ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN People Forum (ACSC/APF) 2024
WELCOME TO ACSC/APF 2024
Introduction
The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) is the largest gathering of civil society organizations in Southeast Asia. Established in 2004, it serves as a platform for regional civil society to raise concerns, advocate for change, and promote a more just and democratic Southeast Asia.
Background
The ACSC/APF 2024 will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, in September 2024. This year’s conference coincides with several significant milestones:
- 20th Anniversary of ACSC/APF: The meeting will mark 20 years since the establishment of ACSC, later incorporating the ASEAN People’s Forum.
- Timor-Leste’s 50th Year of National Struggle: Timor-Leste will celebrate 50 years of struggle for national liberation.
- Timor-Leste’s Potential ASEAN Membership: Timor-Leste is expected to join ASEAN as a full member by 2025.
- Development of ASEAN Vision of Post-25: ASEAN will be adopting a new core document outlining its future direction.
ACSC/APF 2024 Schedule
Open Plenary Session I: People and Planetary Emancipation:
A Critical View from Timor-Leste Fifty Years Struggle for Total Liberation
Open Plenary Session II: Critical Overview for ASEAN Mechanism
Opening Talk: –
Open Plenary Session III: Feminist movement in upholding Substantive Democracy in Southeast Asia
Opening Talk: Chandy Eng, Executive Director of Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC), Cambodia
Open Plenary Session IV: People and Planet First: Toward a Liberating Southeast Asia
Opening Talk: Mr. Kannavee Suebsang, Members of MP Thailand, Fair Party Secretary
Presenting the Outcome Documents to Assembly
Drafting Committee & Forum
Discussion and Adoption of Outcome Documents in Assembly
Drafting Committee & Forum
Vanue Info
- ESTV-GTI Becora, Dili Timor-Leste
- Website: estvgti-becora.edu.tl
- Transport to Venue: Taxi and Microlet
- Easy to Access Basic Needs
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