From factory worker poets to libraries for foreign domestic helpers, a new festival this weekend aims to draw links among migration, labour and art around the world. The first-ever Global Migrant Festival provides a platform for broader, critical, human-centric perspectives and dialogues on migration, in context of often vitriolic narratives that have dominated discussions on migration in Asia and across the world.
Catch an array of cultural performances, talks, films and panel discussions involving artists, economic migrants, refugees, academic experts and community advocates from non-profit organisations. The festival, which is intended to be biennial, also coincides with the finals of the annual Migrant Worker Poetry Competition (Singapore), now in its fifth year.
Film Screenings
- When: 15 – 16 December 2018, 6.45 pm – 10.00 pm
- Where: The Arts House Screening Room
- Cost: Free (registration is required)
Panel Discussions, Poetry Readings & Performances
- When: 16 December 2018, 9.00 am – 6.00 pm
- Where: Various locations – Goodman Arts Centre, National Gallery and The Arts House
- Cost: Free
Click here for detailed programme.