Dear Friends,
The Leafmonkey Workshop is back for 2014 with an exciting workshop with NMP Faizah Jamal to
share her experience speaking for the trees
in parliament and more about the parliamentary process. At the same time, you can be part of advocacy in action by giving your constructive feedback on issues to Faizah at the workshop to voice them out in
parliament.
This is an interesting opportunity so sign up early and many thanks in advance if you could help to forward this invite to your
family, friends, students, volunteers and anybody (young and old) who may be
interested and ask them to register at http://tinyurl.com/leafmonkey2014.
As usual, seats for the workshop are limited so please register early to avoid disappointment!
More details of the workshop below.
See you there!
Cheers,
November
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Speaking for the Trees in Parliament
Date: 1 March 2014, Saturday
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Civil Service College [Map]
31 North Buona Vista Road Singapore 275983
Register now at:
http://tinyurl.com/leafmonkey2014
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop gives a basic introduction of the
Singapore parliamentary process from a nominated member of parliament's
perspective. Learn how this process can be a channel for environmental advocacy and an opportunity for Singaporeans to give constructive feedback on the 2014 Budget through this process.
This
workshop is useful for all who are interested to learn more as well as
passionate members of the community who would like to share their
feedback, exchange ideas and network with like-minded volunteers to make
a difference.
SPEAKERS
Faizah Jamal
For more than 25 years, Faizah Jamal has been an advocate for the
environment, which started with her forays into the Malaysian forests
and the volcanoes in Indonesia as a member of the (then) Malayan Nature
Society now known as the Nature Society Singapore. Formerly a Corporate
Lawyer with a law degree from NUS, Faizah specialized in Intellectual
Property Law with top law firms Drew & Napier and Haq & Selvam
in Singapore. Faizah is also a recipient of the European Community-ASEAN
Post-graduate Scholarship in Environment Studies in 1992, and has a
Master’s degree in Environment Law from King’s College, University of
London. In 2003 Faizah gave up corporate law to pursue her passion for
the environment and embarked on a second career as a full time
Environment Educator, leading students towards an awareness of, and love
for Nature. Since 2008, Faizah is an Adjunct Lecturer with Republic
Polytechnic, pioneering the Environment Education module , where she not
only guides young people to be eco–literate, through skillful
facilitation, she also encourages her students to reflect deeply on the
intangible lessons from Nature in leading meaningful and examined lives.
In Feb 2012 Faizah was appointed as a Nominated Member of Parliament,
after her successful nomination by Nature Society Singapore specifically
to represent environment concerns in Parliament.For more details, visit
http://leafmonkeyworkshop.blogspot.sg/2014/02/2014-budget-environment-and-you.html
If you have difficulty submitting your registration at http://tinyurl.com/leafmonkey2014
Please contact
November Tan, Coordinator
leafmonkey @ gmail . com