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Sining Siyasat: Sobering Conversations Towards Creative Interventions
The imagined future is always a tenuous thing. But there is nothing more fragile than this present, which would’ve been impossible to imagine three, four decades ago. This is no paean to the past and what we could’ve done better, as it is an insistence that the...
‘More than half of Malaysians face discrimination, with 55% of them suffering in silence’- Architects of Diversity
Architects of Diversity (AOD) announces the results gathered from the State of Discrimination Survey 2023 which has collected nationally representative data on how Malaysians experience discrimination. The survey was administered to adults aged 18 and above, with a...
Thai political literature in translation released under the theme “Yours Truly, Ratsadon”
Historic declarations, thought-provoking stories, and clear-eyed poems form the latest issue of Sanam Ratsadon: An Archive of Common[er] Feelings, a website where individual feeling becomes shared knowledge through the process of literary translation. Under the theme...
Empowering First-Time Malaysian Voters: Kelas Demokrasi Initiative Prepares for Malaysia’s 2023 State Elections
In the wake of Malaysia's State Election on August 12th, 2023, the Kelas Demokrasi project geared up its efforts, building on the achievements of Malaysia's 15th General Election. Fahmi Reza, project lead for Kelas Demokrasi, emphasises that empowering youth is key to...
Fellows Present their Projects in the DDS 2023 Public Forum
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) project held the first public forum for its second round of implementation, entitled “Cultivating Spaces for Dialogue and Deliberation” on May 12, 2023, at the Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. he public...
Cultivating Spaces for Dialogue and Deliberation: The DDS 2023 First Public Forum
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) project will hold the first public forum for its second round of implementation, entitled “Cultivating Spaces for Dialogue and Deliberation” on May 12, 2023, at the Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. The public forum...