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Response to MOE Decision
It is regrettable that the Ministry has seen a need to make this move. However, we recognise that the ministry has been under considerable pressure from some parents on the matter and we can understand why it has taken this action…
ST Forum: Reaction to DPM Interview
The themes that were advocated in the programmes conducted in schools focused mainly on the virtues of abstinence and the proper use of contraception to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers…
Being Culturally Aware
There has justifiably been much scrutiny on the role of the religious and the secular in society following the recent Aware saga. Just as important in explaining the eventual outcome, I believe, is the fundamental difference in “corporate culture” and “civil society culture”.
Letter to Dr John Chew
We note with some concern that in your pastoral letter of 10 May 2009 you appear to be perpetuating the misconception that AWARE has an agenda ‘for redefining mainstream sexual ethics and social norms’…
Letter: On Advocacy Groups vs. Party Politics
I am writing with regards to an article by Alicia Wong on Advocacy Groups VS Party Politics featured on 14may, 2009 in Today.
AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2009
AWARE Members are invited to the Singapore AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2009 being held on 17th May at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at SMU.
ST Forum: Lessons from AWARE
THE Aware saga and the valuable lessons learnt from it have made me better appreciate our system of group representation constituencies (GRCs), despite the fact that, until now, I was never an admirer of the system.
The Aware incidents have glaringly highlighted the fragility of our multiracial and multireligious society. It has given us a useful peek into the potential troubles that may crop up when there is a polarisation of a particular view championed on grounds of a faith – real or perceived.
Open Letter to MOE by Leon Ryan
I am a student who has been following the recent issues involving sexual education in schools, and have read the latest news of a suspension…
Letter to ST Forum by Pam Oi
I READ Ms Sumiko Tan’s article on Tuesday, ‘More losers than winners’, with dismay. There were some 3,000 people present last Saturday at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware). Emotions were charged, people came to correct what they thought was a grave injustice to the core principles of Aware, they came to stand up for what they believed in, they came to speak up. …
Letter to the ST Editor by Dr Lai Ah Eng
I wish to respond to two points raised in the interview with the AWARE exco after it resigned at the AWARE EGM on 2nd May…
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