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๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿต WILDLIFE MATTERS ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ˜ Economy to Ecology, Insights to Innovation

How can we make wildlife thrive here in Singapore and overseas?

Join various mavericks in wildlife, such as an inventor who was part of a movement to secure the world's first shark sanctuary ๐Ÿฆˆ in Silicon Valley, a researcher preserving corals and marine life ๐Ÿก through engineering structures, a citizen scientist who documents insects ๐ŸฆŸ and endangered animals ๐Ÿฆ…, and many more ecology enthusiasts sharing their insights and perspectives from the ground!
#wildlife #ecology

๐Ÿ”ต 8 Mar, Fri
๐Ÿ”ด 730pm - 930pm (Potluck)
โšช๏ธ Social Collider, 69 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Level 3, S139961

More details here: bit.ly/2UkBBGs
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Want to meet people of different educational backgrounds to discuss this important issue of education inequality?

Come for Common Space: Series One, where you can share your honest opinions and listen to personal stories about meritocracy in Singapore's education system - both the good and the bad - in an open, respectful environment!

๐Ÿ”ต23 March 2019, Saturday
๐Ÿ”ด๏ธ10am to 1pm
โšช๏ธ NUS Enterprise Hangar, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613

Sign-up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: http://bit.ly/2SMFr9P

Illuminate Singapore is a social initiative which seeks to reduce conflicts stemming from misunderstandings. We organise workshops and events that bring together different social groups to spark civil conversations around Singapore's most pressing issues.

For more information, visit: https://illuminatesingapore.weebly.com/

#inequality #education
What are some of the signs and symptoms of mental health distress? How can we create a supportive environment for those journeying towards recovery?

An Introduction to Mental Health looks at the idea of health, highlighting key indicators of wellness as well as several fundamentals for improving our sense of well-being.

๐Ÿ”ต28 March 2019, Thursday
๐Ÿ”ด๏ธ12.30pm-1.30pm
โšช๏ธThe LLiBrary, Programme Area
11 Eunos Road 8, #03-02, Singapore 408601

Sign-up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: http://bit.ly/2Ccy0Da

The speaker, Renay Pereira, is an Outreach Manager with Caregivers Alliance Limited, a social service organisation that provides support for families looking after one or more loved ones a with mental health condition.

Renay has also served as a Caregiver Support Specialist at the Institute of Mental Health and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

#mentalhealth #talk
Hashtags, Harassment and Hope: the State of Gender Relations in Singapore

Remember the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault?

In light of this, AWARE and market research company Ipsos will be tackling various questions such as what effects this movement has had on our society, the gaps in understanding the issue, and where to go from here.

Join us to find out more about the social discussion regarding gender parity in Singapore today!

๐Ÿ”ต 13 March 2019, Wed
๐Ÿ”ด๏ธ 6.30pm-8pm
โšช๏ธ Twitter, 138 Market Street, S048946

Sign-up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: bit.ly/2TvQ464

The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is Singaporeโ€™s leading womenโ€™s rights and gender equality advocacy group. Ipsos Public Affairs is the worldwide leader in social and government research, with presence in more than 41 countries.

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. Tickets are priced at $10 each.

#gender
Celebrate International Womenโ€™s Day with Letโ€™s Talk Empathy!

Looking for an evening of food and meaningful conversations? Through the use of the Empathy Box, you can look forward to deep conversations and open sharing with each other. Allowing participants to reconnect with their empathetic sides once more, ABC Women hopes to provide you with the platform to experience giving and receiving empathy through such in depth conversations.

๐Ÿ”ต 12 March 2019, Tues
๐Ÿ”ด๏ธ 6.30pm-9.30pm
โšช๏ธ Jamieโ€™s Italian (VivoCity). 1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-165-167. S098585

Sign-up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: bit.ly/2HrbhXs

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. Tickets are priced at $29 each.
Women for women: A tribe of mentors

Have been looking for a mentor? Or do you want to be a mentor to someone else?

As part of #TheGoodWomen series, organizers seek to challenge the traditional notions of how a good woman has to be, and how successful female entrepreneurs are more than just their titles and resumes.

Join this event and be a part of the community of women mentors who support, encourage and challenge you as you grow alongside each other.

๐Ÿ”ต 16 March 2019, Sat
๐Ÿ”ด๏ธ 3pm-5pm
โšช๏ธ 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, S059817

Sign-up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: http://bit.ly/2F3X0hX

This event is supported by The Hidden Good, A Good Space, U.S Embassy Singapore.

#women
[๐ŸฅEARLY BIRD ENDS 15 MAR!]
Homelessness Learning Forum

Homelessness is a complex problem and requires the commitment of a broad coalition of partners and the community to journey together with these vulnerable families and children.

Join us for a forum with various stakeholders from the People, Public and Private sector to tackle homelessness by learning and sharing ideas on how to help our fellow Singaporeans.

๐Ÿ”ต 25 April, Thurs
๐Ÿ”ด 9am-5pm
โšช SMU, Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Level 5, 81 Victoria Street S188065

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. Early Bird tickets are priced at $20 (till 15th Mar). Regular tickets are priced at $80.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2u4Hqw2
OPEN JIO๐Ÿค— pinned ยซโœจWELCOME TO OPEN JIO! โœจ a telegram channel to help you keep up with events happening in the social sector. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ We seek to ignite peopleโ€™s curiosity in social issues, and create a learning community of people who care. โฐ We post events mostly on Mondaysโ€ฆยป
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Celebrating Women & Diversity: Different Shades of Strengths & Success (Public Book Launch)

What does success look like to you? What does success look like for women, and how do we celebrate the women who defy conventional notions of success?

In celebration of International Womenโ€™s Day, author and NMP Anthea Ong will be launching her book โ€˜50 Shades of Love: Unearthing Who We Areโ€™. Invited panelists will also do a short reading from the book, and answer any questions that you may have.

The first 100 registered guests will also receive a free copy of the book. Do register now!

๐Ÿ”ต 22 Mar 2019, Sat
๐Ÿ”ด 12pm-2pm
โšช The Metro @ thebridge, 2 Science Park Drive, #01-07.

Sign up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: bit.ly/2TEXwvJ
[๐ŸฅUPDATE: EARLY BIRD EXTENDED TO 31 MAR!]
Homelessness Learning Forum


Homelessness is a complex problem and requires the commitment of a broad coalition of partners and the community to journey together with these vulnerable families and children.

Join us for a forum with various stakeholders from the People, Public and Private sector to tackle homelessness by learning and sharing ideas on how to help our fellow Singaporeans.

๐Ÿ”ต 25 April, Thurs
๐Ÿ”ด 9am-5pm
โšช SMU, Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Level 5, 81 Victoria Street S188065

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. Early Bird tickets are priced at $20 (till 31st Mar). Regular tickets are priced at $80.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2u4Hqw2
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Happiness Film Festival

The Happiness Film Festival will be the worldโ€™s first to be held in Singapore. Organized by Happiness Initiative, it hopes to raise awareness on happiness and well-being through films and post-film dialogues. Join us, for a time of learning and reflection!

๐Ÿ”ต 20-24 Mar 2019, Wed-Sun
๐Ÿ”ด Varying timings depending on film chosen
โšช The Projector, 6001 Beach Rosd #05-00, Golden Mile Tower.

๐Ÿ™Œ SPECIAL RATE for #OpenJio subscribers! Quote โ€œhappyopenjioโ€ to get 20% off all general admission tickets!

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. General admission tickets are priced at $15 each. Click on the respective films to find out more!

Sign up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: bit.ly/2HsNszB

Happiness Initiative is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting happiness and well-being. Their programmes are based on the emerging science of positive psychology.
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Designing for Behaviour Change workshop


The Designing for Behaviour Change workshop is an 8 hour training that equips learners with a basic understanding of the essential skills and knowledge to design interventions that promote positive changes in peopleโ€™s behaviour.

It is designed to be a public class for people who are currently doing, or will be involved in projects that aim to change behaviour to improve social outcomes.

๐Ÿ”ต 23 Mar 2019, Sat
๐Ÿ”ด 9am-6pm
โšช Singapore Sustainability Academy, 180 Kitchener Road, #06-10, City Square Mall (Sky Park), S208539

๐Ÿ™Œ SPECIAL RATE for #OpenJio subscribers! Sign up with a friend and get 10% off with 'OPENJIO' promo code!

๐Ÿ’ฐ This is a paid event. Tickets are priced at $10 for youth aged 35 or below, and people volunteering/working for non-profit social causes.


It's the FINAL run & LIMITED slots are available, so sign up now!
๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/2Hq5FNi
Big Data - Big Impact

How can data science be appled to create social and environmental impact?

Join us for an evening with the Singapore International Foundation's Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) for a panel discussion with representatives from the private, public and people sector as they share how BIG DATA can benefit society through their experience and the opportunities data could create in the future.

Singapore International Foundation is a NGO that aims to strengthen mutual understanding, ties and trust between global communities.

๐Ÿ”ต 22 Mar 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 4pm-6pm
โšช๏ธ *SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link. S237978

๐Ÿ‘‰Sign up now at http://bit.ly/bdbi22
Youth Career Network Career Discovery & Mentorship Programme

Uncertain which career path you should embark on? Unsure how you should go about in planning your career? Join us for a 2 part programme conducted by YoungNTUC to help you discover your potential and get a change to be matched to a career mentor for mentorship period of 4 months

Part 1: Career Discovery Programme
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26 Mar 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 6.30pm-9pm
โšช๏ธ NTUC Centre, Level 8, Room 801, 1 Marina Boulevard, S 018989 (Nearest MRT: Raffles Place)

Part 2: Career Mentorship Programme
๐Ÿ”ต 27 Mar 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 6.30pm-9.30pm
โšช๏ธ NTUC Centre, Level 10, Room 1001, 1 Marina Boulevard, S 018989 (Nearest MRT: Raffles Place)

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up now at http://bit.ly/2TW73he
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Which stage of life do you identify the most with?
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SOSD Shelter Tour

Looking for a new Best Friend?
SOSD Singapore will be conducting a shelter tour for you to understand what SOSD is all about.

SOSD is an IPC status animal welfare charity orgnisation dedicated to the welfare of Singaporeโ€™s many street dogs.

๐Ÿ”ต 31 Mar 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 12pm - 130pm
โšช๏ธ 59 Sungei Tengah Road, Block T, Unit 01-42, S699014

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up now at bit.ly/2Ctu3du

#dogadoption #dogshelter
All Talk, How Action?
A workshop on Civil Society Action

Curious about common and intersecting issues faced by various civil society organisations (CSOs) in Singapore?

Interested in meeting like-minded changemakers to brainstorm solutions and frameworks which can be applied by CSOs in their work?

Head down for a workshop to explore how CSOs can collaborate to engage the state and increase the effectiveness of what they advocate for.

๐Ÿ”ต 30 Mar 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 11am-3pm
โšช๏ธ Yale-NUS, Saga LT

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up at bit.ly/2WmtRV7

#socialaction
Foreign Policy Forum 2019
Singapore and the Rohingya Crisis


The Rohingya crisis is one of the most pressing humanitarian crisis today. The forum will be focusing on Singaporeโ€™s position on the Rohingya Crisis, what is happening at Coxโ€™s Bazar, and what can Singapore do.

Distinguished speakers such as Mr Louis Ng, MP of Nee Soon GRC, Mr Walter Chia, Advisory Committee of Relief Singapore and Dr Shashi Jayakumar, Singapore Representative of ASEAN Human Rights Commission and Head of Centre of Excellence for National Security at RSIS will be speaking at the forum.

๐Ÿ”ต 29th March 2019
๐Ÿ”ด 6:00 to 9:30 pm (After 9pm - refreshments provided)
โšช๏ธ Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, NUS University Town

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up at: bit.ly/2Yj7Yrc

#foreignaffairs #rohingyacrisis
NTUSU Ministerial Forum

The NTUSU Ministerial Forum is an annual highlight of the NTUโ€™s calendar and serves as an important platform for students to engage in meaningful discussions with a Cabinet Minister on social, economic and political issues, as well as pertinent global trends and developments that affect our nation.

The theme of the forum is The โ€œSingapore Wayโ€ Forward. Minister Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance, will be gracing this event.

๐Ÿ”ต 28 Mar 2019, Thursday
๐Ÿ”ด 6.30pm-9.30pm
โšช Lee Kong Chian Lecture Theatre, NTU Yunnan Garden Campus

Sign up here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป: http://bit.ly/2uwqvCJ (for NTU/NIE staff and students) & http://bit.ly/2Oo8Eau (for students from other local universities)