Location: Portland, USA Time: 28 Apr, 10AM -8UTC Number of participants: 62 Bersih3.0 Portland was held successfully with no incident. We were nearly 62 strong (some came late after the picture and national anthem session), and came from places all over the state and even some from Seattle (3.5 our drive). We had some locals, we also had students. The rally/sit-in protest started at 10AM and ended at about 12PM, we talked, we took loads of pictures, organizers gave some speech, we read Bersih’s demands and lastly sang Negaraku!!
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Report: Bersih 3.0 Manchester, UK
Location: Sogo, Hong Kong, China Time: 28 Apr, 2pm +10UTC Number of participants: 500+ Participants began gathering outside of Sogo, Causeway Bay, at 2pm. Organizers estimated that about 50 would come, and two days before the event, the number swelled to 100. But by the time everyone gathered outside of Sogo, the organizers received a warning from the police for underestimating their number! We had about 500 participants, and some of them were Malaysian tourists who happened to be in HK this weekend. Malaysians in Macau, Shenzhen, and Guangdong also came down to join our rally.…
Read MoreReport: Bersih 3.0 Houston, USA
Location: Hermann Park, Houston, USA Time: 28 Apr, 11am -6UTC Number of participants: 120+ The sit-in rally in Houston was held at Hermann Park. There were about 120 people from Austin, Dallas, Houston and the nearby cities. We sang Negaraku, listen to speeches and signed a memorandum. Participates expressed their anger and frustration towards the electoral problems in Malaysia, as well as complaining about the corruption and injustice back home. But the overwhelming sentiments in our gathering were love and hope. Love for the country we came from, and…
Read MoreReport: Bersih 3.0 Malmo, Sweden
Location: City Hall, Malmo, Sweden Time: 28 Apr, 1pm +2UTC Number of participants: 500+ BERSIH Sweden & Denmark was attended by 7 people who came from various parts of both countries. The number looks small but considering the fact that there are not many Malaysians in Scandinavia also the fact that it was raining and windy, i was encouraged by the turn-out. One guy even traveled for 3 hours just to join us. The gathering took place at the main square of Malmö city, by the iconic City Hall building. We…
Read MoreReport: Bersih 3.0 Manchester, UK
Location: Martin Place, Sydney, Australia Time: 28 Apr, 2pm +10UTC Number of participants: 500+ For the first time ever, Global Bersih reaches the rakyat of Manchester in a historic event comprising Malaysians from all walks of life and cultures. As early as 10am, an estimated 150 people mostly from Manchester, but also as far as Sheffield, Leeds and Liverpool massed up to create the traditional yellow movement we have seen across the entire globe today. People were attending in joyful mood, knowing that this is the RAKYAT’s day. A day to…
Read More#Bersihstories: Bonjour from Bersih 3.0 Paris – Vijay Balasegaram
Bonjour from Bersih 3.0 Paris It was wet. More than usual. I always thought London was the one with the piping problems but it seems even the fashion capital of the world suffers from it. After yesterday’s experience though, I think Paris could also be rebranded as the protest capital of the world. Boy! Do they house a lot of “protestation”. As soon as I arrived at to the Esplanade du Trocadero, I was greeted by a group of green men making fun of Sarkozy and Hollande’s ignorant stand…
Read MoreReport: Bersih 3.0 Sydney, Australia
Location: Martin Place, Sydney, Australia Time: 28 Apr, 2pm +10UTC Number of participants: 500+ The Malaysian Insider: Sydney comes out strong for Bersih 3.0 SYDNEY, April 28 — Hundreds of people gathered at Martin Place here today, as Malaysians in 85 cities and towns in 35 countries stood in solidarity with the Bersih 3.0 rally calling for comprehensive reform of Malaysia’s electoral system. By 2pm in Australia’s east, rallies were also well under way in Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Canberra. At the time of writing, Bersih 3.0 events in…
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