APRU Plus: SCL Webinars
APRU Plus: Addressing the Crisis is an extension of APRU that offers virtual programming for its member hubs and is a new platform borne out of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. With universities and workplaces shifting online in response to the global health crisis, webinars produced through APRU Plus serve as an online platform for APRU Hubs to exchange information through accessible means to greater audiences. The themes of the webinars relate back to the COVID-19 crisis and in how universities continue to adapt to evolving situations across the Asia Pacific. The APRU SCL Hub is delighted to announce our partnership with APRU Plus. For all webinars produced by APRU Plus please visit: https://www.apruplus.org/.
SCL Hub’s first two-part 90-minute webinars: Bottom Up-Resilience (July 6-8, 2020)
During the COVID-19 crisis, community self-help and mutual support have become critical to the survival of many individuals, lending a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable populations in our society. In contrast to the government or institutional responses, they represent the agency and ability of the civil society groups to mobilize in times of crisis—a process that has proven to be effective in other disaster scenarios.
The first of a two-part webinar brings together researchers and organizers from Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Shanghai, and Singapore to highlight exemplary efforts in the respective locations.
The second part of the webinars builds on the discussion of civil society efforts on the first day to drill into the challenges facing the marginalized populations during the pandemic. This session brings together researchers and organizers from Hong Kong, Taipei, and Tokyo to highlight efforts of both supporting organizations and the marginalized social groups during COVID-19.
Through short presentations followed by a roundtable discussion, the session explores what these efforts have in common and how they respond to specific social and institutional contexts. It further examines the implications of the civil society efforts during COVID-19 for long-term social resilience in the Pacific Rim.
Webinar 1: Civil society responses under COVID-19
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (Asia & Australasia) and Monday, July 6 , 2020 (Americas)
Speakers:
Shuyun Cao, Dinghaiquiao Mutual Aid Society
Yang Bao, Dinghaiquiao Mutual Aid Society
Dr Tessa Maria Guazon, University of the Philippines Diliman
Bernard Lee, Fixing HK
Dr Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, The University of Melbourne
Dr Tan Beng Kiang, National University of Singapore
Moderator:
Prof Jeffrey Hou, Urban Commons Lab, University of Washington
Discussant:
Dr Kian Goh, UCLA
Webinar 2: Challenges for the marginalized publics under COVID-19
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 (Asia & Australasia) and Tuesday, July 7 , 2020 (Americas)
Speakers:
Prof Cecilia Chu, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Marta Catalan Eraso, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Shu-Mei Huang, National Taiwan University
Ms Nao Kasai, Advocacy and Research Centre for Homelessness (ARCH) and The University of Tokyo
Dr Masato Dohi, Advocacy and Research Centre for Homelessness (ARCH) and Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ms Michelle Siu Woon Wong, Impact HK
Ms Magokoro Yoshihira, YUI Associates
Moderator:
Dr Shu-Mei Huang, National Taiwan University
Discussant:
Prof Jeffrey Hou, Urban Commons Lab, University of Washington
The webinars were organized by APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub and the Pacific Rim Community Design Network.
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