This month is dedicated to refugees in the region with an art exhibition of bodymap paintings by urban refugees in Bangkok, a panel on refugees’ mental health and possible interventions, and a special offer of refugee art for sale at our monthly Southeast Asia mini book and craft fair
Let’s Love หรือ เงารักในสายหมอก เป็นหนึ่งในภาพยนตร์สั้นที่ฉายในเทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติหลวงพระบางเมื่อเดือนธันวาคมที่ผ่านมา สิ่งหนึ่งที่สร้างความสนใจต่อหนังเรื่องนี้คือการพูดถึงชีวิต LGBT ในลาว โดยเฉพาะเลสเบี้ยน เมื่อการพูดถึงผู้มีความหลากหลายทางเพศในลาวมักปรากฏพื้นที่ของเกย์มากกว่า
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, We return this month to a very crowded and varied program ranging from panel discussions to a workshop and a movie screening with topics as diverse as LGBTQI rights in Laos to silk printing and migration trends in Thailand. Particular mention deserves the launching of a series of…
Dear Partners and Frieds of SEA Junction, In the month of November, we enjoyed the Thai floral painting and we pondered on challenges in the region to foster tolerance in plural societies and ensure women have access to reproductive health services. December will also see a variety of topics beginning with gender and food security…
Sebuah pameran foto kolektif yang menampilkan bingkai atas dampak konflik politik identitas di Asia Tenggara bertajuk Scapegoating The “Other” in Southeast Asia di Galeri Salihara, Jakarta Selatan
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, In the month of October I learned a lot from the new topics that were addressed at SEA Junction for a first time such as: digital literacy for women and girls; decriminalization of drugs; and the evolution of traditional music into unique forms of contemporary music across the…
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, In the month of September we addressed crucial yet challenging issues for the region, exposing statelessness of migrant children, restrictive policies against street vendors and ongoing transitional justice efforts for still unresolved abuses.These were interspersed by events showing the contrasting beauty of paintings and textiles from Indonesia. It…
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, August’s activities addressed issues of identity and citizenships exploring politicization of religion and sectarianism in Southeast Asian countries. The panel discussion “Born in Limbo”, on the uncertain legal status of migrant children born in Thailand will have a follow-up this month with a photo-exhibition on the same topic.…
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, Re-energized by the joyous celebration of our 2nd Anniversary and the constructive 2nd Annual Partner Meeting on 25 June, we look forward to a full and varied program this July. Activities range from a panel discussion on street food in Bangkok and the discussion of a recent book…
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction, The “ASEAN People in Flux” series and the “Displaced and Uprooted” series take center stage in May with a number of activities that focus on people’s movements in Southeast Asia–forced, reluctant, exploitative and voluntary. An intermezzo, is the shadow play and related workshops by Indonesian artist Jumaadi, His…