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【伸展運動：抵禦東南亞公民空間緊縮】系列座談 / Series Talk "Stretching Exercise: The Exercise to Defend Southeast Asian Civic Space" (CN/EN)

亞洲公民未來協會 Asia Citizen Future Association

Jun 28, 2024 — 12 min read

「伸展」是相對於「緊縮」的動作與概念。「伸展運動」象徵東南亞區域內公民社會組織、運動與人權捍衛者們，在面臨公民空間緊縮與壓迫性管制的時刻，即便知曉行動的後果可能是高昂的代價，他們仍然持續行動與組織化。這些彷彿暖身和伸展運動般和緩的行動，實際上延展了現有的公民空間，甚至抵禦了公民空間緊縮的趨勢。這樣的運動是維持動能的，在此脈絡下也是積極開創的。

亞洲公民未來協會致力於連結台灣與東南亞公民社會，共同發展抵禦區域公民空間緊縮危機的策略。透過【伸展運動：抵禦東南亞公民空間緊縮】系列四場座談，超過十位來自印尼、菲律賓、馬來西亞、泰國、台灣和東協區域的講者，將一同探討不同議題和領域的行動者與組織，如何透過本地、跨國、跨區域，以及跨領域等多元的策略與合作，來延續他們的工作，以及完成推動人權倡議與發展的目標。

The concept of ‘stretching’ is a contrast to the concept of ‘shrinking’. ‘Stretching Exercise’ symbolizes the continuous activism and organizing of Southeast Asian civil society organizations, movements, and human rights defenders amid the shrinking of civic space and repressive restrictions despite knowing the price for their activism. Their activism ensembles the warm-ups and stretching exercises, which are mild, but extends and defends the existing civic space. Such activism, in the context of shrinking civic space, maintains their momentum, and is very active and innovative.

Asia Citizen Future Association (ACFA) is dedicated to connect Taiwan and Southeast Asian civil society to develop collective strategies to defend civic space. Through the four events in the series, “Stretching Exercise: Defend Civic Space in Southeast Asia”, ACFA invites more than 10 speakers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and a Southeast Asian regional organization, to discuss how organizations and activists working on various issues continue their work and push for human rights developments through local, regional, cross-regional collaborations and cross-cutting strategies.