Sharing Life in Modern World

1. From Service Learning to Social Enterpreneurship A contribution of Catholic Higher Education to sustainable development Modern Asia Society By Stephanus Djunatan Junior Staff Parahyangan Catholic University INDONESIA A Presentation at ASEACCU Conference 2012 Wenzhao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 24 August 2012 Sharing Life in Modern World

2. The culture of a modern individual Most East and Southeast Asian Catholic universities are institutions of higher education for modern urban people. Culture: the way of life of modern urban in Asia. The core value of modern urban persons: “be your self”; “be the individual” http://www.kaskus.co.id/showthread.php?t=6852986 aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

3. The other sides of individuality On the one hand, ‘being individual’:‘unique’, and ‘dignified’. On the other hand, ‘being individual’ reveals a modern doctrine of ‘self-preservation’ (John Locke). The preferential option to ‘the care of my own life’ than life of others. “I should keep my own life before I can share my life for other”. http://galatiansfour.blogspot.com/2012/01/do-you-love-others-do-not-let-your-love.html aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

4. The closed individuality http://karanchhajta.blogspot.com/ http://robingorsline.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/greed.jpg Lacking of an appreciation of others’ life. Being reluctant to share our life for others. Privatization of things or others’ life as ours (cf. Capitalistic spirit of ‘laisser-faire, laisser-passe’). Others’s life as an means for our objective. To legitimize us to marginalize, discriminate, to oppress others. aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

5. Our contribution to endorse the sharing life http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/05/skoll-foundation-six-trends-in-social-entrepreneurship/ To promote our natural capability to share life for others. Aristotelian principle: “Basic human capability” to share life. (Nussbaum & Sen) University as social enterprise: to empower our institution to be able to care for and to share life to others. To encourage students as a social enterpreneur. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77mUz6-_Cjk/Tqvr_OyLfHI/AAAAAAAAA3g/zDJU1ZgRAyc/s1600/sharing-life-logo.gif aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

6. Towards a social enterprise The Centre of Humanities studies (PKH), Unpar trying to become an agent of social change. To assist local people to preserve their cultural heritage, and to empower their economy by means of developing cultural creativity. The elders and his people at Kampong Ciparigi, Rawabogo village, Ciwidey District, The regency of Bandung. aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

7. An open house for cultural activities To build an open house or ‘Padepokan’ for cultural activities of the villagers and for developing their cultural creativity (music, singing, dance, martial arts, etc.). To invite students to experience how the villagers shares their life each other in their daily life. aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

8. The open house aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

9. Empowering cultural creativity aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012

10. The spiritual celebration of sharing life aseaccu conference 2012/stdj/2482012