ASEAN Peoples' Forum 2009, Bangkok

Prior to the 14th ASEAN Summit in Chiangmai (28 February 2009), civil society organizations and social movements from across the region will gather in Bangkok for the ASEAN Peoples' Forum (APF), a direct People-to-People engagement for civil society across Southeast Asia.

The ASEAN Peoples' Forum will be held at Chulalongkorn University 28 February 2009. The APF was initiated by Thai and ASEAN civil society groups, coordinated by the APF program committees, and is funded through financial support of regional civil society groups and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand, through the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

The joint support of the Kingdom of Thailand and of leading academic institutions has provided a unique opportunity for ASEAN civil society actors to gather, discuss burning issues, and formulate common strategies for action.

Thai Civil Society Groups

1. NGO Coordinating Committee on Development (NGO-COD)
2. Thai Volunteer Service Foundation (TVS)
3. Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC)
4. Action Aid (Thailand)
5. Farmer's Federations Association for Development Thailand
6. People Empowerment Foundation
7. Social Agenda Working Group, Chulalongkorn University
8. Sustainable Agriculture Foundation Thailand (SAFT)
9. ThaiDhrra
10. People's Sector Media Network

Reginal Civil Society Groups

1. SAPA/ SOLIDARITY FOR ASIAN PEOPLE’S ADVOCACIES
2. UNI-APRO Union Network International Asia Pacific Regional Organization (Regional, based in Singapore
3. Action Aid
4. Forum Asia
5. Focus on the Global South
6. SEACA South East Asian Committee for Advocacy

APF Secretariat office,
The Institute of Security and International (ISIS)
Prajadhipok-Rambhaibarni Building., 5th Floor
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Tel: (66) 2 218 7432-3
Mobile:(66) 86 998 2613
Fax: (66) 2 254 0119
E-mail: mailto:info@apf2008.org

ASEAN Peoples' Forum Website