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Community Leaders' Conference
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OnePeople.sg organised the biannual Community Leaders Conference to discuss issues, current trends and developments pertaining to race and religious relations. The theme of this year's inaugural Conference was New Media: Challenges and Opportunities. The Conference focused on creating awareness among community leaders on the various new media platforms and discussed the impact of the new media on community relations.
A collaboration with National Library Board (NLB), the OnePeople Portal Online Racial Harmony Repository was also launched during this inaugural conference on 21 February 2009 at the Woodlands Regional Library by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sport
Please click here to read more about the conference proceedings. |
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Total Defence Campaign 2009
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OnePeople.sg supports Total Defence Campaign 2009 as part of the Social Defence pillar. Total Defence is personal. What Will You Defend? How will you protect the Singaporean way of life and live harmoniously with friends and neighbours from diverse racial and cultural background? |
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The Total Defence Campaign this year leverages on ground-up programmes to build community partnerships and elicit responses from all members of the public through various means such as the ‘What Will You Defend?” online video contest and the TD Pledge Cards.
To mark 25 years of Total Defence, five ZoCards specially designed based on the five TD pillars, circulated island-wide, collected and used to create a large montage wall that contained the views of Singaporeans from all walks of life. OnePeople.sg submitted a total of 280 Zo-cards to Nexus in support of the Campaign, which were then showcased on the TD25 Launch event Montage Wall at Suntec City .
We also supported the ‘What Will You Defend?” online video contest organised by Nexus which showcased a gallery for everyone to share their sentiments with families, friends, and the world. Click to see and hear the many different ways Singaporeans have answered the question ‘What Will You Defend?' at the ‘What Will You Defend?” online video gallery.
A commemoration event ‘TD25' was held on 15 February 2009 at the Suntec City Tropics Atrium to mark Singapore's 25 years of Total Defence, with a ctivities such as the premier of ‘ Singapore 2034' , five short student films on Total Defence and the ‘Five Pillars, One Roof' musical revue. The event also includes the Award Ceremony of N.E.Mation III animation competition opened to schools, educational institutions and members of the public , where OnePeople.sg was part of the judging panel.
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YourFilm.SG 2008 Gala Awards Ceremony
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Lights, camera, action! After a month long of public voting, YourFilm.SG came to a close on 3 December 2008 at the YourFilm.SG 2008 Gala Awards Ceremony held at the Cathay . |
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Initiated by South West Community Development Council (SWCDC) in 2007, this nationwide short film/ animation-making competition offers a distinct opportunity to build a community of positive-minded youths, promote the digital and new media arts and create an awareness of national issues that impact the youths of Singapore today. In addition, it also serves as a platform for the discovery of talent for the film-making and animation industry.
The theme for this year's YourFilm.SG competition is What Moves You?, with the thrust being to facilitate youths to put into film or animation their expression of how national, community or personal issues move them into positive action with regard to their own reflections. The 4 sub-themes for the competition are Kindness, Inspirational Seniors, Multi-Racial Harmony and the Free Expression category. As the champion for Racial Harmony, OnePeople.sg supported the Multi-Racial Harmony theme.
The winning entries for the Primary, Secondary and Open Categories as well as the Thematic Films were showcased at the awards ceremony. Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District, graced the Screening and Prize Giving Ceremony as Guest of Honour and presented the awards to the award winners.
The winners for the Judge's Choice are:
Primary Category: The Maria Hertogh Riots
Secondary Category: Village in Crisis
Open Category: Kindness...it starts small
The winner for the Racial Harmony theme is Colour Blind directed by Tan Khee Shian.
More videos will be available soon! |
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Harmony Beyond Boundaries
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OnePeople.sg supported Harmony Beyond Boundaries on 20 July 2008 at Bishan Stadium, a Racial Harmony day family event co-organised by An-Nahdhah Mosque, Harmony Centre, Taoist Federation and Home United. This event aimed to strengthen social cohesion and building bonds amongst fellow Singaporean through sports, art and cultural performances. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance was the Guest of Honour. Programme highlights included a Mass Workout, a Fancy Dress Soccer competition and a Spot Art Contest. 500 people attended the event |
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Launch of National Orange Ribbon Celebrations: Harmony Walk 2008
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OnePeople.sg, together with the Community Development Councils (CDCs) Self- Help Groups (SHGs), People's Association (PA) and Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) launched the National Orange Ribbon Celebrations in July 2008. |
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The National Orange Ribbon Celebrations aims to promote racial and religious harmony by showcasing our diverse multi-ethnic and multi-national communities' customs and traditions as well as to create a platform to showcase the various resources and programmes available at OnePeople.sg, the CDCs and partnering organisations.
Harmony Walk 2008 marked the launch of Orange Ribbon Celebrations as the annual signature national event to rally Singaporeans together in celebration of racial and religious harmony. This street parade was a colourful display of the various ethnic music, dance, costumes and food.
Read more about Harmony Walk 2008 here and spot yourself in our photos! |
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Inter-Faith Prayer and Condolence Ceremony for Victims of Natural Disasters in Myanmar and China
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In May 2008, two Asian counties have been unexpectedly struck by natural disasters with terrible casualties. First cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, then a powerful earthquake in Sichuan, China a week later. Singaporeans, together with people all over the world came forward to assist in the relief efforts. Apart from giving donations and participating in relief efforts, we can also pray for those victims and offer our condolences to their families and loved ones, and for those who survived. |
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The Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore (IRO) in partnership with OnePeople.sg, organised a prayer and condolence ceremony for the victims and their families in these two countries. This event was held on 24 May 2008 at OnePeople.sg. Religious representatives from the 10 major faiths in Singapore were present to offer prayers at the ceremony. About 150 people from all walks of life offered their condolences by writing their messages in the condolence books. There was a minute of silence to reflect on events that happened and remember the victims and their families.
Guest of Honour, Mr Sam Tan, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Executive Director, Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) and President of IRO, Mr Rustom Ghadiali, then presented condolence books to Myanmar 's Ambassador, His Excellency Win Minyt and First Secretary of China Mdm Zhang Rui. |
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Total Defence Exhibition 2008
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'Total Defence. It's Personal. Play Your Part'
Total Defence Campaign 2008 emphasizes the role each individual can contribute to Total Defence by simply being ready and willing to respond to challenges and to influence outcomes. |
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Total Defence Exhibition 2008 was co-organised by MINDEF and 15 other Total Defence partner agencies, and Guest of Honour, Mr Ng Eng Hen, Second Minister for Defence, officiated the launch of the campaign on 12 February 2008. This month-long exhibition was first held at the Singapore Discovery Centre, thereafter moving on to the heartlands at Tampines and Toa Payoh Hub.
OnePeople.sg played its part in the Total Defence Campaign by driving the message of bringing Singaporeans of all races and religions to live and work together in harmony. We showcased a number of colourful banners depicting the various costumes and games of the different ethnic groups, and engaged people from all walks of life, especially children with games and videos. Together with the heritage trail booklets, ethnic calendar and brochures which were distributed at our booths, these helped to promote the understanding of the various cultures and traditions.
We were also present to share about the various programmes organised by OnePeople.sg which contributes to maintaining racial and religious harmony and strengthen social cohesion in Singapore.
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Launch of OnePeople.sg
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Unveiling a new identity and new logo. OnePeople.sg (OPSG) was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 27 May 2007 at the Singapore River Promenade next to The Arts House. The re-branding of OnePeople.sg (formerly known as Central Singapore Joint Social Service Centre) was held in conjunction with the Community Development Councils' (CDC) 10th Anniversary Racial Harmony Celebrations. |
Prime Minister Lee was the Guest-of-Honour at the milestone event, which was also graced by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and the Mayors of the five districts, including Mr Zainudin Nordin, Mayor of Central Singapore District and Chairman of OnePeople.sg.
Fringe events were held at The Arts House and the Asian Civilisations Museum and more than 2000 people from schools, grassoots organisations, ethnic and faith-based organisations, youth organisations, Inter-Racial Confidence Circles, and other community-based organisations attended the event. Read more about the launch of OnePeople.sg and click to view photos of OnePeople.sg's birth! |
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8 Minute Muslim Youth Film Competition
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"A Good Muslim, A Good Neighbour",
"A Model and an Inspiration to All",
"Blessings to All"
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These were the themes for the a 8 Minute Muslim Film competition, organised by Masjid Al-Ansar Mosque, Production Edge Pte Ltd and MUIS. Supported by OnePeople.sg, Banquet Holdings and National Library Board, this event attracted more than 350 youth from multi racial groups who had the opportunity to experience film making at the first ever Muslim Youth Film Competition.
Participants were required to come up with a 8 Minute video clip within a period of 8 days which evokes strong emotions, based on the three themes and with the compulsory clause in their movies- 'OnePeople'.
The top 3 films were showcased for the first time, at Cathay Cineplex at Causeway Point on 28 July 2007. Dr Mohd Faishal Ibrahim, MP of Marine Parade GRC, graced the Screening and Prize Giving Ceremony as Guest of Honour and presented the awards to the top three budding film makers. |
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Racial Harmony Fair 2007
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A thousand people from the Hougang community gathered at the The Racial Harmony Fair 2007 organised by Holy Innocents' High School at the Atrium of Hougang Central Hub on Friday, 20 July 2007 and supported by One People.sg.
The event bustled with a food fair corner, food fair set up by the students and a fabulous cultural show put up by the students of Holy Innocents' High School in collaboration with MINDS. |
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Mr George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs graced the event, together with Mr Zainudin Nordin, Mayor of Central Singapore District and Chairman of OnePeople.sg. Supported by OnePeople.sg, Punggol CCMC, YEC, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol CCC & MINDs , the event served to educate both the students and members of the community living in Hougang about local cultures and the significance of Racial Harmony.
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