Where to meet your fellow feminists in Singapore
Fight the patriarchy with your new posse and have fun doing it.
There are lots of cool, thought-provoking and socially promising feminist-focused events happening in Singapore over the next couple weeks, from networking nights to cerebral panel discussions to casual book clubs. If you're looking to meet the rad feminist of your romantic/platonic/knitting circle dreams, try one of these.
When Bitch Meets Butch (Jan 23, 1-2:30pm)
Badass women are sure to flock to this one. Local theater biggies Edith Podesta and Tan Liting discuss two female tropes/slurs that have been reclaimed in popular culture. Part of the M1 Fringe Festival, the free event is beyond overbooked. But we plan to just stand outside until we snag a no-show's spot. You should, too.
Carol (Jan 24, 8:40pm)
When we watched Todd Haynes' Carol at the Projector opening week, the place was flooded with studious, serious women. Go join them and weep buckets over this 1950s lesbian love story starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Make friends and discuss your views at The Great Escape afterwards. This is the last listed screening on The Projector site for the moment, but there are a few prior and they'll probably add more next week.
Human Writes (Jan 31, 6-8pm)
Co-organized by Asian queer women advocacy group Sayoni and open mic series Destination: Ink, this is the first in a series of socially-conscious open mic sessions taking place at Artistry between now and June. If you've got a piece that fits with this one's theme, Freedom to Information, drop the organizers a note. Or just go and listen.
Allies Night (Jan 28, 6pm)
To rub shoulders with slightly more corporate or entrepreneurial feminists, try this LGBT-friendly networking mixer at The Exchange. They promise folks from over 60 different companies of varying sizes and a free drink for the first 50 guests.
Book Club: The Blood of Flowers (Jan 28, 7-8:30pm)
The Singapore Committee for UN Women seems to be really picking up its programming this year, continuing with more feminist book clubs and film screenings. The latest session of their bimonthly book club will focus on this Iranian novel about a young 17th century girl with an amazing gift for making rugs.
Suffragette (Feb 4, 7-9pm)
If reading a novel by next week is too short-notice, just show up to this other UN Women Committee event at Shaw Lido, a screening of the recent Hollywood historical film starring Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep, who plays famous British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
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