Speaker: Tan Tatt Si

13 June 2019 by

The Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) is an annual meeting of young humanists across Asia, aimed to strengthen networks across people and humanist organisations in the pan-Asian region, as well as offer training and capacity building.

On Saturday, 6 July 2019, Tan Tatt Si, President of the Humanist Society (Singapore), gave the welcome address for AHC 2019. Read the event summary here.

Tan Tatt Si

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Tatt Si worked the corporate tech sales sector from 1988 to 2014 before moving to run his full time digital marketing business. He served as Humanist Society (Singapore) treasurer from 2014 – 2016 and heads the Society as President today.

Welcoming Address: From self-centred to selfless

This opening address will set the inclusive tone for the rest of the conference. Humanism can sometimes be seen as an ‘everyone for himself’ platform. However it should be seen as a way to create a better future for human kind using rationality, passion and compassion to influence people into thinking of others.

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Speaker: Siti Noor Mastura

13 June 2019 by

The Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) is an annual meeting of humanists across Asia, aimed to strengthen networks across people and humanist organisations in the pan-Asian region, as well as offer training and capacity building.

As part of of AHC 2019, on Saturday, 6 June 2019, Humanist Society (Singapore) had the honour of featuring one of Siti Noor Mastura’s works, Four Daughters. Read the event summary here.

Siti Noor Mastura

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Noor Mastura is a multiple award winning social activist who advocates for gender equality, youth empowerment and civic responsibility through her training programs, speaking engagements and community partnerships.

Topic of talk: Empowering All Women in a Secular Society

The woman’s movement has split in multiple directions with various stakeholders. Is 50% of the world’s population unable to tell their stories, or are just choosing not to? If the point of the feminist movement is equality and justice for all women, then why are religious and non-religious women pitted against one another? We look to empower everyday women through the lens of humanity.

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Speaker: Woon Chet Choon

13 June 2019 by

The Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) is an annual meeting of humanists across Asia, aimed to strengthen networks across people and humanist organisations in the pan-Asian region, as well as offer training and capacity building.

As part of of AHC 2019, on Saturday, 6 June 2019, Humanist Society (Singapore) had the honour of hosting Woon Chet Choon as a speaker. Read the event summary here.

Woon Chet Choon

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Chet Choon is a principal consultant specialising in Leadership, strategy, creativity and entrepreneurship. The former president of the Screenwriters Association of Singapore conceived a Media 21 initiative to refine local stories into visual treatments for effective marketing to a global market.

Workshop: Taking Offence

It is difficult to handle criticism personally, but what if the criticism were directed at something that one holds dearly? This is often the dilemma faced by people with strong belief systems, as criticisms or discussions become seen as ridicule of attack on one’s values.

This talk will give examples of Conflict Resolution, in a friendly and non-confrontational way, to illustrate how ‘offence’ should be taken into context.

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Speaker: Anthea Indira Ong

12 June 2019 by

The Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) is an annual meeting of humanists across Asia, aimed to strengthen networks across people and humanist organisations in the pan-Asian region, as well as offer training and capacity building.

As part of of AHC 2019, on Saturday, 6 July 2019, Humanist Society (Singapore) had the honour of hosting Anthea Indira Ong as a speaker. Read the event summary here. Her full speech is available here.

Anthea Indira Ong

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A former banker, regional Managing Director and Founder/CEO, Anthea left the corporate sector to pursue full time service with several volunteer groups in advisory roles. A published author, she was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament in 2018.

Topic of talk: Starting from the Lowest Common Denominator

People of different belief systems follow different rules to different degrees. Should these be the hard rules to demand from other people when we congregate together? There is no better time to work on underlying issues than peace time. Is the Lowest Common Denominator enough to take society to a deeper level, or is something so basic that no compromises can be made?

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HSS’ most viewed Facebook posts

13 May 2019 by

In 2015, we have compiled a list of our most viral posts on Facebook, as part of efforts to understand the humanist community better. Here’s a second round of compilation, based on the number of views per post.

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2018 Asian Humanism Conference

4 January 2019 by

The 2018 edition of the Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) in Kaohsiung has just concluded, following its two-day run from 29 to 30 Dec 2018. The event was hosted by the Humanistic Pastafarianism in Taiwan, sponsored by the Young Humanists International (YHI), and attended by delegates across regional humanist groups, representing India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, as well as Taiwan. Together, these groups form part of the Asian Working Group under YHI. The Humanist Society (Singapore) was represented by Executive Committee Member, DJ Tan.

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PSYCHOLOGY TALK II: OF AGENTS, MODELS AND DETERMINISTIC CHAOS

17 October 2018 by

Last Saturday saw the second segment of Humanist Society Singapore’s Psychology Talk Series. Entitled: “Agent-Based Modeling Game Theory”, the talk started out with participants filling out one of two questionnaires, picked out at random. This would provide the data points for the Ultimate Game afterwards.

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377A: “Traditional Values”?

21 September 2018 by

The AWARE takeover saga is approaching its 10th year anniversary. In March 2009, the Association for Women for Action and Research (“AWARE”), a not-for-profit NGO, was taken over by a group of women largely from the same Christian church (the Church of Our Saviour or “COOS”). The takeover was supposedly prompted by a perception that AWARE had become “pro-lesbian and pro-homosexual”, and this was against the values of the all-Christian women who took over.

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World Humanist Day – Inter-Belief in a Secular Society

14 June 2018 by

Celebrating World Humanist Day, the Humanist Society (Singapore) is organising a panel discussion on Sunday, 24th June 2018, 1-5pm, at OnePeople.sg.

Register here!

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A heart-thumping session

1 May 2018 by

Humanists value the only life we have. Sometimes just a few critical minutes can mean the difference between life and death. On Apr 28, 2018,  a group of women and men responded to our call for the Emergency Preparedness Workshop at People’s Association HQ on King George’s Avenue.

The workshop began with a theory lesson introducing us to the human anatomy and the basics of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators (AED). The class was lively with enthusiastic questions and laughter as the trainer dispelled many TV-inspired myths about the practice of CPR and AED.

Emergency preparedness lesson

After the break, we proceeded to the practical session, breaking up into smaller groups led by individual trainers. It was a very different feeling to get our hands on the training mannequin and AED set, taking turns to perform chest compressions and ventilations (commonly known as mouth-to-mouth).

CPR and AED practical session

The course was provided free of charge by PA as part of its emergency preparedness initiative. Certified trainees are encouraged to participate in community volunteer programmes to keep their skills fresh and current. If you get the opportunity to participate in a course like this, we cannot recommend it enough. Someone’s life could depend on you one day.

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