ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples' Forum 2018

1. How can I register and participate?
 

Registration is done via individual member country processes. Please contact your country representative to secure participation for your NGO/CSO at ACSC/APF 2018.  Contacts of individual country representatives can be found here and on the registration process page.

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2. How can i volunteer?

You can volunteer by signing up with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) at acsc2018loc@gmail.com.  We welcome students and youths to play a part in the ASEAN process to learn more about how civil society and alternative voices can engage with various ASEAN governmental mechanisms.  Singapore civil society organisations (CSOs) are already seeing greater space in terms of engagement with their ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) representative and the ASEAN Directorate of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs following their 2015 Universal Periodic Review

3. What is the ASEAN peoples' process?

The Solidarity for Asian Peoples’ Advocacy (SAPA) first initiated the first iteration of the ACSC/APF as a civil society and grassroots process to address challenges faced by ASEAN peoples on human rights and the need for an alternative voice.  From 2006 to 2015, Co-Convenors of SAPA WGA (Solidarity for Asian Peoples' Advocacy - Working Group on ASEAN) were Forum Asia and SEACA.  Since 2016, the Co-Convenors of the renamed SAPA (Solidarity for ASEAN People's Advocacy) are Forum Asia and Pusat KOMAS.
 

The ACSC/APF process is a peoples’ process to engage ASEAN and its mechanisms through its yearly activities. This year it seeks to monitor ASEAN’s implementation of the recommendations in the SAPA Submission to the High Level Task Force on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 and to follow-up on the three ASEAN Community Blueprints for 2016 to 2025.

CSO participation is key in reporting, monitoring, and implementation of the thematic processes of the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, ASEAN Economy Community Blueprint 2025, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025.

 

4. I want to host a workshop or convene a panel discussion, how do i do this?
 

Panel discussions and workshops are activities that will take place on Day 2 of the ACSC/APF 2018 grouped by thematic convergence spaces.  Each thematic space comprises a convergence space lead who will facilitate organizations, groups and networks working on interrelated/similar issues. Preparatory meetings for each space are currently ongoing where groups will report on the implementation of activities, monitoring of the implementation of the relevant ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint (e.g. social protection, rights of migrant workers, human rights and AICHR) at ACSC/APF 2018.  You can contact your regional representatives or convergence space leads according to your activity’s theme if you are interested in organizing a workshop or panel discussion. More details can be found here.

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5. How do i get in touch with a convergence lead?

National ACSC/APF preparatory meetings for convergence space themes are in progress. Last year's themes and narratives can be found here.  To contact a convergence lead, please write to the LOC at acsc2018loc@gmail.com and we will link you up with them.

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6. Can i screen a film?

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Yes, film screening will take place at the event.  Please submit your proposal to the LOC at acsc2018loc@gmail.com.  Films should preferably be relevant to any of the six convergence themes for this year.

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7. How much does it cost to participate or run a workshop?

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Each workshop costs USD100.  Cost per participant is USD35.   

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8. Who are the country representatives for ACSC/APF 2018?

The list of regional country representatives are found here.

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9. Can i hold workshops across multiple convergence spaces for more than one topic?

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Yes, if you have funding support and resources to organize and oversee more than one workshop across multiple convergence spaces.

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10. How can i get funding for my workshop or panel?

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We recommend that workshop or panel organisers approach their private or national resources for funding to support preparatory and main ACSC/APF activities in November.