Malaysia: How It Works

The Junior Public Speaking Club (JPSC) cordially invites you to its second round table discussion entitled:


MALAYSIA: HOW IT WORKS


Objective: To encourage and nurture young people to be responsible, caring and fully participative citizens of Malaysia.


This special event is open to all ages - everyone who wants to know more about the supreme law of the land, how the govenment and its various branches work, our rights and responsibilities as citizens and how we can together help make a better Malaysia.

Our target audience is the youth/teens, but the speakers will definitely make it an interesting and worthwhile time for all the rest of us too.

There will be time for interaction during a tea-break and for questions from the floor.

Topics to be discussed:

1. *The Federal Constitution:* What is it and some salient points.

2. *Democracy:* How this works? Electoral Process, Free Speech etc

3. *The Government:* How this works? 3 Branches of Government and their roles etc

4. *Justice:* How this works? The importance of an independent judiciary

5. *Rakyat Malaysia:* How this works? What are my rights and responsibilities as a Malaysian


Distinguished Guest Speakers:


1. Nathaniel Tan, Blogger & Activist

2. Bob Kee, Concerned Citizen

3. Lee Swee Seng, Advocate & Solicitor

4. KJ John, Executive Director, OMHSI

5. Edward Ling, Campaign Manager (to Hannah Yeoh ADUN Subang Jaya)


WHEN: 25th April, 2008

TIME: 2:30-5.00pm

VENUE: No 16 SS19/5B 47500 Subang Jaya (courtesy of Subang Jaya Gospel Centre)

See maps below on how to get there.

Please take note that the Q & A session is reserved for youths under 21, but people of all ages are welcome to attend.

We are grateful to Subang Jaya Gospel Centre for the use of their hall for the event. However we wish to note that neither the meeting nor the Club is religious in nature.