Its a very controversial issue. Government thinks that removing the community is gonna make the landscape more attractive but indeed living historical area is much more valuable than the man made thing.
+David Smaniotto There is a petition and there are Facebook pages. One of the FB pages is here (facebook.com/Mahakan-MODEL-1720672291523772/?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser). Another is here (facebook.com/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AC-157651854267254/). The Change.org petition (in Thai) is here: www.change.org/p/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AC%E0%B8%AF-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B0?recruiter=296377885&fb_ref=Default Sorry for all that but that's how the link looks when the original is in Thai.
A new book on Pom Mahakan has just been published by noted Harvard anthropology professor, Michael Herzfeld - Siege of the Spirits (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo22440915.html). A must for those who wish to dig deeper into the history of this community and its ongoing battles to survive. With the help of architecture students and professors from a number of universities, the community has offered many alternative plans to the Bangkok Metro Administration over the years.
Its a very controversial issue. Government thinks that removing the community is gonna make the landscape more attractive but indeed living historical area is much more valuable than the man made thing.
They did the same ten+yrs ago a couple of kays upriver at Pra Sumen fort.
Is there a petition we can sign to help them?
+David Smaniotto There is a petition and there are Facebook pages. One of the FB pages is here (facebook.com/Mahakan-MODEL-1720672291523772/?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser). Another is here (facebook.com/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AC-157651854267254/). The Change.org petition (in Thai) is here: www.change.org/p/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AC%E0%B8%AF-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B0?recruiter=296377885&fb_ref=Default
Sorry for all that but that's how the link looks when the original is in Thai.
A new book on Pom Mahakan has just been published by noted Harvard anthropology professor, Michael Herzfeld - Siege of the Spirits (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo22440915.html). A must for those who wish to dig deeper into the history of this community and its ongoing battles to survive. With the help of architecture students and professors from a number of universities, the community has offered many alternative plans to the Bangkok Metro Administration over the years.