JAKARTA - The call for 17 + 8 of the People's Demands to steal attention because it uses green and pink domination. After the call was echoed, now Indonesian social media is enlivened with netizens sharing uploads and even editing photos in green and pink.
The choice of green and pink colors in the call of 17+8 People' is not arbitrary. On social media, these two colors have their respective nicknames, namely Brave Pink and Hero Green.
The pink color is said to have been chosen because it was inspired by the courage of a mother in a pink veil to advance on the front lines carrying a flag and approaching police barricades during a demonstration in Jakarta, on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
Quoted from Instagram, senior writer and journalist Iwan Santosa, @iwan.komikharian, on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, pink also has a deep meaning. This color means love, gentle, but eliminates fear.
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Meanwhile, the green color dubbed 'Hero Green' was taken from Affan Kurniawan's green ojol driver jacket. Affan died after being hit and run over by a Rantis Brimob Polri car while trying to deliver food orders during a demonstration in Penjompongan, Jakarta, on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
The investigation into the case of Affan's death is also one of the demands in 17 points which are expected to be resolved by the government no later than September 5, 2025.
In addition, green also has a deep meaning related to hope. This color symbolizes hope that from childhood can grow to be bigger.
By using pink and green in the call for the people's demands to show courage and hope for better changes in Indonesia in the future.
"Hance without love gives birth to an empathetic policy. Holyness without hope gives birth to an anti-change attitude. We don't lack people (sok) being brave or (sok holy). We need those who are full of love and hope," concluded Iwan Santosa.
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