A City That Once Burned for Freedom: The Bandung That Was, The Bandung That Is
by Anisa Widyasari Right in the middle of one of the busiest streets in the city, on the...
Read MoreThe quote from MAW Brouwer is on the pedestrian bridge wall on the Asia-Afrika street. The street, previously known as Groote Postweg (in English: the Great Post Road), was named to honor the Asia-Africa Conference. Wikimedia Commons.
Posted by Anisa | Mar 20, 2025 | Asia/World, Feature, Power and Democracy
by Anisa Widyasari Right in the middle of one of the busiest streets in the city, on the...
Read MoreThe heads of state and government, accompanied by heads of delegation of Asian–African countries taking a group photo at the 60th anniversary of the original 1955 Asian–African Conference as the peak event of the 2015 Asian–African Summit at the Merdeka Building in Bandung, West Java, on Friday (24/4). (ANTARA FOTO/AACC2015/M Agung Rajasa/15.)
Posted by Anisa | Mar 13, 2025 | Alternative Regionalisms, Asia/World, Feature, Peace and Security, Power and Democracy
by Walden Bello, with contributions from Shalmali Guttal The Bandung Conference in April...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog Post, Mekong Region, Thailand, Women
Who are we? FemSamyan (เฟมสามย่าน) is an independent feminist club based in Bangkok,...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Thailand
Authors: Jarik Krobtong and Thanita Chanchitpreecha, FOCUS-CUSRI Collaboration Project on History...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 24, 2025 | Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
The CSO delegation led by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (IDEFEND) and Philippine...
Read MoreCountry Rapporteur Asraf Ally Caunhye from Mauritius raises initial questions and comments from the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to the Philippine delegation. Geneva . 18 February 2025.
Posted by Anisa | Feb 19, 2025 | Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 13, 2025 | Asia/World, Climate & Environment, Deglobalisation, Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
When Focus was founded 30 years ago in 1995, it was up against the confident assertion of global...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 10, 2025 | Media Release, Philippines, Trade and Investment
Trade Justice advocates renew calls to stop the corporate driven EU-Philippines trade deal ...
Read MoreBREAD SHED. While rice is the traditional staple food of Goa, bread and bread-making were introduced by Portuguese colonialists in the 16th century. Over time, Goa developed a distinctive and rich tradition of baking culture and cuisine. Amost every large village in Goa has its own local bakery making various types of breads, cakes and pastries. Mapusa market has an entire section devoted to breads, supplied from various villages around North Goa. The bread types have interesting local names. For example, a hard-crust doughnut-shaped bread is called 'Kangon' - the Konkani-language word for 'bangle'. Typically, the freshly baked breads go out to individual homes via 'Poders' — delivery men who ride bicycles fitted with big bread baskets, and distinctive sounding air-horns used to announce their arrival in a neighborhood.
Posted by Anisa | Jan 23, 2025 | Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Graphics, India
A Mural by People Tree Studio The Mapusa Mogi mural project is an ongoing community-centric public...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 30, 2024 | Asia/World, Feature, Statement
December 30 2024 Focus on the Global South Two thousand and twenty-four was marked by three...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 20, 2024 | Feature, Philippines
Focus on the Global South deeply regrets the passing of Dr Francisco (“Dodong”) Nemenzo. Dr...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 19, 2024 | Asia/World, Feature, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Social Movements
Focus on the Global South December 2024 The so-called ‘Asian century’ is a veritable jumble...
Read MoreJess Santiago plays one of his songs at a gathering of artists-activists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 2024. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
Posted by Anisa | Dec 18, 2024 | Asia/World, News, Power and Democracy
By Joseph Purugganan Originally published here. Written for Amplifying Human Rights Through Music:...
Read MoreFilmmaker JL Burgos and his mother Edita Burgos protesting the X-rating given by the Movies and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to their film Alipato at Muog, a documentary on the search for missing activist Jonas Burgos. Photo by Chantal Eco.
Posted by Anisa | Dec 17, 2024 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy
By Joseph Purugganan Originally published here. Written for Amplifying Human Rights Through Music:...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 15, 2024 | End Impunity, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Statement
15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil...
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