🟣 Beyond Labels: Our Families, Our Stories
What happens when we look beyond the labels and make space for people’s stories, experiences and perspectives?
This October, Beyond Labels: Our Families, Our Stories returns for a day of stories, conversations and connection, bringing together persons with disabilities, families, caregivers and the wider community.
Come by to:
💬 Hear lived experiences from persons with disabilities, families and caregivers
🫱🏻🫲🏼 Meet exhibitors and hear different perspectives and experiences
💜 Discover what inclusion can look like in everyday life
👥 Listen, explore and connect at your own pace
📅 10 October 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ 9AM–5PM
📍 The Plaza, Level 1, National Library Building
🎟️ Free admission — no registration required
Drop by anytime and stay for as long as you like.
@openjio @experiencejio
What happens when we look beyond the labels and make space for people’s stories, experiences and perspectives?
This October, Beyond Labels: Our Families, Our Stories returns for a day of stories, conversations and connection, bringing together persons with disabilities, families, caregivers and the wider community.
Come by to:
💬 Hear lived experiences from persons with disabilities, families and caregivers
🫱🏻🫲🏼 Meet exhibitors and hear different perspectives and experiences
💜 Discover what inclusion can look like in everyday life
👥 Listen, explore and connect at your own pace
📅 10 October 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ 9AM–5PM
📍 The Plaza, Level 1, National Library Building
🎟️ Free admission — no registration required
Drop by anytime and stay for as long as you like.
@openjio @experiencejio
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🌏 IATSS Forum: Fully-Funded Leadership Programme in Japan
What if you could spend 8 weeks in Japan learning alongside young leaders from across the region, and tackling some of the challenges shaping our future?
IATSS Forum is a fully-funded leadership programme that brings young adults together for active discussions, problem-solving and cross-cultural learning around current issues facing ASEAN, Japan and the wider world.
Participants will develop practical knowledge and approaches to better understand and respond to complex social challenges, while building connections across the region. 🇯🇵🤝🌏
Eligibility:
🇸🇬 Singapore Citizens
🎂 35 years old or below as of 30 September 2026
💼 Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience
📅 Application deadline: 31 October 2026 (extended)
🔗 Find out more & apply here
Questions? Email iatssforum@nuss.org.sg.
Take your ideas beyond Singapore and grow alongside future leaders from across Asia. 🌱
@openjio @experiencejio
What if you could spend 8 weeks in Japan learning alongside young leaders from across the region, and tackling some of the challenges shaping our future?
IATSS Forum is a fully-funded leadership programme that brings young adults together for active discussions, problem-solving and cross-cultural learning around current issues facing ASEAN, Japan and the wider world.
Participants will develop practical knowledge and approaches to better understand and respond to complex social challenges, while building connections across the region. 🇯🇵🤝🌏
Eligibility:
🇸🇬 Singapore Citizens
🎂 35 years old or below as of 30 September 2026
💼 Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience
📅 Application deadline: 31 October 2026 (extended)
🔗 Find out more & apply here
Questions? Email iatssforum@nuss.org.sg.
Take your ideas beyond Singapore and grow alongside future leaders from across Asia. 🌱
@openjio @experiencejio
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🤍 The Weight of the Unspoken: Grief & Caregiving
Caring for an ageing parent or loved one can be an act of profound love but it can also come with a kind of grief we rarely talk about.
As caregiving changes our roles, routines and relationships, we may also find ourselves grieving identities, independence, expectations and different versions of the future, even when no one has died.
The Weight of the Unspoken explores these lesser-recognised forms of grief and asks: what happens when caregivers don’t have the language to name what they’re feeling? Could being “grief illiterate” leave caregivers feeling even more isolated?
The conversation will feature caregivers Bertha Henson and Sharon Lim, who will share how they navigated the transition from established careers and identities into caregiving, and what helped them through it.
📅 15 October 2026, Thursday
🕢 7:30–9pm
📍 Proud Spaces, 243 Alexandra Road, #05-03
🎟️ Get tickets here
@openjio @experiencejio
Caring for an ageing parent or loved one can be an act of profound love but it can also come with a kind of grief we rarely talk about.
As caregiving changes our roles, routines and relationships, we may also find ourselves grieving identities, independence, expectations and different versions of the future, even when no one has died.
The Weight of the Unspoken explores these lesser-recognised forms of grief and asks: what happens when caregivers don’t have the language to name what they’re feeling? Could being “grief illiterate” leave caregivers feeling even more isolated?
The conversation will feature caregivers Bertha Henson and Sharon Lim, who will share how they navigated the transition from established careers and identities into caregiving, and what helped them through it.
📅 15 October 2026, Thursday
🕢 7:30–9pm
📍 Proud Spaces, 243 Alexandra Road, #05-03
🎟️ Get tickets here
@openjio @experiencejio
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📣 Share Your Experience: AWARE’s Consent Education Survey
What impact does sex education have beyond the classroom?
AWARE is conducting a survey to hear from young adults in Singapore about what you learnt, and whether it helped you seek help, step in when someone else needed it, or ask for consent. Your experiences will help shape sex education that bridges the gap between knowing and doing.
Share your experiences if you
👤 Are 21–35 years old
🏫 Have experienced some form of sex education in school in Singapore
⏱️ The survey takes around 12–15 minutes.
Your experiences can help inform how future consent and sex education is designed in Singapore. Share your perspective and help shape what comes next.
👉🏼 Take the survey: AWARE’s Consent Education Survey
@openjio @experiencejio
What impact does sex education have beyond the classroom?
AWARE is conducting a survey to hear from young adults in Singapore about what you learnt, and whether it helped you seek help, step in when someone else needed it, or ask for consent. Your experiences will help shape sex education that bridges the gap between knowing and doing.
Share your experiences if you
👤 Are 21–35 years old
🏫 Have experienced some form of sex education in school in Singapore
⏱️ The survey takes around 12–15 minutes.
Your experiences can help inform how future consent and sex education is designed in Singapore. Share your perspective and help shape what comes next.
👉🏼 Take the survey: AWARE’s Consent Education Survey
@openjio @experiencejio
🌱 Connecting Narratives for Change Festival 2026
What do we need third spaces for?
Join a one-day public festival bringing together conversations, interactive workshops and shared experiences led by organisations and practitioners working across different social issues in Singapore.
Explore how third spaces can create room for connection, dialogue, learning and collective action, whether for a cause you already care about or one you’ve never thought about before.
Choose from two parallel breakout tracks or stay for the whole day, and connect with others at Lunchtime Circles
📅 17 October 2026, Saturday
🕘 9am–6:30pm
📍 Common Ground Civic Centre
👉🏼 Register: http://tiny.cc/CNCF2026Tickets
‼️🎟️ 20% off single-session tickets for OpenJio subscribers with code JIOEVERYONE
ℹ️ Programme information: https://ourcommonground.com.sg/cnfc26-festival#programme-overview
@openjio @experiencejio
What do we need third spaces for?
Join a one-day public festival bringing together conversations, interactive workshops and shared experiences led by organisations and practitioners working across different social issues in Singapore.
Explore how third spaces can create room for connection, dialogue, learning and collective action, whether for a cause you already care about or one you’ve never thought about before.
Choose from two parallel breakout tracks or stay for the whole day, and connect with others at Lunchtime Circles
📅 17 October 2026, Saturday
🕘 9am–6:30pm
📍 Common Ground Civic Centre
👉🏼 Register: http://tiny.cc/CNCF2026Tickets
‼️🎟️ 20% off single-session tickets for OpenJio subscribers with code JIOEVERYONE
ℹ️ Programme information: https://ourcommonground.com.sg/cnfc26-festival#programme-overview
@openjio @experiencejio
10 Dimensions of Wellness Exploration
What are the different dimensions of mental wellness?
Across 7 Saturdays, you will explore different dimensions of wellness through talks and hands-on activites which covers (but not limited to):
📱Parenting, mental health, technology and social media as the speakers share about practical perspectives on building a healthier relationship with our digital world.
❤️🔥 Expert panel on Occupational Wellness as they explore workplace stress, burnout, fulfilment and what it means to build a healthier relationship with work in Singapore’s fast-paced work culture.
🐶 Explore animal-assisted social wellness with furry friends.
📅 24 Oct - 5 Dec 26, Saturday(s)
📍64 Club Street, except 31 Oct event at Hillview MRT
💵 $14-$18
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/10dimensionsofwellness
@openjio @experiencejio
What are the different dimensions of mental wellness?
Across 7 Saturdays, you will explore different dimensions of wellness through talks and hands-on activites which covers (but not limited to):
📱Parenting, mental health, technology and social media as the speakers share about practical perspectives on building a healthier relationship with our digital world.
❤️🔥 Expert panel on Occupational Wellness as they explore workplace stress, burnout, fulfilment and what it means to build a healthier relationship with work in Singapore’s fast-paced work culture.
🐶 Explore animal-assisted social wellness with furry friends.
📅 24 Oct - 5 Dec 26, Saturday(s)
📍64 Club Street, except 31 Oct event at Hillview MRT
💵 $14-$18
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/10dimensionsofwellness
@openjio @experiencejio
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IMPACT, IRL! 💖
Ever wondered how you can make a difference, but weren't sure where to begin? Explore Singapore's First Youth Action Marketplace, brought together by NVPC and NYC💪
Join Impact, IRL to explore different causes, meet like-minded people, discover volunteering and project opportunities, and hear from inspiring changemakers, all in one place🌟
💡 Got an idea? Come prepared! Eligible youths can apply for the Microgrant on-site, with successful applicants receiving same-day approval to kickstart their ideas.
📅 31 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-6pm
📍Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/impactIRL26
@openjio @experiencejio
Ever wondered how you can make a difference, but weren't sure where to begin? Explore Singapore's First Youth Action Marketplace, brought together by NVPC and NYC💪
Join Impact, IRL to explore different causes, meet like-minded people, discover volunteering and project opportunities, and hear from inspiring changemakers, all in one place🌟
💡 Got an idea? Come prepared! Eligible youths can apply for the Microgrant on-site, with successful applicants receiving same-day approval to kickstart their ideas.
📅 31 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-6pm
📍Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/impactIRL26
@openjio @experiencejio
🌟BEACON 2026
Since 2023, Better.sg has brought changemakers across tech, government and civil society together at BEACON conference to ask one question: how can technology enhance social impact?
This year, for their 4th edition, they are connecting the dots across three tracks:
🎤 Main Stage- from AI safety to AI × mental health
🛠️ AI - Build with Intent, a hands-on workshop with 65 Labs
🤝 Charity Forum with The Digital Capital Collective- Where pioneers in the social sector share how they're using tech to deepen their impact.
📅 14 Nov 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-6pm
📍Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
💵 $5-$15
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/BEACON2026
@openjio @experiencejio
Since 2023, Better.sg has brought changemakers across tech, government and civil society together at BEACON conference to ask one question: how can technology enhance social impact?
This year, for their 4th edition, they are connecting the dots across three tracks:
🎤 Main Stage- from AI safety to AI × mental health
🛠️ AI - Build with Intent, a hands-on workshop with 65 Labs
🤝 Charity Forum with The Digital Capital Collective- Where pioneers in the social sector share how they're using tech to deepen their impact.
📅 14 Nov 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-6pm
📍Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
💵 $5-$15
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/BEACON2026
@openjio @experiencejio
Walking In Their Shoes 👣
Step into the stories of five individuals whose life journeys have been shaped by youth mental health challenges and suicidality.
Join then for an immersive physical exhibition, followed by small group conversations and a debrief to allow space for listening, reflecting and better understanding the experiences behind the stories.
This event is only for youths aged 18-35 y/o.
📅 31 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 2pm-6pm
📍Marymount CC, MPH
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/walkingintheirshoes
@openjio @experiencejio
Step into the stories of five individuals whose life journeys have been shaped by youth mental health challenges and suicidality.
Join then for an immersive physical exhibition, followed by small group conversations and a debrief to allow space for listening, reflecting and better understanding the experiences behind the stories.
This event is only for youths aged 18-35 y/o.
📅 31 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 2pm-6pm
📍Marymount CC, MPH
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/walkingintheirshoes
@openjio @experiencejio
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New Life Youth Forum - UnTrashing Nature: How Can It Be Done?
What if the things we throw away could tell us something about the world we’re building?
Inspired by New Life by Bordalo II, a new art landmark sustainability initiative centred around a large-scale sculpture at Gardens by the Bay, this inaugural New Life Youth Forum brings young people into the conversation on waste, biodiversity, conservation, climate change and sustainability.
♻️ Can we rethink our relationship with consumption?
🌏 What does Singapore’s waste problem have to do with nature and biodiversity?
🎨 Can art change the way we see environmental issues?
💼 What responsibility do businesses have in creating a more sustainable future?
🌱 And where do young people fit into all of this?
📅 24 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-12pm
📍Central Library, National Library Building B1, Programme Zones 1 & 2
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/NewLifeYouthForum26
@openjio @experiencejio
What if the things we throw away could tell us something about the world we’re building?
Inspired by New Life by Bordalo II, a new art landmark sustainability initiative centred around a large-scale sculpture at Gardens by the Bay, this inaugural New Life Youth Forum brings young people into the conversation on waste, biodiversity, conservation, climate change and sustainability.
♻️ Can we rethink our relationship with consumption?
🌏 What does Singapore’s waste problem have to do with nature and biodiversity?
🎨 Can art change the way we see environmental issues?
💼 What responsibility do businesses have in creating a more sustainable future?
🌱 And where do young people fit into all of this?
📅 24 Oct 26, Saturday
🕑 10am-12pm
📍Central Library, National Library Building B1, Programme Zones 1 & 2
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/NewLifeYouthForum26
@openjio @experiencejio
CHOPE by Tzu Chi Youth Humanistic Youth Centre
What if you had a space to try something outside of the usual routine?🤔
*CHOPE* is an open call for young adults (20 to 35) to take over a space at HYC and bring an idea to life💡
You will join an Enabling Workshop, meet others building their own ideas, and have an opportunity to bring your idea alive to the public showcase on 28 Nov 🤩 Selected ideas will get up to $3,000 funding.
Ideas can revolve around things you care about in our world such as sustainability, environment, urban farming, food resilience, biodiversity,social issues or community action🙌🏻
🗓 Submit by 21 Oct 26, Wednesday
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/Chope21oct
@openjio @experiencejio
What if you had a space to try something outside of the usual routine?🤔
*CHOPE* is an open call for young adults (20 to 35) to take over a space at HYC and bring an idea to life💡
You will join an Enabling Workshop, meet others building their own ideas, and have an opportunity to bring your idea alive to the public showcase on 28 Nov 🤩 Selected ideas will get up to $3,000 funding.
Ideas can revolve around things you care about in our world such as sustainability, environment, urban farming, food resilience, biodiversity,social issues or community action🙌🏻
🗓 Submit by 21 Oct 26, Wednesday
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/Chope21oct
@openjio @experiencejio
Singapore on Screen
Join Singapore on Screen for a free outdoor movie nights as part of the Dreaming, Living, Remembering programme 🎬
They be screening the short film Sunshine Singapore (Rajendra Gour, 1972) and the Malay-language comedy Che Mamat Parang Tumpol (L. Krishnan, 1960).
This will be followed by a place-inspired poetry reading by award-winning local poet Jennifer Leong🤩
📅 1 Nov 26, Sunday
⏰ 6pm onwards
📍Eunos Cultural Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/sgonscreen
@openjio @experiencejio
Join Singapore on Screen for a free outdoor movie nights as part of the Dreaming, Living, Remembering programme 🎬
They be screening the short film Sunshine Singapore (Rajendra Gour, 1972) and the Malay-language comedy Che Mamat Parang Tumpol (L. Krishnan, 1960).
This will be followed by a place-inspired poetry reading by award-winning local poet Jennifer Leong🤩
📅 1 Nov 26, Sunday
⏰ 6pm onwards
📍Eunos Cultural Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/sgonscreen
@openjio @experiencejio
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Queer Affirming Therapy Code of Practice (QATCOP)
Ever wonder how to create safer spaces for the Queer community?🏳️🌈
Join them for a fireside chat with the SG creators of the ground-up!
They will be discussing on:
• What is Queer Affirming Therapy and its current state in the Singapore context?
• Why is this code of practice important to our work?
• What does integration of these principles look like in our work?
Whether you’re a professional, volunteer, or ally, this session offers valuable insights into building empathy, solidarity, and safer spaces with LGBTQ+ communities!
🗓 6 Nov 26, Friday
⏰ 8pm-9.30pm
📍 Proud Spaces
💵 $15
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/QATCOP
@openjio @experiencejio
Ever wonder how to create safer spaces for the Queer community?🏳️🌈
Join them for a fireside chat with the SG creators of the ground-up!
They will be discussing on:
• What is Queer Affirming Therapy and its current state in the Singapore context?
• Why is this code of practice important to our work?
• What does integration of these principles look like in our work?
Whether you’re a professional, volunteer, or ally, this session offers valuable insights into building empathy, solidarity, and safer spaces with LGBTQ+ communities!
🗓 6 Nov 26, Friday
⏰ 8pm-9.30pm
📍 Proud Spaces
💵 $15
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/QATCOP
@openjio @experiencejio
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Dialogue: Do Existing Systems Enable Us to Live Sustainably?
What we can do with floods, forest fires, the rise of AI data centres as the issues are big, and can leave us feeling powerless?😢
Join them for an inspiring evening to unpack the challenges and hopes of working within the systems we live in ✨Together, they will explore alternatives, empowered action and connect with a community of like-minded people💖
🗓 29 Oct 26, Thursday
⏰ 6.30pm-9pm
📍 20 Lengkok Bahru, Mad Roaster's Slow Bar, Enabling Village Outpost
💵 $35,inclusive of 1 dinner dish and free flow Red Rice Tea
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/sustainableliving29oct
@openjio @experiencejio
What we can do with floods, forest fires, the rise of AI data centres as the issues are big, and can leave us feeling powerless?😢
Join them for an inspiring evening to unpack the challenges and hopes of working within the systems we live in ✨Together, they will explore alternatives, empowered action and connect with a community of like-minded people💖
🗓 29 Oct 26, Thursday
⏰ 6.30pm-9pm
📍 20 Lengkok Bahru, Mad Roaster's Slow Bar, Enabling Village Outpost
💵 $35,inclusive of 1 dinner dish and free flow Red Rice Tea
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/sustainableliving29oct
@openjio @experiencejio
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Reels & Reflections: A Both Sides, Now Screening, Panel & Zine Activity
How can we create safer spaces for life,loss and legacy?🧐
Connect over life, ageing, and community through:
✅Film screening from the Both Sides, Now archive
💬Panel sharing with Both Sides, Now artists and senior participants
🎨 Zine-making activity and conversations
🗓 24 Oct 26, Saturday
⏰ 2pm-6pm
📍Block B #05-02, Goodman Arts Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/BothSidesNow24oct
@openjio @experiencejio
How can we create safer spaces for life,loss and legacy?🧐
Connect over life, ageing, and community through:
✅Film screening from the Both Sides, Now archive
💬Panel sharing with Both Sides, Now artists and senior participants
🎨 Zine-making activity and conversations
🗓 24 Oct 26, Saturday
⏰ 2pm-6pm
📍Block B #05-02, Goodman Arts Centre
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: tiny.cc/BothSidesNow24oct
@openjio @experiencejio
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Post-Growth Circle: Reflections from SG Environmental Activists
Join Wei Lin Ong ☘️ as she shares insights from her thesis research — which explored how connection to nature motivates and sustains environmental activists.
📚In her thesis, Wei Lin unpacks what motivates people to engage in environmental activism, and the role that a close connection to nature might play in sustaining that engagement. Through qualitative interviews with 11 environmental activists, she studied how their relationships with nature interplay with other motivations, such as learning, identity and community.
💡Come ponder and share about what drives people to be so passionate about environmental and sustainability issues, and consider how you can sustain your interest in your work in sustainability!
🗓 11 Nov 2026, Wednesday
⏰ 7pm-9.30pm
📍 TACS, Near Bendemeer MRT
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/pgs11nov
@openjio @experiencejio
Join Wei Lin Ong ☘️ as she shares insights from her thesis research — which explored how connection to nature motivates and sustains environmental activists.
📚In her thesis, Wei Lin unpacks what motivates people to engage in environmental activism, and the role that a close connection to nature might play in sustaining that engagement. Through qualitative interviews with 11 environmental activists, she studied how their relationships with nature interplay with other motivations, such as learning, identity and community.
💡Come ponder and share about what drives people to be so passionate about environmental and sustainability issues, and consider how you can sustain your interest in your work in sustainability!
🗓 11 Nov 2026, Wednesday
⏰ 7pm-9.30pm
📍 TACS, Near Bendemeer MRT
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/pgs11nov
@openjio @experiencejio
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