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The theme for the IPS Young Singaporeans Conference (YSC) 2020 was “Choices”. Held over three days from 25 November to 27 November, the virtual conference gathered over 100 youths to talk about their choices around life, work, home, and values.

One of the webinars is on “Creating Constructive Conversations – Choices for Making Progress in Civil Society”. Mr Mohamed Irshad, founder and president of inter-faith group Roses of Peace, co-facilitated the main and breakout sessions. He emphasised the need to have constructive and delicate conversations on potentially divisive topics such as race, religion and climate change. This is especially pertinent online, where users can make comments anonymously.

Building on the need for interracial dialogue, yoga teacher and personal trainer, Ms Alyaa Rauff shared how her personal encounters with racism as a dark-skinned, curly-haired minority in Singapore have taught her the importance of starting conversations about race. She directed the audience’s attention to Minority Voices, a local youth-led initiative that foregrounds the invisible experiences of minorities in Singapore.

It was emphasised that often the honest sharing of personal experiences was the key ingredient to finding common ground in the discussion of sensitive issues. The webinar also featured breakout sessions, where participants discussed issues that mattered to them, like mental health, sexual harassment, educational and class elitism, and sustainability.

Back in the main Zoom room, one participant Calissa Man spoke about the challenges they faced when trying to have civil conversations about sexual assault. Participants also expressed frustration in trying to change the ways Singaporeans treat migrant and foreign domestic workers.

Find out more about the event: https://tinyurl.com/ysc2020ips

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