Earth Hour Malang - SWITCH OFF CEREMONY 2016 #NgalamPetengan with DU Group and ES File March 19

March 28, 2:54pm

Last Saturday, on March 19 2016, is personally my third year of joining Earth Hour Malang as a volunteer. Each year, Switch Off Ceremony surely gave me such different experiences in participating this annual global event.

This year, we (Earth Hour Malang volunteers) were having a huge creative concept of celebrating the switch off. Being sponsored by PT. BAIDU DIGITAL INDONESIA, we got a ceremony namely #NgalamPetengan with DU Group and ES File. 

Different with last year, which we had candles formation of 60+, this year we were having pedal power which were connected (by LED) into the 60+ lights and Indonesian map. The pedal powers were creating energy of electricities made by LED. We got directly support from Brawijaya University student, named Muhammad Ilham Akbar, who is still majoring in Electrical Technic there. I am personally thank him due to his effort and time for making this possible.

Also, we had performances from SAFIR (Saman Fabulous Indonesian Art), Freestyle Soccer, OCARINESIA, VOIX Acapella, and STK Asri Kusuma. Not too mention that one of our Ambassadors this year was also performing, they are Wake Up Iris! Indie band originally from Malang.

Even though the weather was not really "friendly", we were still running the whole agenda quite well. Under the rain sky, we were together to shine a light on climate action.

Earth Hour is not only once a year, it is all about the symbolic action. Earth Hour is what we can give to our earth, to change our lifestyle, to save our planet, together.

By switching off the lights for one hour, it means we are already aware what we can save to what our next generation should be gotten. Started from now on, from small actions, and from ourself. Together, we can shine a light on climate action! (apa)

#IniAksiku

#EarthHourMalang

#EarthHourIndonesia

#NgalamPetengan

(pic: Earth Hour Malang Ambassadors 2016)

(pic: Indonesian map and 60+ formation light)

(pic: Sifa Herdini and Yolanda Remetwa, Earth Hour Malang Ambassadors 2016)

(pic: Freestyle Soccer Malang)

(pic: Saman Traditional Dance by SAFIR)

(pic: Fire Dance by STK Asri Kusuma)

(pic: Special Performance by Wake Up Iris!)

(pic: Malang City Hall; before and after switch off)

(pic: Brawijaya University; before and after switch off)

and 

(pic: Earth Hour Malang all volunteers)

p.s: Earth Hour Malang luckily featured (again) on Earth Hour Global official video this year! Check this to find out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS5u1Cl1VTo