Making Kin with the Urban Jungle | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-12-05T17:06:36+08:00PeatixMelMaking Kin with the Urban Jungletag:peatix.com,2021:event-30901912021-12-04T16:00:00SGT2021-12-04T16:00:00SGTHow do we make kin in the face of urbanisation? Join authors Ann Ang and Constance Singam in conversation with Tok XinYing in this online panel as they explore the complex entanglements between urbanisation and nature, and discuss our agency in rebuilding our connections with nature. From animal encounters and natural knowledge to community gardening and nature walks, this panel will discuss the possibilities that exist to recentre kinship within our urban lives, and deepen our understanding of the diverse ecosystem that we are part of. Live note-taking will be provided. *UPDATE* The talk will be made free and live-streamed via the Facebook event page. About the SpeakersAnn Ang is a literature educator and published writer best known as the author of Bang My Car (Math Paper Press, 2012). She is the co-editor of the literary anthologies Poetry Moves (2020) and Food Republic (2020), and also the coordinating editor of PR&TA (Practice, Research & Tangential Activities) a new peer-reviewed journal of creative theory and practice in Southeast Asia. A keen birder, Ann also researches contemporary Anglophone writing from Southeast Asia and South Asia. Constance Singam is a writer and civil society activist. Constance has led women’s organizations, co-founded civil society groups, been a columnist in national publications, and contributed to and co-edited several books. Her works include A history of the TWC: Building Social Space in Singapore (2002), Re-Presenting Singapore Women (2004) and The Art of Advocacy in Singapore (2017). Her memoir Where I was: A Memoir from the Margins was published in 2013 and her second memoir Never Leave Town without Chilli Sauce in 2016. Her children’s books The Birds in the Bamboo Tree and Toby the Cocky Rooster were published in 2021 and her third book The Adventures of Jingjing the Otter is a work in progress.About the ModeratorTok Xinying works as a Sustainability Consultant on issues like Green Finance, Sustainable Cities and Clean Transportation in Asia. In 2017, she was a Fellow at the Climate Strategies Accelerator run by Packard Foundation, Oak Foundation and Good Energies Fund. She has worked on philanthropic strategies to mitigate climate change in China and the U.S. since 2014.