Asian Regional Exchanges for New Alternatives (ARENA)
Organization name
Asian Regional Exchanges for New Alternatives (ARENA)
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Network
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Current focus/area
Equity Livelihood improvement Poverty Indigenous knowledge and traditions Ecology Awareness raising Social justice
Description/notes
ARENA is a regional network of concerned Asian Scholars - academics, intellectuals, activists, researchers, writers and artists - which aims to contribute to a process of awakening towards meaningful and people-oriented social change. They focus on the concerned Asian scholars as its immediate constituency, believing that this sector can play a vital role in the process of social transformation.
ARENA draws its members from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia, United States, among others.
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Compendium source
Participating organisation of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice