2024 ACFW (中文/English)

▌活動資訊

日期: 2024 年 10 月 31 日 (星期四)
地點：台北市。本論壇為實體論壇，提供口譯，不提供直播與線上會議室。
活動語言: 主場次以中、英雙語進行，搭配同步又譯
聯繫窗口: 楊俐英，亞洲公民未來協會計畫專員與研究員（d.yang@acfa.tw）
報名方式：將於2024年9月公布

#AsiaCitizenFutureWeek2024 #2024台灣東南亞公民社會週

▌台灣東南亞公民社會週

近年來，東南亞區域公民空間緊縮，公民社會與異議之聲受到噤聲，不僅使公民社會工作者受到人身安全上的威脅與攻擊，更使公民社會工作難以延續。因應此挑戰，亞洲公民未來協會於 2023年出版《探索台灣在東南亞公民空間緊縮危機下的角色》研究報告，在研究報告中不僅盤點台灣與結社權相關的法律框架、探討東南亞區域內公民社會組織面臨挑戰時如何發展策略以延續工作，更提供台灣政府以及國際組織政策建議，以期在台灣創造一個更具可近性的友善公民空間，以及建立更有彈性的跨次區域合作機制，使區域內受到打壓的公民社會工作者能夠延續動能以完成工作使命。此外，亞洲公民未來協會於 2023 年 8月邀請東南亞公民社會組織赴台參與「台灣與東南亞公民社會週」，其中包含「探索台灣在東南亞公民空間緊縮下的角色」論壇，ACFA建立平台與空間讓台灣、東南亞，以及國際組織共同發展抵禦公民空間緊縮危機的策略。

為了延續以及發展台灣與東南亞公民社會的串連以持續推動區域內的結社自由，亞洲公民未來協會於 2024 年成立跨區域的研究小組，邀請其他九個來自台灣、菲律賓、印尼、馬來西亞以及泰國的公民社會組織加入「台灣與東南亞結社自由研究工作小組（FATASEA）」，並研究與撰寫關於菲律賓、印尼、馬來西亞、泰國，以及東南亞區域內多元性別者與組織的結社自由現況與挑戰。

為了使台灣、東南亞，以及國際公民社會組織，以及利害關係者更加了解台灣與東南亞區域公民空間正面臨的挑戰與趨勢，並共同發展抵禦公民空間緊縮危機的策略，亞洲公民未來協會將於 2024台灣東南亞公民社會週（Asia Citizen Future Week，ACFW）期間舉行「台灣與東南亞公民空間」論壇。

▌議程

邊會：主題包含東南亞 LGBT+結社、青年行動者、區域內的集會權等。報名邊會去。
展覽：紀錄片與集體創作
人權市集（NGO 攤位）
論壇議程：

▌申請開設論壇邊會及NGO市集

亞洲公民未來協會 (ACFA）將於2024年10月31日（星期四）舉辦一場為期一天的國際論壇。除了論壇主場次外，我們也向台灣與東南亞的公民社會組織開放提案申請舉辦邊會、擺設攤位，以及藝術展覽的機會。

請於8月31日前填寫此表做提案申請。由於此次活動的空間與場次時間有限，我們將會審查提案，並於九月公布申請結果。

敬請點此表格填寫提案企劃書，亞洲公民未來協會將綜合評估錄取單位並保有最終決定權利。https://forms.gle/ui93YgwgjVcRHQop9

#AsiaCitizenFutureWeek2024 #2024ACFW

▌Basic Information

Date: October 31, 2024 (Thursday)
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Form: in-person meeting, do not provide online meeting and live-streaming
Forum Language: The panels will be conducted in both English and Mandarin with interpretation.
Contact: Doris Yang, Project Coordinator and Researcher, ACFA (d.yang@acfa.tw); Leah Lin, CEO and Research team, ACFA (director@acfa.tw).
Registration Link will be released in September.

▌Background : Asia Citizen Future Week (ACFW)

In recent years, Southeast Asia faces a crisis of shrinking civic space. Repressive governments utilize various tactics to silent and stifle civil society organizations and dissents. This governance has led to the increasing price civil society organizations and human rights defenders have to pay for their work. In response to such challenges, Asia Citizen Future Association (ACFA) published a report titled ‘Exploring Taiwan’s Role Amid the Crisis of Closing Civic Space in Southeast Asia’ in 2023 to explore Taiwan’s potential to provide a safe and welcoming environment for Southeast Asian CSOs and human rights defenders to enjoy. Besides, ACFA held the Taiwan and Southeast Asia Civil Society Week in 2023 bringing stakeholders from the region to gather and discuss potential strategies to defend civic space.

To continue creating dialogues and connections between Taiwan and Southeast Asian civil society to push for the right to freedom of association among the region, ACFA establishes a research working group in 2024 and has invited the other 9 CSOs from Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and a regional LGBT organization, to collaborate to conduct research to understand the current situation and challenges of right to association among the region.

To enhance the understanding of Taiwan, Southeast Asian civil society and stakeholders on the issues of shrinking civic space, and more specifically, the right to association, Asia Citizen Future Association intends to hold the ‘Asia Citizen Future Week (ACFW) in 31 October 2024. ACFA intends to consolidate the connections between Taiwan and Southeast Asian civil society, and build the platform to increase dialogues and to develop collaborations and strategies.

▌Call for Side Event and NGO booth application

Side events will take place alongside the formal programme of 2024 Asia Citizen Future Week and will be an integral part of the forum.

Due to the limited space and time slots, we will carefully review your proposal and announce the result in September. ACFA reserves the right of final decision.Asia Citizen Future Association (ACFA) is going to hold an one-day international forum on October 31, 2024 (Thursday) in Taipei, Taiwan.

As a part of Asia Citizen Future Week (ACFW), ACFA invites NGOs from Taiwan and Southeast Asia as well as other interested stakeholders to submit side event proposals for side events, including NGO booths, roundtable, dialogue and workshops, using this link no later than 31 August: https://forms.gle/ui93YgwgjVcRHQop9