Irie Aman

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