Thursday, July 07, 2011

Support Bersih in its moment of need

Support Bersih in its moment of need: "

I would like to thank all Bersih supporters for your kind outpouring of support thus far. Bersih 2.0 has come a long way in carrying the aspirations of the rakyat for clean and fair elections, and it is the rakyat themselves above all who have made this possible.

We have faced massive obstacles, vilification and oppression, but inspired by the bravery of the Malaysian people, managed to overcome them all thus far.

Like many other Steering Committee members, it has been challenging personally to face threats of murder, gang rape and various other violence directed against myself and others. Nonetheless, we understand our responsibility in holding the line on behalf of all of you who want nothing more than a clean electoral system and a better Malaysia.

Malaysians both at home and abroad have already been called to make so many sacrifices, so while we do not aspire to add to your burdens, we are writing this in the hopes that you can spare some support.

The cost of our campaign increases every day, complicated by constant harassment by the authorities. In addition to our operational expenses listed below that are necessary to organising our gathering successfully in a peaceful and secure environment, we find ourselves having to raise money to bail staff at the secretariat of Bersih 2.0 that have been unjustly arrested and are now facing charges that make no sense whatsoever. Having key staff detained will cripple our operations in devastating ways.


ActivityUnitTOTAL

(RM)

General Campaign
10 ‘road shows’ around the countryRM2000 x 10 road shows20,000
Publicity Materials
Brochures of Bersih 2.0 Demands (100,000 copies in 3 languages)100000 brochures x RM0.2525,000
Banners for publicity and ‘road shows’ (3 languages)200,000 banners x RM0.036,000
Pickets100 pickets x RM606,000
Purchase of communications devices for use during rally100 items x RM20020,000
Safety/security allowance3000 volunteers x RM1030,000
T-shirts (5000 pieces)5000 T-shirts x RM9.0045,000
Total 152,000.00


KegiatanUnitJUMLAH

(RM)

Kempen Keliling
10 ‘road shows’ di merata negeriRM2000 x 10 road shows20,000
Bahan Publisiti
Risalah Tuntutan Bersih 2.0 (100,000 naskhah dalam 3 bahasa)100000 risalah x RM0.2525,000
Selebaran untuk publisiti dan ‘road shows’ (3 bahasa)200,000 selebaran x RM0.036,000
Sepanduk100 sepanduk x RM606,000
Pembelian peralatan komunikasi untuk kegunaan dalam perarakan100 buah x RM20020,000
Elauan keselamatan3000 orang x RM1030,000
Baju kemeja T (5000 helai)5000 kemeja T x RM9.0045,000
Jumlah 152,000.00

In light of these challenges, whatever you can spare to aid our efforts will lift our spirits in ways you cannot imagine.

Thank you for your kind consideration, and we look forward to feeling your presence on July 9th one way or another.

Yours sincerely,

Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan

Chair, BERSIH 2.0 Steering Committee



HOW TO DONATE TO BERSIH 2.0

Fund Transfer

Account No: 507 246 118 995
Account Name: Aliran
Bank: Malayan Banking Berhad

Aliran has kindly agreed to collect donation payments on behalf of BERSIH 2.0. Please indicate that your donation is for Bersih, and email a copy of the transaction details to donations@bersih.org. Thank you!

Online Payment

You are making an online donation via Paypal to Bersih 2.0. Your donation payment is directed to “donations@bersih.org“, which has been verified and accepted by Paypal. However, due to constraints and circumstances in Malaysia currently, we have to rely on the help of trusted volunteers who readily agree to collect payments on behalf of Bersih 2.0. Therefore, please do not be alarmed if you see individuals’ name appearing in the acknowledgement email on your donation.












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