Innovation for Change-EastAsia

We support civil society initiatives in Southeast and Northeast Asia to defend, expand, and create civic spaces in the region.

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

We invite everyone who contributes to inclusive democracy in East Asia and Southeast Asia to respond to this survey. It is a mapping of human rights organisations in these regions and their use of digital tech to advance inclusive democracy
https://t.co/mhjERMSqk7

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

Now a mother to a 14-year-old who is growing up in a country “where good deeds often become misinterpreted and portrayed as an evil,” Aves says that she wants to show her child “a different portrait of what heroism can look like.”"

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[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

"The Philippines has a long tradition of using protest music as a tool for resistance. From the rebellious anthems written during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., to the hip-hop songs raging against former President Duterte’s war on drugs, ...

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[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

“Bayan Ko (My Country),” a protest anthem that gained popularity during the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, was written when the Philippines was still a U.S. colony.

"Aves’s dreams, however, are much more modest...

[Pinoy Weekly @pinoyweekly]

Ipinamalas nina Aldy Aguirre at Sixto Tamangen Talastas ang kanilang pakikiisa sa mga komunidad sa ambag nilang sining para sa Libraries of Resistance, isang website na nagsisilbing espasyo para sa mga kuwento ng iba’t ibang komunidad sa Asya.

BASAHIN: https://t.co/HGJH54V559 🔗

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

including indigenous peoples, Deaf communities, trans women, refugees, religious minorities, and fisherfolks. If we are to survive the next pandemic together, we cannot afford to ignore them again. Read our stories here: https://t.co/c3ik8ewjqc

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

WE CANNOT CLAIM to have moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic without learning its lessons. But the lessons we need to learn ultimately depend on whom we pay attention to. Here are some important stories of the pandemic as told by marginalised groups from across Southeast Asia...

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

It is conceived, designed, and facilitated by South Korean photographer Minsik Jung, in collaboration with TIWA台灣國際勞工協會 and Filipino migrant workers in Taipei, as part of our community storytelling project. Read about it here: https://t.co/cqEyfspyUa

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

This map, made with Filipino migrant workers, is a project to highlight migrant workers' life in Taiwan on a cultural level, by showing how they have shaped an area within the capital city. https://t.co/cqEyfspyUa
#LibrariesOfResistance #littlemanila #migrantworkers #storytelling

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

Through our storytelling project Stories of Struggle, Hope, & Inclusion, S.Korean photographer Minsik Jung engaged with Filipino caretakers based in Taiwan, telling their stories thru a poem & a cultural map of Little Manila, Taipei. He is interviewed by @newbloommag here.

[New Bloom Magazine @newbloommag]

"'Monday Without a Wheelchair': A Look at Home Away from Home for Taiwan's Migrant Workers" by @brianhioe

Link: https://t.co/zMVWCv5OBA

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

“I don't have any savings as I don't even have a bank account. Most people in this village don't either.” When trade halted, fisherfolks & farmers of Alor Island, Indonesia survived the pandemic through innovations and community support. https://t.co/eR5wYupzBe
#Covid

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

เขื่อน 13 แห่งที่สร้างกั้นแม่น้ำโขงโดยจีนกำลังทำลายแม่น้ำอิงในไทยอย่างช้า ๆ ปลาหายไปเรื่อยๆ เกือบหมด เรือกสวนสองฝั่งน้ำก็แห้งลงๆ แต่จีนก็ยังไม่แสดงความสนใจที่จะรับฟังหรือแม้แต่ชะลอการสร้างเขื่อนเพิ่มเลย แล้วชุมชนริมโขงจะหันไปพึ่งใครได้บ้าง ? https://t.co/KvmkrySGSK

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

中国沿着湄公河修建的13座水坝正在慢慢破坏泰国湄公河支流的生态环境。鱼只不见了，农田也干涸了。中国没有表现出任何愿意倾听沿流居民心声的态度，也没有任何放慢脚步的兴趣。这些沿流居民可以向谁求助？在这里阅读：https://t.co/ksYSdVPDVX

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

"When illiberal forces are determined to keep us divided, storytelling is the way for our communities to listen to each other, learn together, and be resilient in our struggles." -- Corinna Lopa, Programme Director

[SAYS @saysdotcom]

This Project Lets Asian Minorities Tell Stories About Their Struggles In Their Own Words

Read the full story here: https://t.co/5Y0OV2RMxM

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[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

Thai visual notetaker Mis.lalita and community researcher Berm tell the tragic story in hopes that their voices can be heard. Read it here: https://t.co/Iz7qFpYinX

#LibrariesOfResistance #Mekong #BeltandRoad #BeltandRoadInitiative #China #Dams #storytelling #comic

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

THE 13 DAMS constructed along the Mekong River by China are slowly killing the Ing River in Thailand. The fish are gone & farms have dried up. China does not show any interest in listening or slowing down. Who can these communities turn to?
https://t.co/Iz7qFpYQdv

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

Check out other stories from around the region in the same community storytelling project "Stories of Struggle, Hope, and Inclusion":
https://t.co/nTWBKIRkYX
#LibrariesOfResistance #Storytelling #Community

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

"THROUGH THE LENS of photography and documentary, Alex gives us an insight into Ná Nả: a local circular economy project aimed at generating income and preserving local culture and wisdom with Hmong farmers in #Vietnam’s northwestern region. #indigenous #Hmong #SustainableLiving

[Innovation for Change-EastAsia @innov4changeEA]

We follow its founders Mua and Tủa as they travel to their hometowns, with Alex’s camera recording intimate views of the region and its produce." -- Charis Loke, story curator. Read here: https://t.co/dJOt4BV7gs