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November 2022
Dialogue Forum 4 Year 3 (in Thai) “From Glasgow to Egypt, COP 27 and Implications on Thailand’s Climate Policies and Actions?”
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. Realising such critical roles, Bangkok…
Find out more »Launch of the K4DM Knowledge Marketplace
Opening Reception. Beverages & Light snack available & Burmese music (background) Welcome Remarks. Edgard Rodriguez (IDRC) & Jason Tulk (GAC – Canadian embassy) Book Launch: “Winning by Process”. Moderator: Prof. Kai Ostwald (UBC) (TBC), Speaker: Jacques Bertrand (co-author) Roundtable Discussion: “Thought leadership to advance knowledge for Myanmar: What should come next?” Opening of Photo Exhibit “Through Eyes of Leadership: Women of Shan State” / “Ask the photographer” Open Photo Exhibit & Networking – Tea break & background Burmese music Book…
Find out more »Painting Exhibition “Universe of Colors”
Organized by SEA Junction, the painting exhibition “Universe of Colors” by Erica Hestu Wahyuni will run from 29 November to 11 December 2022 on the curved wall, 4th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). The exhibition will include her newly created pieces as well as her recently exhibited pieces as part of the Bridge of Colors: Indonesian Painting Exhibition at the National Gallery of Thailand. Typically, Erica depicts her experiences in scenes with main characters in extremely busy…
Find out more »Burma Spring: Poetry & Photography in Resistance
Authoritarian rulers the world over have demonstrated time and again their holy terror of the subversive. The lengths to which they will go in order to silence or exterminate writers, artists and intellectuals is proof positive. We have seen time and again how feared and hated are people who dare to question and challenge, to speak out and act out in defiance of oppression. We are seeing it today in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Since the February 2021 coup…
Find out more »Book Launch “Myanmar After the Coup: resistance, resilience & re-invention”
The launch is taking place as part of the K4DM KNOWLEDGE MARKETPLACE – Bangkok 2022: Exchanging of ideas for a Democratic Myanmar, which will be held on Friday, Nov 25 – Sunday, Dec 4, 2022, at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). In February 2021, Myanmar’s armed forces took power in a coup d’état. By re-instating military dominance, Myanmar’s generals ended a short period when they shared some power with the National League for Democracy (NLD). For now, Myanmar’s post-coup…
Find out more »December 2022
Our Roots, Our Forest: Why This Matters Now (in Thai)
ขอเชิญเข้าร่วมงานเสวนาหัวข้อ “Our Roots, Our Forest: Why This Matters Now” ในวันที่ 1 ธันวาคม 2565 เวลา 17.30-19.30 น. ณ SEA Junction ชั้น 4 หอศิลปกรุงเทพฯ เพื่อสนทนาเกี่ยวกับอดีต ปัจจุบัน และ อนาคตของป่าไม้ที่มีความสำคัญกับพวกเราทุกคน ร่วมเสวนาโดย ภัทชา ด้วงกลัด ผู้รับทุน SEA Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF), วรางคณา รัตนรัตน์ ผู้อํานวยการแผนงานประเทศไทย RECOFTC (Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific), อภิสิทธิ์ เจริญสุข - ชุมชนกะเหรี่ยงพื้นเมืองบางกลอย แก่งกระจาน เพชรบุรี และ กลุ่มเยาวชนชาติพันธุ์ชาวกูย มอร์น มีน จากกำปงธม กัมพูชา งานเสวนาจัดโดย Pulitzer Center ร่วมกับ SEA Junction เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของงานเปิดตัวนิทรรศการ “Our Roots, Our Forest” ข้อมูลนิทรรศการ Pulitzer Center องค์กรไม่แสวงหากำไรด้านสื่อสารมวลชนและการศึกษา จัดนิทรรศการศิลปะ “Our Roots, Our…
Find out more »Launch of Painting Exhibition “Universe of Colors”
The painting exhibition “Universe of Colors” will be officially launched on 4 December 2022, 5.30 pm at SEA Junction, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). The opening remarks will be delivered by H.E. Mr. Rachmat Budiman, Ambassador of the Embassy of Indonesia in Bangkok; Adulaya Hoontrakul, Director of BACC; and exhibiting artist Erica Hestu Wahyuni. A Selamatan, Indonesian thanksgiving celebration, will also take place following the opening. The exhibition is on view on the curved wall, 4th floor…
Find out more »Film Screening and Discussion on the Lives of Migrant Domestic Workers
"We don’t dance fore nothing" is a photo-montage love letter to the Filipina Domestic Workers of Hong Kong. This visual recreation of true memories shared by this community of 400,000 women (millions globally) follows one woman's plan to run away. Captured on Super-16 amidst the Hong Kong Protests, stills blend with motion to highlight the passionate Street Dancing of these women, and touch upon LGBTQ+ themes, issues of Workers' Rights, and Hong Kong's changing political landscape. From Chinese - Greek -…
Find out more »Book Launch and Discussion “Mountains More Ancient”
Isna Marifa’s debut novel Mountains More Ancient focuses on the Indonesian experience of slavery in South Africa. Set in 1751, nine-year-old Wulan finds herself half a world away from her home in Java, lost without her family. She and her father, Parto, are enslaved on a Cape Colony farmstead, with little hope of returning home. In this new world, they hold fast to their Javanese identity and beliefs. This book shines a light on the history of subjugation through a…
Find out more »Painting Workshop by Erica Hestu Wahyuni
An Indonesian renowned painter, Erica Hestu Wahyuni, will provide a painting workshop for both children and adults to introduce them to her colorful world. The workshop will take place on 11 December 2022, from 1-4 pm at SEA Junction, 4th floor, BACC. The fee is 750 baht which includes art supplies. Interested participants are advised to make reservations and payment in advance. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the painting exhibition "Universe of Colors" which is on view…
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