By Raffles Press
5:05pm. The sun hangs low in the air; for a split second (or hours, it feels like), the world stops spinning on its axis. Time treads lighter, slower, even, around these parts. A block ends and another begins, though most (the sane ones) are no longer in school to care. You might think you know what’s going on in school around this hour, but do you really? Raffles Press presents: the darker side of the campus, for your reading pleasure.
By Carman Chew (17A01D)
Why is advocacy important? It is simply because advocacy is the first step to making a positive change in the systems and mindsets that perpetuate social problems.
This was a message that definitely reverberated throughout Advofeste, an outreach event organised by the J1 batch of Community Advocates (CA). The week-long event was held from the 21st to the 24th of November and attracted a diverse range of participants: those curious about social issues, others who just wanted to support their friends, and even guests from Alsagoff Arab School.
Continue reading “Advofeste 2016: Uncovering Hidden Communities”
By Noor Adilah (17S06B)
This article is a preview of Raffles Community Advocates’ upcoming event Advofeste which will take place at Yusof Ishak Block from 2.00pm–6.00pm. Interested participants may read up about the event at tinyurl.com/advofesteactivities, and sign up here.
By Bryan Ling (17S06C) and Ernest Lee (17A01A)
Photographs by Cheah Shen (17S03K) of Raffles Photographic Society
What caught our eye when we entered the foyer were the numerous school blazers and unfamiliar faces milling about. Guest Interactors from other schools were invited to observe the RI Interact Installation, an investiture of sorts, in a showcase of solidarity among the Singapore Interact Club community.
By Gan Chin Lin (17A01B) , Jeanne Tan (17A01B) , Marilyn Kang (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B)
Last Friday night saw the PAC festooned with clapper board paraphernalia, pamphlets and balloons. Film Society members strategically assembled behind their front of house in anticipation of the audience slowly trickling into the Performing Arts Centre (PAC).
Whilst most events held within the PAC present for the stage, this particular one prepped for the big screen. Rewind IV: Final Cuts brightened the place with balloons, film posters, and even a special polaroid booth for a night of film screenings – not your average Hollywood blockbuster, but films produced entirely by the members of Film Society.
Continue reading “Rewind IV: Final Cuts – Film Showcase 2016”
