Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction,
Every year concerned people unite in the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December). At SEA Junction, we are well aware of the importance of this commitment and also this month we highlight gender issues. In particular, we will hold a series of panels featuring women artists from eight Asian countries as part of the Baturu Cultural Festival and a short film screening and panel dedicated to strategies to halt violence against migrant women in Southeast Asia.
The continued struggle against authoritarianism and impunity is another theme of this month’s activities including a film on Indonesians forced into exile by the military take-over of President Suharto as well as portraits of democracy activists in Myanmar as part of BACC Pop-Up exhibition series.
As part of our routine activities, the urgency of addressing environmental issues will be highlighted again in the Dialogue Forum panel on the Post COP29 by Bangkok Tribune News (in Thai). As usual, we will also hold our Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair, with some special offers to celebrate the festivities.
With the end of the year fast approaching, in the spirit of solidarity, we like to ask you to support our efforts to expand civic space in Southeast Asia. To donate is easy. You can: transfer via bank to our dedicated account for our Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies TMB #043 -7-18114-2 or if in Thailand you can just scan our QR code below. If in the US you can make tax-free donations through Partners Asia not forgetting to state that it is for us (just click here)!
I also take this occasion to thank all our participants, partners, and friends for your support throughout the year and wish you all the best of luck in the New Year!
Lia Sciortino Sumaryono
Founder and Executive Director, SEA Junction
PLEASE consider a donation to support our activities!
EVENT PROGRAM
Baturu Cultural FestivalPanel I: 30 November 2024, 2.30 – 4.30 pm, SEA Junction, 4th floor, BACC
Panel II: 30 November 2024, 5.00 – 7.00 pm, SEA Junction, 4th floor, BACC
Panel III: 1 December 2024, 3.00 – 5.00 pm, SEA Junction, 4th floor, BACC
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. 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.
For more information, please find: https://seajunction.org/
Documentary Screening and Discussion “Eksil”Date: 3 December 2024
Time: 5.30 – 8.00 pm
Place: Auditorium, 5th Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Center
Indonesian renown filmmaker Lola Amaria’s latest documentary “Eksil” (The exiles) exposes one of the darkest chapters of Indonesian history: the 1965-1966 anti-Communist crackdown following the military take-over of President Suharto caused the death of an estimated one million people. Indonesian service bond students (MAHID) sent to study abroad by the deposed former President Sukarno and its Cabinet, of which the Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia or PKI) was part, also became unexpected victims as they were barred from returning to their homeland, left stranded overseas. At the screening, the director Lola Amaria will be present to introduce the documentary and interact with the public at the Q & A session.
See further: https://seajunction.org/event/
Short Film Screening and Panel Discussion “Halting Violence Against Migrant Women in Southeast Asia”Date: 11 December 2024
Time: 5.30 – 7.00 pm
Place: SEA Junction, 4th Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Center
Dialogue Forum 4 l Year 5: Post COP29 ความเป็นธรรมทางภูมิอากาศ?, ภาพสะท้อนจากภาคประชาสังคมวันที่: 12 ธันวาคม 2567
เวลา: 12.30 – 15.00 น.
สถานที่: ณ SEA Junction ห้อง 407-8 ชั้น 4 BACC หอศิลป์กรุงเทพฯ
COP29 (การประชุมรัฐภาคีกรอบอนุสั
ดูรายละเอียดเพิ่มเติม: คลิกที่นี่
Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft FairDate: 14-15 December 2024
Time: 11 am – 7 pm
Place: SEA Junction, Room 407-8, 4th floor, BACC
Once a month, SEA Junction holds a mini book and craft fair focusing on Southeast Asia. At the fair, we offer small crafts from the region along with many books, including new books from recognized publishers, second-hand books double to those in our library, and development-related books from outside the region that have been donated to SEA Junction. We also have a collection of books in French, and Italian and Southeast Asian books doubled to our library recently received by donors. Craft from the region and photos of previous exhibitions are also on offer. Please note that all funds raised at the fair contribute to SEA Junction’s functioning and activities. Special this month, we offer some Christmas crafts from the region.
See further: https://seajunction.org/
Exhibition “Power of Youth & Symbols of Presence: Myanmar’s Spring Revolution Lives On” [BACC Pop-Up]Date: 21 December 2024 – 2 February 2025
Time: 11 am – 7 pm
Place: BACC, Gallery 1, Mun Mun Art Destination (MMAD), 3rd floor, Seacon Square, Srinakarin
Organized and curated by SEA Junction in collaboration with BACC Pop-Up, the exhibition “Power of Youth & Symbols of Presence: Myanmar’s Spring Revolution Lives On” consists of two series of artworks by two Myanmar photographers, documentary photographer Ta Mwe (pseudonym) and art photography artist Lily. Lily’s “Forever Young” twin series of photo-collage portraits of Gen Z protesters is dedicated to Myanmar’s forgotten youths. Their lives and dreams have been shattered but they remain extraordinarily dedicated and committed to saving their country from military dictatorship. In parallel, Ta Mwe, in his photo documentary series “Symbols of Presence” (originally titled as “Flowers of Spring”), highlights how protesters manifest their commitment to freedom and democracy through body art amidst a backdrop of the military crackdown on protests and suppression of free speech portray.
See further: https://seajunction.
For more information please email info@seajunction.org and phone/wa: +66970024140
About SEA Junction, OUR Venue on Southeast Asia
SEA Junction 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 Centre or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium) SEA junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers.
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