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SUMMARY:FROM FEAR TO RESILIENCE: STORYTELLING OF COVID-19 IN SOUTHEAST ASIA  Call for Photo\, Short Video and Art Essays by SEA Junction and Partners
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThese days we are inundated with photos of deaths\, ICUs and suffering\, creating fear as an incentive to keep us all at home. No matter how well-meaning\, this narrative of COVID-19 remains one-sided and may have many unwanted consequences. We know from the HIV epidemic that fear only changes behavior in the short term and it may cause traumas and prejudices that make it more difficult to learn to live with the virus. This narrative also leads to seeing the ‘other’ as the ‘enemy’ who can potentially infect us\, triggering unnecessary stigma and discrimination that hampers the efforts to control the pandemic. More needs to be done to raise understanding of the rationale of preventive measures and to provide the social and economic means to enable people to apply those. \nLiving through a pandemic with unforeseen reality and unending uncertainties for over a year has created an epidemic of fear. As a consequence\, there have been stigmatization and blaming to infected people\, especially vulnerable population. With the current surges in COVID-19 infection across Southeast Asia\, the fear of contracting the disease remains and is even escalated when the vaccine is in shortage and not accessible to many. They are nervous of not getting timely vaccinated\, not to mention the concern on vaccine’s safety and efficacy. The fear also extends beyond contraction and manifests in socio-economic stress as a result of the pandemic impacts. In particular\, the poor and disadvantaged groups have been hardest hit with a deepening of poverty since the existing inequalities have been exacerbated. \nSEA Junction invites all to make an effort to collectively provide a different visual story of the pandemic in Southeast Asia that shows strength and hope. We believe in the importance of reducing fear and promote informed policy and public discussion with more accurate reporting of the epidemiological realities of COVID-19. We need to show that COVID-19 is also a tale of survival\, resilience and solidarity. \nWe are calling for short stories in the form of photo essays\, short documentaries and illustrated art essays in any language of the region (to be later translated into English) or in English. We will then select\, curate and showcase them in a special section on our online platform and on our social media. We will be also looking for other partners interested in broadcasting these works of resilience. When the COVID-19 situation ease\, we will use the selected visual storytelling works to organize a 2-week long exhibition at BACC. \nPossible topics include but not limited to: \n\ncultural rituals and faith to counter our anxiety;\nexperiences of quarantine (at home or at reserved locations) and survival;\npeople that continue to work in essential services;\nlaborers and migrant workers that keep the economy running by continuing to work in construction\, agriculture\, fishing\, etc.;\nrural and urban community organizing to control the pandemic and provide support to the needy;\ninnovation and adaptation of technology in resource poor settings;\nstrategic intervention to enhance people survival beyond relief;\nand people that fight for social protection and for upholding of privacy and other human rights amidst this pandemic.\n\nNeedless to say\, ethical and safety principles need to be respected in the production of the stories\, and compliance of preventive measures is a must at any time. \nPlease submit approximately 15 photos and/or videos along with short essay to  southeastasiajunction@gmail.com. The call remains open without specific deadline. We welcome all the entries and also other interested partners to join this call. \nOrganizers \nSEA Junction \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nWith support of: \nChina Medical Board  \nThe Rockefeller-endowed China Medical Board (CMB)\, an independent American foundation started in 1914\, aims to advance health in China and neighbouring Asian countries through strengthening medical\, nursing and public health research and education. See further chinamedicalboard.org \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/from-fear-to-resilience-lets-change-the-narrative-of-covid19-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, Room 408\, BACC\, 939 Rama 1 Rd\, Pathum Wan\, Khet Pathum Wan\, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Bangkok\, Thailand\, Bangkok\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Special Initiatives
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SUMMARY:Call for Proposals\, Small Grant Program “Staying Resilient Amid the Pandemic in Southeast Asia”
DESCRIPTION:In Southeast Asia\, the spread of COVID-19 has been relatively slow when compared to other regions. With the exception of the Philippines and Indonesia\, the number of seriously ill and death cases remain in the two digits. This\, however\, does not imply that the pandemic should be taken lightly nor that the health\, economic and political impacts are insignificant. Like in other parts of the words\, human suffering is real\, with a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable. The pandemic has also highlighted deep inequalities and socio-economic and human rights challenges. \nIrrespective of the capacity of governments to tackle the pandemics\, all over the region civil society groups\, communities and committed individuals have shown great resilience and solidarity. All kinds of small-scale initiatives have been started to battle the pandemic and cope with its local impacts from providing relief goods and PPE equipment to launching education campaigns and financial schemes. \nRecognizing the importance of these diverse initiatives and the fact that they are often undertaken with minimal resources\, SEA Junction is launching the “Staying Resilient Amid the Pandemic in Southeast Asia” small-grant program. The 3-year program\, with support of the China Medical Board Foundation and WIEGO\, provides funds to efforts working to build social capital\, strengthen community resilience\, improve the living and health conditions of local communities (geographical as well as functional) and enhance their capacity to cope with the current situation of COVID-19 and its longer-term socio-economic and health impacts. \nSmall grants for an average of USD 2\,500 will be awarded to selected groups and individuals. Funds can be used to complement existing resources as well as seeds or matching funds. Besides providing financing\, the program will also share relevant COVID-19 and health equity relevant information and knowledge\, foster cross-fertilization of ideas and interventions\, help build networks and conduct joint advocacy activities. \nEligibility and Priority \n\nThis call is open to individuals and groups (both formal and informal)\nFocus is on socio-economic and health dimensions of COVID-19\nActivities are to be located in Southeast Asia\nPriority is given to community-led and inclusive initiatives\nEmphasis on equity and resilience\n\nHow to Apply: \n\nDownload and fill the proposal form provided here: Proposal Template\nUse English or any Southeast Asian languages\nSubmit your brief proposal by email to southeastasiajunction@gmail.com\n\n  \n \nThe first batch of applications was closed in September 2020. We have selected and provided funds to 13 initiatives in Indonesia\, Malaysia\, Myanmar\, Thailand and The Philippines on different issues including arts and culture\, migration\, gender\, rural development\, waste management\, education\, etc. The full list of first batch grantees is available here. \nThe second call for proposals was closed on 15 March 2021. Amid the new wave of outbreak in many countries\, the community demand for support is great with almost 140 relevant proposals received. Thanks to individual and non-profit donations as per our fundraising campaign at the end of 2020\, we have been able to increase our initial funds and grant 23 local initiatives from different locations in 8 countries. The full list of second batch grantees is available here. The next opportunity for a third batch of application is tentatively planned for the end of 2021. \nMeanwhile\, we are now looking for ways to increase the budget as the need is great and response has been overwhelming. Any contribution from interested institutional and individual donors will go a long way toward mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 and strengthening the community-based response to the pandemic. If there’s any preference for particular groups\, themes or countries\, you can earmark your donations and we will take it into account in the grant announcements and selection. Please find more information here. \nOrganizers \nSEA Junction \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nWith support of: \nChina Medical Board Foundation \nThe Rockefeller-endowed China Medical Board (CMB)\, an independent American foundation started in 1914\, aims to advance health in China and neighbouring Asian countries through strengthening medical\, nursing and public health research and education. See further  chinamedicalboard.org. \nWIEGO \nWIEGO is a global network focused on securing livelihoods for the working poor\, especially women\, in the informal economy. Informal workers need voice\, visibility and validity. WIEGO creates change by building capacity among informal worker organizations\, expanding the knowledge base\, and influencing local\, national and international policies. See further www.wiego.org. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/call-for-proposals-small-grant-program-staying-resilient-amid-the-pandemic-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, Room 408\, BACC\, 939 Rama 1 Rd\, Pathum Wan\, Khet Pathum Wan\, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330 Bangkok\, Thailand\, Bangkok\, Thailand
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SUMMARY:Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (3 year-contract\, renewable)
DESCRIPTION:The Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG)\, at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy\, National University of Singapore\, invites applications for TWO Research Fellowships in the fields of: \n\nInternational Relations\, with a focus on Southeast Asia\nInternational Politics of Technology\n\nThe Lee Kuan Yew School is a leading school of public policy with an international faculty and student body. CAG was established in 2006 to provide accurate\, independent\, and high-quality analysis on issues of regional and global significance for academia\, decision-makers\, commentators\, and the general public. Its current research agenda focuses on the prospects of regional and global order; the future of economic globalisation/de-globalisation and their impact on Asia; the alignment postures of Southeast Asia in an era of superpower competition; and the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on international politics (https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag). \nDescription \nThe candidate will conduct independent\, in-depth\, and publishable research on issues in his/her expertise and contribute to the Centre’s agenda on: \n\nThe international relations of Southeast Asia OR\nThe international politics of technology\, including but not limited to the geopolitics of technological competition\, techno-nationalism\, and the strategic implications of emerging technology. The preferred regional area of focus is Asia (Northeast\, Southeast Asia\, and South Asia).\n\nS/he is expected to initiate and organize research projects\, workshops\, conferences\, and other research events. S/he should be able to reach out to publishers and actively engage with academia\, policy practitioners\, and media and business leaders\, as well as apply for external grants. In addition\, s/he is expected to play a role in coordinating with other researchers and contribute to the broader intellectual life of the centre. \nRequirements \n\nA Ph.D. degree in the social sciences with preference for Political Science/International Relations\n\nExpertise in the International Relations of Asia with a focus on Southeast Asia OR\nExpertise in the political economy\, geopolitical\, or security aspects of technology\n\n\nAn ability to engage with policy and research communities in Singapore\, Asia\, and around the world\nA strong and demonstrated sense of academic independence and collegiality\nA willingness to engage in interdisciplinary interactions at the School\n\nBenefits \n\nInternationally competitive salary\, 3-year renewable contract\nHousing benefit\, travel assistance\, and transit accommodation\, subject to NUS eligibility criteria\nHighly collegial working environment with an internationally diverse group of scholars\nExcellent research support provided by CAG\, the LKY School and the University\n\nApplication Procedure \nApplicants should submit the following in electronic form (MS Word or PDF file): \n\nCover letter\, with a brief statement of research expertise and its relevance to CAG’s existing research interests\nDetailed curriculum vitae\nCopies of Academic certificates and transcripts\nwo samples of academic publications\nThree letters of reference (mail to cag@nus.edu.sg)\nJoining date: August 1\, 2023 (preferred\, but negotiable)\nApplication deadline: Open until filled\n\nPlease send electronic submissions to Ms. Serene Teang (cag@nus.edu.sg) \nYou can read detail information here \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/post-doctoral-fellow-research-fellow-senior-research-fellow-3-year-contract-renewable/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition "Portrait of Detention: Drawings of Insein Prison by Maung Phoe"
DESCRIPTION:Insein Prison is infamously known as Myanmar’s primary jail. Built by British colonialists in 1887 with a circular panopticon design to closely control detainees\, it has a decade-long history of being used for repression of political dissidents by the military especially during the 1988-2011 period. Since the 2021 coup\, Insein Prison has again received thousands of political prisoners\, who have been tortured\, incarcerated in inhumane conditions\, with some condemned to death and executed. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)\, as of 9 May 2023\, a total of 21\,990 people has been arrested since the coup and among them 17\,766 are under detention in 56 penitentiaries (with 5\,811 serving sentences and 112 in death row)\, with the largest number in Insein Prison. \nThe exhibition\, scheduled to take place at SEA Junction from 19 to 31 May\, between 11 am and 7 pm\, consists of drawings of Insein Prison by artist Maung Phoe. He was arrested along with his wife and son (who were released shortly afterwards) due to possessing materials considered prohibited and imprisoned in Insein Prison for six months from April to October 2021. In the exhibition\, over 70 ink-drawings on all kinds of pieces of papers and selected fragments of his diary will be on display to portray detention conditions. The sketches provide glimpses into crowded rooms\, with rows of male inmates sleeping side-by-side or sitting together\, attempting to pass the time\, as well as scenes of them queuing to wash. Most importantly\, there are individual portraits of the prisoners\, political and non\, who spent time with him in detention and brief annotations of their lives making visible the humanity of those who are invisible behind walls. A smaller number of sketches has previously been exhibited in Mae Sot and Chiang Mai attracting significant media attention. \nThe drawings are also a testimony to the sense of power of art. As the artist put it in an interview with Global Platforms: \nDenied of rights\, privacy and control\, for the artists in detention and the communities fighting injustice\, art and creativity remain a source of strength and power. The creative force unleashed by resistance to the coup in Myanmar has served to chronicle what is happening\, to inspire and motivate and to continue the fight. \nThe exhibition will be officially launched with a panel discussion titled “Transcending Prison Walls with Art\,” inspired by the title of a 2015 Al Jazeera article about an exhibition by former political prisoner Htein Lin. The panel will feature speakers composed of: \n\nMaung Phoe\, Artist (online)\nThet Swe Win\, Human Rights Defender\nNamar Altamirano\, Human Rights Defender\nPornpen Khongkachonkiet\, Human Rights Defender and Director of the Cross-Cultural Foundation\n\nSpeakers’ Profiles \nMaung Phoe \nMaung  Poe is an artist born in Mandalay in 1971. In 1995 was a member of the Chindwin Watercolor Group and in 1996 he started the Broken White art gallery with artist CNK. Since 2000 he has been doing illustrations for several magazine and journals and teaching painting to children. In recent years he was less active in art work creation\, but felt the urge to restart drawing to document his experience in prison when arrested in 2021 and detained in Insein Prison for six months. \nThet Swe Win \nThet Swe Win is a human rights activist who has led numerous campaigns to counter hate speech\, Buddhist nationalism\, and anti-Muslim and anti-Rohingya discrimination and violence. He is also the founder and executive director of Synergy – Social Harmony Organization\, which seeks to strengthen social cohesion in Myanmar. \nNamar Altamirano \nNamar is a Franco – Nicaraguan sociologist\, specialized in conflict resolutions and peace\, formerly based in Myanmar\,with significant experience working in capacity building programs\, mainly with CSOs in the sectors of democracy\, advocacy and human rights. Large experience in the provision of technical advisory and support to diverse local organizations that includes women’s organizations\, media and electoral observation organizations in Central America. Part of ongoing initiatives with different human rights Coalitions\, documenting human rights violations\, with the goal of achieving transitional justice in Nicaragua. \nPornpen Khongkachonkiet \nPornpen\, known as Noi\, is director of the Cross-Cultural Foundation\, a Thai human rights organization that monitors and documents torture cases in Thailand. She has been at the frontline of exposing gross rights violations\, and as a result has been targeted for judicial as well as online harassment. See further https://voicefromthais.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/comic-torture-in-thailand-public.pdf \n  \n \nFor information/reservation for our events please email info@seajunction.org or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nNB: Events are free\, but donation most welcome! \nOrganizers: \nSEA Junction \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions\, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 407-8 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information\, see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nSynergy  \nSynergy Social Harmony Organization is a non-profit organization from Myanmar that promotes peace\, tolerance\, and diversity among different ethnicities and religions. Synergy works with religious leaders\, Rohingya people\, and refugees in the Thai-Myanmar border to promote interfaith and inter-ethnic understanding. The organization uses art to amplify the voices of oppressed individuals and communities\, while also providing support to those who have faced discrimination or persecution. The goal is to create a more inclusive and peaceful society in Myanmar\, where all individuals are valued and respected\, regardless of their background or beliefs. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/exhibition-portrait-of-detention-drawings-of-insein-prison-by-maung-phoe/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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