It’s been 10 years since the AWARE saga, and we’re throwing a party!

All AWARE members* are invited to the AWARE Centre on 4 May, to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the climactic 2009 AWARE EGM at Suntec Convention Centre!

The Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2009 kicked off a series of events commonly known as the “AWARE saga” – a tense and exciting six weeks that threatened the fate of Singapore’s leading gender-equality organisation. The saga culminated in an explosive Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at Suntec Convention Centre on 2 May 2009, attended by 3,000 people who lent their voices (and votes) to a remarkable display of civic engagement and passion.

A decade on, we want to celebrate and relive that incredible day with you. This party will be an opportunity to commemorate the courage our community has always shown – its refusal to shut up and sit down, and its willingness to stand up and speak out for its beliefs. We’ll also look back at how far we have all come since then: how AWARE was able to turn crisis into opportunity, and continue its central role in Singapore civil society. We’ll have food, drink, new commemorative merchandise on sale… and flowers!

PROGRAMME

AWARE TRAINING ROOM: 2.30-10.30pm: EGM screening

Starting at 2.30pm, we will run a private screening of the full 8-hour video of the EGM. Viewers will be free to walk in and out as they choose. (Don’t worry, there will be minimal queueing.)

EGM viewing guide – selected highlights:

“Shut up and sit down” – 3.05pm
Constance Singam, “Where were you?” – 3.45pm
Feminist Mentor – 4.05pm
Floor speaker: Meera Jane – 6.00pm
Floor speaker: Farid Hamid – 7.15pm
Voting results – 8.05pm
New Guard step down – 9.15pm

AWARE LOBBY: 4-5pm: Reception and address by selected speakers

We’ll step away from the screening for an hour for some remarks by special guests, some of whom were front and centre at the EGM. *This is the main event!*

Please note that by registering, you are consenting to appear in AWARE’s official audio-video recording of the event. If you would like to request not to be photographed or filmed, please notify us ahead of time.

*WHO CAN ATTEND?

This party is a free, members-only event. We will be checking the guest list against our member list.

If you’d like to attend but are not a member, sign up now. If your membership has expired, you can renew: Log in to our Membership Portal with your username and password. We will also allow for a small number of membership sign-ups at the door on the afternoon of 4 May, but to ensure that you get in, you are encouraged to sign up ahead of time.

Contact Desiree at membership@aware.org.sg or 6779 7137 if you have any questions about membership.

Questions about this event? Please contact Kelly at media@aware.org.sg.

Looking forward to seeing you at this special event – it’s going to be a lot of fun!

RSVP now!