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πŸ“° THIS WEEK'S FEATURE:

Listening Living Labs With Migrant Workers Community by A Good Space

Did you know that migrant workers could incur up to $15,000 debt due to middlemen and agents😱 Find out more about their struggles through the listening report below.

πŸ‘‰ Click here: https://bit.ly/OJBites83
Paint the Town Green

Singapore's parks and tree lined roads help to infuse an atmosphere of greeness into our urban city. Singapore's Green Plan 2030, a national roadmap towards sustainable development and net-zero emissions features City in Nature as one of its pillars which seeks to further integrate nature within our city. Join this talk to learn more about conserving and creating green spaces for biodiversity and us. 

πŸ”΄ 15 Feb, Tue
πŸ”΅ 7.30pm - 8.30pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3HKoDKK

Organised by National Library Board
#environment #talks
THRIVE-THRU with THE YFACTOR

Want to cope better with what life throws at you and also support your friends through life’s challenges?
Join us in person for a 4-part arts-based adventure where you and other like-minded peers will learn from professionals (and from one another!) on new ways to enhance your mental wellbeing and support your friends in challenging times.

❗️Registration closes on 28 Feb

πŸ”΄ 14, 15, 19, 26 Mar
πŸ”΅ 10am - 5pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3sHXhi0

Organised by ArtsWok Collaborative & Bold At Work
#youth #community #mentalhealth
Mission X (Poly)

Mission X is a 3-day online community service leadership programme where students attend:

(i) Workshops on planning impactful community service projects and effective volunteer management;
(ii) Dialogues with professionals from the social service sector;
(iii) Networking opportunities with fellow student leaders to learn and share best practices

πŸ”΄ 14 - 16 Mar, Mon - Wed
πŸ”΅ 9am - 6pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3BjxpNg

Organised by Youthcorps Singapore
#community #youth
Future Women Leaders Forum 2022

The Future Women Leaders Forum (FWLF) is the Young Women Leadership Connection's flagship event for fresh graduate and undergraduate women in Singapore in their penultimate and final years. The theme for FWLF 2022 is Courage to Create Your Future. FWLF 2022 hopes to empower you to create your future on your own terms with purpose, courage and growth.

πŸ”΄ 26 Feb, Sat
πŸ”΅ 10am - 4pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3oN2aoY

Organised by Young Women's Leadership Connection
#women #leadership
Death Cafe

Bring your favourite beverage and dessert, as we come together to chat and share about anything and everything on death.

We meet every last Saturday of the month, online for now.

πŸ”΄ 26 Feb, Sat
πŸ”΅ 10.30am - 12pm

πŸ‘‰ Register your interest at hello@happyeverafter.sg

Organised by Happy Ever After
#death #conversations
Emerging Warmer: A Climate Manifesto for Sing Lit?

We believe art practitioners have a responsibility to bear witness to the climate crisis and expand society’s vision for its future.

Come hear our panelists discuss climate grief, target audiences and their visions for the environment and local arts scene in the next 5 years, and how the arts can respond to the realities of a warmer world.

πŸ”΄ 26 Feb, Sat
πŸ”΅ 11am - 12pm
πŸ—Ί 27A Jalan Besar S(208796)

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/36ueGDy

Organised by Sing Lit Station
#climatechange #paneldiscussion
S4F Eco-Poetry Night

Eco
-Poetry concerns poetry surrounding themes of ecologies, our environments, and our human systems in relation to them.

Participate in S4F Eco-Poetry Night which features various local poets performing their poems. They will also participate in a panel discussion which surrounds environmental literature in Singapore, and its role in climate activism / intersectional environmentalism.

πŸ”΄ 27 Feb, Sun
πŸ”΅ 8pm - 10pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3I2t1oy

Organised by Students 4 Fossil Free Future (S4F)
#poetry #enviroment #paneldiscussion
Bloody Periods! We Love Them, We Hate Them!

Menstruation
is an intimately personal yet shared experience that can sometimes be embarrassing to talk about candidly.

Join comics creator @Andeasyand (Nurulhuda Izyan) for a creative night of drawing, conversation, and fun! Participants will get to write and draw their very own period comic in this session too.

All are welcome, no matter where you are in your menstrual journey, or whether or not you have experienced menstruation. Participants under 13 years old will need to be supervised by a guardian.

πŸ”΄ 6 Mar, Sun
πŸ”΅ 12pm - 2pm
πŸ—Ί 46 Kim Yam Road, The Herencia, S(239351)

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3s6ko75

Organised by Difference Engine
#menstruation #conversations
Group Work for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia (PWDs)

Are you a caregiver for PWDs seeking support from professionals and fellow caregivers?

Our group work discusses the common Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Join us as we explore how caregivers can manage BPSD through a non-pharmacological approach for the year ahead.


πŸ”΄ Various dates
πŸ”΅ 8pm - 9pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3h1P7M8

Organised by Viriya Community Services
#caregiving #workshop
Women in the workplace: Equity or equality

In conjunction with the International Women’s Day 2022, DOT is happy to host an in-person roundtable on the challenges faced by low-income women and mothers. We will be exploring different perspectives and engaging in open discussions.

Each day includes a morning panel focusing on one theme and an afternoon workshop activity. Panelists will include academics, community workers, non-profits, beneficiaries and employer partners.

πŸ”΅ 11-13 Mar, Fri-Sun
πŸ”΄ 10am - 1130am
βšͺ️ Common Ground Civic Centre S469659

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3CluS5H

Organised by Daughters of Tomorrow
#genderequality #workplace
Rising Above and Beyond

Through inspirational stories of everyday figures from all walks of life, we seek to help young women discover what it takes to break barriers and emerge with greatness in a journey requiring courage, vulnerability, and a community of like-minded individuals to lift one another up.

πŸ”΅ 12 Mar, Sat
πŸ”΄ 130-6.30pm
βšͺ️ UBS Singapore & Zoom online

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3HLu7UU

Organised by Young Women's Leadership Connection
#women #leadership
Inclusion in Action: Reflect and Reimagine

Let's celebrate how far we have come in building more inclusive classrooms! Joining Minister of State for Social and Family Development and Education, Ms Sun Xueling is keynote speaker Kim Barthel and a diverse panel of experts who can help us shape the conversation on inclusive education as we take the next steps.

πŸ”΅ 19 Mar, Sat
πŸ”΄ 930am-1pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3ChzCJR

Organised by AWWA
#education #students #webinar
HAY HUMP DAY

Bored on a Wednesday night? Feeling drained in the mid-week?

Grab your dinner and sit in for a slew of comedy interactive sessions! This is an online discussion about normalising daily check-ins which includes candid performances here! The first topic is - What does "How are you?" mean to you?

πŸ”΅ 16 Mar, Wed
πŸ”΄ 7pm-9pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Kqd8ct

Organised by NUS Comedy Club
#comedy
Consent & Respect: Raising Children who become Responsible Adults

Why is there a need to have a conversation with your child about sex? When do you think is the right age to start talking to your child about sex?
What content is appropriate for what age?

An intimate women-only panel discussion to learn how to raise your children who understand consent and respect.

πŸ”΅ 16 Mar, Wed
πŸ”΄ 6.30pm - 8pm
βšͺ️ Siri House, 8D Dempsey Rd, #01-02 Dempsey Hill S(249672)

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/37uEJej

Organised by Hedonist x Good Vibes
#sexeducation #consent #conversations
BREAK FREE!

Whether you're a budding feminist or a fully fledged gender-equality veteran, join us for a one-day-only mini-IWD festival.

First up, get a crash course in feminist history and theory at our Feminism For All workshop. Then, flex your gender-equality knowledge at Trivia Night. Finally, watch a screening of the intimate, life-affirming Singapore film Some Women, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Quen Wong and her documentary subjects.

πŸ”΅ 19 Mar, Sat
πŸ”΄ 2.30pm - 10.30pm
βšͺ️ Projector X: Riverside, 30 Merchant Road, Riverside Point #04-13 S(058282)

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3tWlfGR

Organised by AWARE
#genderequality #festival
Book Launch of Constance Singam's Where I Was

In Where I Was, prominent women's rights advocate Constance Singam reflects on her life as a civil society activist and the events that led to the 2009 AWARE Saga. Join us for an intimate conversation with Constance and Balli Kaur Jaswal, as they talk about place and identity, the act of forgetting and remembering and the cathartic process of returning to memory.

πŸ”΅ 20 Mar, Sun
πŸ”΄ 4 - 5.30pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3tXnMAC

Organised by Ethos Books
#civilsociety #booklaunch
AGS Learning Circle: How Changemakers Can Harness the Power of the Media

Are you a changemaker looking to amplify your cause but don't know where or how to start? Well, you're not alone!

Through this event, you will gain insights and practical tips on how to harness the power of the media to get their stories to a larger audience of people that matter, create a culture of peer-learning amongst changemakers by listening to different perspectives involved in creating a compelling story, and be part of a documentation process on the best practices of changemaking!

πŸ”΅ 23 Mar, Wed
πŸ”΄ 8 - 10pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3I9Foyt

Organised by A Good Space
#changemaking #communication #conversations
Youth-2-Youth Discord Chat: Diagnosis and Management of ADHD

Are you a youth with ADHD? Or a youth who would like to learn more about how to support your peers with ADHD? Join Unlocking ADHD for an event, where we are bringing all such youths together, to create a space to discuss the journey through diagnosis and managing ADHD for youths!

πŸ”΅ 17 Mar, Thu
πŸ”΄ 8pm - 9.30pm

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/35WvZ07

Organised by Unlocking ADHD
#ADHD #mentalhealth #conversations
Mental Lab 2022

Feeling restless? Worried about the future? Unmotivated?

You are not alone. Join Mental Lab 2022 in finding out more about mental health topics such as anticipatory stress and burnout while learning more about your mental health.

πŸ”΄ 23 & 24 Mar, Wed & Thu
πŸ”΅ Various Timings

Note: Only online events from Mental Lab 2022 are available to the public

πŸ‘‰ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3KZH3Z0

Organised by NTU WSC RSP Mental Health and SC GO!
#mentalhealth #festival