There's a long worldwide tradition of writers pushing for social and political change... and a violent history of Singapore writers getting persecuted for it, as in the case of the ISA detentions of Kuo Pao Kun and Wong Souk Yee. But what's the relationship between literature, media and activism for us today? How can the worlds of activism and writing draw strength from each other?
Join us for a panel discussion at Sing Lit Station, featuring Alfian Sa'at, Kokila Annamalai and Subhas Nair, moderated by Ng Yi-Sheng, and held amidst the revelry of an unofficial SWF afterparty.
Kokila Annamalai (she/her) is an abolitionist who organises with various Leftist groups and marginalised communities in Singapore. She is a co-founder of Transformative Justice Collective and Workers Make Possible. Writing is an important part of Kokila's practice. Kokila is invested in building people power by experimenting with and expanding possibilities for creative resistance, solidarity, collective action and self-determination.
Alfian Sa’at (he/him) is the Resident Playwright of Wild Rice. His published works include three collections of poetry, One Fierce Hour, A History of Amnesia and The Invisible Manuscript; a collection of short stories, Corridor; a collection of flash fiction, Malay Sketches; three collections of plays as well as the published play Cooling Off Day. He has also been nominated for the Singapore Literature Prize three times and has won Best Original Script at the Life! Theatre Awards four times, for Landmarks (2004), Nadirah (2010), Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your Sister's Husband, 2013) and Hotel (with Marcia Vanderstraaten, 2016). He is also the co-artistic director of the biennial Singapore Theatre Festival.
Subhas (he/him) is a Tamil-Malayali independent hip-hop artist/rapper who works to make his music obsolete; artefacts of a more oppressive, authoritarian times. He creates music to be the soundtrack of revolutionary change. Subhas recently releases his two-part sophomore album, Tabula Rasa | Tak Boleh Rasa on Telegram, and it was produced without state sponsorship or censorship. Supported by the People.
VENUE: Sing Lit Station
ADDRESS: 22 Dickson Road, #02-01, Singapore 209506
EVENT WEBSITE: Instagram
DATE AND TIME
19 Nov 2022, 9pm-10pm