In this podcast hosted and produced by Dashran Yohan of BFM, the DEMO project team, Zikri Rahman & Jeremy Lim were invited to reflect on the ongoing process of documenting the history of Malaysian contemporary protests. Through this interview, it captures multiple...
Turun Ke Jalan B̶u̶k̶a̶n̶ Budaya Kita: A History of Protest in 10 Objects
Turun Ke Jalan B̶u̶k̶a̶n̶ Budaya Kita: A History of Protest in 10 Objects An exhibition on Malaysia's history of collective and direct action, presenting the material culture of organising through 10 archival materials chosen from various critical junctures shaped by...
DEMO#23 | Rosli Ibrahim: Pemeribumian Gerakan Aktivisme OKU
Mohd Rosli Ibrahim merupakan seorang penulis, pemikir serta aktivis budaya yang terlibat dengan gerakan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) di Malaysia. Penglibatan aktifnya dengan aktivisme OKU, khususnya melalui OKU Penglihatan sebelum bergabung bersama gerakan OKU Bangkit....
DEMO#22 | Wong Chin Huat: Marketing Protests and Mainstreaming Civil Disobedience
Wong Chin Huat is a political scientist and popular commentator on Malaysian politics and society. He was a key organiser and spokesperson in the Bersih movement and a host of other protest groups and events. He has a PhD from the University of Essex on Malaysia's...
DEMO #21 | Hafizudin Nasarudin: Membugar Strategi Politik Alam Sekitar oleh Masyarakat Akar Umbi
Hafizudin Nasarudin ialah seorang aktivis alam sekitar dan pengerusi Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam KUASA (Society of Environmental Activists Malaysia). Beliau juga Pengarah Urusan Semaian Rimba Forestry, sebuah syarikat perhutanan yang memberi tumpuan dalam...
DEMO #20 | Melawan Pengusiran di Kampung Buah Pala (Pulau Pinang)
Protes untuk mengekalkan tanah dan rumah mereka di Kampung Buah Pala adalah perjuangan yang penting untuk diingati. Ia adalah lambang pengusiran golongan miskin dan terpinggir untuk pembangunan swasta dengan keterlibatan kerajaan – melalui polis dan pihak berkuasa...
DEMO Archival Exhibition: 15 Years of Protests in Malaysia Photo Gallery (25th May 2024)
The DEMO project team put on an exhibition to celebrate and document protest history through multiple protests ephemerals in mapping diverse protests for the past 15 years in Malaysia. Ranging from artworks, videos, banners, placards, t-shirts, publications and other...
Pameran Arkib DEMO: 15 Tahun Protes di Malaysia
Bersempena Kongres BERSIH yang julung kali diadakan, turut berlangsung adalah Pameran Arkib DEMO: 15 Tahun Protes di Malaysia yang merupakan usaha merakam detik protes dan pergerakan sosial di dalam rentang tahun 2007 - 2022. Menerusi dokumentasi sejarah lisan protes...
DEMO #19 | Abdul Muqit Muhammad: Dari Kampus Untuk Rakyat
Abdul Muqit Muhammad merupakan bekas aktivis mahasiswa Universiti Malaya dan kini, pensyarah di Akademi Pengajian Melayu di alma mater-nya itu serta Pengerusi Liga Rakyat Demokratik. Bermula aktif sedari 2011, gerakan aktivisme mahasiswa sekaligus merekah kesedaran...
DEMO #18 | Tan Jo Hann: Defending the Poor and Powerless against Development
Tan Jo Hann has over four decades of experiences in community organising and grassroots advocacy and has trained and mentored thousands of community organiser-facilitators across Asia. He is the founder of the Southeast Asia Popular Communications Programme (SEAPCP)...
DEMO #17 | Ngeow Chow Ying: The Little Things That Go into Protest Planning
Ngeow Chow Ying is a lawyer, former treasurer and acting executive director of BERSIH, and an executive committee member of the Anti-Death Penalty Asian Network (ADPAN). Having joined the first three Bersih rallies as an ordinary participant, she became a core member...
DEMO #16 | Shaq Koyok: Seni, Blockade dan Gerakan Protes Tanah Adat
Shaq Koyok merupakan seorang artis kontemporari dan aktivis alam sekitar suku Temuan yang berasal dari Banting, Selangor. Menggabungkan pengalaman luasnya dalam bidang seni serta pendedahannya kepada aktivisme, Shaq berkongsi dengan kita bagaimana awal mula beliau...
DEMO #15 | Wong Yan Ke: Pioneering Student Leader and Human Rights Activist
Wong Yan Ke is the Bersih Deputy Chairperson, Case Management and Campaign Coordinator at Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and secretary of KLSCAH Youth. He is also the former president of UMANY and the Chinese Language Society of University of Malaya. As a student...
DEMO #14 | Oma Mohd: “Kita nak kesedaran tentang hak semakin meluas”
Oma Mohd merupakan salah seorang ahli kolektif Geng Kotak; sebuah kelompok yang bermula secara suka-suka membikin sepanduk waktu protes menggunakan kotak-kotak yang ditemui ketika protes berjalan. Bersama dengannya, Oma berkongsi kisah tentang protes pertama yang...
DEMO#13 | Mandeep Singh: Over 30 Interrogations, 3 death threats and 5 detentions for being in BERSIH
Mandeep Singh was one of the longest-serving staff at The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH). He was a key driver of the BERSIH Secretariat during a critical period in the movement's history, especially in the run-up to the Bersih 3, 4 and 5 rallies....
[Diskusi + Tayangan] – Proses Sebuah Protes: Dari Mana Nak Ke Mana?
Proses Sebuah Protes: Dari Mana Nak Ke Mana? (Sesi dalam dwibahasa) From Process to Protest: Afterlives of Protes (Session is in bilingual) ABSTRAK DISKUSI “Ke mana perginya mereka semua? Bagaimana mereka yang terlibat, malah pernah menerajui pelbagai demonstrasi...
DEMO#12 | Nalini Elumalai: Mobilising to Confront Power in the Streets
With almost 20 years of activism experience on the ground, Nalini Elumalai tells of her experience in organising the famous anti-ISA rally that gathered 60,000 people on the streets. She also shares her experience in shifting from the heavily repressive intimidation...
DEMO#11 | Ili Nadiah Dzulfakar: From Climate Marches to Advocacy
Nadiah is the Founder and Programme Director of Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY), a climate justice and feminist organisation. Nadiah contributes her climate crisis, gender and Business and Human Rights (BHR) policy expertise to think tanks and global councils, authors...
DEMO#10 | Mukmin Nantang: Dari Pendidikan ke Pergerakan
Mukmin Nantang, anak jati Tawau yang menyusun gerak kerja sedari sekolah menengah lagi. Merangkumi pengalaman aktivismenya bersama warga tanpa negara menerusi Borneo Komrad dalam membuka ruang pendidikan di beberapa sekolah alternatif seluruh Sabah, beliau memeta awal...
DEMO#9 | Thomas Fann: Civil Society is The Third Force We Need in a Vibrant Democracy
Unlike many activists, Thomas Fann had a late political awakening and was relatively a newbie to the activism scene when he participated in the BERSIH 2 rally in 2011. He went on to become one of the key figures in subsequent rallies and eventually became BERSIH...
DEMO#8 | Qyira Yusri: From Youth Advocacy to Protests
Qyira Yusri is education director and co-founder of Undi18, an organisation which aims to bring about Malaysian youth political empowerment, voter education and electoral reform. Qyira previously held positions in a number of prominent education-based civil society...
DEMO#7 | Syahidul Ammar: Krisis COVID Yang Memungkinkan Gerakan
Syahidul Ammar seorang doktor muda yang berbakti di utara Semenanjung Malaysia ketika Covid memuncak. Beliau yang berkuliah di Ain Shams University, Mesir sudah pun mendengar ura-ura penswastaan sistem kesihatan di Malaysia yang akan memberi kesan kepada generasinya....
DEMO#6 | Gengta Tan: On the Ground as a Protest Paramedic and Accidental Leader
Gengta Tan is a longtime paramedic who has been involved in more than 40 protests and played a crucial role in the Bersih protests’ medical services. His experience in various protests allowed him to serve as trainer and leader during a number of Bersih rallies. *All...
DEMO#5 | Intan Rafiza: Unveiling the Power of Performance Art as Protest
Intan Rafiza is both a curator and artist with more than 15 years of dedication to the practice of performance art based in Malaysia. Before her full-time endeavour in the art scene, she used to be active with Malaysia For Free and Fair Election (MAFREL); observing...
DEMO#4 | Sarah Irdina: Care for Communities and Each Other in the Midst of Protests
Sarah Irdina is a co-founder of MISI Solidariti, a youth-led collective to empower society through the value of direct action in Malaysian activism . As a 20 year-old student back in July 2021, she helped to organise the Lawan rally - for which she was detained...
DEMO#3 | Azura Nasron: In Search of More Sustainable Protest Movements
Azura Nasron is the Right to Trial Coordinator at Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM). A long-time activist on student, migrant and women’s issues, she is also a member of Jurnal Sang Pemula and Gerakan Pembebasan Akedemik (GPA). Azura holds degrees from the National...
DEMO#2 | Yeoh Lian Heng: Art Has a Purpose for Social Engagement
Yeoh Lian Heng is an artist and cultural worker based in Kuala Lumpur, advocating against gentrification and forced eviction in multiple heritage sites in Malaysia. Starting his advocacy by wheatpasting thought-provoking artworks in his university’s lifts, he...
DEMO#1 | Asraf Sharafi: Protest Made Me Less Partisan and I Want To Normalize Peaceful Protests
Hailing from a pro-government family, Asraf experienced greater political awakenings through student activism when he went to matriculation and university. There, he began his decade-long activism - first with an Islamic student group, then briefly with political...
Introducing the DEMO Project
Many challenges confront Malaysia’s fragile democracy. Of the six million newly emancipated voters – following constitutional amendments that lowered the voting age to 18 years old and automatically register eligible voters – a sizable chunk has no shared experience...