Ethel is a cultural worker and community weaver, whose practice sits at the intersection of community work, writing, research, and collaborative space-making. Her work grows from her long-term relationships with communities in Singapore and across Southeast Asia, often around themes like ecological wellbeing, alternative education, urban sociology, women empowerment, and migrant worker solidarities.
Image by Glenda Wee
I curate, design and facilitate immersive learning experiences for people to gather to learn, discuss, and (re)connect with their respective communities and geographies.
A group of participants decompressing from their walking experience, led by Terence. Photo by Mae Hweei.
Students from Yale-NUS preparing a meal at Huay E Khang village, as part of Land to Life Experiential Learning Trip
I use ****storytelling as a tool for advocacy. My writing focuses on ethnographic approaches, where I draw on my personal experiences with communities in Singapore and across Southeast Asia to highlight the work being done on the fronts of social and environmental change-making.
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Portfolio and writing samples available upon request.
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I embed mysef within diverse communities across Singapore and Southeast Asia. Together, we have worked and organised on issues like environmentalism, alternative education, women empowerment, and migrant worker rights.