National Youth Council (NYC) and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) presents Youth Conversations
Everyone has a story that is worth our Saturday mornings, because you can't find it on Google
We invite all youth (aged 15 to 35 years old) to come together to share your story. Breathe life into statistics, as you inspire each other to spark change in each of your own ways. Through the SG Youth Action Plan, we'll put your ideas into action to build a better Singapore for all!
🔴 Date: 13 July 2019, Sat
🔵 Time: 10am - 2pm
⚪ Venue: My Tampines Hub, Function Room 2
👉 Sign up at bit.ly/ycsgyap5
⚠️ We encourage you to bring your own cutlery and tupperware to dabao free food. Therefore, no cutlery will be provided
#youth #gogreen #yourstorymatters
Everyone has a story that is worth our Saturday mornings, because you can't find it on Google
We invite all youth (aged 15 to 35 years old) to come together to share your story. Breathe life into statistics, as you inspire each other to spark change in each of your own ways. Through the SG Youth Action Plan, we'll put your ideas into action to build a better Singapore for all!
🔴 Date: 13 July 2019, Sat
🔵 Time: 10am - 2pm
⚪ Venue: My Tampines Hub, Function Room 2
👉 Sign up at bit.ly/ycsgyap5
⚠️ We encourage you to bring your own cutlery and tupperware to dabao free food. Therefore, no cutlery will be provided
#youth #gogreen #yourstorymatters
Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) presents Learning Festival Networking Session
How can we do good better?
You are invited to join us for a Networking Session as part of the Learning Festival. This is an opportunity for you to make diverse connections with other like-minded youths.
Have a community project and wish to seek platforms for collaboration? Sign Up Now!
🔴 27 July 2019, Sat
🔵 10am - 12pm (registration starts at 9:45am)
⚪ The Red Box, Learning Hub (Level 2)
👉 Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/2XGKn2v by 12 July 2019
#network #community
How can we do good better?
You are invited to join us for a Networking Session as part of the Learning Festival. This is an opportunity for you to make diverse connections with other like-minded youths.
Have a community project and wish to seek platforms for collaboration? Sign Up Now!
🔴 27 July 2019, Sat
🔵 10am - 12pm (registration starts at 9:45am)
⚪ The Red Box, Learning Hub (Level 2)
👉 Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/2XGKn2v by 12 July 2019
#network #community
Skillseed presents Skillseed x SkillsFuture Festival 2019: Intro to ABCD for NGOs
Social issues are more than just phenomena, and community projects that target such may either be unsustainable or bring forth ramifications or both. How can we limit such?
This foundation course on Asset-based Community Development (ABCD) helps VWOs and NGOs gain fluency in identifying, mapping, and activating community assets, achieving dignified and sustained community building from within.
🔵 19 Jul, Fri
🔴 2 - 5pm
⚪️ Lifelong Learning Institute
💰 Tickets are $30 each
👉 Sign up at http://bit.ly/2NKnifq
For participants from VWOs, NGOs and social work organisations only.
#community #skillsdevelopment
Social issues are more than just phenomena, and community projects that target such may either be unsustainable or bring forth ramifications or both. How can we limit such?
This foundation course on Asset-based Community Development (ABCD) helps VWOs and NGOs gain fluency in identifying, mapping, and activating community assets, achieving dignified and sustained community building from within.
🔵 19 Jul, Fri
🔴 2 - 5pm
⚪️ Lifelong Learning Institute
💰 Tickets are $30 each
👉 Sign up at http://bit.ly/2NKnifq
For participants from VWOs, NGOs and social work organisations only.
#community #skillsdevelopment
The National Library Board (NLB) presents [Read! Fest 2019] CEO Reads: Book Talk by Entrepreneurs
What books do accomplished people read? And how do they make use of and apply what they read in their lives?
Join Xinyan, co-founder of YoRipe, See Ting, co-founder and CEO of Pitchspot and Irsyad Ramthan, co-founder of YSI SEA as they share on books that have inspired and influenced them.
🔴 19 July, Fri
🔵 7 - 8pm
⚪ The LLiBrary Programme Area (Address: 11 Eunos Road 8 #03-02)
👉 Sign up at http://bit.ly/2XEHcrP
#socialentrepreneurship #innovation #sustainabilty #foodwaste
What books do accomplished people read? And how do they make use of and apply what they read in their lives?
Join Xinyan, co-founder of YoRipe, See Ting, co-founder and CEO of Pitchspot and Irsyad Ramthan, co-founder of YSI SEA as they share on books that have inspired and influenced them.
🔴 19 July, Fri
🔵 7 - 8pm
⚪ The LLiBrary Programme Area (Address: 11 Eunos Road 8 #03-02)
👉 Sign up at http://bit.ly/2XEHcrP
#socialentrepreneurship #innovation #sustainabilty #foodwaste
National Day Ground Up Party 2019
Didn’t manage to get tickets for NDP? Fear not! You can still celebrate and take part in a National Day Party!
This year,we are excited to invite you to celebrate National Day together and also recognise those who started social initiatives which contribute to Singapore!
Come learn and meet the people behind some of the social initiatives in Singapore🤗
🔵 9 August, Friday
🔴 1 - 5pm
⚪️ National Volunteer & Philanthropy Center, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-88, S059817
👉Sign up at http://bit.ly/2LRBL6S
Feel free to pm @Amoslwq on telegram if you have any questions!
#NDP
Didn’t manage to get tickets for NDP? Fear not! You can still celebrate and take part in a National Day Party!
This year,we are excited to invite you to celebrate National Day together and also recognise those who started social initiatives which contribute to Singapore!
Come learn and meet the people behind some of the social initiatives in Singapore🤗
🔵 9 August, Friday
🔴 1 - 5pm
⚪️ National Volunteer & Philanthropy Center, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-88, S059817
👉Sign up at http://bit.ly/2LRBL6S
Feel free to pm @Amoslwq on telegram if you have any questions!
#NDP
Calling young adults (18-35) who live in Clementi! Join us for another night of fun and meaningful conversations!
Friendzone is a movement to create fun and meaningful communities for young adults in their neighbourhood. 👫🌤️🏡 Come connect with your neighbours so we can socialise in Clementi without having to travel to town haha :)
Don't stay in Clementi? You can nominate your neighbourhood on their website at www.friendzone.sg and pass on this event to your friends who stay in Clementi!
🔴 Sat 20 July 2019
🔵 7.00pm-9.00pm
⚪ Blk 439 Clementi Ave 3 Cascadia Pavilion (Beside Blk 440B)
👉Sign-up here : www.bit.ly/2SeYPxu
Friendzone is a movement to create fun and meaningful communities for young adults in their neighbourhood. 👫🌤️🏡 Come connect with your neighbours so we can socialise in Clementi without having to travel to town haha :)
Don't stay in Clementi? You can nominate your neighbourhood on their website at www.friendzone.sg and pass on this event to your friends who stay in Clementi!
🔴 Sat 20 July 2019
🔵 7.00pm-9.00pm
⚪ Blk 439 Clementi Ave 3 Cascadia Pavilion (Beside Blk 440B)
👉Sign-up here : www.bit.ly/2SeYPxu
Breaking the Chain: Insights into Fake News
Why do people circulate fake news and how can we stop its spread, especially within our own social circles? Delve into the current media landscape and psychology behind the proliferation of fake news as our speakers share how our social groups and reading habits can affect our exposure and susceptibility to online falsehoods.
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 10 - 12pm
⚪️ Level 5, Possibility Room, National Library Building
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2jGxjfx
Why do people circulate fake news and how can we stop its spread, especially within our own social circles? Delve into the current media landscape and psychology behind the proliferation of fake news as our speakers share how our social groups and reading habits can affect our exposure and susceptibility to online falsehoods.
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 10 - 12pm
⚪️ Level 5, Possibility Room, National Library Building
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2jGxjfx
Meet the Masters: Business for Good - Sustainability vs Impact
It takes a lot of wit, hard work and perseverance to be a social entrepreneur. More often than not, it is a struggle to manage both the business and social goals in a company.
Join us on a panel discussion to hear about the journey of four individuals in the social entrepreneurship scene.
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 1.30 - 4.30pm
⚪️ Scape, 2 Orchard Link #04-01, S 237978
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2jGuJ9i
utoocentral is a community crowdsourcing platform where entrepreneurs can share their journeys from the moment an idea is born.
It takes a lot of wit, hard work and perseverance to be a social entrepreneur. More often than not, it is a struggle to manage both the business and social goals in a company.
Join us on a panel discussion to hear about the journey of four individuals in the social entrepreneurship scene.
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 1.30 - 4.30pm
⚪️ Scape, 2 Orchard Link #04-01, S 237978
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2jGuJ9i
utoocentral is a community crowdsourcing platform where entrepreneurs can share their journeys from the moment an idea is born.
BookJio July: This Is What Inequality Looks Like
Join us at our first ever book club meeting conducted by our very own member, Hilda as we explore the book - This is What Inequality Looks Like
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 5 - 7pm
⚪️ library@harbourfront
🔴 24 Jul, Wed
🔵 7 -9pm
⚪️ library@harbourfront
👉Sign up at: tiny.cc/bookjio01
Join us at our first ever book club meeting conducted by our very own member, Hilda as we explore the book - This is What Inequality Looks Like
🔴 20 Jul, Sat
🔵 5 - 7pm
⚪️ library@harbourfront
🔴 24 Jul, Wed
🔵 7 -9pm
⚪️ library@harbourfront
👉Sign up at: tiny.cc/bookjio01
Systems Thinking Workshop
How could we be better thinkers when approaching societal issues?
Join is for an evening workshop where we:
1) Share personal experience on systems thinking
2) Experience systems thinking hands-on!
🔴 24 Jul, Wed
🔵 7 - 830pm (registration starts at 6pm)
⚪ Singapore Sustainability Academy (located in City Square Mall), 180 Kitchener Road, #06-10, S (208539)
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O46IY4
How could we be better thinkers when approaching societal issues?
Join is for an evening workshop where we:
1) Share personal experience on systems thinking
2) Experience systems thinking hands-on!
🔴 24 Jul, Wed
🔵 7 - 830pm (registration starts at 6pm)
⚪ Singapore Sustainability Academy (located in City Square Mall), 180 Kitchener Road, #06-10, S (208539)
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O46IY4
The Invisible Struggle
People afflicted with feelings of hopelessness and absence often perceive themselves as the only ones suffering in this way and find themselves struggling to reach out.
Join us at The Invisible Struggle Symposium as we begin with understanding depression and mood disorder and what can we when equipped with the relevant knowledge do for those suffering in silence.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 2 - 6pm
⚪ HDB HUB Convention Centre, Auditorium, Basement 1
🎟 Tickets are priced at $10
👉 Sign up by contacting NuLife at 6300 8706/ 92737871 or email us at projects@nulife.com.sg for further enquiries.
People afflicted with feelings of hopelessness and absence often perceive themselves as the only ones suffering in this way and find themselves struggling to reach out.
Join us at The Invisible Struggle Symposium as we begin with understanding depression and mood disorder and what can we when equipped with the relevant knowledge do for those suffering in silence.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 2 - 6pm
⚪ HDB HUB Convention Centre, Auditorium, Basement 1
🎟 Tickets are priced at $10
👉 Sign up by contacting NuLife at 6300 8706/ 92737871 or email us at projects@nulife.com.sg for further enquiries.
Sustainability: Hype or Hope? YSI SEA Showcase
Eco-friendly, ethical production, social well-being - what do these buzzwords mean? Do you view sustainability as just a passing trend or do you see it as indication of a more conscious society working towards meaningful change?
Broaden your perspectives with us at this year's YSI Showcase as we learn to embrace both the hype and hope of sustainability, and understand the importance of follow-up action. This showcase will provoke you to reconsider your views on socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues through deeper understanding and knowledge, and provide you with opportunities to play a more active role.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 2 - 6pm
⚪ Heliconia Jr, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
🎟 Entry is Free but tickets limited to first come first serve basis
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O3Obel
Eco-friendly, ethical production, social well-being - what do these buzzwords mean? Do you view sustainability as just a passing trend or do you see it as indication of a more conscious society working towards meaningful change?
Broaden your perspectives with us at this year's YSI Showcase as we learn to embrace both the hype and hope of sustainability, and understand the importance of follow-up action. This showcase will provoke you to reconsider your views on socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues through deeper understanding and knowledge, and provide you with opportunities to play a more active role.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 2 - 6pm
⚪ Heliconia Jr, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
🎟 Entry is Free but tickets limited to first come first serve basis
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O3Obel
[⚠Suitable for ages 13 and above]
Experiential Workshop on Poverty
Ever wondered how poverty feels like? Join us for an experiential workshop facilitated by social workers, this workshop is an opportunity for young people to gain a deeper understanding of poverty, to humanise the issue and reflect on our response.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 930am - 130pm
⚪ Esplanade Annexe Studio 1 Esplanade Dr, S 038981
🎟 Tickets are priced at $15.00 per participant. Enjoy 10% discount, if you buy tickets to any of the festival plays and pay $13.50 per participant
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O5O0PI
M1 Peer Pleasure is a celebration of youth theatre. It is a platform for young people aged 13-25 to stage productions at professional theatre venues, under the mentorship of theatre professionals, for audiences young and old. These collaborations let youths engage with their peers and with issues that concern them, culminating in creative and open exchanges through drama and dialogue.
Experiential Workshop on Poverty
Ever wondered how poverty feels like? Join us for an experiential workshop facilitated by social workers, this workshop is an opportunity for young people to gain a deeper understanding of poverty, to humanise the issue and reflect on our response.
🔴 27 Jul, Sat
🔵 930am - 130pm
⚪ Esplanade Annexe Studio 1 Esplanade Dr, S 038981
🎟 Tickets are priced at $15.00 per participant. Enjoy 10% discount, if you buy tickets to any of the festival plays and pay $13.50 per participant
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2O5O0PI
M1 Peer Pleasure is a celebration of youth theatre. It is a platform for young people aged 13-25 to stage productions at professional theatre venues, under the mentorship of theatre professionals, for audiences young and old. These collaborations let youths engage with their peers and with issues that concern them, culminating in creative and open exchanges through drama and dialogue.
Skillshare: Share & Regenerate
(Social, Ecology, Economy )
How can we amplify sharing within community? In the context of social, ecology, economy in a regenerative way.
Join us at a gathering with one aim of connecting, learning and contributing (idea, network, monetary) with other change makers then co-create shared resources & share space in Singapore.
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 12 - 6pm
⚪ 6 Eu Tong Sen St, 04-88, S 059817
🎟 Entrance fee of $10 at the door (free for contributors)
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2Ya3diq
Reconnect & Recharge is created to focus on healthy relationships with self and others. We believe overall wellbeing starts from within. Our signature content for our events consists of eye contact, deep talk, sound listening, power of touch, gratitude circle, inner child meditation, bonding activities, and breathing techniques.
(Social, Ecology, Economy )
How can we amplify sharing within community? In the context of social, ecology, economy in a regenerative way.
Join us at a gathering with one aim of connecting, learning and contributing (idea, network, monetary) with other change makers then co-create shared resources & share space in Singapore.
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 12 - 6pm
⚪ 6 Eu Tong Sen St, 04-88, S 059817
🎟 Entrance fee of $10 at the door (free for contributors)
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2Ya3diq
Reconnect & Recharge is created to focus on healthy relationships with self and others. We believe overall wellbeing starts from within. Our signature content for our events consists of eye contact, deep talk, sound listening, power of touch, gratitude circle, inner child meditation, bonding activities, and breathing techniques.
Yuhua, we got a Pazaar
Embark on an exploration mission around SPACE(s) this July! Think mental, meta-physical, emotional and physical spaces. Let your curiosity take flight! Choose to start as a NOVICE explorer or challenge yourself to an ADVANCED exploration because what you seek is also seeking you!
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 2 - 5pm
⚪ Bold At Work, 319 Jurong East Street 31, S 600319
🎟 Free for Novice Explorers Activities
🎟 $5 for Advance Explorers Activities
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2Y6mQIp
Embark on an exploration mission around SPACE(s) this July! Think mental, meta-physical, emotional and physical spaces. Let your curiosity take flight! Choose to start as a NOVICE explorer or challenge yourself to an ADVANCED exploration because what you seek is also seeking you!
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 2 - 5pm
⚪ Bold At Work, 319 Jurong East Street 31, S 600319
🎟 Free for Novice Explorers Activities
🎟 $5 for Advance Explorers Activities
👉 Sign up at: http://bit.ly/2Y6mQIp
How Can the Digital Space be Used to Foster Social Inclusion?
With the rise in youths taking onto various digital platforms to communicate, receive information and share news on current affairs.
Join us on a panel discussion as we discuss on the potential and possible actionable ideas that digital space has to foster social inclusion.
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 2 - 4pm
⚪ Level 5, Gallery, *SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, S'237978
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2YbrJ2F
This panel session is part of the Youth Corps Learning Festival, organised by Youth Corps Singapore, Majulah Community and Up Your Game Community.
With the rise in youths taking onto various digital platforms to communicate, receive information and share news on current affairs.
Join us on a panel discussion as we discuss on the potential and possible actionable ideas that digital space has to foster social inclusion.
🔵 27 Jul, Sat
🔴 2 - 4pm
⚪ Level 5, Gallery, *SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, S'237978
👉 Sign up now: http://bit.ly/2YbrJ2F
This panel session is part of the Youth Corps Learning Festival, organised by Youth Corps Singapore, Majulah Community and Up Your Game Community.
The Wedge Asia presents Eating Plastic
Did you know that we're eating about a credit card's worth of plastic each week? When the plastic pollution crisis seems uncontrollable, what can we do about this?
Join Green Is The New Black and Straits Clan for a documentary screening of 'A Plastic Wave', followed by a panel discussion with Janissa (WWF-SG), Samantha (Seastanable Co.), Tom (Seven Clean Seas) & Roxane (BarePack) on tangible solutions to alleviate the problem.
🔴31 Jul, Wed
🔵6.30pm - 9pm
⚪️Straits Clan, 31 Bukit Pasoh Road, S089845
💰Tickets are priced at $22 each (inclusive of light bites, drinks & networking)
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2YdSd3K
The Wedge Asia is a platform that gathers conscious people from around the world to connect, be inspired, gain knowledge, and take action.
#environment
Did you know that we're eating about a credit card's worth of plastic each week? When the plastic pollution crisis seems uncontrollable, what can we do about this?
Join Green Is The New Black and Straits Clan for a documentary screening of 'A Plastic Wave', followed by a panel discussion with Janissa (WWF-SG), Samantha (Seastanable Co.), Tom (Seven Clean Seas) & Roxane (BarePack) on tangible solutions to alleviate the problem.
🔴31 Jul, Wed
🔵6.30pm - 9pm
⚪️Straits Clan, 31 Bukit Pasoh Road, S089845
💰Tickets are priced at $22 each (inclusive of light bites, drinks & networking)
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2YdSd3K
The Wedge Asia is a platform that gathers conscious people from around the world to connect, be inspired, gain knowledge, and take action.
#environment
Does Tech Widen or Narrow the Social Inequality Gap?
Tech advancements have transformed the way we live and can potentially empower the underprivileged.
Join us for a night of hard truths as we discuss on tech disruptions widening the wealth gap and the challenge of addressing the needs of people with disabilities to be engaged in a digital society and economy. Can it be evenly distributed?
🔴1 Aug, Thurs
🔵6.30pm - 10pm
⚪️Found8 (Anson), 79 Anson Road, #23-01, S079906
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2Gq94KH
👉Registration closes on 31 July
Leng Kee YEC of the People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM) empowers youths to make a difference in purposeful causes for the community.
#technology #inequality #disabilities
Tech advancements have transformed the way we live and can potentially empower the underprivileged.
Join us for a night of hard truths as we discuss on tech disruptions widening the wealth gap and the challenge of addressing the needs of people with disabilities to be engaged in a digital society and economy. Can it be evenly distributed?
🔴1 Aug, Thurs
🔵6.30pm - 10pm
⚪️Found8 (Anson), 79 Anson Road, #23-01, S079906
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2Gq94KH
👉Registration closes on 31 July
Leng Kee YEC of the People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM) empowers youths to make a difference in purposeful causes for the community.
#technology #inequality #disabilities
So(u)l Sessions with Anthea Ong
So(u)l Sessions aims to generate deeper human conversations to learn more about yourself while linking social issues to the common love for humanity and life.
Engage in an immersive and experiential conversation with A Good Space’s founding curator, Anthea Ong, author of 50 Shades of Love. Get up close and personal with her and issues beyond the book. This session challenges you to look deeper within and use what you have learnt moving forward.
🔴2 Aug, Fri
🔵7pm - 9.30pm
⚪️The Giving Place, A Good Space (NVPC), #04-88 The Central, S059817
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2LHYIKy
A Good Space is where changemakers flourish as a community to imagine and create experiences that expand perspectives across diverse social issues through innovative activities.
#literature
So(u)l Sessions aims to generate deeper human conversations to learn more about yourself while linking social issues to the common love for humanity and life.
Engage in an immersive and experiential conversation with A Good Space’s founding curator, Anthea Ong, author of 50 Shades of Love. Get up close and personal with her and issues beyond the book. This session challenges you to look deeper within and use what you have learnt moving forward.
🔴2 Aug, Fri
🔵7pm - 9.30pm
⚪️The Giving Place, A Good Space (NVPC), #04-88 The Central, S059817
👉Sign up here http://bit.ly/2LHYIKy
A Good Space is where changemakers flourish as a community to imagine and create experiences that expand perspectives across diverse social issues through innovative activities.
#literature
RE:WORK Career Convention 2019
How is the job landscape evolving and what can we do to support each other? What kind of skills do we need in our desired careers? Find out at RE:WORK Career Convention 2019, organized by MClub!
Engage in an exclusive dialogue on the Future Economy with Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam!
🔴3 August 2019
🔵1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
⚪️WeWork Suntec Tower 5
5 Temasek Boulevard
#17-01
Singapore, 038985
*50 Sign up slots only!*
👉Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2yjipiU
#network #career
How is the job landscape evolving and what can we do to support each other? What kind of skills do we need in our desired careers? Find out at RE:WORK Career Convention 2019, organized by MClub!
Engage in an exclusive dialogue on the Future Economy with Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam!
🔴3 August 2019
🔵1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
⚪️WeWork Suntec Tower 5
5 Temasek Boulevard
#17-01
Singapore, 038985
*50 Sign up slots only!*
👉Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2yjipiU
#network #career