Abstract
From the beginning of its emergence, the Benoa Bay reclamation project that received fully support from Bali Provincial Government had been rejected by Balinese people in general. The project worked by PT Tirta Wahana Bali International is considered as a form of global capitalist hegemony. Thousand of demonstrators protested against the reclamation project because it is not only threatening the ecology sustainability but also the local culture. “Reject Reclamation” movement, organized by the Balinese People’s Forum to Reject Reclamation(ForBALI), as opposition to global capitalist control. It has been thirty nine customary villages in Bali protested in various ways against the controversial project. This article discusses the struggle of Balinese peopleto reject Benoa Bay’s reclamation plan through the revitalization of Balinese cultural identity to face the global capitalist hegemony.
Highlights
Abstrak Dari awal kemunculannya, proyek reklamasi Teluk Benoa yang didukung pemerintah Provinsi Bali ditolak oleh masyarakat Bali pada umumnya
fully support from Bali Provincial Government had been rejected by Balinese people in general. The project worked by
PT Tirta Wahana Bali International is considered as a form of global capitalist hegemony
Summary
Abstrak Dari awal kemunculannya, proyek reklamasi Teluk Benoa yang didukung pemerintah Provinsi Bali ditolak oleh masyarakat Bali pada umumnya. Namun perkembangan pariwisata Bali membawa dilema bagi kebudayaan Bali, yang disatu sisi pariwisata membutuhkan budaya Bali namun disisi lain pariwisata mengikis eksistensi masyarakat Hindu Bali Tolak Reklamasi (BTR) Teluk Benoa yang digagas oleh Forum Rakyat Bali Tolak Reklamasi (ForBALI) muncul sebagai oposisi terhadap penguasaan kapitalis global terhadap pariwisata dan budaya Bali. Sebanyak 39 desa adat yang ada di Bali melakukan aksi protes melalui berbagai cara untuk menolak proyek kontroversial ini.
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