Coastal women’s festival in Demak

Residents, together with women’s and environmental activists, wear clothing made from natural fibers and dyes during a procession at the Coastal Women Festival: Caring for Mother Earth and the Sea, held in Timbulsloko Village, Sayung Sub-district, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (April 18, 2026), an area affected by tidal flooding. The collaborative event involving coastal women fishers from Demak and civil society networks promotes environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the empowerment of women for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/wsj/M052

Residents, together with women’s and environmental activists, symbolically pour eco-enzyme liquid during the Coastal Women Festival: Caring for Mother Earth and the Sea, held in Timbulsloko Village, Sayung Sub-district, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (April 18, 2026), an area affected by tidal flooding. The collaborative event involving coastal women fishers from Demak and civil society networks promotes environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the empowerment of women for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/wsj/M052

Visitors purchase food served with eco-friendly presentation during the Coastal Women Festival: Caring for Mother Earth and the Sea, held in Timbulsloko Village, Sayung Sub-district, Demak, Central Java, on Saturday (April 18, 2026), an area affected by tidal flooding. The collaborative event involving coastal women fishers from Demak and civil society networks promotes environmental conservation, the development of community gardens as an alternative food strategy, and the empowerment of women for a just and sustainable coastal future amid the climate crisis. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/wsj/M052