Organisations that participated in the demonstrations
Organisations that participated in the demonstrations
Forum Kota (FORKOT — City Forum) — A cross-campus activist coalition established in May. It was one of the two student coalitions that organised the occupation of the parliament in May. It includes supporters of Megawati Sukarnoputri, as well as activists from the more radical nationalist Murba Party. Its strongest base is on the Christian University of Indonesia. It has no base on the University of Indonesia. The People's Democratic Party (PRD) also has a presence in FORKOT. The tendencies are united by opposition to the military. Many FORKOT students are hostile to Amien Rais. Along with the PRD, FORKOT has been attacked by rightist groups as communist.
Front Aksi Mahasiswa untuk Reformasi Damai (FAMRED — Student Action Front for Peaceful Reform) — A breakaway from FORKOT based on a large number of smaller campuses. It has a radical anti-military orientation. Young activists from the Nahdatul Ulama, influenced by Muslim liberation theology, are influential.
Forum Kommunikasi Senat Mahasiswa Jakarta (FKSMJ — Jakarta Student Senate Communication Forum) — The most moderate student group, led by students from the formal student "representative" institutions established by the regime a few years ago. They have gradually radicalised and have adopted the demand for an end to the military's role in politics.
Komite Mahasiswa and Rakyat anti Dwifungsi ABRI (KOMRAD — Student and People's Committee against the Dual Role of the Armed Forces) — KOMRAD is a militant student organisation with both an anti-militarist and anti-capitalist platform. It is under the political influence of the PRD but has many non-PRD members.
Komite Buruh untuk Aksi Reformasi (KOBAR — Workers' Committee for Reform Action) — A worker-student group formed after May by radicalised University of Indonesia students. It has a strong base in the factories in the Tangerang industrial area outside Jakarta, in north Jakarta and the city of Bogor.
Komite Penduklung Megawati (KPM — Megawati Supporters' Committee) — A mainly urban poor-based organisation of militant supporters of Megawati Sukarnoputri, increasingly disenchanted with Megawati's moderate politics. KPM includes people with a clear leftist orientation.
Forum Bersama (FORBES — Joint Forum) — The organisation with the smallest activist base. It is under the influence of the political groups PIJAR and ALDERA, some of whose members have joined the "moderate" parties, such as Amien Rais' National Mandate Party.
In addition to these organised forces, many groups based on single campuses mobilised, including students from Trisakti University, where three students were shot dead in May.