Bangkok meeting program & participants (July 29 status) 

ASIA PACIFIC SOCIAL FORUM PROCESS MEETING:

Bringing together people’s movements, networks, NGOs, policy activists to build the social forum space 

Dates: 10, 11, 12 th August 2022 Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok time is UTC+7h  

10 Aug 2022- start after lunch. 

Session One: 1.30 - 5 pm  ( for this session 1 PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE)

Welcome and Introductions by ACFOD

-Moderated by ACFOD

- About WSF: CADTM 

-About APSF process: WPC

- Overview of situation in Asia Pacific region: Walden  (online)  and others 

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Interventions from networks/sectors, countries (3 minutes each) 

Myanmar : ALTSEAN-BURMA

East Asia: APSD

Indonesia: Kemitraan

Asia Pacific:  hotspots in the region-IPB

West Asia :iraqi social forum facilitating committee

Nepal-SAAPE

 India: Green Peace and Vikalp sangam, 

SriLanka: NAFSO

Bangladesh DBM

Thailand : ACFOD

Pakistan  AEPF  -PKR

Asia: MFA

Malaysia: PHF

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EVENING: : Dinner hosted by University Dean of Social Sciences

11 Aug 2022

Session Two: 9 am -12pm ---------------------------------------------------

Moderator: -TBD 

Debates in the International Council of the World Social Forum, seen from Asian perspective- Discussion to be initiated by WPC

Followed by interactive discussion on participation of Asians in the International Council and global process

LUNCH

Session three : 1.00 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------

Two moderators  TBD to initiate discussions on future of Asia Pacific Social Forum

Possible events, processes, methodologies

12 Aug 2022

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Session Four: 9am -12pm --------------------------------------------------------------------

Two moderators  TBD

Learning from social movements engaged with authoritarian regimes: learning from social movements: Discussion on themes, issues, strategies in the region

Conclusions Next steps

LUNCH