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SUMMARY:Baturu Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION:Background \nThe Baturu Cultural Festival marks the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Feminist Cultural Network in preparation for the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women or Beijing+30. Launched on 25 November at FCCT\, the festival takes place over 10 days across Bangkok\, bringing artists and filmmakers to Thailand from across the region to speak about women’s rights and the importance of international cultural communication to promote public awareness via arts and culture of women’s rights in Asia-Pacific. As part of the festival\, the organizers in collaboration with SEA Junction will hold three panel discussions\, two on 30 November 2024 (2-4pm and 5-7pm) and another one on 1 December 2024 at SEA Junction. The panels will be an occasion for women artists from eight countries\, namely Cambodia\, India\, Indonesia\, Myanmar\, Philippines\, Sri Lanka\, South Korea\, Thailand and Vietnam to share the ways they use art to express gender equity issues encountered in their countries. In particular\, details of the three events are as follows: \nPanel I: Women Echoes from the Fringe in Southeast Asia \n30 November 30\, 2.30-4.30 pm\n \nThree female artists from Southeast will share their experience amplifying the voices and documenting the resilience of women from communities considered at the fringe of societies with their art. Issues addressed include discrimination and abuse experienced by sex workers\, patriarchal norms governing the lives of ethnic minority women\, and mental health stress affecting refugee women. \nSpeaker Bios: \nThanta Laovilawanyakul\, Thailand \nThankta was involved with Empower Foundation and their social art performances in 1999-2008 before moving to Denmark and be a stage actress in Denmark in the fix+foxy project under the Danish government. When she returned to Thailand\, with her friends at Empower they formed their own drama group\, writing plays based on sex workers’ real experiences in their work. \nNhan Tran\, Vietnam \nNhan Tran is a Vietnamese documentary photographer and filmmaker based between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Her works focuses on long-term stories\, drawing attention to social issues\, particularly on the conditions of ethnic women\, and advocating for sustainable development. She is a member of Women Photograph and Up Next Photographers\, which is a part of Diversify Photo\, an Objectifs Documentary Award recipient\, and a National Geographic Society grantee. \nKhin Zar Li\, Myanmar \nKhin Zar Li was forced to flee from her country to Thailand after the military coup in February 2021 to escape violence and oppression. Now\, she serves as a trainer of Joy House for women refugees where she teaches crafting techniques\, basic art skills\, and upcycling and repurposing. The training sessions help women participants heal their mental problems and give them job opportunities. \nPanel II: South Asia Women Artists Against Gender Violence \n30 November 2024\, 5-7 pm   \nThree women artists from India and Sri Lanka talk about violence against women in their country and how they and other artists have responded and raised social awareness. \nSpeaker Bios: \nHansa Thapliyal\, India  \nHansa is a filmmaker\, writer and teacher based in Bangalore. She trained as a filmmaker in the Film and Television Institute of India and has extensive experience in film production. She has made short films about domestic violence against women in India and will share about the anthropomorphic dolls she creates to stand in for the victims. \nRitika Banerjee\, India \nRitika is working on a feature length documentary about child rights in India. Previously\, she has worked as an illustrator for an award-winning digital intersectional feminist media organization\, Feminism in India\, and illustrated diverse topics helping in educating about the feminist sensibilities. Her talk will use illustrations to describe the difficulties Indian women encounter in pursuing equal rights. \nRaeesah Samsudeen\, Sri Lanka  \nRae is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in human-centered design. In her role with Everystory Sri Lanka—a young feminists’ group committed to amplifying voices and sharing knowledge—Rae transforms complex research and advocacy into clear\, engaging communications. Her work ensures that Everystory’s core messages resonate with a wide audience\, fostering awareness\, understanding\, and meaningful connections. She will discuss the sexual violence suffered by women in Sri Lanka through pictures and stories. \nPanel III: Zero Tolerance for Gender Violence in Southeast Asia  \n1 December 2024\, 3-5 pm \nThree women artists will discuss the way gender violence including sexual violence\, domestic violence\, and discrimination faced while working abroad affect women from Southeast Asia and how they use art to document and expose such realities to advocate zero tolerance in societies. \nSpeaker Bios: \nRaksmey KONG\, Cambodia  \nKong Raksmey\, joined the training of documentary film maker from Bophana Center in 2022. She is a public speaker\, a journalist\, a photographer\, and a immediate Past President of PUC Toastmasters Club. She had wrote Internews’ Mekong Eyes and Earth journalism Network and was a photographer of NomadiX Art Tour. She will talk about sexual harassment experienced by female college students on campus in Cambodia. \nDevina Sofiyanti\, Indonesia \nThe filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta\, Indonesia. Her work consistently addresses women’s issues within the genre film landscape. Her short film\, Heirlooms\, has been featured in both international and national genre and women’s film festivals. She will share about the short film she shot about domestic violence and its negative impacts. \nYoon Sung-A\, South Korea \nYoon Sung-A is a French-Korean artist and filmmaker based in Brussels. She studied at Sorbonne Nouvelle (theater)\, Paris-Cergy Fine Arts school and INSAS (cinema) in Brussels. Her work is concerned with process and mise en scène. Playing both with the conventions of documentary practice and the codes of narrative cinema\, she makes hybrid films that resist narrow categorization. Her talk focus on protection of women workers and the discrimination and abuse faced by Filipino migrant workers \nFor information/reservation for our events please email: info@seajunction.org\, write to our social media channels or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nThe event is free\, but donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. SEA Junction is grateful for all of your support. \n  \n \nOrganizers \nBaturu Cultural Festival was founded in 2013. Formerly known as the China Women’s Film Festival\, it is the only feminist cultural festival in China. It is committed to empowering women in the cultural industry and promoting feminist culture to become one of the mainstream cultures in society. It has won the Intercultural Achievement Award by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \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. More information at http://seajunction.org/ \n  \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/baturu-cultural-festival/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:Baturu Cultural Festival Panel I: Women Echoes from the Fringe in Southeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:Background \nThe Baturu Cultural Festival marks the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Feminist Cultural Network in preparation for the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women or Beijing+30. Launched on 25 November at FCCT\, the festival takes place over 10 days across Bangkok\, bringing artists and filmmakers to Thailand from across the region to speak about women’s rights and the importance of international cultural communication to promote public awareness via arts and culture of women’s rights in Asia-Pacific. As part of the festival\, the organizers in collaboration with SEA Junction will hold three panel discussions\, two on 30 November 2024 (2-4pm and 5-7pm) and another one on 1 December 2024 at SEA Junction. The panels will be an occasion for women artists from eight countries\, namely Cambodia\, India\, Indonesia\, Myanmar\, Philippines\, Sri Lanka\, South Korea\, Thailand and Vietnam to share the ways they use art to express gender equity issues encountered in their countries. In particular\, details of the three events are as follows: \nPanel I: Women Echoes from the Fringe in Southeast Asia \n30 November 30\, 2.30-4.30 pm\n \nThree female artists from Southeast will share their experience amplifying the voices and documenting the resilience of women from communities considered at the fringe of societies with their art. Issues addressed include discrimination and abuse experienced by sex workers\, patriarchal norms governing the lives of ethnic minority women\, and mental health stress affecting refugee women. \nSpeaker Bios: \nThanta Laovilawanyakul\, Thailand \nThankta was involved with Empower Foundation and their social art performances in 1999-2008 before moving to Denmark and be a stage actress in Denmark in the fix+foxy project under the Danish government. When she returned to Thailand\, with her friends at Empower they formed their own drama group\, writing plays based on sex workers’ real experiences in their work. \nNhan Tran\, Vietnam \nNhan Tran is a Vietnamese documentary photographer and filmmaker based between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Her works focuses on long-term stories\, drawing attention to social issues\, particularly on the conditions of ethnic women\, and advocating for sustainable development. She is a member of Women Photograph and Up Next Photographers\, which is a part of Diversify Photo\, an Objectifs Documentary Award recipient\, and a National Geographic Society grantee. \nKhin Zar Li\, Myanmar \nKhin Zar Li was forced to flee from her country to Thailand after the military coup in February 2021 to escape violence and oppression. Now\, she serves as a trainer of Joy House for women refugees where she teaches crafting techniques\, basic art skills\, and upcycling and repurposing. The training sessions help women participants heal their mental problems and give them job opportunities. \nPanel II: South Asia Women Artists Against Gender Violence \n30 November 2024\, 5-7 pm\n \nThree women artists from India and Sri Lanka talk about violence against women in their country and how they and other artists have responded and raised social awareness. \nSpeaker Bios: \nHansa Thapliyal\, India  \nHansa is a filmmaker\, writer and teacher based in Bangalore. She trained as a filmmaker in the Film and Television Institute of India and has extensive experience in film production. She has made short films about domestic violence against women in India and will share about the anthropomorphic dolls she creates to stand in for the victims. \nRitika Banerjee\, India \nRitika is working on a feature length documentary about child rights in India. Previously\, she has worked as an illustrator for an award-winning digital intersectional feminist media organization\, Feminism in India\, and illustrated diverse topics helping in educating about the feminist sensibilities. Her talk will use illustrations to describe the difficulties Indian women encounter in pursuing equal rights. \nRaeesah Samsudeen\, Sri Lanka  \nRae is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in human-centered design. In her role with Everystory Sri Lanka—a young feminists’ group committed to amplifying voices and sharing knowledge—Rae transforms complex research and advocacy into clear\, engaging communications. Her work ensures that Everystory’s core messages resonate with a wide audience\, fostering awareness\, understanding\, and meaningful connections. She will discuss the sexual violence suffered by women in Sri Lanka through pictures and stories. \nPanel III: Zero Tolerance for Gender Violence in Southeast Asia  \n1 December 2024\, 3-5 pm \nThree women artists will discuss the way gender violence including sexual violence\, domestic violence\, and discrimination faced while working abroad affect women from Southeast Asia and how they use art to document and expose such realities to advocate zero tolerance in societies. \nSpeaker Bios: \nRaksmey KONG\, Cambodia  \nKong Raksmey\, joined the training of documentary film maker from Bophana Center in 2022. She is a public speaker\, a journalist\, a photographer\, and a immediate Past President of PUC Toastmasters Club. She had wrote Internews’ Mekong Eyes and Earth journalism Network and was a photographer of NomadiX Art Tour. She will talk about sexual harassment experienced by female college students on campus in Cambodia. \nDevina Sofiyanti\, Indonesia \nThe filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta\, Indonesia. Her work consistently addresses women’s issues within the genre film landscape. Her short film\, Heirlooms\, has been featured in both international and national genre and women’s film festivals. She will share about the short film she shot about domestic violence and its negative impacts. \nYoon Sung-A\, South Korea \nYoon Sung-A is a French-Korean artist and filmmaker based in Brussels. She studied at Sorbonne Nouvelle (theater)\, Paris-Cergy Fine Arts school and INSAS (cinema) in Brussels. Her work is concerned with process and mise en scène. Playing both with the conventions of documentary practice and the codes of narrative cinema\, she makes hybrid films that resist narrow categorization. Her talk focus on protection of women workers and the discrimination and abuse faced by Filipino migrant workers. \nFor information/reservation for our events please email: info@seajunction.org\, write to our social media channels or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nThe event is free\, but donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. SEA Junction relies on our community support. \n \nOrganizers \nBaturu Cultural Festival was founded in 2013. Formerly known as the China Women’s Film Festival\, it is the only feminist cultural festival in China. It is committed to empowering women in the cultural industry and promoting feminist culture to become one of the mainstream cultures in society. It has won the Intercultural Achievement Award by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \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. More information at http://seajunction.org/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/baturu-cultural-festival-panel-i-women-echoes-from-the-fringe-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:47th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
DESCRIPTION:On 30 November 2024 at 4-5pm (Bangkok Time)\, SEA Junction in collaboration with media partners\, Mizzima and The Irrawaddy\, will hold the 47th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim of contributing to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. \nSince February 2021\, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army\, known as Tatmadaw\, detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint following a general election which Suu Kyi’s NLD party won by a landslide. The coup by General Min Aung Hlaing brought an end to a decade of semi-democratic rule and returned full power to the military. Courageously\, the population has been resisting and demanding the release of the imprisoned leaders and restoration of the democratic rule and the National Unity Government (NUG) has been formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH)\, a group of elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the coup. Economic collapse amid escalating conflict is making of Myanmar a failed state\, with many leaving the country in search of refuge and opportunities. The global community has overall condemned the coup and the military abuses\, but concerted diplomatic interventions are still too bland. After more than three years of the coup\, ASEAN has been excluding Tatmadaw representatives from their summits\, but still fails to recognize NUG as the legitimate representative of Myanmar. While the future of the country 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\, address gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law and provide humanitarian relief to the population. Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) are taking control strategically important areas in Kachin\, Kayah\, Chin\, Rakhine and Shan after 1027 operations led by Three Brotherhood Alliance: the Arakan Army (AA)\, Myanmar National Democrative Alliance Army (MNDAA) and Ta’ang National Army (TNLA) \nThe update aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation in Myanmar for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. It is meant to be short informal dialogues with a speaker who provides an analysis of the latest events in the preceding two weeks for about 20 minutes before the moderator\, SEA Junction’s Founder and Director Rosalia Sciortino\, opens the floor for questions and answers. Our former speakers include Aung Zaw\, Founder and Director of The Irrawaddy; Khin Ohmar\, a well-known Peace and Security Advocate; Debbie Stothard\, an active promoter of human rights in Burma and the ASEAN regions; May Zin Thaw\, the founder of a local think tank institute Researchers’ Republic and Toe Zaw Latt\, R&D consultant\, Mizzima Media Group. On this November\, Khin Ohmar\, a well-known Peace and Security Advocate\, will provide an analysis of the latest events. \nTo participate\, tune in for the monthly update planned for 30 November at 4-5pm (Bangkok Time) via Zoom ((Link: https://bit.ly/MyanmarUpdates2024) and Facebook Live on our page: SEA Junction\, Mizzima-Myanmar News – English Edition\, and The Irrawaddy – English Edition. \n \nSpeaker Profile: \nMs. Khin Ohmar is an experienced peace and security advocate from Myanmar. For the past 30 years\, she has worked with fellow Burmese democracy activists as well as with ethnic women and youth from conflict-affected areas in Myanmar\, including Kachin\, Karen\, Lahu and Rohingya. In 2008\, Ms. Ohmar won the Anna Lindh Prize\, awarded annually to a woman or young person with “the courage to fight indifference\, prejudice\, oppression and injustices in order to promote a good life for all people in an environment marked by respect for human rights.” The award citation stated\, “Her courageous and visionary work is a source of inspiration for all those engaged in the struggle for human rights and for a life of dignity.” She also won the 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award for Human Rights\, which she shared with Shan Women’s Action Network activist Charm Tong. US First Lady Laura Bush\, the award’s presenter\, described Khin Ohmar as “one of the strongest voices against Burma’s violent regime.” \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 \nMedia Partners: \nMizzima \nMizzima\, derived from the Pali for middle or moderate and chosen for its inference of an unbiased and independent media\, was established in 1998 in New Delhi\, India\, by veterans of Myanmar’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Founder Soe Myint and co-founder Thin Thin Aung participated in the movement for democracy and they were in exile in India as refugees. Since its founding the aim of Mizzima has been to provide high quality news relating to Myanmar while contributing toward freedom of expression and the realization of an inclusive and democratic Myanmar for all the country’s peoples. For more info\, please see: https://www.mizzima.com/ \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
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/47th-whatshappeninginmyanmar-monthly-updates/
LOCATION:Zoom & Facebook Live
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SUMMARY:Baturu Cultural Festival Panel II: South Asia Women Artists Against Gender Violence
DESCRIPTION:The Baturu Cultural Festival marks the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Feminist Cultural Network in preparation for the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women or Beijing+30. Launched on 25 November at FCCT\, the festival takes place over 10 days across Bangkok\, bringing artists and filmmakers to Thailand from across the region to speak about women’s rights and the importance of international cultural communication to promote public awareness via arts and culture of women’s rights in Asia-Pacific. As part of the festival\, the organizers in collaboration with SEA Junction will hold three panel discussions\, two on 30 November 2024 (2-4pm and 5-7pm) and another one on 1 December 2024 at SEA Junction. The panels will be an occasion for women artists from eight countries\, namely Cambodia\, India\, Indonesia\, Myanmar\, Philippines\, Sri Lanka\, South Korea\, Thailand and Vietnam to share the ways they use art to express gender equity issues encountered in their countries. In particular\, details of the three events are as follows: \nPanel I: Women Echoes from the Fringe in Southeast Asia \n30 November 30\, 2.30-4.30 pm\n \nThree female artists from Southeast will share their experience amplifying the voices and documenting the resilience of women from communities considered at the fringe of societies with their art. Issues addressed include discrimination and abuse experienced by sex workers\, patriarchal norms governing the lives of ethnic minority women\, and mental health stress affecting refugee women. \nSpeaker Bios: \nThanta Laovilawanyakul\, Thailand \nThankta was involved with Empower Foundation and their social art performances in 1999-2008 before moving to Denmark and be a stage actress in Denmark in the fix+foxy project under the Danish government. When she returned to Thailand\, with her friends at Empower they formed their own drama group\, writing plays based on sex workers’ real experiences in their work. \nNhan Tran\, Vietnam \nNhan Tran is a Vietnamese documentary photographer and filmmaker based between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Her works focuses on long-term stories\, drawing attention to social issues\, particularly on the conditions of ethnic women\, and advocating for sustainable development. She is a member of Women Photograph and Up Next Photographers\, which is a part of Diversify Photo\, an Objectifs Documentary Award recipient\, and a National Geographic Society grantee. \nKhin Zar Li\, Myanmar \nKhin Zar Li was forced to flee from her country to Thailand after the military coup in February 2021 to escape violence and oppression. Now\, she serves as a trainer of Joy House for women refugees where she teaches crafting techniques\, basic art skills\, and upcycling and repurposing. The training sessions help women participants heal their mental problems and give them job opportunities. \nPanel II: South Asia Women Artists Against Gender Violence \n30 November 2024\, 5-7 pm\n \nThree women artists from India and Sri Lanka talk about violence against women in their country and how they and other artists have responded and raised social awareness. \nSpeaker Bios: \nHansa Thapliyal\, India  \nHansa is a filmmaker\, writer and teacher based in Bangalore. She trained as a filmmaker in the Film and Television Institute of India and has extensive experience in film production. She has made short films about domestic violence against women in India and will share about the anthropomorphic dolls she creates to stand in for the victims. \nRitika Banerjee\, India \nRitika is working on a feature length documentary about child rights in India. Previously\, she has worked as an illustrator for an award-winning digital intersectional feminist media organization\, Feminism in India\, and illustrated diverse topics helping in educating about the feminist sensibilities. Her talk will use illustrations to describe the difficulties Indian women encounter in pursuing equal rights. \nRaeesah Samsudeen\, Sri Lanka  \nRae is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in human-centered design. In her role with Everystory Sri Lanka—a young feminists’ group committed to amplifying voices and sharing knowledge—Rae transforms complex research and advocacy into clear\, engaging communications. Her work ensures that Everystory’s core messages resonate with a wide audience\, fostering awareness\, understanding\, and meaningful connections. She will discuss the sexual violence suffered by women in Sri Lanka through pictures and stories. \nPanel III: Zero Tolerance for Gender Violence in Southeast Asia  \n1 December 2024\, 3-5 pm \nThree women artists will discuss the way gender violence including sexual violence\, domestic violence\, and discrimination faced while working abroad affect women from Southeast Asia and how they use art to document and expose such realities to advocate zero tolerance in societies. \nSpeaker Bios: \nRaksmey KONG\, Cambodia  \nKong Raksmey\, joined the training of documentary film maker from Bophana Center in 2022. She is a public speaker\, a journalist\, a photographer\, and a immediate Past President of PUC Toastmasters Club. She had wrote Internews’ Mekong Eyes and Earth journalism Network and was a photographer of NomadiX Art Tour. She will talk about sexual harassment experienced by female college students on campus in Cambodia. \nDevina Sofiyanti\, Indonesia \nThe filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta\, Indonesia. Her work consistently addresses women’s issues within the genre film landscape. Her short film\, Heirlooms\, has been featured in both international and national genre and women’s film festivals. She will share about the short film she shot about domestic violence and its negative impacts. \nYoon Sung-A\, South Korea \nYoon Sung-A is a French-Korean artist and filmmaker based in Brussels. She studied at Sorbonne Nouvelle (theater)\, Paris-Cergy Fine Arts school and INSAS (cinema) in Brussels. Her work is concerned with process and mise en scène. Playing both with the conventions of documentary practice and the codes of narrative cinema\, she makes hybrid films that resist narrow categorization. Her talk focus on protection of women workers and the discrimination and abuse faced by Filipino migrant workers. \nFor information/reservation for our events please email: info@seajunction.org\, write to our social media channels or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nThe event is free\, but donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. Thank you for your generous support. \n \nOrganizers \nBaturu Cultural Festival was founded in 2013. Formerly known as the China Women’s Film Festival\, it is the only feminist cultural festival in China. It is committed to empowering women in the cultural industry and promoting feminist culture to become one of the mainstream cultures in society. It has won the Intercultural Achievement Award by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \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. More information at http://seajunction.org/. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/baturu-cultural-festival-panel-ii-south-asia-women-artists-against-gender-violence/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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