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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition "The Mekong is Blue and Dried"
DESCRIPTION:SEA Junction’s “The Mekong is Blue and Dried” exhibition is born out of concern for the environmental degradation of the Mekong River. This river is the most diverse in fresh water fishery in the world with the greatest biodiversity after the Amazon. It feeds more than 60 million people who live along its entire route. Among them there are indigenous communities that depend on the Mekong for their natural resource-based livelihoods and as a source of income. However\, their way of life is nowadays threatened by the ongoing dam-building race since the first dam was built on the Mekong mainstream 20 years ago. \nToday\, eleven dams are planned for the lower mainstream Mekong\, and 300 more are in the waiting on feeder waterways. Cumulative impacts have been felt by the riparian communities living downstream. The combination of upstream and downstream dams’ operations has blocked the natural rich nutrients and sediments and the water flow. In late 2019\, the Mekong turned into rare blue color instead of its usual brown. The blue color of the Mekong reflects “dead” for aquatic animals\, other animals that dwell in the Mekong riverbank and millions of people who depend for their livelihood on the biodiversity of the River. \nMeanwhile\, the networks of environmental experts\, civil society\, media and academia tirelessly continue to advocate for environmental and social measures for the Mekong River. Aiming to contribute to these ongoing efforts through the creative use of visual documentation and art amid the pandemic\, SEA Junction launched “The Mekong River is Blue and Dried” special initiative with the support of the Samdhana Institute. The initiative called for photos and artwork series accompanied by a short essay in the four main themes: (1) Environmental degradation of the Mekong river; (2) Destruction caused by dams and development interventions affecting the river; (3) Impacts on people and communities depending on the Mekong River for their livelihoods; (4) Stories of advocacy and how networks of civil groups advocate and try to limit environmental and social damage (“history of opposition”). \nIn addition to virtual dissemination through a special page on our website and social media channels\, a selection of photographs and artworks from the visual stories will be showcased in the “Mekong is Blue and Dried” exhibition on 16 – 28 March 2021 at Corner Space\, 1st Floor\, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). In times that the Mekong has just dropped to worrying levels\, we hope that the issue is brought into wider attention through this 2-week long exhibition held by SEA Junction in partnership with Bangkok Tribune News Agency and Thai Society of Environmental Journalists and with support from Samdhana Institute. \nThe exhibition will be launched with an opening talk (in English) on the issue by the speakers listed below\, on 16 March 2021\, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Corner Space\, 1st Floor\, BACC where the exhibition is held. \nSpeakers \n\nAnthony Zola\, Independent Researcher\nCarl Middleton\, Center for Social Development Studies\, Faculty of Political Science\, Chulalongkorn University\nPremrudee Daoroung\, Lao Dam Investment Monitor\nLaure Siegel\, Freelance Journalist\n\nModerator \n\nRosalia Sciortino\, SEA Junction\n\nIt will also be followed with the Media Talk (in Thai) on 20 March 2021\, 1:00 – 2:30 pm at the same area. The talk will explore photos and stories behind in the photo exhibition. The speakers will also exchange the views and share experiences as the media and people who have been working and monitoring closely on the Mekong River\, whether it be the issues in environmental degradation\, people’s livelihood and advocacy of the civil society. \nSpeakers \n\nChanang Umparak\, Mekong Butterfly\nThitipan Pattanamongkol\, Sarakadee Magazine\nSayan Chuenudomsavad\, Bangkok Tribune\nMontri Udompong\, Khao 3 Miti\n\nModerator\nKamol Sukin\, GreenNews \n  \n \n  \nFor information/reservation for our events please email southeastasiajunction@gmail.com or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nNB: Events are free\, but donations are most welcome! \n  \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 \nBangkok Tribune \nBangkok Tribune is the indie and in-depth online news agency to “explain” and “inspire” people with constructive news reports on development and environmental policies in Thailand and the Mekong region\, critical to public decisions\, thus truly serving the public interest. For more info\, see https://bkktribune.com/ \nThai Society of Environmental Journalists \nThai Society of Environmental Journalists (ThaiSEJ) is an association of news reporting individuals who strive to report on environmental issues and the impact of climate change both in Thailand and overseas.  For more information\, see https://greennews.agency/ \n  \nThe Samdhana Institute \nSamdhana\, in Sanskrit\, means healing\, uniting\, peacemaking. It was formed in 2003 by a group of individuals\, conservationists\, development practitioners\, constituting the first Samdhana Fellows; moved by the same commitment of ‘giving back’ what they know to the next generation; and bringing together skills\, knowledge\, experiences\, networks\, colleagues and friends; delivering maturity\, strength and sustainability. For more info\, see www.samdhana.org \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-the-mekong-is-blue-and-dried/
LOCATION:Corner Space\, 1st Floor\, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
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SUMMARY:#WhatshappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates by Aung Zaw
DESCRIPTION:The Irrawaddy and SEA Junction have joined together to provide bi-weekly updates on the latest developments in Myanmar. Since 1 February 2021\, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar army\, known as the Tatmadaw\, detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint following a general election which Suu Kyi’s NLD party won by a landslide. The coup led by General Min Aung Hlaing brought an end to a decade of semi-democratic rule and returned full power to the military. \nCourageously\, the population has been resisting and demanding the release of the imprisoned leaders and the restoration of democratic rule.  A massive civil disobedience movement has emerged and hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets in spite of the military’s use of lethal force against protesters. At least 250 people\, a majority of young age\, have been killed and more than 2\,665 people\, including journalists\, have been arrested. The global community has overall condemned the coup and the military abuses\, but concerted diplomatic interventions is still too bland. While the future of Myanmar is in the hands of its people\, international and regional bodies ought to isolate the military junta\, ban arms\, embargo business by the militaries and their cronies and address gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. \nIn these dramatic times\, as The Irrawaddy writes on its website “information\, analysis and truth are precious commodities” in the struggle for justice and freedom. \nThe series #WhatshappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates aims to contribute to greater understanding of the current situation in Myanmar for informed action in support of the democratic movement in Myanmar and beyond.  Starting on 25 March 2021 at 3pm Bangkok time\, every two weeks over the next three months The Irrawaddy’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief Aung Zaw will provide an analysis of the latest events for about 20 minutes before opening the floor for questions and answers. \nThe 45-minute Updates will be moderated by SEA Junction Founder and Director Rosalia Sciortino and will be held via Zoom and livestreamed on our Facebook Page @SEA-Junction \nFor zoom there is space for max 100 people  and the Zoom Link for this first Updates is: http://bit.ly/Zoom-SEAJunction Zoom meeting will be open 10 minutes prior to scheduled time. \nThe series of updates is also meant to help The Irrawaddy in their fund-raising campaign to continue to provide quality and impactful journalism every day. For more information and to donate please see: https://bit.ly/3btQYpR \n \nFor information/reservation for our events please email southeastasiajunction@gmail.com or phone/Signal/WA/Line: +66970024140 \n  \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 \nThe Irrawaddy  \nThe Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news\, information\, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception in 1993\, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group\, unaffiliated with any political party\, organization or government. Founded in Thailand by a group of young Burmese activists who were forced to flee the persecution of the then military regime over the 1988 democracy uprisings\, The Irrawaddy has a strong belief in democracy\, and the crucial role of independent and accountable media for a democratic society. Since the opening up of the country in 2012\, The Irrawaddy was able to move to Myanmar and operate from within the country\, but it is now being threatened and its journalists are at grave risks as they continue reporting. For more information see: https://www.irrawaddy.com/about \n
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