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Religious leaders celebrate Earth Day
Bless the earth: Bogor bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur plants a seedling of a rain tree (Albizia saman), witnessed by the head of Cisaruaâs Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Rahmatullah (left), and a group of priests from the Bethel Church of Indonesia, at Taman Safari Indonesia on Tuesday to commemorate Earth Day
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Bless the earth: Bogor bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur plants a seedling of a rain tree (Albizia saman), witnessed by the head of Cisaruaâs Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Rahmatullah (left), and a group of priests from the Bethel Church of Indonesia, at Taman Safari Indonesia on Tuesday to commemorate Earth Day. (JP/Theresia Sufa) (Albizia saman), witnessed by the head of Cisaruaâs Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Rahmatullah (left), and a group of priests from the Bethel Church of Indonesia, at Taman Safari Indonesia on Tuesday to commemorate Earth Day. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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span class="caption" style="width: 498px;">Bless the earth: Bogor bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur plants a seedling of a rain tree (Albizia saman), witnessed by the head of Cisarua's Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Rahmatullah (left), and a group of priests from the Bethel Church of Indonesia, at Taman Safari Indonesia on Tuesday to commemorate Earth Day. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
A number of communities in Greater Jakarta carried out activities in commemoration of Earth Day ' celebrated internationally on April 22 ' on Tuesday.
In Bogor, West Java, leaders from three religious organizations took part in a tree planting event held by the Lions Club District 307 at Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI).
The leaders were Bogor bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur from the Catholic Church, Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Cisarua branch head Rahmatullah and Christian priest Paulus Wijaya from the Bethel Church of Indonesia (GBI), who was accompanied by several priests from his church.
Paskalis praised the event, which was also attended by schoolchildren.
'Here we meet. Our presence shows our concern for the environment. We hope that one day, we can see Catholics, Muslims and Christians gather again just like in this moment to plant trees,' he said.
He also talked about Saint Francis, who was referred to as an ecology protector in Catholic Church. The saint taught Catholics that all plants, animals and humans were brothers and sisters because they were gifts from God.
He said the three planting event was a display of affection for mother earth.
'We need to appreciate this earth not only through words, but also through real action,' he said.
Meanwhile, Roy Yusuf, a member of the children's services committee of Lions Club District 307, said his club had donated around 6,000 trees to TSI Bogor in commemoration of Earth Day. He said his club had been partnering with the park's greening projects.
Meanwhile, in Jakarta, PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), a water operator for the western part of Jakarta, held 'Water and Earth Festival 2014' at Pejompongan 1 water installation facility in Bendungan Hilir in Central Jakarta.
The festival, which highlighted this year's Earth Day's theme of 'Save Water, Save Energy', was participated by schoolchildren from elementary and junior high schools. The company also cooperated with Gerakan Ciliwung Bersih (Clean Ciliwung Movement) and Komunitas Peduli Ciliwung (Community Care for Ciliwung) in the event.
The festival featured various activities such as storytelling by storytelling community KLab Cekatan, a dance competition involving Palyja's employees and a performance from informal school Sekolah Otonom Sanggar Anak Akar. Students performed using instruments made from used items such as plastic gallon jugs and plastic bottles.
'This event aims to raise people's awareness on the importance of water conservation and sustainable development,' Palyja's corporate communications and social responsibility head Meyritha Maryanie said in a statement.
The event also marked the beginning of the sixth annual writing competition for elementary school students with the theme 'Saving Water for the Future'. Meanwhile, the second annual photography and essay competition for junior high school students carried the theme 'Save Water for the Environment'.
