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  • YOU ARE NOT ALONE festival offers four workshops on risk management, well-being, mental health, and grounding. Though they are targeted at arts practitioners, they are open for anyone. Please read on to find out more about the workshops and fill in the form to indicate your interest. Selected participants will be contacted to make payment, unless the workshop is free. 

    ​IMPRINTS – Our Experience, Our Mental Health
    Facilitated by Chris Ng
    Sat 18 – Sun 19 Oct, 2025 (2-day workshop)
    RM 100

    Explore how your past experiences shape your self-perspective and mental health, and turn them into a monologue.

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    Grounding and Connectivity Through Dance
    Facilitated by Shakti Dances
    ​Sun 19 Oct 2025 | 5.30pm​ –​ 6.30pm
    ADMISSION FREE

    No dance experience needed—come as you are and discover how simple movement can ground you, release stress, ease anxiety, and build joyful connection.

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    IS ART WORTH THE RISK? Risk Management for Art Makers
    Facilitated by Pang Khee Teik
    Sat 25 Oct 2025 | 9am – 12.30pm
    RM 50

    Practical strategies for measuring and navigating artistic and professional risks.

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    IS ART WORTH THE RISK? Well-being Plan
    Facilitated by Pang Khee Teik & Dr. Chua Chee Heng
    Sun 26 Oct 2025 | 9am – 12.30pm
    RM 50

    Learn how to assess and safeguard your well-being, and reach out for support.

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    You will be informed about payment if you are selected for the workshops.

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  • IMPRINTS – Our Experience, Our Mental Health

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  • Facilitated by Chris Ng
    Sat 18 – Sun 19 Oct 2025, 2025 (2-day workshop)
    RM 100

    “Every mark tells a story.”

    Every interaction leaves a mark — an imprint shaping how we think, feel, and act today. These imprints could come from family, friends, figures of authority, or even strangers. Artists and performers also receive imprints from within the scene — both healing and toxic.

    This workshop invites participants to explore these imprints and how they influence our well-being and identity. Through expressive arts, we will uncover and give voice to these marks, culminating in personal monologues that transform experience into art, fostering self-discovery, resilience, and connection. A casual showcase and post-discussion will close the 2-day journey. Participants have the option NOT to perform their monologue at the showcase.

    Workshop will be conducted in English. Participants are expected to join both days. (Max 10-15 participants)

    Schedule​
    Sat 18 Oct, 9am – 12pm: Workshop Day 1
    Sun 19 Oct, 9am – 11am: Workshop Day 2
    Sun 19 Oct, 12pm – 2pm: Monologue showcase and discussion

    BIO: Chris Ng

    Chris is a mental health trainer and practitioner with training in play therapy, expressive arts therapy, and drama therapy. With a diverse background spanning acting, NGO community work, and leadership as an international school principal, he brings creativity and compassion to his practice. He now delivers mental health training to corporate clients and provides hospital-based support to children living with life-limiting illnesses.

  • Grounding and Connectivity Through Dance

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  • Facilitated by Shakti Dances Collective
    ​Sun 19 Oct 2025 | 5.30pm​ –​ 6.30pm
    ADMISSION FREE

    This workshop invites anyone — no dance experience needed — to explore the power of movement as a pathway to balance, presence, and connection.

    As we move together, shared rhythms and collective exercises open space for connection — with ourselves and with others. The focus is not on learning steps or choreography, but on using movement as a tool to release stress, ease anxiety, and build a sense of belonging. Come as you are, and discover how dance can be a joyful way to ground, connect, and rise.

    Maximum 25 participants.

  • IS ART WORTH THE RISK?

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  • DAY 1: RISK MANAGEMENT FOR ART MAKERS
    Facilitated by Pang Khee Teik
    Sat 25 Oct | 9am – 12.30pm
    RM 50
    Max 25 pax

    Perhaps you want to tell your story so others like you know they are not alone. Perhaps you want to make bolder art that challenges society. Perhaps you believe Malaysia can be a better country. But you know these stories carry risk.

    This workshop teaches personal risk management: identifying risks, measuring impact, and planning ways to mitigate them. Most importantly, we will learn to clarify our goals — so we are guided by what we wish to achieve, not what makes us anxious. These tools are developed by human rights activists for other activists, which includes any artist who wishes to make a difference.

    This workshop is paired with Well-Being Plan the following day. You are encouraged to attend both but you may opt to attend only one.

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    Day 2: WELL-BEING PLAN
    Facilitated by Pang Khee Teik & Dr. Chua Chee Heng
    Sun 26 Oct 2025 | 9am – 12.30pm
    RM 50
    ​Max 25 pax

    Following the risk management workshop, this session introduces well-being planning. Together with counsellor Dr. Chua Chee Heng, we will learn how to identify stressors and triggers, take supportive steps, and build resilience.

    A personal well-being plan helps us prepare for challenges so we can focus on the art we wish to make. It also guides us in cultivating a culture of care within our communities.

    This workshop is paired with Risk Management for Art Makers the previous day. You are encouraged to attend both but you may opt to attend only one.

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    FACILITATORS' BIO

    PANG KHEE TEIK

    In his past life, Pang was the editor of arts website Kakiseni, programme director of The Annexe Gallery, and co-founder of festivals such as Art For Grabs and Seksualiti Merdeka. He is presently the Programme Specialist at Innovation for Change - East Asia. He co-designs and implements solutions to defend civic space and protect human rights defenders, including developing risk management and well-being plans for activists, researching queer activists in non-queer causes, and mapping protection resources for activists. 

    CHUA CHEE HENG

    Dr. Chua Chee Heng is a veterinarian and licensed counsellor with over a decade of experience in mental health support, training, and volunteer development. He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Master in Counselling from HELP University. He is the Deputy President of Life Line Association Malaysia, where he provides face-to-face and phone counselling, supervises volunteer counsellors, and designs training programs to strengthen the helpline community. Dr. Chua is also a supervisor for intern counsellors and licensed practitioners, mentoring both emerging and experienced professionals. A regular speaker and trainer since 2018, Dr. Chua has conducted numerous workshops on mental health, resilience, bullying, sexuality, HIV awareness, and safe practices. He is recognized for advocating inclusive, compassionate, and sustainable approaches to mental health care, with a focus on counsellor self-care and long-term volunteer engagement.

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