{"id":9425,"date":"2014-08-30T23:38:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=9425"},"modified":"2014-08-31T20:03:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T12:03:12","slug":"singapore-advocacy-awards-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2014\/singapore-advocacy-awards-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Awards 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9431\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-award.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9431\" class=\"wp-image-9431 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-award.jpg\" alt=\"SAA award\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Award (Photo: Theresa Teng)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a title=\"About Us\" href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?page_id=261\" target=\"_blank\"><em>All Things Bukit Brown<\/em><\/a> is pleased to announce that it is the first recipient of the Civil Society Advocate Organisation of the Year Award in the inaugural <a href=\"http:\/\/singaporeadvocacyawards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singapore Advocacy Awards<\/a>. This is our acceptance speech at the ceremony on August 30, 2014.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are honoured and humbled to have been deemed deserving to receive this award by a dedicated and diverse panel of activists, many of whom have worked tirelessly and for a much longer time on a variety of causes such as foreign worker abuse, AIDS awareness and education, the protection of women\u2019s rights and the championing of the local arts scene.<\/p>\n<p>While we are very much the \u201cnew kids on the block\u201d among causes highlighted today, we have stalwarts before us who championed the cause of heritage preservation and protection. We look upon this award as encouragement and affirmation, that what we do in promoting awareness of the <a title=\"The motto \" href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?page_id=638\" target=\"_blank\">Habitat, Heritage and History<\/a>\u00a0 of the iconic Bukit Brown Cemetery is contributing to the growing voices of concern about how rapid development has resulted in the loss of our old places and a growing sense of alienation of what is home.<\/p>\n<p>Our encounters on the ground talking to and documenting stories from tomb keepers to descendants have been enriching, and our wider Bukit Brown experience has led us to places we have never been, to temples and other areas of cultural and ethnic significance, and in observing the customary rites and rituals which are being practiced today, and further afield to maritime port cities linked to our past. By celebrating the rich diversity of a shared past which is being kept alive by sheer dint of devotion and effort, we find ourselves sharing in a larger collective act of preservation of our culture and identity. We are far from alone.<\/p>\n<p>In receiving the honour of this award, we pledge to continue to engage in conversation and in concert with all stakeholders to make heritage a part of the development paradigm, and to re-imagine spaces which will reinforce memory and identity from one generation to another generation.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank especially <a title=\"About the Goh brothers\" href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=557\" target=\"_blank\">Raymond and Charles Goh<\/a>, for leading the way and sharing with us so generously and so passionately all your research from when both of you started exploring Bukit Brown eight years ago. Our abiding gratitude goes to the community especially on <a title=\"Join the Facebook page \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/bukitbrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heritage Singapore \u2013 Bukit Brown Facebook group<\/a> which have encouraged and supported us, and which enlivens Bukit Brown daily with the members\u2019 sharing of interesting articles and stories, anecdotes and sometimes grave discussions. It is your enthusiasm that led us all on this journey; unlike most online communities, we are glad to have met many of you face-to-face in on- and off- site events.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the <a title=\"About SHS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singaporeheritage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singapore Heritage Society<\/a> for nominating us and finally we thank the SAA for this honour, which we will endeavor to live up to. We have much to live up to.<\/p>\n<p>We acknowledge and congratulate all the other nominees. For us, it was enough to have been nominated.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This initiative by SAA makes all of us nominees winners because it celebrates the acts and sacrifices made by volunteers across different communities. Volunteers are the heart of many communities, raising awareness, lifting spirits, affirming shared values, shaping aspirations, and connecting the different threads of society into a fabric that is stronger for weaving its constituents together. Volunteerism is often driven more by passion and purpose than resources, and demands us to be creative, persevering and collaborative. It is often, especially in the nascent stages, lonely and intimidating, confusing and almost crippling in the face of lofty expectations of what a few individuals can and should achieve.<\/p>\n<p>We acknowledge and endorse the efforts of the SAA to bring voices to the communities that need encouraging, causes that need acknowledgement and affirmation, and issues that benefit from airing in public discourse. We do ourselves a service by taking ownership of issues and responsibility for making dreams a reality. This is our contribution to our society. It is humbling to be acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, we as a country will commemorate the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the founding of Singapore as a republic, and the 70<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the liberation of Singapore from occupation during WWII. We salute all the communities and civil society activists before us who have taken our country to where it is today.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Claire Leow &amp; Catherine Lim, Co-Founders, All Things Bukit Brown<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9434\" style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9434\" class=\" wp-image-9434\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2470-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The Brownies with Constance Singam, one of the judges and a highly esteemed civil activist and writer  \" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Brownies with Constance Singam, one of the judges and a highly esteemed civil activist and writer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"hasCaption\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"id_540074ef369b87096112252\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The SAA logo \" href=\"http:\/\/singaporeadvocacyawards.org\/about\/the-logo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Logo<\/a>:<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">The symbol chosen is an inverted &#8216;A&#8217; (for Advocacy) and stems from the idea of the &#8216;tipping point&#8217;, which in sociology is defined as &#8216;a point in time when a group \u2014or a large number of group members\u2014 rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice&#8217;. Malcolm Gladwell&#8217;s book &#8216;The Tipping Point&#8217;, defines the tipping point as \u201cthat magic moment <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire\u201d.<\/span>Here, the inverted &#8216;A&#8217; is placed in a transient state in which it may sway both ways. Its position and layout in relation to the text suggest that the &#8216;A&#8217; will stand firmly over the text if you choose to tip it over.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/singaporeadvocacyawards.org\/about\/judging-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Judges<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>T. Sasitharan (Panel Chair)<\/strong> \u2013 Arts educator and Cultural Medallion winner<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Cherian George <\/strong>&#8211; Academic<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Richard Ho <\/strong>&#8211; Architect<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Faizah Jamal<\/strong> \u2013 NMP &amp; Environmental Activist<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sharon Siddique<\/strong> \u2013 Consultant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Constance Singam <\/strong>&#8211; Civil Society Activist and Writer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wong Ting Hway<\/strong> \u2013 Medical Doctor<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Geoffrey Yu<\/strong> \u2013 Arts Supporter and Former Diplomat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActivism and advocacy are the cornerstones of an active and vital civil society movement and the need to establish and protect free space for civil society has never been more urgent than it is now,\u201d said Mr Sasitharan. \u201cA strong civil society will lead to healthy, functioning democracies. Conversely, healthy, well-functioning democracies must allow strong civil societies to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf civil society in Singapore is to grow and mature, then it is crucial that good advocacy work that makes an impact on society, that is engaged with the community and that empowers people, should be properly recognised, acknowledged and applauded.\u201d (Source: T<a title=\"10 Honoured at Inaugural Singapore Advocacy Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonlinecitizen.com\/2014\/08\/ten-honoured-at-inaugural-singapore-advocacy-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OC article<\/a> here)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Honours List:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ACRES * All Things Bukit Brown * Braema Mathi * Chan Li Shan * Damien Chng * Eugene Tay * Jeremy Boo and Lee Xianjie * Louis Ng * M Ravi * Pink Dot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9433\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9433\" class=\" wp-image-9433\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2452-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SAA honorees \" width=\"616\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAA honorees<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocate of the Year: <strong>Braema Mathi<\/strong> (President of <a title=\"About Maruah \" href=\"http:\/\/maruah.org\/about\/the-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maruah<\/a>, a human rights advocacy group)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocate of the Year: <strong>Louis Ng<\/strong> (<a title=\"About ACRES\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acres.org.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACRES <\/a>&#8211; Animal Concerns Research and Education Society)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocacy Organisation of the Year &#8211; <strong>All Things Bukit Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Most Promising Advocate &#8211; <strong>Chan Li Shan<\/strong> (mental health advocate, author of <a title=\"Her book by Ethos Books\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ethosbooks.com.sg\/store\/mli_viewItem.asp?idProduct=294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Philosopher&#8217;s Madness<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Most Promising Advocate &#8211; <strong>Damien Chng<\/strong> (<a title=\"About his work\" href=\"http:\/\/webelieveinsecondchances.blogspot.sg\/p\/about-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Believe in Second Chances<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>The citation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/citation-for-SAA-I.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9448\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/citation-for-SAA-I.jpg\" alt=\"citation for SAA I\" width=\"602\" height=\"803\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/citation-for-SAA-II.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9449\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/citation-for-SAA-II.jpg\" alt=\"citation for SAA II\" width=\"585\" height=\"780\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Postscript: It is worth mentioning that we acknowledged fellow nominee <a title=\"His plea for Bukit Brown\" href=\"http:\/\/sosbukitbrown.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/20\/why-supporters-of-the-green-corridor-should-support-bukit-brown-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eugene Tay<\/a>, who supported us from the early days, and blogger Jerome Lim of <a title=\"Read the blog\" href=\"http:\/\/thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Long and Winding Road<\/em><\/a> fame, for bringing us together. They inspired us in their railway walks, a precursor to the Green Corridor campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9446\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9446\" class=\" wp-image-9446\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2442-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Jerome Lim and Eugene Tay at SAA\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerome Lim and Eugene Tay at SAA, with us and Constance Singam<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We received the award from William Lim, one of the greatest honours we have experienced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9455\" style=\"width: 617px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-with-William-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9455\" class=\" wp-image-9455\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-with-William-Lim-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo: SAA) \" width=\"607\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo: SAA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9442\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9442\" class=\" wp-image-9442\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_2336-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"William Lim and his wife at the SAA \" width=\"593\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Lim and his wife at the SAA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lim Su Min, a Brownie and a descendent of Tan Tock Seng and Lim Boon Keng, sketched the historic inaugural awards:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-sketch-Credit-Lim-Su-Min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9451\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SAA-sketch-Credit-Lim-Su-Min-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"SAA sketch (Credit- Lim Su Min)\" width=\"617\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Related Posts:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bukit Brown named <a title=\"Bukit Brown named on World Monuments Watch list 2014 \" href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?page_id=7930\" target=\"_blank\">World Monuments Watch site<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 &nbsp; All Things Bukit Brown is pleased to announce that it is the first recipient of the Civil Society Advocate Organisation of the Year Award in the inaugural Singapore Advocacy Awards. 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