SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Celebration chief Chee Quickly Juan might be in america this week, talking on the College of Southern California (USC) and the College of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 15 and 16, respectively.
He introduced this in a latest video on social media, and added that on Labour Day, there might be an occasion at Hong Lim Park organized by younger Singaporeans from Staff Made Potential and SG Local weather Rally, encouraging viewers to attend.
Dr Chee has been going in a foreign country to speak about his newest guide, Unbroken: The Energy of Resilience, which was printed in September.
In November, he was in the UK, the place he spoke in London and Oxford. And in late March, he spoke on resilience and politics to younger individuals in three occasions within the Philippines.
For his upcoming talks in California, that are open to the general public, Dr Chee stated he was excited to satisfy Singaporeans within the space, each college students and people who reside and work there.
He stated that whereas the discuss is about “constructing resilience in an age of speedy change and uncertainty,” he additionally needed to replace Singaporeans on what is going on within the city-state, in addition to to listen to their views as to the place Singapore is headed.
The SDP secretary-general might be at USC on April 15 (Wednesday) from 3:15 to six:00 pm, in an occasion hosted by the USC Singapore-Malaysia Pupil Affiliation. The next day, he’ll be at UCLA from 4:30 to six:30 pm for a chat co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Pacific Middle and the UCLA Middle for Southeast Asian Research.
He then invited Singaporeans to attend this 12 months’s Labour Day Rally, saying that 2025’s occasion had been a “smashing success.”
“I’ve by no means seen so many younger Singaporeans taking part so enthusiastically, so vociferously, combating for his or her rights and their future. It gave me actual hope, seeing so many so dedicated to this nation,” he added.
The SDP chief then sounded a grim word in his video, claiming that the scenario in Singapore isn’t going nicely on account of widening inequality, with a small part of the inhabitants getting richer “whereas the remainder of us are informed to just accept vouchers, to work more durable, to battle quietly,” and mentioning HDB resale flats breaching the S$1 million mark, making them unaffordable particularly for youthful Singaporeans.
The Might 1 rally at Hong Lim Park, he stated, is about hope. “Hope that we will construct a fairer Singapore, the place exhausting work is rewarded, the place housing is really inexpensive, the place we prosper collectively. Hope that we will have a greater authorities, one which listens, one that’s accountable, that places individuals first.” /TISG
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