[VIDEO/PICS] KLCC Blackout Carnival: What Happened?
First Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) was organizing flashmobs against electoral fraud but the police intervened. Now it seems that the Rakyat has gone to Facebook organize an even larger flashmob to demand for the resignation of the Election Comission. Here's how they are doing it.
By Mei Mei Chu — 28 Jun 2013, 03:11 PM — Updated over 11 years ago
Black 505 protesters stage flash mob
A group of Black 505 supporters staged a flash mob inside Suria KLCC mall to protest against alleged electoral irregularities.
thestar.com.myThe group came dressed in black at the mall’s central ground level at around 2.30pm yesterday before they walked in silence throughout the complex.
thestar.com.myTheir antics were watched by shoppers and mall security personnel. The crowd later gathered outside the mall and shouted slogans. They later dispersed peacefully at 3pm.
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Called the 'KLCC Blackout Carnival", a flashmob will be held on June 29th in KLCC
On the 'KLCC Window Shopping' Facebook group, several Facebook users are seen looking for volunteers to lead this Sat's flashmob
Keow Wee Loong: will need 10 people here to take care of the crowd this saturday !!!, let me know if anyone of you are interested in this position !!, we need all the help we could get
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Tong Yau Long: Since no signboard for #klcc629
can anyone able to design some printouts suitable for A4 size printing? Anyone willing can print out and stick on themselves during #klcc629 to voice out people's grievances....
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Others are seen volunteering their ideas and efforts
Tony Basement: SUGGESTION for activity- We get a location and raspberry jam that we can 'paint' on to flash mobbers fingers and then they eat it...
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Harris Nasril: im doing a poster now.
any idea what need to be put it?
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Politicalgags expects 500 - 1000 to participate this KLCC 629 flashmob
Lawan tetap lawan, this saturday there is a huge event going on inside KLCC - a Flash mob, we are expecting 500-1000 people coming in wearing black !!, if you guys are interested to contribute to your country to put public pressure on SPR to resign, come to:
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SAMM was the first to organized flashmob against the SPR, but was arrested by the police
PETALING JAYA (June 16, 2013): Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) will continue to organise its “Suara Rakyat 505″ flash mobs at selected locations nationwide, leading up to the June 22 “Black 505″ rally, despite facing charges under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012.
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Police had arrested 15 individuals, including a woman and her 10-year-old son, for participating in the flash mob organised to mobilise support for the Pakatan Rakyat-backed "Black 505" rally against electoral fraud at Padang Merbok on Saturday.
What exactly is a flashmob?
A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression.