YSEALI Ocean Jobs for Sustainable Futures Workshop 2021

📣Calling students, entrepreneurs & young professionals aged 23-35 in ASEAN!

Register for this virtual workshop about aquatic issues and sustainable economic development of ocean & river resources.

You will
✅Explore viable business models for sustainable water resource, aquaculture & fisheries mgt
✅Develop leadership skills & innovative models for cost-effective initiatives
✅Participate in online skills-building sessions, activities, speakers & group projects
✅Virtual tours of inland aquaculture, river & ocean jobs projects and ecotourism initiatives
✅Have mentoring & networking opportunities with ASEAN and US leaders

🔴 7-14 June

👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/3w9ui7H

Organised by The Asia Foundation
#suatainability #leadership

SibsMeet

Are you a sibling of someone with special needs?

Join us in our brand new siblings-only event, ✨SibsMeet!✨ We'll meet to bond over food and conversation.

🔴 3 Apr, Sat
🔵 7pm
⚪ Somerset MRT

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3ruvejy

Organised by SibsUnite
#community #specialneeds

Pacing Yourself: Caring for ourselves as we champion our causes

Do you find yourself struggling to balance work, personal commitments & community?

Join us in an interactive session to learn more about how we can better pace ourselves, address burnout, and develop a culture of care in our communities! Featuring Narasimman (Impart), Jay Ong (Impart), Goh Shuet-Li (Resilience Collective Ltd) & Grace Ann Chua (NVPC & Friendzone).

🔴 1 Apr, Thurs
🔵 3-5pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2QRudWf

Organised by NVPC Community Matters & Impart
#mentalhealth

How to Beat Burnout

Feeling burnt out? You're not alone.

In this fireside chat, we speak to Dr. Pearlene Ng, a Senior Clinical Psychologist at Viriya Community Services about recognising burnout, causes & types of burnout, and how to recover and prevent it.

🔴 31 Mar, Wed
🔵 830-930pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/31vESYH

Organised by Calm Collective
#mentalhealth

Fresh insights in the social space!

📰 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE:
#AREWEOKAY? by SG Mental Health Matters

Join us in answering these questions and understanding how Singapore has been coping and feeling.

👉 Click here: http://bit.ly/OJBites63

Temasek Shophouse Conversations: Climate Action

Interested in tackling climate change? Want to exchange ideas on environmental issues with various stakeholders?

Join us in 'Climate Action', the second of the Temasek Shophouse Conversations series. Focusing on 'Leadership in a Sustainability Journey', this event will feature panel discussions and dialogues with prominent speakers from around the world.

🔵 9 Apr, Fri
🔴 5-10pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3sOu0RN

Organised by Temasek Foundation
#climatechange #paneldiscussion

The Included: Thinking with Disability Studies in Singapore

How are disabled people included in Singapore and around the world? How can we think differently about inclusion in Singapore and the discipline of disability studies?

Find out more at this seminar by PhD candidate in Disability Studies and Cultural Studies Kuansong Victor Zhang, who will highlight the emergence of a new figure of disability -- the included.

🔵 10 Apr, Sat
🔴 11am-12pm
⚪ Simultaneous SgSL interpretation and live captioning provided by Equal Dreams

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3ufPF5C

Organised by AcademiaSG
#disability #seminar

Climate Conversations @ Jurong Regional Library

Curious and concerned about the future of our climate? Sign up for Climate Conversations, a small-group discussion where a trained facilitator will guide participants to discover the implications of the climate breakdown and what we can do to help.

🔵 10 Apr, Sat
🔴 4.30-6.30pm
⚪ Jurong Regional Library

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3cKcEzK

Organised by Climate Conversations
#climatechange #conversations

CARE 2: Can We Stop Climate Change?

Want to find out more about the role of religious communities in stopping climate change? Join this session of Conversations for Awareness on Religion & the Environment (C.A.R.E), where expert panelists will discuss climate change's impact on Singapore and the actions we need to take.

🔵 11 Apr, Sun
🔴 2-4pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3mnEy7V

Organised by the Institute of Chinese Buddhism
#climatechange #forum

Collaborate for Social Change: A Good Space Membership Open House

Do you care about a social issue or community and want to do more?

Come connect with passionate changemakers and experience the endless possibilities that come with sharing our strengths at A Good Space's upcoming membership open house! Participate in our Reciprocity Ring and discover how we all win when we help each other.

🔵 10 Apr, Sat
🔴 3-5.30pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/39Iq3Xb

Organised by A Good Space
#socialimpact #community #conversations

Are We in Debt to the Planet?

Are climate change, deforestation and the loss in biodiversity, symptoms of a ravaged earth? Join Dr. Chua Siew Chin (NUS)  to learn about the planetary boundaries, earth’s carrying capacity and why we may be in an environmental deficit.

🔴 20 Apr, Tues
🔵 730-830pm
⚪️ Central Public Library - Programme Zone, 100 Victoria Street NLB, #B1-01, S188064

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2Rr47cT

Organised by National Library Board
#climatechange #talk

Karoshi (かろうし)

The Japanese term for “Death by Overwork" sparks us to discuss mental health at the workplace and how to manage expectations among other things. Moderated by Phay Yan Deng (senior clinical executive), we invited panelists Eugene Tay (Psychealth Nobel Medical) & Von Leong (Purpose Venture Capital).

🔴 16 Apr, Fri
🔵 7-8pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/329hDUp

Oraganised by Silver Ribbon Singapore
#mentalhealth #paneldiscussion

Meeting in the Middle: The Right to Read

This hybrid event features youth advocates and will touch on issues regarding freedom to knowledge and young people's rights. Featuring Balli Kaur Jaswal, Jolene Tan, Lune Loh and moderated by Kokila Annamalai, this panel discusses the role of literature and the extent of control over young people’s reading.

🔴 15 Apr, Thurs
🔵 730-830pm (registration at 7pm)

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3g5m3nP

Organised by Ethos Books
#youth #humanrights #paneldiscussion

Shades Of Green: Valuing And Protecting Singapore's Green Spaces

Pesenting a webinar on Singapore's green spaces!

Should green spaces be protected, or should they make way for development and progress? Join us for a discussion with our panel of experts consisting of an award-winning architect, a land-use assessor and a trees conservationist.

👉 Registration closes on 14 Apr 1130pm

🔴 15 Apr, Thurs
🔵 730-930pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3wIPPUZ

Organised by GreenSG Collective
#environment #paneldiscussion

Fashioning a better tomorrow today - as individuals, businesses and government

Did you know that the fashion industry contributes to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide? Who is it that really makes a difference - people, companies, or the government?

Join us in this panel discussion, where our speakers will discuss the interconnections between sectors, what individuals can do, and what advocacy can look like in Singapore.

🔵 22 Apr, Thur
🔴 8-9pm

👉Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2Qem1PE

Organised by Fashion Revolution Singapore
#sustainability #advocacy #paneldiscussion

Intra-Ethnic Conversations: Understanding beyond C.M.I.O in Singapore + Book Launch

Want to go beyond C.M.I.O. and learn about the different ethnic communities in Singapore?

Join us in this conversation and support the book launch of "Aman Goes to School", a book about a young Sikh boy who tries to fit in.

🔵 24 Apr, Sat
🔴11am-1pm

👉Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3ajmk2D

Organised by hash.peace
#race #book #conversations

Fostering Info-Sharing Session

Interested in fostering or becoming a foster parent?

Tune into this info-sharing session organised by Boys’ Town Fostering Services, where you will get to learn about fostering in Singapore and how to contribute to the fostering community by volunteering and spreading the word.

🔵 24 Apr, Sat
🔴 10am-12pm

👉 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3gq3VF0

Organised by Boys' Town Fostering Services
#fostering #talk

Mental Health Conversations X LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Join us as we come together to share our stories, lived experiences and inner thoughts through LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology and principles. By thinking with our hands, we will be curating unique 3D LEGO models that represent our emotions and experiences in a psychologically safe environment.

🔵 26 Apr, Mon
🔴 7.30-9.30pm
⚪ City Hall area (exact location to be provided upon confirmed signup)

👉Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2Qw1J4f

Organised by The Ubuntu Space
#mentalhealth

Nature Contained | The Nature Club

Join us in this book club discussion of Nature Contained by Timothy Banard, which invites us to unpack and reimagine our relationship with nature and our shared past.

For this special edition of the Nature Club, look forward to a closing tour on NLB's exhibition that explores Singapore's relations with the environment throughout history.

🔵 27 Apr, Tues
🔴7-8.30pm
⚪Central Public Library (online option also available)

👉Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3dv6bZV

Organised by the Nature Club
#bookclub #environment

Fresh insights in the social space!

📰 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE:
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Youth Covid-19 research

Help us understand how youths are experiencing the pandemic in this 15min survey. Stand a chance to win $30 CapitaLand vouchers!

👉 Click here: http://bit.ly/OJBites64