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AWARE Update: October 2015
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Dialogue Session: The Lines of Consent
Join Yes, All Men and SGRainbow in talking about consent in social and sexual settings. Whether it’s intimacy in a long-term relationship or chatting someone up at a bar, how do we express our boundaries and needs, while showing respect for others?
Consent can seem complex and difficult to navigate. Will saying something when we’re uncomfortable leave our partners feeling let down? How do we keep flirting fun and friendly without crossing any lines?
Bring a friend along, and share your thoughts and stories in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space. Explore practical strategies for seeking, giving and withdrawing consent across different scenarios.
Details
Date: 17 October 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Registered participants will be notified of the venue via email
This session is open to all queer men aged 18-25 years old.
Register here.
AWARE Update: September 2015
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Dialogue Session: Sons and Daughters
Join Yes, All Men and Gender Equality IS Our Culture (GEC) in talking about the different ways sons and daughters are treated in the family. How do religious and cultural ideas about men and women shape your role in your family? What hopes do your parents have of you as a son or a daughter?
It can be difficult to balance our dreams with the expectations of our elders. How can we respond when we disagree with what they want from us as sons or daughters? How do we keep the peace, yet move away from traditional ideas of what a son must achieve or how a daughter must behave?
Share your thoughts and stories in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space. Explore practical strategies for responding to these conflicts in the home.
Details
Date: 26 September 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: AWARE Centre, 5 Dover Crescent, #01-22, Singapore 130005
This session is open to anyone aged 18-25 years old.
Register here.
AWARE Update: August 2015
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Perempuan: Stories of Our Lives
Part 3 of the dialogue series Perempuan run by the Gender Equality is our Culture (GEC) programme. This is a session to share about your experiences growing up as Muslim woman in Singapore.
We constantly receive different messages about what it is to be a “good Muslim woman” and the realities of our lives. In this Perempuan session, we will be discussing issues faced by Muslim women such as pressures to be a “good Muslim woman” and challenges within our personal relationships.
Join GEC for their session on Wednesday, 2 Sept, 7.30PM-9.30PM at our newly-renovated AWARE Centre!
This session is open to ladies aged 18-25 years old. Pre-registration is required.Register now!
Interviewees needed for single parents project
Are you a child of a single parent?
AWARE is currently conducting a research project on single parents’ access to public housing and its impact on children. We will use the findings for advocacy to improve current housing policies. If you meet the criteria listed below and wish to participate, please contact us via email or phone. Looking forward to hearing your stories!
You are eligible to participate in the study if you are:
- A child of a divorced parent
- Singaporean or PR
- Parent is eligible for public housing according to income criteria
- 12 years old and older (no maximum age limit)
If you are interested in participating in this project, please emailassociate@aware.org.sg for more details.
Living the Singapore Story: Celebrating our 50 years 1965 – 2015
Living The Singapore Story is about Singapore, all 50 years of it as an independent nation. It is not a history book, or about its politics or its national leaders. It is about the people of Singapore and the stories they have to tell, in their own words. They come from all walks of life – policeman, soldier, doctor, nurse, car salesman, bus driver, teacher, businessman, architect and more – reflecting the diversity that is Singapore. Some are well-known personalities you may recognise but many are ordinary folks.
There are personal stories, of the lives they led, the jobs they did, the challenges they faced, the things they enjoyed doing. Collectively, they tell the story of a people overcoming the odds to build a nation, and celebrates five decades of nation building through 58 compelling and heart-warming accounts of Singaporeans.
The stories of AWARE’s founding members Zaibun Siraj and Kanwaljit Soin have also been shared in this book. Do order the book here or visit any library or major bookstore to read about them and the early days of AWARE!
This book was commissioned by the National Library Board and produced by Straits Times Press.