Function 8 will be launching our new book, Ridiculous: Untold Tales of Singapore, in a hybrid event at 7:30pm on 30 March 2022. The livestream will be available on Function 8’s Facebook page, as well as the Transformative Justice Collective’s YouTube page. If you would like to attend the event in person, please write to us at 2010Function8@gmail.com for reservation of seats by Monday, 28 March 2022.

The launch event will include a panel discussion moderated by lawyer Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss. The panellists are: playwright Alfian Sa’at, SDP leader Dr Chee Soon Juan, journalist and activist Kirsten Han, and actor Lim Kay Siu, covering a range of experiences and encounters between civil society, the media, the arts, and organs of the state.

Ridiculous: Untold Tales of Singapore is a new collection of never-before-told stories and personal insights into our socio-political landscape. The book also contains a collation of past events involving the curtailment of civil liberties, and judicial decisions with an impact on public interest and civil and political rights. By recounting these experiences and milestones, the book seeks to highlight the ways that Singaporeans’ access to fundamental rights and freedoms have been excessively curtailed over the years, and reflect on how such repression has affected us as a people.

Coverage of the launch event is welcome. 

Media Contact:

Chan Wai Han at 98183992
Teo Soh Lung at 92960031