The Creating Safer Space Exhibition was on show at the Social Innovation Hub at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20 February – 5 March 2024. The exhibition was part of the Creating Safer Space final regional research forum for South-East Asia, hosted by the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University.
The travelling exhibition, which has also been on show in Nairobi (Kenya), Aberystwyth (Wales) and New York (USA) explores the unexpected power of nonviolence in the protection of civilians living in the midst of violence. The objects, images, and voices originate from a selection of 26 research projects funded by the Creating Safer Space network, which have been conducted in collaboration between academics, self-protecting communities and nonviolent civilian accompaniers. The exhibition draws on experiences from Cameroon, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Palestine, the Philippines, South Sudan, and Thailand, where civilians are harnessing the power of nonviolence to create safer spaces and work towards alternative presents and futures.
