Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop, Festival, Zabbalang

Ethos Dreams: a pop-up bookstore and community initiative

Organised by: Ethos Books
  • Date:
    15 Jul - 6 Aug 2023
  • Time:
    11:00am - 5:00pm
  • Venue:
    Dakota Dreams, 51 Old Airport Rd, #02-55, Singapore 390051 (Old Airport Road Food Centre)
    Dakota Dreams, 51 Old Airport Rd, #02-55, Singapore 390051 (Old Airport Road Food Centre)Dakota Dreams, 51 Old Airport Rd, #02-55, Singapore 390051 (Old Airport Road Food Centre)
  • Language:
    English

Synopsis:

Ethos Dreams is a pop-up bookstore presented by Ethos Books & Dakota Dreams which seeks to platform diverse perspectives from Singapore society, weave conversations across communities and showcase the Ethos Books catalogue in fresh and unique space this National Day.

Joining the pop-up are special guests:

Orang Laut SG (15 – 16 July)
Books & Beer (19 – 22 July)
Wormhole (29 – 30 July)
and Teh Tarik with Walid (20 July and 27 July)

The pop-up will feature over 60 Ethos titles by local authors, artists and thinkers, celebrating multiple perspectives of Singapore. 10% of sales proceeds will be contributed to the Standing Solidarity Fund, a resource created by community group Migrant Mutual Aid as a direct redistribution channel for migrant workers' needs.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

15 July, Saturday (3pm – 5pm)
Daun-Daun Cinta, Atap Assembly hosted by Black Sampan Group

Register here: https://atapassembly-daundauncinta.peatix.com/

16 July, Sunday (4pm – 5pm)
Ways to Love Singapore with Alfian Sa'at and Constance Singam

Register here: https://waystolovesg.eventbrite.sg

19 July – 22 July, Wednesday – Saturday (all day)
Book swap hosted by Books & Beer. Bring up to 10 books to swap at the pop-up.

20 July, Thursday (8pm – 9pm)
Teh Tarik with Walid IRL: Housing Security in Singapore with Ng Kok Hoe

Register here: https://tehtarikwithwalidirl.eventbrite.sg/

23 July, Sunday (4pm – 5pm)
Sustaining Communities: the Mutual Aid movement with Migrant Mutual Aid and Gerard Ee (Beyond Social Services)

Register here: https://sustainingcommunities.eventbrite.sg

27 July, Thursday (8pm – 9pm)
Teh Tarik with Walid IRL: Independent Art Spaces and Community Building with Fong Hoe Fang (Dakota Dreams) and Prashant Somosundram (The Projector)

Register here: https://tehtarikwithwalidirl.eventbrite.sg/

29 – 30 July, Saturday – Sunday (all day)
Weekend in the Wormhole
Literary tarot readings and other bookish things

30 July, Sunday (4pm – 5pm)
(Re)locating Communities: the Lasting Impacts of Resettlement
with Firdaus Sani (Orang Laut SG) and Lim Jingzhou (Cassia Resettlement Team)

Register here: https://relocatingcommunities.eventbrite.sg

4 August – 6 August, Friday – Sunday (all day)
Ethos Dreams closing event (to be revealed closer to the date~)

Ethos Dreams: a pop-up bookstore and community initiative


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