'Super' women's 576 gloves demand clean governance
Zulaikha ZulkifliPublished: Mar 8, 2012 4:52 PM | Updated: Mar 8, 2012 5:46 PM
Women's rights NGO Wanita Suara Perubahan has despatched 567 envelopes of white gloves and an invitation to every state assemblyperson to symbolically demand a corruption-free government.
Women's rights groups coalition Wanita Suara Perubahan (Wanita Super MY) has despatched 567 envelopes of white gloves and an invitation to every state assemblyperson to symbolically demand a corruption-free government.
The coalition is also calling for an end to violence against women, clean and fair election, and and the repeal of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, which they claim violates the right to freedom of assembly.
Its committee member Maria Chin Abdullah said that in conjunction with International Women's Day, they want women's voices to be heard.
"Now women are capable of moving the world. Therefore, I ask that the government meet our six demands," she said.
Before sending the letters, about 30 representatives from 15 NGOs gathered at a fountain in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, for about 30 minutes before marching to the post office, shouting 'long live women', 'stop violence', and 'women want clean government'.
Also present was DAP Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng, who suggested, that the government introduc a ‘Sunshine Law' like in Taiwan, where the method of preventing corruption is to annually declare the wealth of every minister and exco member.
One of the organisers, All-Women's Action Society (Awam) deputy president Ho Yock Lin also protested against the position of women, which she said is being ignored by the government and society, by 'planking', which is to lie flat in public which she did on the sidewalk outside the post office.
The group also plans to send more such envelopes to parliament next Tuesday, and organise a rally on March 18 at the Astaka Field, Petaling Jaya.
The organisers said members of major NGOs - including Awam, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO), Sisters in Islam (SIS), Tenaganita and Empower - will lead the march of the 'Super' women.
The coalition is also calling for an end to violence against women, clean and fair election, and and the repeal of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, which they claim violates the right to freedom of assembly. Its committee member Maria Chin Abdullah said that in conjunction with International Women's Day, they want women's voices to be heard.
"Now women are capable of moving the world. Therefore, I ask that the government meet our six demands," she said.
Before sending the letters, about 30 representatives from 15 NGOs gathered at a fountain in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, for about 30 minutes before marching to the post office, shouting 'long live women', 'stop violence', and 'women want clean government'.
Also present was DAP Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng, who suggested, that the government introduc a ‘Sunshine Law' like in Taiwan, where the method of preventing corruption is to annually declare the wealth of every minister and exco member.
One of the organisers, All-Women's Action Society (Awam) deputy president Ho Yock Lin also protested against the position of women, which she said is being ignored by the government and society, by 'planking', which is to lie flat in public which she did on the sidewalk outside the post office.The group also plans to send more such envelopes to parliament next Tuesday, and organise a rally on March 18 at the Astaka Field, Petaling Jaya.
The organisers said members of major NGOs - including Awam, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO), Sisters in Islam (SIS), Tenaganita and Empower - will lead the march of the 'Super' women.
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