May Day Protest Confirmed Speakers

[Grumpy_Shyte]

The list of speakers for the labour day event on May 1st at 4pm – ‘For a Better Singapore’ has been confirmed, according to Gilbert Goh of Transitioning.org, the organizer for the event. The speakers consist of both individuals as well as prominent politicians, activists and bloggers. All of them feel for Singapore and want to have their say in many of the issues in Singapore.

The event is also a sequel protest against the 6.9 million Population White Paper and other labour issues. In a way, it is also the first time a Labour Day event is organized outside of NTUC from the ground up through citizens’ movement.

The confirmed list of speakers:

Individual speakers

Robert Teh (66, retiree)
Raymond Yap (66, working – manager)
Vivian (27, single mum employed)
Darren Lai (42, married jobless graduate)
Toby Lim (33, physically challenged graduate underemployed)
Justina Yapp (47, stay at home mum with kids)

Notable speakers

Ms Chan Wai Han with Function 8
Mr M Ravi – human rights lawyer
Mr Tan Jee Say – politician
Mr Vincent Wijeysingha – politician
Mr Jolovan Wham – social activist
Mr Nizam Ismail – corporate lawyer cum activist
Mr Leong sze Hian – financial wizard cum activist
Each will speak for about 10 minutes at the event in Hong Lim Park (Speakers’ Corner).

There is a press conference for the May Day sequel protest event tomorrow (23 Apr) at 2pm:

Address : Passion Room
Blk 231, Bain Street, #04-41
Bras Basah Complex
23 Apr 2013 at 2pm

The event is truly a ground up citizens’ movement with many individuals chipping in to help out the event one way or another. For example, the cost of the 1,000 car decals was underwritten by an individual Singaporean. Gilbert told TR Emeritus (TRE) that the person believes that this movement is vital for Singapore’s democracy. The person said that May 1st is a great opportunity for Singaporeans to speak from our hearts. For those who want the free car decal so as to help advertise for the May Day event, please email Justina at hlpmov@gmail.com.

Speaking to TRE, Gilbert also took the opportunity to ask for volunteers or help in the followings for the May Day event:

1. Live band for pre-entertainment

2. Volunteers for marshaling

3. Drivers with cars for that day to ferry disabled and among others

Please contact Gilbert at gilbert@transitioning.org if you can help.

 

[Grumpy_Shyte]

Just look at the confirmed speakers and you will know who really is fighting for a better Singapore!!!

 

[tequila_powered]

* just musing - that it is odd that a number of erstwhile strong supporters of SDP (the types seen to whack even other Opp parties gao gao) on internet forum continue to discourage people from attending/using hong lim ie "you will be marked by police camera, dun be stupid to go", "hong lim is useless place, merely to contain dissidents", "speeches there are are censored", "application to use park will deny true speech" blah blah blah a disconnect between party and supporters? *

 

[cancer81]

shhhhh

dun burst his fact bubble

 

[tequila_powered]

shhhhh

dun burst his fact bubble

to be sure, I am not posting about SDP the party. I am just musing about some posters that in their many posts looks/smells/feels like hardcore SDP supporters. But of course Internet being what it is, who knows..could be PAP IB disguised at SDP supporters in double-agent mode?

* irrc the last time I encountered such posts (against HongLim) in CAL was during the lead-up to previous ORIGINAL anti-6mil event at HongLim couple months back?

http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/02/protest-against-6-9-million-2030-hong-lim-park/