pes
	ta Kwir — ballroom arms performance featuring hipdut &amp; funkot music.*N
	EW THIS YEAR*:
🤓 Panel discussion with progressive political exiles and re
	searchers on Indonesia's social and grassroots movements.Melestarikan Api 
	Akar Rumput (Preserving the Fire of the Grassroots Movements)While celebra
	ting our freedom, we reflect on what it means back home today. As fascism 
	rises, historical amnesia has become a symptom, land grabbing intensified 
	and marginalized communities are pushed further to the edge. We believe ge
	nuine liberation still has to be fought for and fostered.Merdeka untuk sem
	ua — Liberation for all. 
“𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝓊𝓉 𝓊𝓈 𝒹𝑜
	𝓌𝓃𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃”Wiji Thukul (Cultural Worker and Activist)</p>
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