Art of Healing #Back2roots
We are not introducing healing. We are reviving what we lost.
Modernisation promised connection but left a generation caught between ancestral heritage and global trend culture — fluent in FOMO, yet disconnected from roots.
#back2roots is a return. Not to something old, but to something that was always ours.
On World Mental Health Day 2026, myWIPhealing, Suritma Collective, and ASWARA come together to reclaim community art, craft, play, and expression as tools for mental health advocacy. This is not a choice between heritage and modernity, or roots and wings.
What to expect:
🪡 Weaving Gotong-Royong Community Art (11AM – 1PM)
A collaborative weaving installation — drop in, add your thread, leave your mark on a living artwork made together with the community.
☕ Mental Health Coffee Talk (1PM – 2PM)
Panel discussion: Why are we disconect than ever and how #back2roots can gain back that sense of belonging, identity and self-discovery.
Panelist are coming from community mental health, lived experience, and peer support.
🎲 Congkak Competition (2PM – 3PM)
Hosted by Diced Out. 1v1, one board, classic strategy. Who's the congkak champion?
🎭 ASWARA Art of Healing Performance (3PM – 3:30PM)
Movement, theatre, and expression from ASWARA's foundation faculty — 15 minutes of performance, 15 minutes of conversation.
🎤 Open Mic: Acoustic & Poetry (3:30PM – 4PM)
Community voices take the stage.
🛍️ SHIPS Support (All Day)
Social Healing Impact Peer Support (SHIPS) engagement, Healing kits, journals, and community support from myWIPhealing's collective.
🌀 Creating together is how we root.
Come as you are. Bring your hands, your voice, your questions. Let's build a space where heritage lives — not in a museum, but in how we move, make, and heal together.