“Moving with the times - A Transportation Road Map by Youth
in Singapore”
The
Workers' Party Youth Wing takes great pleasure in inviting you to
participate in an upcoming public forum as part of the YouthQuake
Forum Series. This forum series is into its second installment. The
topic for this session focuses on how youth can propose and carry
forward a refreshing new approach to transportation issues
in Singapore. YouthQuake offers an
excellent opportunity for Singapore
youth to
exchange ideas and experiences and we are confident that the forum
topic will stimulate participants to debate and discuss. We thus
encourage you not to miss such an occasion where you can keep pace
with the pulse of today's youth in a pleasant and stimulating
atmosphere and experience the dynamic nature of youth-centric
issues.
The details of the
YouthQuake Forum are as follows:
Date:
7th June
2008 (Saturday)
Time: 1400 hrs – 1600
hrs.
Venue:
216-G
Syed Alwi Road #02-03
The
speakers for this event will be:
1.
Jamilah
Binte Md Lutfi Lim
Jamilah will be speaking on
the need for a National Public Transportation Concession Card
for Singapore
students up till
the end of their tertiary studies
2. Kelvin
Quee
His
topic will be “Taking a closer look at Singapore’s Public Transportation
network.”
3.
Alvinder
Singh
Alvinder will be sharing
his thoughts on the viability of
youth embracing a one-car policy and integrating public
transportation into the daily living of a young
Singaporean.
In order to assist us in the
organisation of this forum, kindly confirm your attendance with
Bernard Chen @ [email protected] or email the
Workers' Party Youth Wing @ [email protected] by 5th June
2008 (Thursday)
We look forward to seeing you
create a stir at YouthQuake!
Note: This notice is meant for circulation.
Do circulate this email to your friends or put this notice up on
your blog and join us there!
Do feel free to approach me if you have any queries.
Thanks.
Below are some articles, videos & reports relating to
YouthQuake 1 (3 May 2008) - "Should Singaporean Youth be allowed to
vote at 18?" Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/user/tombalake
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Singapore/STIStory_232776.html
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/05/should-singaporean-youths-be-allowed-to-vote-at-18/
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/254167.asp
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/05/youths-calls-for-right-to-vote-at-youthquake-forum/
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_235200.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_235749.html
http://styouthink.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/voting-age-its-not-a-numbers-game/
http://www.p65.sg/2008/05/18/voting-age/
Regards,
Bernard Chen
Organising Secretary of the Workers' Party Youth
Wing