Irie Aman
Creative & Community Organiser
irie aman (b. 1997)
is a creative and community organiser. their passions range from mental health to art to advocacy, and they believes these all can (and should) be combined. as a cancer rising, they hold radical softness close to their heart. an interdisciplinary artist, irie believes in nurturing and honouring both non-textual and textual parts of one’s self.
currently, they are the editor-in-chief of the local rebel, and an open mic night organiser at dink, and a member of the writing commune /s@ber.
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ARTS MANAGER
NOV 2015 - PRESENT
editor in chief
the local rebel
Managed production of zine #1, #2 and #3 from concept creation to launch
Recruited and managed a 14-person team of writers, editors, designers, illustrators, and photographers
Represented TLR in local panels, regional summits & conferences
JAN 2019 - PRESENT
event organiser
dink
Conceptualized, illustrated & organized monthly and feature editions
Emceed for monthly shows
SEPT 2019 - NOV 2019
intern
grey projects
Researched queer, multi-purpose community centres across SEA
Consolidated a volunteer management system
Words & Writing
Coffee Stained Press' Lost & Found 2017
Contradiction XIV 2018
SingPoWriMo 2018 The Anthology
Sing Lit Body Slam 2019
GASPP Anthology 2020
Melbourne Spoken Word Festival 2020
Panels & Appearances
Malay Studies Society Undergraduate Forum 2017
Human Library 2017 - 2018
Pink Dot 2019
Singapore Writers Festival 2019
Interviews & Features
The Straits Times: Special Kindness Issue 2016
STAPLE: Dizziness of Youth 2016
QTown Diversity Film Festival 2016
BBC: World Have Your Say podcast 2016
Oh, But Where Are You Really From? Radio Show 2017​
New Naratif’s Political Agenda podcast 2018
We CAPT On Writing 2019
Workshops
The Healing Circle
QUASA
Mental Health Check-Ins (Circuit Breaker + Phase 2)
dink: Journaling for Joy
sun / light / moon
Global Cultural Alliance: Rejuvenate! Bullet Journaling
Get in Touch
Found something interesting? Have an idea you'd like to discuss? Drop me a message!
816 Woodlands St 82, 730816
65 8856 9096