The Purple Parade ‘Walk In My Shoes’ Series: Experiencing Autism
Join The Purple Parade Limited and the Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) for an experiential workshop designed to deepen awareness and empathy for individuals living on the spectrum.
Participants will learn about:
✅The key characteristics of autism
✅ How autism shapes communication, learning & interpretation of the world
✅Simple, practical tips for more effective interaction
🌟By the end, participants will walk away with greater appreciation, empathy, and foundational knowledge to better support these individuals.
🔴 4 Oct 2025, Saturday
🔵9:30am - 11:30 am
🗺️ Pathlight School (Ang Mo Kio Campus 1)—5 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, S(569739)
💵 $5/pax
Sign up at: tiny.cc/8nws001
Join The Purple Parade Limited and the Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) for an experiential workshop designed to deepen awareness and empathy for individuals living on the spectrum.
Participants will learn about:
✅The key characteristics of autism
✅ How autism shapes communication, learning & interpretation of the world
✅Simple, practical tips for more effective interaction
🌟By the end, participants will walk away with greater appreciation, empathy, and foundational knowledge to better support these individuals.
🔴 4 Oct 2025, Saturday
🔵9:30am - 11:30 am
🗺️ Pathlight School (Ang Mo Kio Campus 1)—5 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, S(569739)
💵 $5/pax
Sign up at: tiny.cc/8nws001
Career Panel Social Entrepreneurship
💡How do businesses create real social change?
Join The School of Life for an inspiring session three passionate changemakers who’ve built social enterprises tackling issues from education inequality to sustainability and youth empowerment. They’ll share how they got started, the real challenges of creating social impact through business, and what keeps them motivated.
In this programme, participants will:
✅ Learn what social entrepreneurship looks like in Singapore
✅Hear real stories of challenges and resilience
✅Pick up tips on starting small and working with purpose
✅Discover pathways into social impact—whether as a founder, creative or contributor.
💬Plus: Enjoy an open Q&A and connect with others who share the same passion for making a difference.
🔴 4 Oct 2025, Saturday
🔵2pm - 3.30pm
🗺️ library@harbourfront Programme Zone 2
💵 FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/tnws001
💡How do businesses create real social change?
Join The School of Life for an inspiring session three passionate changemakers who’ve built social enterprises tackling issues from education inequality to sustainability and youth empowerment. They’ll share how they got started, the real challenges of creating social impact through business, and what keeps them motivated.
In this programme, participants will:
✅ Learn what social entrepreneurship looks like in Singapore
✅Hear real stories of challenges and resilience
✅Pick up tips on starting small and working with purpose
✅Discover pathways into social impact—whether as a founder, creative or contributor.
💬Plus: Enjoy an open Q&A and connect with others who share the same passion for making a difference.
🔴 4 Oct 2025, Saturday
🔵2pm - 3.30pm
🗺️ library@harbourfront Programme Zone 2
💵 FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/tnws001
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Live Well. Leave Well. Festival
What does living before leaving mean to you? ✨
Join the Singapore Hospice Council for a day of discovery, learning and connection at the Live Well. Leave Well. Festival—your one-stop destination for insights on palliative care, resources, and support.
Explore:
✅ Empowering workshops & talks
✅ Interactive exhibits
✅ Trusted service providers
✅ Activities to deepen bonds with loved ones.
🔴 7-19 Oct 25
🔵Depends on session
🗺️ Multiple Venues
💵 FOC
Find out more: https://www.singaporehospice.org.sg/lwlw/
What does living before leaving mean to you? ✨
Join the Singapore Hospice Council for a day of discovery, learning and connection at the Live Well. Leave Well. Festival—your one-stop destination for insights on palliative care, resources, and support.
Explore:
✅ Empowering workshops & talks
✅ Interactive exhibits
✅ Trusted service providers
✅ Activities to deepen bonds with loved ones.
🔴 7-19 Oct 25
🔵Depends on session
🗺️ Multiple Venues
💵 FOC
Find out more: https://www.singaporehospice.org.sg/lwlw/
Homeless Befriending: Shared Stories, Shared Spaces
What does it mean to journey alongside someone without a home?
Join Homeless Hearts of Singapore and Bless Community Services for an afternoon of stories, conversations, and connection as they highlight and celebrate the shared stories and shared spaces of homeless befriending in Singapore🏡
Explore:
✅ Introduction to homeless befriending
✅ Human Library: lived experiences from homeless friends, volunteers & partners
✅ Guided tour of Yio Chu Kang Chapel Safe-Sound-Sleeping-Place (S3P) (time permitting)
✅ Light refreshments
🔴 4 Oct 25, Saturday
🔵2:00pm - 5:00pm
🗺️ Yio Chu Kang Chapel, 242 Yio Chu Kang Road, S(545671)
💵FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/b47t001
What does it mean to journey alongside someone without a home?
Join Homeless Hearts of Singapore and Bless Community Services for an afternoon of stories, conversations, and connection as they highlight and celebrate the shared stories and shared spaces of homeless befriending in Singapore🏡
Explore:
✅ Introduction to homeless befriending
✅ Human Library: lived experiences from homeless friends, volunteers & partners
✅ Guided tour of Yio Chu Kang Chapel Safe-Sound-Sleeping-Place (S3P) (time permitting)
✅ Light refreshments
🔴 4 Oct 25, Saturday
🔵2:00pm - 5:00pm
🗺️ Yio Chu Kang Chapel, 242 Yio Chu Kang Road, S(545671)
💵FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/b47t001
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Evolving with Our Community—Moving from Me to We: Topic on Addiction by Conscious Dating Asia
After a year of exploring the challenges of modern dating—from rejection to situationships—we now turn our focus to couplehood. With honesty and courage, our community dives into the realities of commited relationships❤️
In this event on addiction, we discuss about how different forms of addiction such as shopping, gaming, workaholism and other overlooked addictions strain connections🤔
Expect:
✅ Community members sharing their lived experiences openly
✅ Raw discussions and practical insights
✅ An audience-led conversation
🔴 17 Oct, Friday
🔵7:00pm-9:00pm
🗺️ Crane (OUE Dountown Gallery), 6A Shenton Wy, #01-12, Downtown Gallery, S(068815)
💵$35
Sign up now: https://wearecrane.com/products/conscious-dating-initiative?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwNGUOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpxIMnS9ExWTkqvGoFQ8WGyhiwc_r6R2dhnfBsGvUPr0DXfHgjhTVhv_wlgRO_aem_xN0vDnxrrHglaLigjNtB0w
After a year of exploring the challenges of modern dating—from rejection to situationships—we now turn our focus to couplehood. With honesty and courage, our community dives into the realities of commited relationships❤️
In this event on addiction, we discuss about how different forms of addiction such as shopping, gaming, workaholism and other overlooked addictions strain connections🤔
Expect:
✅ Community members sharing their lived experiences openly
✅ Raw discussions and practical insights
✅ An audience-led conversation
🔴 17 Oct, Friday
🔵7:00pm-9:00pm
🗺️ Crane (OUE Dountown Gallery), 6A Shenton Wy, #01-12, Downtown Gallery, S(068815)
💵$35
Sign up now: https://wearecrane.com/products/conscious-dating-initiative?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwNGUOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpxIMnS9ExWTkqvGoFQ8WGyhiwc_r6R2dhnfBsGvUPr0DXfHgjhTVhv_wlgRO_aem_xN0vDnxrrHglaLigjNtB0w
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Chit Chat Chai (Topic: Suicide within our South-Asian community)
Join Mental Act in a safe, informal space to talk about mental health and suicide prevention over a cup of tea ☕️
These sessions are about breaking the silence, sharing experiences, and learning from one another. No expertise needed—just your presence, your voice, and your willingness to listen👂
Explore:
✅Honest, stigma-free conversations
✅Shared stories and lived experiences
✅A supportive, non-judgmental community
✅Space to listen, learn & connect
Together, we can build a culture of understanding and support 💜
🔴 4 Oct 25, Saturday
🔵10:00am - 1:00pm
🗺️ 7 Maxwell Road, MND Building Annexe B #04-05/06, SG(069111)
💵FOC
Sign up now: tiny.cc/747t001
Join Mental Act in a safe, informal space to talk about mental health and suicide prevention over a cup of tea ☕️
These sessions are about breaking the silence, sharing experiences, and learning from one another. No expertise needed—just your presence, your voice, and your willingness to listen👂
Explore:
✅Honest, stigma-free conversations
✅Shared stories and lived experiences
✅A supportive, non-judgmental community
✅Space to listen, learn & connect
Together, we can build a culture of understanding and support 💜
🔴 4 Oct 25, Saturday
🔵10:00am - 1:00pm
🗺️ 7 Maxwell Road, MND Building Annexe B #04-05/06, SG(069111)
💵FOC
Sign up now: tiny.cc/747t001
Book Launch of The Sound of SCH
First published when mental health was still a taboo subject, The Sound of SCH, went on to win the Singapore Literature Prize and opened doors for dialogue and understanding📖
Now, this pioneering work returns in an updated edition—reminding us that mental health is still deeply relevant.
Join Danielle Lim and Margaret Ong as they reflect on writing, caregiving, and the evolving landscape of support for mental health✨
Explore:
✅ Honest conversation on mental illness & caregiving
✅ A moving story of resilience, stigma & compassion
✅ Space to reflect, listen & care together
🔴 12 Oct 25, Sunday
🔵3:30pm-5pm
🗺️ Casual Poet Library, 123 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #01-110 S(150123)
💵FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/947t001
First published when mental health was still a taboo subject, The Sound of SCH, went on to win the Singapore Literature Prize and opened doors for dialogue and understanding📖
Now, this pioneering work returns in an updated edition—reminding us that mental health is still deeply relevant.
Join Danielle Lim and Margaret Ong as they reflect on writing, caregiving, and the evolving landscape of support for mental health✨
Explore:
✅ Honest conversation on mental illness & caregiving
✅ A moving story of resilience, stigma & compassion
✅ Space to reflect, listen & care together
🔴 12 Oct 25, Sunday
🔵3:30pm-5pm
🗺️ Casual Poet Library, 123 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #01-110 S(150123)
💵FOC
Sign up at: tiny.cc/947t001
Between Lands: Migration as Transformation
Co-presented by The Substation and Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), this exhibition gathers seven Southeast Asian artists whose works navigate the realities of migration, displacement, and belonging🧐
Through storytelling, performance, and audience engagement, they illuminate migration not just as movement across borders, but as transformation of memory, identity and community💖
Explore:
✅Provocative artworks and performances
✅Stories of displacement and resilence
✅Perspectives on identity, culture and belonging
✅A call to awareness and compassion
🔴4 Oct 25 (Exhibition preview, performances, dialogue session and cocktail reception)
5 Oct 25 - 12 Oct 25 (Exhibition)
🔵Depends on session
🗺️ 136 Goethe Lab, Neil Road, Singapore
💵 FOC, with recommended donations
Vernissage: Recommended $30;
Exhibition only: Recommended $10
(Registration for the Vernissage open now)
Sign up at: tiny.cc/347t001
Co-presented by The Substation and Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), this exhibition gathers seven Southeast Asian artists whose works navigate the realities of migration, displacement, and belonging🧐
Through storytelling, performance, and audience engagement, they illuminate migration not just as movement across borders, but as transformation of memory, identity and community💖
Explore:
✅Provocative artworks and performances
✅Stories of displacement and resilence
✅Perspectives on identity, culture and belonging
✅A call to awareness and compassion
🔴4 Oct 25 (Exhibition preview, performances, dialogue session and cocktail reception)
5 Oct 25 - 12 Oct 25 (Exhibition)
🔵Depends on session
🗺️ 136 Goethe Lab, Neil Road, Singapore
💵 FOC, with recommended donations
Vernissage: Recommended $30;
Exhibition only: Recommended $10
(Registration for the Vernissage open now)
Sign up at: tiny.cc/347t001
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Hello everyone! 👋🏼 As we move towards the end of the year, the Open Jio team would like to find out more about the community of subscribers and what you might like to see!
We appreciate if you spend 1-2mins to help us complete the short poll below to help us get to know you a little better! 🔍
We appreciate if you spend 1-2mins to help us complete the short poll below to help us get to know you a little better! 🔍
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What has been most useful for you?
Anonymous Poll
86%
1. Event information 🎤
35%
2. Event discounts 🤑
41%
3. Volunteering opportunities 🤝🏼
What other posts would you like to see?
Anonymous Poll
38%
1. Articles 📑
46%
2. Research papers 💻
43%
3. News from independent sources 📰
68%
4. Infographics on social causes 🗺️
62%
5. Polls to find out more about what the community thinks about social causes 📊
45%
6. Information on how to take action (e.g donation sites) 🙌🏼
Thank you for to those who did the poll, it is very helpful and informative for us! The poll will run till early Nov so take your time to ponder and let us know your thoughts. We will take your votes back to explore how we can incorporate what you’re looking for in 2026 so stay tuned! 👀✨
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Talks On Tap
☀️ Can Singapore’s tropical identity influence how Singaporeans live, build and remember?
Join us for a social and engaging evening with Randy Chan (Zarch Collaboratives) for “The Tropical Dispositif” — a dive into how the tropics shape the way we live, build, and remember in Singapore. 🌴🌧️
Come for the ideas, stay for the drinks and conversations! 👾
Talks on Taps is an initiative by Young Urbanists Singapore, where urban-related lectures are repackaged and shared in social settings. 🎵
🔴 16 Oct, Thursday
🔵 7pm
🗺️ Monk’s Brew Club, East Coast Rd
💵 $18 (comes with a drink!)
👉 Sign up now at: http://tiny.cc/mvht001
☀️ Can Singapore’s tropical identity influence how Singaporeans live, build and remember?
Join us for a social and engaging evening with Randy Chan (Zarch Collaboratives) for “The Tropical Dispositif” — a dive into how the tropics shape the way we live, build, and remember in Singapore. 🌴🌧️
Come for the ideas, stay for the drinks and conversations! 👾
Talks on Taps is an initiative by Young Urbanists Singapore, where urban-related lectures are repackaged and shared in social settings. 🎵
🔴 16 Oct, Thursday
🔵 7pm
🗺️ Monk’s Brew Club, East Coast Rd
💵 $18 (comes with a drink!)
👉 Sign up now at: http://tiny.cc/mvht001
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AI For All Programme
A brand new AI programme has just been launched. It's 100% online and free of charge! Whether you're a student, job-seeker or working professional, this is your chance to explore real-world applications of AI, at your own pace.
Made possible through the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, this initiative is in collaboration with AVPN and supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 🌏
🗺️ Online
💵FOC
👉 Sign up now:
http://tiny.cc/gwht001
⚙️ For more programme Details:
https://hatch.sg/aiforall
A brand new AI programme has just been launched. It's 100% online and free of charge! Whether you're a student, job-seeker or working professional, this is your chance to explore real-world applications of AI, at your own pace.
Made possible through the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, this initiative is in collaboration with AVPN and supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 🌏
🗺️ Online
💵FOC
👉 Sign up now:
http://tiny.cc/gwht001
⚙️ For more programme Details:
https://hatch.sg/aiforall
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Demystifying Tech
Tech can seem overwhelming, constantly progressing at a dizzying, breakneck speed. 😵💫 It doesn’t have to feel like that!
Come join us this October, let's peer beyond the veil of our sleek, highly-optimised tech interfaces and its endless tech noise and hype. We'll slow down, and delve into myriad ways of thinking about tech in our lives. With our subject matter experts, you'll get to explore…
🌐The Internet as a collective, ground-up project through the lens of Wikipedia and hyperlinking
📍The importance of centering local contexts in an age of large AI models
🔎Reframing and reclaiming data as a way to curiously explore deeply human, everyday stories enmeshed in our worlds
📱Investigating data hygiene and privacy on your personal tech devices
🔴 Multiple Dates
🔵 Multiple Timings
🗺️ Online, Programme Zone 2 Harbourfront library
💵 FOC
Sign up at: http://tiny.cc/swht001
Tech can seem overwhelming, constantly progressing at a dizzying, breakneck speed. 😵💫 It doesn’t have to feel like that!
Come join us this October, let's peer beyond the veil of our sleek, highly-optimised tech interfaces and its endless tech noise and hype. We'll slow down, and delve into myriad ways of thinking about tech in our lives. With our subject matter experts, you'll get to explore…
🌐The Internet as a collective, ground-up project through the lens of Wikipedia and hyperlinking
📍The importance of centering local contexts in an age of large AI models
🔎Reframing and reclaiming data as a way to curiously explore deeply human, everyday stories enmeshed in our worlds
📱Investigating data hygiene and privacy on your personal tech devices
🔴 Multiple Dates
🔵 Multiple Timings
🗺️ Online, Programme Zone 2 Harbourfront library
💵 FOC
Sign up at: http://tiny.cc/swht001
Mindful Moments
Feeling overwhelmed with school, career, or life changes? You’re not alone. 🌱
Join us for a reflective Mental Well-Being Workshop — an evening of guidance and calm:
💬 Fireside Chat: Stress management insights from 3 speakers
🕯️ Candle-Making Workshop: Learn mindful relaxation while making your own candles (Exclusive to NTUC Starter and Union members, aged 18 to 35 only)
🔴 16 Oct, Thursday
🔵 6-9pm
🗺️ NTUC Centre
💵 FOC
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/NYmindfulmoments
Feeling overwhelmed with school, career, or life changes? You’re not alone. 🌱
Join us for a reflective Mental Well-Being Workshop — an evening of guidance and calm:
💬 Fireside Chat: Stress management insights from 3 speakers
🕯️ Candle-Making Workshop: Learn mindful relaxation while making your own candles (Exclusive to NTUC Starter and Union members, aged 18 to 35 only)
🔴 16 Oct, Thursday
🔵 6-9pm
🗺️ NTUC Centre
💵 FOC
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/NYmindfulmoments
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