Seelan Palay submits ‘Francis Seow: The Interview’ for rating

Seelan Palay submits Francis Seow video for rating
Singapore Democrats
Sept 14, 2009
Artist and human rights activist, Mr Seelan Palay, has sent a video entitled Francis Seow: The Interview to the Board of Film Censors for rating. The 40-minute interview shows the former solicitor-general speaking on a range of issues from his life in the US to [...]

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22 years after May 21st and June 20th 1987

Read also TOC’s report and Yawning Bread’s article about the forum.
Operation Spectrum open forum: a good start
Singapore Democrats
Sunday, 28 June 2009
After 22 years, we are beginning to see more public events that address the Internal Security Act (ISA) detentions in 1987.
In May a group of five activists came together to mark the 22nd anniversary of [...]

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Cancelled ‘Ops Spectrum’ forum will go on at new venue on a new date

Revisiting History
Operation Spectrum – Breaking The Ice After 22 Years
An open forum.
No designated speakers.
Admission is free.
All are welcome to speak.
Date: 28 June 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 2pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Diamond Room, Level 3, Quality Hotel, 201 Balestier Road [Jacob 69er: Click here for map]
Organiser : Martyn See
Blog : singaporerebel.blogspot.com
Members of the press (and the ISD) are welcomed.
Audio [...]

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June 20th ‘Ops Spectrum’ forum cancelled; Venue owners under investigation

I’ve just been notified by the organiser that the Open forum on June 20th: Operation Spectrum – Breaking the ice after 22 years has been cancelled due to police pressure.
According to the organiser, the venue owners are under police investigation. And since there’s no alternate venue, the event had to be cancelled.
This blog post will [...]

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Open forum on 20th June: Operation Spectrum – Breaking The Ice After 22 Years

Operation Spectrum – the arrests & detention without trial of 22 individuals under the Internal Security Act for an alleged Marxist conspiracy – began with the arrests of 16 individuals on 21st May 1987 followed by six more on 20th June 1987.
On 21st May 2009, activists and members of the public gathered to Remember May [...]

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Photos of Remember 21st May event at Hong Lim Park

It was still very early when i stepped out of Clarke Quay MRT station’s exit/entrance overlooking Hong Lim Park. So i sat at a bench just in front of the station and just looked out at the park.
Dec 2000’s International Human Rights Day came to mind. I was with Think Centre then and it was [...]

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Remember May 21st today @ Hong Lim Park, 6.30pm

Click on the banner above for details of this event today at Hong Lim Park aka Speakers Corner at 6.30pm.

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Remember May 21st this Thursday at Hong Lim Park

From the facebook event page for Remember May 21st,
On May 21st 1987, 22 young social workers, lawyers, businessmen, theatre practitioners and other professionals were detained without trial under the internal security law and accused of “being members of a dangerous Marxist conspiracy bent on subverting the PAP ruled government by force, and replacing it with [...]

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