Friday 20 September 2013

Forum in commemoration of the 12th Anniversary Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee (Panel speakers: Wong Tack, Hew Kuan Yau, Low Sik Thong and others) 【Updated on 25 September】

Forum in commemoration of the 12th Anniversary
Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee
(Panel speakers: Wong Tack, Hew Kuan Yau,
Low Sik Thong and others)

Media statement dated 20 September 2013

【Updated on 25 September】 Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) accepted our invitation and delegated Mr. Zaid Kamaruddin, Vice-Chair of GBM to join this forum.


Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee is a human rights organisation originated from Johor, formerly worked under the banner of SUARAM, but started to operate independently commencing January this year. We will be celebrating the 12th Anniversary of our organisation. Particulars are as follows:

Date: 20 October 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30pm – 7:00pm (Forum: 2:30pm to 5:30pm; Dinner: 5:30pm to 7:00pm)
Venue: Cathay Restaurant, Kulai, Johor

Admission at 2pm sharp to ensure sufficient time for Q&A session.

The theme of the forum is “NGOs・Parliamentary Struggle・ Democracy and Human Rights”. We hope to explore further on the following:

1. The role of NGOs in our country should be the one with the people.
2. How should NGOs deem and make use of parliamentary struggle (including struggles within and outside Parliament)
3. Current mission of democratic and human rights movement in our country.

Through this forum, we wish to explore the path NGOs should take to move the democratic and human rights movement more effectively, together with the state and national democratic parties and groups. We also seek to weaken UMNO hegemonic rule further till it is buried together with its racist system.

Among the invited speakers include Mr. Wong Tack, Chairperson of Himpunan Hijau; Dr. Hew Kuan Yau, political scholar and political worker; Mr. Low Sik Thong, leader of Chinese association; a delegate from religious group and a delegate from Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM). They will share their views on the theme from their respective point of view.

We invite these speakers due to the main considerations below:

1. Wong Tack, Chair of Himpunan Hijau is one of the prominent leaders of the environmental as well as democratic and human rights movement in Malaysia in recent years. He seized the opportunity in mobilising the masses, successfully led the protest action on 28 April 2012 together with Bersih 2.0 chaired by Ambiga. The unprecedented number of participants (estimated at around 200 thousand people) is record breaking in the history of the popular struggle in Malaysia. They set a shining model for the joint action of NGOs against UMNO hegemonic rule.

Besides, he took part in GE13 this year, in his capacity as the representative of NGO, contested Bentong parliamentary seat under the banner of DAP. He swore to bring the voice of the people calling for the closure of Lynas factory, and opposing environmental hazards to the parliament. Although he lost the election, he sets an excellent example for NGOs to maintain their independent and autonomous stand in the political struggle.

2. Dr. Hew Kuan Yau has been researching the theory and practice of democratic socialism struggle for many years. He has some insightful opinions and firm stand on the leftist and political movement in Malaysia. He had been the general secretary of Democratic Action Party (DAP) Socialist Youth, the director of DAP Political Education Bureau and the Chinese editor of “The Rocket” of DAP and some other important position, before he pursued and obtained his doctorate degree abroad.

When the 13th general election (GE13) loomed, Hew had actively given talks and speeches all around the country to raise the political ideology and awareness of the public. He always delivered his speech in layman’s terms and in a lively and humorous manner, which had won the heart of the broad masses. After 505 (GE13), Hew has commented that the leaders of progressive parties in Malaysia should seize the right opportunities, mobilise the people of all ethnicities, integrate parliamentarism and mass struggles, in order to confront with the BN hegemonic rule.

3. Lawyer Low Sik Thong is a veteran leader of Chinese organisations in Malaysia. He was the President of Nanyang University Alumni Association of Malaya, Chief of general affairs of Dong Zong, Deputy President of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) and Director of Dong Jiao Zong. He had led The Joint Declaration 1985 by Chinese associations, National Human Rights Society (Hakam) etc. Currently, Low is the Deputy President of Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre and Chief of general affairs of Merdeka University Berhad.

Low all the while emphasizes the independence and initiative of Chinese organisations and associations. In the end of the last century, he also advocated and practised on “strengthening the opposition political parties to realise two-front system”. Low, though is an experienced lawyer, he freed his mind from the shackles of legitimacy on democracy and human rights related issues. We hope that, Low with his experience and background in Chinese associations, would provide insight into such issues which will serve as invaluable reference for democratic parties, groups and individuals at large.

​4. We have also invited a leader of religious group who is active in Southern Peninsular Malaysia. The profound impression of this leader gives to the public is his courage in criticising the corruption and abuse of power of BN from the religious perspective pursuing justice and equality. He is not only concerned about the suppression faced by non-Muslims, but also other social problems.

We hope that he can put forward his invaluable views from the perspective of religious group. We also hope that this forum and his views will stimulate other religious groups and leaders to share their invaluable opinions on this forum’s theme. We wish we could build up the network with various religious groups and leaders on this issue.
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We are much obliged that Dr. Hew Kuan Yau, Mr. Low Sik Thong and Mr. Wong Tack have agreed to be the panel speakers of this forum. The leader of religious group is unable to attend as he has church activities scheduled earlier. Anyhow, we still very much hope that he could provide a paper for this forum. 

Also, a scholar well respected by NGOs proposed our working committee to include a Malay or Indian speaker. Therefore, our committee has invited Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) to appoint a Malay or Indian delegate as one of the panel speakers. 【Updated on 25 September】 GBM accepted our invitation on 24 September and delegated Mr. Zaid Kamaruddin, Vice-Chair of GBM to join this forum. Thus making the forum more meaningful.

We also wish that NGOs’ leaders and activists in promoting democratic and human rights movement will seize this opportunity to exchange and share their ideas.

In order to achieve a deeper impact to the public discourse, and for speakers to convey their views more thoroughly, Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee requests the text of the speech (unlimited numbers of words) from each panel prior to the forum, so that the text could be included in the handout of the forum, which will be made available to all participants. We will also be sending them to organizations and media and upload them onto our website (sahabatrakyatmy.blogspot.com) in the morning on the day of the forum.

Coupons are available at RM40 each (VIP seat RM800 / table). For those who are interested, feel free to contact mobile no. 016-7782707 or email sahabatrakyat.my@gmail.com or facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sahabat.rakyat.malaysia).


You can also read the statement in Bahasa Melayu and Mandarin.


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工委会议决:将徐袖珉除名

人民之友工委会2020年9月27日常月会议针对徐袖珉(英文名: See Siew Min)半年多以来胡闹的问题,议决如下:

鉴于徐袖珉长期以来顽固推行她的“颜色革命”理念和“舔美仇华”思想,蓄意扰乱人民之友一贯以来的“反对霸权主义,反对种族主义”政治立场,阴谋分化甚至瓦解人民之友推动真正民主改革的思想阵地,人民之友工委会经过长时间的考察和验证,在2020年9月27日会议议决;为了明确人民之友创立以来的政治立场以及贯彻人民之友现阶段以及今后的政治主张,必须将徐袖珉从工委会名单上除名,并在人民之友部落格发出通告,以绝后患。

2020年9月27日发布



[ 漫画新解 ]
新冠病毒疫情下的马来西亚
舔美精神患者的状态

年轻一辈人民之友有感而作


注:这“漫画新解”是反映一名自诩“智慧高人一等”而且“精于民主理论”的老姐又再突发奇想地运用她所学会的一丁点“颜色革命”理论和伎俩来征服人民之友队伍里的学弟学妹们的心理状态——她在10多年前曾在队伍里因时时表现自己是超群精英,事事都要别人服从她的意愿而人人“惊而远之”,她因此而被挤出队伍近10年之久。

她在三年前被一名年长工委推介,重新加入人民之友队伍。可是,就在今年年初她又再故态复萌,尤其是在3月以来,不断利用部落格的贴文,任意扭曲而胡说八道。起初,还以“不同意见者”的姿态出现,以博取一些不明就里的队友对她的同情和支持,后来,她发现了她的欺骗伎俩无法得逞之后,索性撤下了假面具,对人民之友一贯的“反对霸权主义、反对种族主义”的政治立场,发出歇斯底里的叫嚣,而暴露她设想人民之友“改旗易帜”的真面目!

尤其是在新冠病毒疫情(COVID-19)课题上,她公然猖狂跟人民之友的政治立场对着干,指责人民之友服务于中国文宣或大中华,是 “中国海外统治部”、“中华小红卫兵”等等等等。她甚至通过强硬粗暴手段擅自把我们的WhatsApp群组名称“Sahabat Rakyat Malaysia”改为“吐槽美国样衰俱乐部”这样的无耻行动也做得出来。她的这种种露骨的表现足以说明了她是一名赤裸裸的“反中仇华”份子。

其实,在我们年轻队友看来,这名嘲讽我们“浪费了20年青春”[人民之友成立至今近20年(2001-9-9迄今)]并想要“拯救我们年轻工委”的这位“徐大姐”,她的思想依然停留在20年前的上个世纪。她初始或许是不自觉接受了“西方民主”和“颜色革命”思想的培养,而如今却是自觉地为维护美国的全球霸权统治而与反对美国霸权支配全球的中国人民和全世界各国(包括马来西亚)人民为敌。她是那么狂妄自大,却是多么幼稚可笑啊!

她所说的“你们浪费了20年青春”正好送回给她和她的跟班,让他们把她的这句话吞到自己的肚子里去!


[ 漫画新解 ]
新冠病毒疫情下的马来西亚
"公知"及其跟班的精神面貌

注:这“漫画新解”是与<人民之友>4月24日转贴的美国政客叫嚣“围剿中国”煽动颠覆各国民间和组织 >(原标题为<当心!爱国队伍里混进了这些奸细……>)这篇文章有关联的。这篇文章作者沈逸所说的“已被欧美政治认同洗脑的‘精神欧美人’”正是马来西亚“公知”及其跟班的精神面貌的另一种写照!




[ 漫画新解 ]
新冠病毒疫情下的马来西亚
"舔美"狗狗的角色

编辑 / 来源:人民之友 / 网络图库

注:这“漫画新解”是与《察网》4月22日刊林爱玥专栏文章<公知与鲁迅之间 隔着整整一个中国 >这篇文章有关联的,这是由于这篇文章所述说的中国公知,很明显是跟这组漫画所描绘的马来西亚的“舔美”狗狗,有着孪生兄弟姐妹的亲密关系。

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