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October 2019
Class on Gender and Philanthropy in Southeast Asia for the AIT Course “Gender, Enterprise and Organization” Students (Closed Event)
This class on Gender and Philanthropy is organized by SEA Junction for the students of the course, Gender, Enterprise and Organization, at the Gender and Development Studies program of the Asian Institute of Technology. They are master’s and doctoral students from gender and development studies and aquaculture and aquatic resources management (also working on gender issues in fisheries) and will come to SEA Junction with their professor, gender and migration expert, Kyoko Kusakabe. The course focuses on women’s economic empowerment,…
Find out more »Photo & Art Exhibition “In Our Voices: Health & Resilience along the Thailand-Myanmar Border”
Despite Thailand having one of the best national healthcare systems in the region, not everyone can access it. Cross-border populations often live in underprivileged conditions and are exposed to infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Limitations to health care access, due to geographical, financial, socio-cultural, language or security concerns, preclude effective prevention and treatment of diseases. Women and children are particularly at risk due to inadequate maternal and child services. To highlight cross-border health concerns, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine…
Find out more »Panel Discussion and Opening Exhibition “In Our Voices: Health & Resilience along the Thailand-Myanmar Border”
Despite Thailand having one of the best national healthcare systems in the region, not everyone can access it. Cross-border populations often live in underprivileged conditions and are exposed to infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Limitations to health care access, due to geographical, financial, socio-cultural, language or security concerns, preclude effective prevention and treatment of diseases. Women and children are particularly at risk due to inadequate maternal and child services. To highlight cross-border health concerns, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine…
Find out more »Book Discussion “A History of the Thai-Chinese” by Jeffery Sng
“A History of the Thai-Chinese”, written by Singaporean former diplomat Jeffrey Sng and his wife Pimpraphai Bisalputra brings to life the rich stories and legends of the Thai-Chinese. This community has had a tremendous impact on Siamese history and modern-day Thailand well beyond Bangkok’s thriving Chinatown. Many modern Thai leaders, including prime ministers, high-ranking officials and business leaders, are ethnic Chinese and of Chinese lineage and Sino-Thai influence is palpable in the spheres of politics, culture and economics. Through interviews…
Find out more »Panel Discussion “International Foundations in Southeast Asia: A Declining Resource for Civil Society?”
While there is much talk of the shrinking of civic space in Southeast Asia (and the world), public discussion rarely touches on how this also affects (and is affected by) the availability of funding for civil society organizations, in particular those that advocate for human rights. Last February, SEA Junction has launched a series of events and publications focusing on the funding challenges experienced by civil society in the region, with support by the Open Society Foundations (OSF). This initiative…
Find out more »Workshop on Indonesian Dolls by Saepudin and Wati Astuti
Southeast Asia is a region rich in arts and craft. SEA Junction workshop series aims to provide a venue for both children and adults to learn by doing about some of these artistic traditions. On October 26 and 27 at 1 pm we welcome two Indonesian craft tutors, Saepudin and Wati Astuti, from Circa Handmade Indonesia, an organization working to enhance economic empowerment of disadvantaged women in West Java through the production and sale of traditional art and craft program.…
Find out more »November 2019
Exhibition “Sex Work is OUR Work” by Jittrapon Kaicome
Prostitution is prevalent in every country in the world. Despite being extensively publicized in academic papers, documentaries, opinions or other media platforms, only few people realize about the lives of sex workers. Women who do sex work live and work on top of a mountain of social stigma and punitive laws. Laws which offer protections and benefits are withheld and sex workers are left to fend for themselves. The criminal law too often becomes a tool for corrupted officials to…
Find out more »Opening Exhibition “Sex Work is OUR Work” with Screening and Panel Discussion
Prostitution is prevalent in every country in the world. Despite being extensively publicized in academic papers, documentaries, opinions or other media platforms, only few people realize about the lives of sex workers. Women who do sex work live and work on top of a mountain of social stigma and punitive laws. Laws which offer protections and benefits are withheld and sex workers are left to fend for themselves. The criminal law too often becomes a tool for corrupted officials to…
Find out more »Africa-Asia Textile Exhibition “FABRIC OF BEING” at the ICPD25 Nairobi Summit
The Fabric of Being Textiles, gender equality and the empowerment of women Textiles are inextricably linked to our lives, essential to our survival and powerful signifiers of our existence. In the Fabric of Being textile exhibition at the ICPD25 Nairobi Summit, renowned artists and designers from Africa and Asia reflect upon womanhood, women’s rights, gender equity, fertility, contraception, diversity, violence against women and other issues that both emanate from and are woven into the ICPD Programme of Action. While the…
Find out more »Panel Discussion “The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty in Asia”
In Asia, absolute poverty has sharply declined, but relative poverty remains entrenched. Various types of poverty alleviation programs have been implemented both by governments and non-government organizations in the realms of health, housing, education and economic empowerment. However, like in others countries worldwide, the blind spot of these programs remains at what do people, who actually live in poverty, say about how themselves are affected by poverty? How do they define and assess their situation? The panel on 14 November…
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