Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction,
This month started with something very innovative and creative, embarking on a public art project. We are working with Myanmar artist Chuu Wai to realise a mural themed on migration in the midst of Bangkok in partnership with the Ship to Shore program of the ILO, with funding from the European Union. After workshops with migrant and artist communities, the actual creation will start as a collective process and hopefully be ready for all to see around 23 May.
Another major initiative is an exhibition by photographer Sayan Chuenudomsavad, organized by SEA Junction in partnership with Bangkok Tribune, that brings to light the pressing environmental issues of today and the ecocide that is occurring in Thailand. Another dimension of Thailand is featured in the launch of Edoardo Saini’s book on the interconnectedness between cosmic belief and everyday politics.
The #WhatshappeninginMyanmar Update and the Monthly Mini Book Fair will continue to enrich our program as usual.
We hope you find our programs of interest. We count on your participation and help in sharing this information with your network and hope in your support (see below), particularly at this time when civic spaces and resources for civil society are curtailed all over the world.
Warmly,
Lia Sciortino Sumaryono
Our events are free to attend. PLEASE consider a donation to support our activities! To donate is easy. You can: transfer via bank to our dedicated account for our Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies TTB #043 -7-18114-2 or if in Thailand, you can just scan our QR code below. If in the US you can make tax-free donations through Partners Asia not forgetting to state that it is for us (just click here)!!
EVENT PROGRAM
Launch of the Photo Exhibition GEN-F: Living in Fear amid Ecocide by Sayan Chuenudomsavad
Date: 5 May 2026
Time: 5.30 – 7.00 PM
Location: SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC
Join us for the Launch of SEA Junction’s new exhibition.
งานเสวนาหนังสือ “โหราประชาธิปไตย (Political Divinations: Making Citizens Sovereign in Buddhist Thailand)” โดย Edoardo Siani
Date: 20 May 2026
Time: 5.30 – 7.00 PM
Venue: SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC
เชิญร่วมงานเปิดตัวหนังสือที่จะพาคุณสำรวจโครงสร้างความสัมพันธืของอำนาจ ความเชื่อ และการเมืองไทยผ่านการเชื่อมโยงจักรวาลวิทยาพุทธศาสนากับการสร้างอำนาจ ร่วมพูดคุยกับผู้เขียนและบรรณาธิการในงานนี้
Read More: https://seajunction.org/event/poilitical-divinations
61th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 4.00 – 5.00 PM
Location: Online
SEA Junction in collaboration with media partners Mizzima and The Irrawaddy, will hold the 59th episode of the #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This month’s resource person, Toe Zaw Latt, will talk about recent developments in Myanmar post-election.
Read More : https://seajunction.org/event/61th-whatshappeninginmyanmar-monthly-updates/
Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair
Date: 30 – 31 May 2026
Time: 11.00 am – 7.00 pm
Location: SEA Junction, 4th Floor, BACC
Once a month, SEA Junction holds a mini book and craft fair focusing on Southeast Asia, where we offer small crafts from the region along with many books, old and new, from publishers like Riverbook, Silkworm, and NUS. All funds raised at the fair contribute to SEA Junction’s programming and activities.
Read More : https://seajunction.org/event/southeast-asia-mini-book-and-craft-fair-67/
