ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples' Forum 2018

The Alternate Singapore Experience* Tour and Film-Screening Options on Friday, 2 November at 4pm

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1. Bukit Brown Tour with Keng Kiat (Duration:2 to 3hrs)

Suggested max no. of people: 15 

 

We’re still in the Halloween week. Are you game for some spooky adventure? Go on a tour of Bukit Brown, the largest Chinese cemetery outside of China. The last burial was in 1973. Be prepared to climb some hills and hear stories about the history and heritage of old Singapore. Who knows what else you might hear…

 

About Bukit Brown 

The Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery was established to serve the burial needs of the Chinese community. Officially opened on 1 January 1922, it operated for more than half a century before its closure in 1973. In 2011, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a new dual four-lane road linking MacRitchie Viaduct and Adam Flyover would be built over parts of Bukit Brown Cemetery. Conservation groups such as SOS Bukit Brown and All Things Bukit Brown have come together to fight to preserve the cemetery and the biodiversity of the land. In October 2013, Bukit Brown was included in the 2014 World Monuments Watch list.

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Disclaimer: By agreeing to take this walking tour of Bukit Brown Cemetery, you understand and accept that you must be physically fit and able to do so. To the extent permissible by law, you agree to assume any and all risk of injury or bodily harm to yourself and persons in your care (including child or ward).

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2. Visit Community Garden (Duration:2 to 3hrs)

Suggested no of people: 15 to 20 

 

Is Singapore just a concrete jungle where its people are too focused on work and Instagramming food shots? At this community garden, friendships with neighbours are forged, and the ‘kampung spirit’ is at work. Volunteers built the garden and people grow food together. Good times, good friends, good food, anyone?

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3. Refugee Walk by Abishek (Duration:1.5 to 2hrs)

Suggested max no of people: 15 to 20 

 

An experiential walk that allows participants to experience three stages during one’s journey. 

 

- Home
What does it mean to us? Is it a physical space or is it the people who make it home? What do we value? 

 

- Leaving home 

What will we bring, how will we survive as we journey together in an unfamiliar environment. 

 

- Transit country 

A temporary refuge that shelters us without full rights as a person. What do the challenges look like? 

 

Historically, the Southeast Asia region has had refugees from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. At one point, Singapore was also a transit site before these refugees were transferred to other places. Today, we have the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and other minority refugee groups such as the Hazara community seek shelter in transit countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. Who knows what the future might hold? We’ve been bombarded with reports and images of how climate change is affecting the Southeast Asia region, and putting its people at risk; climate refugees is a possibility. What would you do if you were a refugee?

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4. Film-Screening at SPGG: "To Singapore, with Love" (Duration: 1.5hrs)

Suggested max no of people: 100 

 

Director Tan Pin Pin travelled to Thailand, Malaysia and United Kingdom to interview Singapore political exiles about their feelings about Singapore. Some have not been home for 50 years. The film though banned from public screening in Singapore for undermining national security, has moved audiences the world over.

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5. Film-Screening at SPGG: "Drug$ - The Price We Pay" (Duration: 55min)

 

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*For all tours and film-screenings, these are limited to participants who have signed up. Due to seating and space constraints, please note that films screened during ACSC/APF 2018 are not open for public viewing.