Proceedings: Advancing Alternative Regionalism From Below – People and Planet First | Proceedings

Advancing Alternative Regionalism From Below – People and Planet First | Proceedings

These are the proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Alternatives in Southeast Asia titled “Advancing Alternative Regionalism from Below: People and Planet First.” The conference took place on 30 and 31 October 2023 at the University Hotel, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. The event was collectively initiated by the Movement for Alternatives and Solidarity in Southeast Asia (MASSA), an emergent movement comprising grassroots and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the region. It was hosted by its interim secretariat, the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) Program on Alternative Development (AltDev).

The two-day conference had two primary objectives: (1) to discuss and debate current and emerging issues confronting marginalized peoples in Southeast Asia; and (2) to define the strategic direction of MASSA and its movementbuilding efforts. Through this conference, MASSA hopes to solidify people-led regionalism that bolsters cross-national collaboration, regional cooperation, and cross-bordersolidarity between and among the region’s marginalized and excluded peoples.

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