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March 2023
Quilt Exhibition “A Life Once Had, A Dream of Hope”
Organized by Asia Justice & Rights and SEA Junction, the A Life Once Had, A Dream of Hope exhibition will be held at SEA Junction, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to commemorate International Women's Day from 7-12 March 2023. The exhibition will display a series of collective quilts from the Rohingya women's embroideries in Kutupalong Camp Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Since March 2019, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and the Liberation War Museum (LWM) of Bangladesh have been…
Find out more »Opening Event of Quilt Exhibition “A Life Once Had, A Dream of Hope”
The quilt exhibition “A Life Once Had, A Dream of Hope: Stories of Women from the Rohingya Refugee Camps” will be launched with a discussion on 7 March 2023, 5.30-7.00 pm at SEA Junction, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). Speakers: Yasmin Ullah, Rohingya Activist Pranom Somwong, Representative of Protection International Thailand Galuh Wandita. Co-Founder & Director of Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) Moderator: Rosalia Sciortino, Founder & Executive Director of SEA Junction Speakers’ Profiles Yasmin Ullah is…
Find out more »28th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates by Debbie Stothard
On 9 March 2023 at 4-5 pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 27th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. Since February 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as…
Find out more »Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair
Once a month, SEA Junction holds a mini book and craft fair focusing on Southeast Asia. For the books, three kinds of books are available: New books given in consignment from recognized publishers with an interest in the countries of Southeast Asia including Silkworm Book and River Book from Thailand, ISEAS from Singapore and Yayasan Pustaka Obor from Indonesia. Special this month, we have many restocked books from NUS Press Singapore and literature books in Thai from Chomromdek. New and…
Find out more »Small Grants Program “Staying Resilient Amidst Multiple Crises in Southeast Asia”
In Southeast Asia as in other regions, the pandemic has exposed deep social and health inequities across countries and people and shown the multi-dimensional and interlinked aspects of marginalization. The precarious architecture of unbalanced systems – unconcerned with sustainable development, resilience, and equity – is tumbling down in a cascade of “synchronous failures” that disproportionately affect those on the margins of our societies. Among the many simultaneous critical issues about and beyond the pandemic are conflict situations foremost the military…
Find out more »Screening of “My Mother’s Tongue” & Creative Workshop by Jean-Baptiste Phou
A short film “My Mother’s Tongue” by French-Cambodian artist Jean-Baptiste Phou will be screened and followed with a creative workshop on 25 March 2023, 1-3 pm at SEA Junction. The film, in French with English and Thai subtitles, explores the delicate relationship between a mother and son who don’t speak the same language, until something unlocks when she suddenly falls very ill. The emotional journey unfolds through a series of vignettes that draw the viewer deeper into the inner world…
Find out more »Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour and Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”
Globally, trade in fish products continues to reach record highs, and developing countries now contribute over half of the value of total exports. Within this expanding world market, Thailand has emerged as a major supplier, with the value of its seafood exports reaching US$6 billion in recent years. A significant contribution to the industry’s growth is given by the migrant labour force. Shortages of Thai workers willing to work on fishing vessels, emerging simultaneously with expanding structural differences in population…
Find out more »April 2023
Panel Discussion in conjunction with Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour and Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”
In conjunction with the photo exhibition "Migrants' Labour and Lives in Thailand's Blue Economy", the panel discussion will be held on 4 April 2023, 5.00-6.30 pm at SEA Junction, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). The opening remarks will be delivered by Sara Rezoagli, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Thailand. It will then be followed by the panel discussion with the speakers listed below. Speakers: Benjamin Harkins, Technical Officer (Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia),…
Find out more »29th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates by Debbie Stothard
On 11 April 2023 at 4-5 pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 29th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates. This update series was started soon after the coup d’état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute to a greater understanding of the crisis situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond. Since February 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil as the Myanmar Army, known as…
Find out more »Filipino Women Migrating for Work to Europe
This online event will focus on Filipino women’s migration to Europe and be held on 20 April 2023 at 4.00-5.30 pm (Bangkok Time) on Zoom (Link: http://bit.ly/SEA-EUROPE-MIGRATION) and Facebook Live: SEA-Junction and GAATW page. Focus is on social integration in two European countries with significant Philippine migrant population. Krisanta Caguioa-Mönnich, a language and cultural mediator at Ban Ying, will discuss the situation in Germany, while Marissa Begonia, Director at The Voice of Domestic Workers, will talk about Britain, while (for…
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