This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (June 2021).
Tag: COVID-19
Sustaining the muscles of active citizenry and ground-ups for a more participatory democracy (Vincent Ng; COVID-19, one year on)
One year ago, we documented community initiatives and discussed structural challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. One year later, we are inviting the same guests back to talk about their work, how they are feeling, and what they think we have learnt or have yet to learn from the pandemic. Today, we have Vincent Ng, general manager of the co-operative A Good Space. We talk about his personal and professional development, including the co-operative’s work and his vision for active citizenry in the country.
Sustaining an ecosystem of ground-ups and changemakers (Abhishek Bajaj; COVID-19, one year on)
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“People buy into what they help create”: Citizen foresight work and the influence of language and metaphors on futures thinking
A year ago, with Singapore just coming out of its circuit breaker and the world still coming to grips with the COVID-19 virus, Aaron Maniam explained in a TED talk that the language we use to talk about the pandemic was shaping how we thought about it. Instead of using a “war” metaphor, for instance, he argued that characterising COVID-19 as an “ecology” would help us better understand the pandemic and our futures. Today, we chat about the influence of language and metaphors on futures thinking as well as the importance of citizen foresight work in Singapore.
May 2021 global news roundup: COVID-19 and violence continue to ravage the world, with some glimmers of hope
This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (May 2021).
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