Mass Rally @ Dataran Merdeka

I got ahold of this piece of news today. Anyone else know of this yet?

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Sekretariat Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH)
4A Jalan Sepadu, Taman United, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (03) 7980 6571, Fax: (03) 7980 2697, URL: www.bersih.org

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) will hold a mass rally on 10 November (Saturday), starting from 3 pm, at Dataran Merdeka to press for electoral reform. A memorandum will be subsequently submitted to the Yang Dipertuan Agong.

This latest citizen action organized by BERSIH will demonstrate the growing public demand for the four immediate actions necessary to reform the flawed electoral process: (a) a thorough clean-up of electoral rolls; (b) the user of indelible inks to prevent multiple voting; (c) the abolition of postal voting for military and police personnel; (d) fair access to mass media for all parties and candidates.

The memorandum to be submitted to the Yang DiPertuan Agong will outline both immediate and long-term reforms needed in the Malaysian election process including the adherence of "one-person one-vote" principle.

BERSIH has chosen yellow, the colour for citizen actions worldwide and the colour for press freedom movement (yellow ribbon) in Malaysia, as the colour for this rally. Citizens may indicate their support with the rally's t-shirts, posters, yellow armbands, yellow ribbons or any creative expression.

Free and fair conduct of elections is fundamental to democracy. Flawed elections frustrate the functioning of democracy, resulting in corruptions and incompetence of the government. The losers are none other than the people.

To date, the Government and Elections Commission however have arrogantly ignored all demands other than indelible ink. The Chairman and Secretary must honourably tender their resignation if they cannot discharge their constitutional duty to ensure genuinely democratic elections.

BERSIH, a coalition of 64 civil society groups and five political parties, urges all concerned citizens to join in the mass rally on 10 November which will be attended by leaders and representatives of civil society and political parties.

For enquiries, please contact the secretariats; Faisal Mustaffa 019-2232002 or Medeline Chang 012-2192010.
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There'll probably be lots of disgruntled Malaysians at that gathering lol. And zzzz Bodohwi will probably talk about something else, and say "I don't know". And Nazree will probably bash everyone at the gathering, labelling all this as an opposition gimmick.

Basically, it's a show of appeal to the Agong to overhaul the system. Push for electoral reforms, and whatnot. Wear Yellow! Oh and there's word that Parliament may be dissolved by 9 Nov and the elections held on 25Nov. I need to make a mental note.

A few important things to know, after learning from history at Pantai Batu Buruk and the judiciary march.

• Wear bright yellow bullet-proof vests.
• Smile at the police officers, and greet them nicely.
• Watch out for agent provocateurs, and tell them nicely to shut the f*** up if they are acting out of control.
• Don't leave any rubbish behind.
• Prepare umbrellas and rain jackets in case got rain or water cannons.
• Bring bicycles along in case the FRU blocks the way, so you can avoid exhausting yourself.