Event Details
- Start Date 09/19/2024
- Start Time 09:00
- End Date 09/21/2024
- End Time 17:30
- Location ESTV-GTI Becora, Dili, Timor-Leste
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.
| Topics | Speakers | Time | Venue |
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| Welcome Remark |
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| Opening Remark |
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| Brief Report on 11 Countries Situations |
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| Open Plenary Session I: People and Planetary Emancipation: |
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| Open Plenary Session II: Critical Overview for ASEAN Mechanism |
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| Open Plenary Session III: Feminist movement in upholding Substantive Democracy in Southeast Asia |
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| Open Plenary Session IV: People and Planet First: Toward a Liberating Southeast Asia |
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| Topics | Speakers | Time | Venue |
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| Presenting the Outcome Documents to Assembly |
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| Discussion and Adoption of Outcome Documents in Assembly |
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| Joint Press Statement Release and press conference |
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| Closing Remark |
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Conference Hall |