The 61st Celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day

The 61st Celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day
Indonesian Society of Hamilton

• Date : Saturday, 19 August 2006
• Time : 12.00 – 14.30
• Venue : Waikato Migrant Resource Centre
• Address : Claudelands Park, Boundary Road, Hamilton

Programme

12:00 Welcome Toast : Yunus van Wering – General Secretary KBMI
12:02 Official Ceremony

• Display of Flag
• Indonesia National Anthem: "Indonesia Raya"
• Minutes of Silence
• Reading of the Indonesian Declaration of Independence: Recorded original voice of President Sukarno
• Independence March Song: "Hari Merdeka"

12:10 Speechs

• Marlina Tahrir (advising speech): Charge' d' Affaires - Indonesian Embassy
• David Bennett (general speech): Honourable MP - Hamilton East
• Philip Yeung (general speech): Ethnic Coordinator - Hamilton City Council

12:20 Singing Together - NZ Songs

• God Defend New Zealand: Lead by song leader
• Pokarekare Ana

12:25 Tumpengan and Lunch

• Say Grace: with own religion or belief
• Cutting The Top of The Mountain-Shape Yellow Rice: Five mountains of yellow rice to be cut, back sound of Gamelan Javanese music
• Lunch and Chat

13:25 Sajojo and Poco-poco

• Sajojo by Susi group: Papua traditional line-dance
• Poco-poco: Maluku traditional line-dance to be danced together by everyone

13:35 Outdoor fun games Along with colouring competition for kids

• Lomba kelereng (marble balance)
• Balap karung (sack race)
• Balon tempel (sticky balloon)
• Tarik tambang (tug-of-war)

14:20 Closing - Prize announcement Games winners, then singing together "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
14:30 Finish