[Find vimeo link below] Bersih 2.0 is a peaceful rally scheduled on July 9th, 2011 2pm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The goal of Bersih 2.0 is straight forward: demanding a clean and fair election for the people of Malaysia. It is about electoral reform that long needed in Malaysia.
A group of people gather in New York City to support their countrymen in Malaysia who chose to go on street on 709. This is a grass-root movement in which people rise up to answer the call of Bersih 2.0 to demand electoral reform, so that every vote count.
This 'documentary' records bits and pieces on that day, and the day before.
English ver:
http://www.vimeo.com/26404460
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJRBdNMnmvE
Chinese ver:
http://www.vimeo.com/26414528
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uh-Ax-Duo8
Bahasa Malaysia ver: [Processing]
When I decided to organize the Bersih 2.0 in NYC (simply because I can't find anyone organizing it at that time), about 3 weeks before the event, I thought I might ended up showing up there alone, probably with my girlfriend. Roughly 10 days before the event, Kwang Huei from NJ joined me to help organize this event. This is a great help since he is in NJ while I live in MA. A week before the event, we have roughly 30 people told us they will attend the event. A day before the event, the number jumped to 60ppl. But we don't know how many will actually show up the next day.
This uncertainty is a result of fear of the government of Malaysia, who have threaten its citizens with strong words and declared the rally as 'illegal'. Students under government sponsored scholarship received warning letter, remind them not to participate in this event.
Soon after we started to organize one, at about the same time, San Frans, LA, and later Chicago, D.C. and many other cities around the world start to self-organize Bersih 2.0 in their respective cities/countries. Most of us, spread the news and the event through Facebook. Later we learn that others share event info to many online forums, which then attract other non-FB users. To date, more than 30 cities around the globe hold Bersih 2.0 rally on the same day. All these rallies are organized by people like you and me, ordinary people who want to see a change for our country. We form a loosely-tied global steering committee to share info and materials. All these happened in less than 2 weeks time. And as people like to say, the rest, is history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bersih_2.0_rally
Summary of our event: ~130 ppl; Age range from 1 y.o. - 69 y.o. (even one who is pregnant); Coming from CT, MD, MA, IO, NY, WI, PA, MI, NJ.
News coverage:
1. malaysiakini.com/news/169541
2. malaysiakini.com/news/169523
3. malaysiakini.com/news/169305
4. malaysiakini.com/news/169502
5. sinchew.com.my/node/211719?tid=1
6。merdekareview.com/news/n/19150.html
7. merdekareview.com/news/n/19146.html
Credits: I have used clips and photos from Bersih 2.0 NYC participants to produce this 'documentary'. They are: Lye Lin Lock, Evrim Vildirim, Nicole Wong, Elise Loh, and Tzelin Low.
Music credit: "Freedom" by Maher Zain
Video process with Sony Vegas + MBL.
Would like to acknowledge Kwang Huei, Lye Theng, Lye Lin for their suggestions on the video.
A big "thank you" for all who showed up in NYC, it is you that make everyone there feels that there is hope for this country. Thanks to all the committee members as well as several participants who quickly stood up to help manage the event as we have a lot more people showed up than we expected. :)
For all the brave souls who walked on the street in KL on July 9th, 2011 and welcome by the government with tear gas and chemical-water gun, this video is for you. Thank you for standing up for our country.
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