Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction,
Many exciting events have been added to our program toward the end of September. We are excited to share them with you in the hope they will be of your interest. Thank you for your continuous support.
Warmly,
Lia Sciortino Sumaryono
PLEASE consider a donation to support our activities! 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)!!
EVENT PROGRAM
Portraits of the Anonymous: Breaking Gender Stereotypes in Myanmar Spring Revolution Date: 30 August – 5 October 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Place: BACC pop•up, Exhibition Room 2, Mun Mun Art Destination (MMAD), 3rd floor, Seacon Square Srinakarin
This exhibition, featuring the work of Myanmar artist Lily, speaks about a collective history of women artists who were part of the Burmese Spring Revolution, vividly memorialising their struggles, strengths, labours, and often forgotten contributions. The 17 artworks of the series entitled “Portraits of the Anonymous”, will be displayed fully at the second time at the BACC Pop Up space, MMAD, Seacon Square Srinakarin.
See further: https://seajunction.
Forum-AsiaDate: 19 September 2025
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Place: SEA Junction
SEA Junction will host the launch of Forum-Asia’s 2024 flagship report on Business and Human Rights in Asia, featuring case studies and testimonies from across the region. The report highlights challenges, promising practices, and recommendations to advance corporate accountability and protect civic space—more information to be announced.
See further: https://seajunction.org/event/forum-asia-2024-report-launch-business-and-human-rights-in-asia/
Global Battlefields: A Memoir of Walden Bello
Date: 24 September 2025
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Place: SEA Junction
SEA Junction will host the launch of Global Battlefields, the new memoir by Walden Bello, chronicling his journey from student activist to global leader of movements against dictatorship and neoliberalism. A life of daring protests, critical insights, and principled resistance. It will open with an introduction of the book by Dr. Naruemon Thabchumpon, Associate Professor of Politics and Head of the Center of Excellence on Migration and Development at Chulalongkorn University.
See further: https://seajunction.org/event/book-launch-global-battle-fields-by-dr-walden-bello/
Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair
Date: 27-28 September 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Place: SEA Junction
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. 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.
See further: https://seajunction.org/event/southeast-asia-mini-book-and-craft-fair-59/
Bangkok Climate Action Week
Bridging the Gap: Global Just Transition Pathways for the Global South
Date: 30 September 2025
Time: 10:30 – 12:30 am
Place: SEA Junction
Finding Hope for Better Climate Futures – Game, Fiction, and Speculative Futures
Date: 1 October 2025
Time: 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Place: SEA Junction
Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) is an annual regional climate gathering activating the power of people to drive transformative change. Inspired by the London Climate Action Week, the inaugural BKKCAW will take place across different venues in Bangkok this year. SEA Junction will be the venue for two panels from the Bangkok Climate Action Week as per above
54th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Updates
Date: 30 September 2025
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Place: Zoom and Facebook Live
SEA Junction in collaboration with media partners, Mizzima and The Irrawaddy, will hold the 54th episode of the #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Update in which new speaker who will talk about the development of crises in Myanmar.
See further: https://seajunction.org/event/54th-whatshappeninginmyanmar-monthly-updates/
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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