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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition “My Photo\, My Voice: Daily Lives\, Difficulties and Dreams of Myanmar Migrants in Thailand”
DESCRIPTION:Millions of Myanmar migrants live and work in Thailand\, amongst others serving important economic sectors such as tourism and agriculture. This is the case for thousands of predominantly ethnic Bamar migrant workers in the hotels and restaurants on the Island of Koh Tao in Surat Thani Province\, and in the fields of Phop Phra District in Tak Province. \nThe vast majority of these migrants have come to Thailand with the purpose to save up to buy land\, build a house and set up a livelihood in Myanmar. Rights violations in relation to their salaries\, poor living conditions\, health and legal status\, however\, leave them in extreme precarity. This makes it difficult\, if not impossible\, for many to save up\, extending their time away from their family and homeland indefinitely. Indeed\, many\, in reality\, often stay for decades. This highly uncertain situation worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic\, and currently\, inflation and the coup engender new challenges. \nThe migrant workers are very aware of the injustices they face\, yet they have few opportunities to express their experiences and claim their rights. This exhibition aims to provide a space for the migrants to do so through Photo Voice. In 2022\, 35 young women and men attended trainings in photography and storytelling to document their daily life\, difficulties and dreams. Today\, their work is in front of you. \nThe photos were selected in collaboration with the migrants\, who are very proud to share their photos and their stories about exploitation\, insecurity\, homesickness\, pride and hope. As expressed by one migrant: “these are not just beautiful photos there are a lot of feelings in there”. \nThe exhibition is supported by the “Staying Resilience Amid the Pandemic in Southeast Asia” initiative of SEA Junction in partnership with CMB and co-supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801199. \nFor more information regarding the photovoice project\, please contact Sofie Mortensen\, PhD candidate: somo@ifro.ku.dk and Aung Htun Lin\, SAW Foundation\, aunghtunlin2010@gmail.com. \n \nOrganizer: \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 \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-my-photo-my-voice-daily-lives-difficulties-and-dreams-of-myanmar-migrants-in-thailand/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:Year-end Dialogue Forum 2022 (in Thai) - BCG Economy Model: A “Green” Development Pathway?
DESCRIPTION:In times when society has become widened with gaps and differences of views and opinions\, one issue could be escalated into a crisis if there are no platforms available for appropriate discussion among all concerned. The media\, while informing and inspiring their audience\, could also take a role in educating and facilitating the public by providing such platforms\, bridging the gap and connecting the dots to create one big picture for better understanding in the society. \nRealising such critical roles\, Bangkok Tribune\, in collaboration with its partners and with the support of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung\, Thailand Office\, has therefore come up with a monthly forum on issues of importance under the project\, Dialogue Forum. This is to facilitate and provide a space for discussions and exchanges of dialogues and views regarding critical social and environmental issues and policies both in Thailand and the Mekong region. It not only bridges the gap but also connects the dots\, helping forge better understanding among the parties concerned and the public at large\, therefore encouraging them to make a better decision about the issues or even find a common ground and seek solutions together. \nOver the past few years\, the forum has invited a number of parties to come and discuss the issues at the forum; several of them are scholars and leaders in their fields. They have reached some common grounds while recommendations and new policies have been proposed for issues of importance such as Green Recovery in Post Covid-19\, Climate Change policies\, biodiversity in crisis\, dam development in the Mekong Basin\, and others. (See: https://bkktribune.com/dialogue-forum/) \nDuring the APEC meeting last month\, the Thai government’s BCG Economy Model (Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model) had been proposed to APEC leaders for adoption. However\, the same economic model was strongly criticised by members of the civil society\, who questioned whether or not it’s just “greenwashing”\, given the adverse implications and impacts it has caused on several communities when implemented. \nRegardless of strong criticism\, the government has a strong will to pursue this economic model in a hope that it could lead the country to a more sustainable and resilient development path. Is BCG “green” enough\, or is it just “greenwashing”? Where may “greenwashing” arise? In the concept? Planning? Or implementation? And if it’s not BCG\, what kind of “green” development pathway should Thailand take so that it can achieve a sustainable and resilient goal as wished? \nThe Dialogue Forum would cordially like to invite you to join the discussion and find the best development pathway for the country together at its last forum of the year\, Year-end Dialogue Forum 2022: BCG Economy Model; A “Green” Development Pathway? (in Thai) on December 20\, 2022\, 10 am-3.30 pm at Multi-function Room\, 1st Floor\, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). \n \n  \nSchedule \n\n\n\n10:00 AM\nRegistration\n\n\n10:30 AM\n Introduction of the forum and topics of the event\n\n\n10:40 AM\nTED Talk: Global Challenges\, BCG Economy Model\, and Thailand’s Green Development Pathway \nProf. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak\, Director\, Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS Thailand)\, Chulalongkorn University: Global Challenges and Thailand ‘s Future \nDr. Suvit Maesincee\, former Higher Education\, Science\, Research and Innovation Minister: BCG Economy Model; Concept & Ideologies \nMr. Natee Sithiprasasana\, Vice-chair\, Energy of Renewable Energy Industry Club\, FDI: BCG and the Challenges towards Sustainable and Resilient Economy \nMr. Nitipon Piwmow\, Spokesperson\, the House’s Land\, Natural Resources\, and Environment Standing Committee: Parliament’s Roles in Shaping BCG Development and Green Development Pathway\n                       \nMs. Sarinee Achavanuntakul\, Managing Director\, Sal Forest’s Knowledge Development Department: Analyses on BCG Economy Model and Towards the Country’s Green Development Pathway \nMs. Khairiyah Rahmanyah\, Chana Raksa Thin Conservation Group’ s representative: BCG: A Green Development Pathway? \nModerator \nMs. Wiphaporn Wattanawit\, Assistant Editor at Backpack Journalist Program and TV News Anchor\, Thai PBS\n\n\n12:00 PM\nQ&A session\n\n\n12:30 PM\nWrap-up and closing of the forum\n\n\n1:30 PM\nWelcome Remarks by KAS Thailand’s representative \nForum Discussion: Thailand’s “Green” Development Pathway  \n• Group 1: Youth from designated areas of development projects\n• Group 2: Youth from city areas\n• Group 3: Representatives from affected areas of development projects\n• Group 4: Civil society representatives \nModerators \nMs. Wiphaporn Wattanawit\, Assistant Editor at Backpack Journalist Program and TV News Anchor\, Thai PBS \nDr. Petch Manoprawitr\, Secretary-General\, Green World Foundation and Co-founder of ReReefผู้ดำเนินรายการ\n\n\n3:30 PM\nWrap-up and closing of the forum\n\n\n\n  \nPartners \n\nDecode.plus\, Thai PBS\nThe Citizen.plus\, Thai PBS\nKlang Muang TV Program\, Thai PBS\nSEA-Junction\nThe Thai Society of Environmental Journalists (Thai SEJ)\nBangkok Tribune Online News Agency\n\nSupported by  \n\nKonrad Adenauer Stiftung\, Thailand Office\nBangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)\n\n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/year-end-dialogue-forum-2022-in-thai-bcg-economy-model-a-green-development-pathway/
LOCATION:Multi-function Room\, 1st floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:Book Launch and Discussion “Sisters of Isan”
DESCRIPTION:Sisters of Isan: one woman’s journey on the margins as the Kingdom of Thailand prospers and stumbles traces a family in Sisaket back to the beginning of the 20th century and then explores the profound changes over the past 50 years. By the beginning of the 20th century\, Lao people west of the Mekong River belong to Siam while to the east and north they remain part of French Indochina. Grandmother was born in 1900 and then the mother born in the 1930s. Wan marries and with her husband begins raising a family in the 1960s. The birth of the second sister\, Pon in 1971\, is where the story line of the Sisters begins. At 13-years-old Pon is migrating to the big city to join her sister. It is not long before she is on her own\, seeking to survive and support her family. The narrative on the Sisaket family covers 50 years\, shifting between rural and urban landscapes. Core cultural beliefs persist amidst profound social change during the shift from subsistence farming to the market economy. The 21st century ushers in more change\, and while inequalities persist there are increasing opportunities for people on the margins\, but not without a struggle. \nThe book will be launched with a discussion with the author Allan Beesey on 20 December 2022\, 5.30-7.00 pm at SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC. \n  \nAuthor’s Bio \nAllan Beesey’s introduction to Thai society was through an Oxfam tour in 1985\, with memories of Isan villages and the politics that divided Isan and Central Thai. In the 1990s\, he was conducting consultancies on HIV/AIDS from Chiang Mai\, studying the northem culture and connections with the sex trade and the spread of HIV. Following stints in China and Vietnam in the 1990s Allan was full time in Thailand. From 1999-2002 he was working at the Asian Research Center for Migration (Chulalongkorn University) in Bangkok. He returned to consulting in the early 2000s\, with a focus on HIV and migrants\, shifting to migration and mobility issues across the Mekong Region. While based in Thailand he worked with local and international agencies\, including the UN. Working on Asian Development Bank projects he spent several months in Laos and almost 3 years in Vietnam. \n  \n \nFor information/reservation for our events\, please email southeastasiajunction@gmail.com or phone: +66970024140. \nOrganizer: \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 \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/book-launch-and-discussion-sisters-of-isan/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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