MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: BERSIH 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah
WHEN: 9 March 2014 (Sunday); 2pm-6.30pm.
WHERE: 15th Floor, Menara PKNS, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, PJ
WHAT: BERSIH 2.0 is launching a nation-wide citizen action project to empower voters to have an informed say on how their electoral boundaries should be drawn. The launch will be followed by a training workshop on how citizens can go about doing this.
WHY: To encourage voter participation in the upcoming redelineation to be carried out by the Election Commission, as provided for in the Federal Constitution.
HOW: A roadshow to major cities in the country, which has already started on 22 February in Johor Bahru, followed by the national launch in Petaling Jaya on 9 March, proceeding to Melaka on 16 March, Sg Petani on 29 March and George Town on 30 March.
Programme
Time | Agenda | Speaker/PIC |
2-2.05pm | Welcome | |
2.05-2.15pm | BERSIH / ENGAGE on Delineation | Dr. Wong Chin Huat, BERSIH 2.0 Senior Resource Head on Electoral Reform |
2.15-2.30pm | The Constitutional Issues in Constituency Redelineation | Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan, ex-BERSIH co-chair |
2.30-2.45pm | The DART Programme | Thomas Fann, ENGAGE Chairperson; BERSIH 2.0 South Peninsula Vice-Chair |
2.45-3pm | Launch of DART National | Maria Chin Abdullah; BERSIH 2.0 Chairperson |
3-3.15pm | Refreshments | |
3.15-3.30pm | Specific malapportionment and gerrymander issues in S’gor and KL | Dr. Wong Chin Huat |
3.30-5.30pm | Breakout workshops | |
5.30-6.30pm | Presentations by breakout groups | |
Summary and Close |