A monthly cultural studies session hosted by cultural researcher and author Viriya Sawangchot. This month will be on 'We Are Not Afraid: Inside the Coup in Honduras' a 2010 documentary directed by Katia Lara.

Screening starts at 8pm and will be followed by a casual discussion.

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WE ARE NOT AFRAID: INSIDE THE COUP IN HONDURAS
Charts the struggle of the Honduran people against the coup that overthrew the democratically-elected President, Manuel Zelaya, and their magnificent resistance against the military dictatorship that was imposed on them. This documentary film is the work of Katia Lara, director, and Carlos del Valle, producer, through the company Terco Producciones.

On June 28th, 2009, instead of a referendum on convening the National Constituent Assembly in Honduras, there was a brutal coup d’état: the army abducted President Manuel Zelaya and had him flown abroad. Along with thousands of other Hondurans, René Amador, a Honduran amateur actor who appeared on television spots promoting the referendum on convening the National Constituent Assembly in Honduras, joined the National Resistance Front against the Coup d’ État. An unprecedented Honduras arises: a people who resist despite media bias, violence and death, and take to the streets to stand up for their rights.


VIRIYA SAWANGCHOT
A cultural researcher based in Bangkok, Thailand. He was an API senior fellow (2013-2014), Asian Public Intellectual program, Nippon Foundation, and has previously taught in Cultural Studies program, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Thailand.

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