On Sundays, We Play Sydney Reception
As part of UTS Global Goals Month and national Social Science Week, join us at the University of Technology Sydney on the 12th of September for the public reception of the photo exhibit 'On Sundays, We Play', a visual urban ethnography documenting the leisure practices of migrant domestic workers in Singapore, and a panel discussion with the project team on how we can build more inclusive and just cities.
View the photo exhibit and short ethnographic film and engage in a panel conversation with the project team about migration and cities, social resilience and marginalised migrants, and the transformative potential of informal sport and leisure. The event is also raising funds for this community via a limited edition photobook (published by Gantala Press) which will be available to purchase on the night and proceeds from the book sales will go back to helping the women run their Sunday volleyball leagues.
Event Details:
FREE EVENT (ticket required)
Public Reception
Thursday, September 12, 2024
UTS Tower Building, Level 4 (Foyer Exhibition Space)
15 Broadway, Ultimo
5.00-5.30pm Registration
5.30-6.30pm Chats for the Goals
The program begins with a short film screening of 'On Sundays, We Play' followed by a panel discussion with the project team on ‘Migrant Infrastructures of Care, Transformative Leisure, and the Urban Margins’
6.30-7.30pm Refreshments
Enjoy some Filipino snacks as you view the photo exhibit including hearing Filipina migrant domestic worker poetry from the photobook, recited by members of the UTS Filipino Student Association
FREE EVENT. REGISTER HERE FOR TICKETS.
On Sundays We Play
This photo exhibition, short film screening, and photobook launch, presents the fascinating social world of migrant domestic workers from the Philippines, Indonesia and India, who play volleyball on Sundays at the site of Singapore’s old airport in Kallang.
On Sundays, We Play celebrates the multifaceted identities and talents of Singapore’s migrant workers. Witness how these women create a sense of place in Singapore and build their individual and collective resilience.
The work is produced by a team of sociologists and photographers, Selvaraj Velayutham, James Loganathan, Kristine Aquino and Amanda Wise, and delivered in partnership with HOME Singapore (Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics Singapore), Migrant Writers of Singapore, and the migrant worker volleyballers in Kallang.
Exhibition funded by the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney and the Australian Research Council.