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contradictive with acts which states the overcoming of disaster should be done in participative way by involving the traders as the victims.
To gain support from many third parties, the traders make various strategies to oppose the government’s policy regarding on the market reconstruction and rehabilitation. Strategies which
are applied are meant to build support from many groups and parties which have the same opinion as they do. The effort is done by building solidarity between those who suffer from the Earthquake.
According to Emilie Durkheim, solidarity refers to a condition of individual or group relationship which is based on mutual moral feeling and trust and strengthened by mutual emotional feeling
Jhonson, 1994. 181. Solidarity which is applied by the traders is poured in the various strategies as follows:
a. Demonstration
Demonstration which is done by the traders of Pasar raya is one of ways to oppose the government’s policy which puts them in uncomfortable situation through the policy of doing
reconstruction and rehabilitation of the market after the Earthquake. The demonstration is done due to government’s less response which is seen not democratic regarding the traders’ demand.
The demonstration which is done by the traders is begun as response for Market division Unit of government’s letter of announcement No: 900.169.XIPS-09 10November 2009 which
instructs the traders in market Inpres I, II, II and IV to empty their kiosk or store and move to temporary kiosk before November 13, 2009. On Wednesday, November 11, 2009, Grand Market
Traders Alliance APPR makes peaceful protest by involving 2000 traders to the legislative DPRD of Padang.
In response to it, DPRD legislative of Padang city rereleased recommendation No: 175057DPRD-Pdg2009 dated November 11, 2009 which is signed by vice chairman of
legislative, Budiman. It requires the local Government of Padang to disassemble the shelter kiosks and arrange a meeting with legislative and representative of the traders in doing the
recommendation. However, it turns out that the recommendation is not responded by Padang Local Government by not disassembling the emergency kiosks as suggested
In the other hand, instruction to empty the Inpres Market I, II, III, and IV is kept run and even done by force to small numbers of traders in Inpres I by using force of Satpol PP Padang local
area law enforcement and Brimob Polda Sumbar Police to make them move and occupy the emergency kiosks. Besides, the Major of Padang city himself declares that he is going to sue those
who dare to disassemble the emergency kiosk. The enforcement to empty the old kiosks is followed up by stopping access to electricity in Inpres market III and III by National Electricity
Company PLN based on local government instruction Firdaus, 2014, 34-35 Afterwards, on Wednesday February 10, 2010, the traders of Pasar Raya grand market maka
an action to close their stores and stop trading activity all at once with Padang Citizen Forum PWK which involved 3.000 mass of people. The mass of people make their walk to the Major
residence and set demonstration. Fail to meet the Major, the mass are provoked to make a riot and collision with Police. local government’s policy in rebuilding Inpres Market I, II, III, and IV is
seen by the traders do not match their need and out of context for overcoming disaster. Though the conflict is still on, local government keeps doing reconstruction of Inpres I. The early plan is
to rebuild the market starting from Inpres I to Inpres IV by using IDR 237 billion of budget. The reconstruction of Inpres Market I also results in the rename of the market into Blok I.
