Following the Conference of Organisers held on 4 Jul 2010, the Workers’ Party new CEC held a meeting on 6 Jul 2010 and decided upon the following positions:

Workers’ Party held a Conference of Organisers on 4 July 2010 at the Party HQ and elected the following:

The following 13 Council members were also elected to the Central Executive Committee (CEC) : (in alphabetical order)

The power of Parliament comes from the people, and the power of the people comes from our right to vote.

The Vote18 Campaign is a public campaign organised by the Workers’ Party Youth Wing which seeks to raise awareness, advocate and kick-start a public discussion on the lowering of the legal voting age from 21 to 18.

The Workers’ Party Youth Wing believes that this is a meaningful and constructive cause to advocate as any change to the legal voting age will have wide-ranging implications on Singapore’s political system as well as the nation-building process.

Understand
You can find out the basis for the call by the Workers’ Party Youth Wing to lower the existing legal voting age from I am 18. Where’s my vote?

Participate
You can participate in this campaign now by taking a survey designed to find out your views on this issue.

If you believe that Singaporeans at the age of 18 should have the right to vote, to determine their future and to chart the path of Singapore’s future, this campaign is for you.

The Workers’ Party Youth Wing looks forward to your interest and support for this worthy cause.

The latest issue of the Workers’ Party newspaper – Hammer has just been sold out in our weekly Hammer outreach.

Readers who have not been able to get a physical copy of the Hammer can view the electronic copy below.

WP Chairman Sylvia Lim was invited by the NUS Political Association and Democratic Socialist Club to speak at a forum entitled: “Policy Face-Off: Immigration Policies – How many is enough?” Also on the panel were Dr Leong Chan Hoong of the Insitute of Policy Studies and Mr Alvin Yeo, MP (Hong Kah GRC). The moderator was Dr Bilveer Singh of the Political Science Department, NUS. The event was held on Tue Jan 26 on a balmy evening, and attended by NUS students.
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The WP logo with other logos. Click to see other photos

The Workers’ Party logo is included as one of the collection of 100 icons that are significant to Singapore’s social history and visual culture in the 100 Icons Exhibition organised by The Design Society.

Discover the origins and design evolution of some of Singapore’s most visual icons through static and interactive displays. The exhibition marks the first effort by The Design Society to compile and document Singapore’s modern design history.

Catch the exhibition at The Plaza, Level 1, National Library Building until 29 Jan 2010, 10 am – 8pm. Admission is free.

See a short video showing the interactive exhibition featuring the Workers’ Party logo at the end.

WP Chairman Sylvia Lim attended the inaugural Generation 21 Asia Pacific New Leaders Dialogue from 30 Oct 2009 to 1 Nov 2009 as an invited delegate from Singapore. The Dialogue was co-organised by Modernisator (an Indonesian non-profit organisation) and Asialink (University of Melbourne), with knowledge partner McKinsey & Company.

You can read more about her experience at her personal blog.

It’s the Nation’s 44^th birthday.  Organized by the members of The Workers’ Party Youth Wing, a group of about 20 WP members clad in blue came together early in the morning on National Day to distribute flags and temporary tattoos with the words “I Love Singapore” to the public.

After a short walkabout in Hougang Central, we made our way down to town via the North-East MRT Line, greeting people along the way with high spirited “Happy National Day!”. Many were pleasantly surprised by the wishes, and gladly returned the greeting enthusiastically.   Others waved back to us with a smile and a nod.  Children as well as some adults held up their flags and shared the joy.  Some parents immediately applied the skin tattoo on their infants, taking the opportunity to instill an upbeat mood as we come together to celebrate our Nation’s birthday.

The Workers’ Party National Day Statement 2009

National Day in Singapore has always been an occasion when Singaporeans look back with pride at our achievements as a young nation.

Our country was founded 44 years ago on the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. It was a moment which we can justly be proud of. Yet, for some time now, it seems that we have been losing our way on some of these ideals.

Do we want a future where our children and retired parents are judged only by their economic worth? Do we wish to have a society where the less able are left to fend for themselves? How much does your vote count for after it has been devalued by the tight controls over the media and political parties, and the constant redrawing of electoral boundaries?

This year, it is time to also to reflect on the kind of Singapore that we want to build together.

The Workers’ Party believes Singapore can become a truly great nation: A nation where each Singaporean is counted as a valuable citizen rather than an employee of “Singapore, Inc”. A nation that is respected the world over for not just its efficiency and material wealth, but for the kindness and generosity of its people and leaders. To this end, and many more, we continue to strive.

Any nation will encounter challenges. These challenges are all part of nation building. At times our challenges will be light and at times they will be very difficult, or even gripping. In such hours, Singaporeans may feel dispirited, but hope – the hope of a victorious future – will never abandon us. Therefore Singaporeans can expect to triumph over every challenge, even the hardest.

The Workers’ Party invites fellow Singaporeans to reflect, above all, on the relation between being more and having more. Having more must never be allowed to win. If it did, Singaporeans would lose the most precious gift of all: our humanity, our conscience, our dignity. As such, in this era of global uncertainties, Singaporeans must make demands on ourselves of “being more”, even if others do not make demands on us.

Each of us, fellow Singaporeans, will experience a “being more” of our own: responsibilities that we must assume and fulfil, a Singapore cause, for which we must fight, a duty, an obligation, from which there can be no withdrawal, no running away. A system of truths and values that must be upheld and defended: a “being more” in us and around us.

As part of the Workers’ Party’s National Day celebrations, we are embarking on a number of “being more” events to usher in our nation’s 44th Birthday. These initiatives are conceptualised, planned and spearheaded by members of the Workers’ Party Youth Wing.

The Workers’ Party invites all Singaporeans to participate in these events, namely: an Essay Writing Competition, a Town Hall Dialogue and a Public Outreach Activity on National Day itself. More information can be found on the Workers’ Party Youth Wing website at www.wpyouth.sg.

The Workers’ Party wishes all Singaporeans – whether in Singapore or residing abroad – a Happy National Day!

KOH CHOONG YONG
Vice-President, The Workers’ Party Youth Wing
05 Aug 2009

The latest issue of the Workers’ Party Hammer (issue 0902) is published! WP members will be going to different locations in Singapore over the next few months as part of our outreach activities to bring the Hammer to members of the public. It will also be available at the Open House sessions every Monday from 8.00pm to 9.30pm (excluding public holidays) held at our Party HQ (click here for map).

The last issue, issue 0901 has been sold out and is now available online.