The Secrecy Bill is set to pass through the NCOP by the end of this month and the securocrats have dug in their heels. Yet across the country, we’ve seen the rise of a massive people’s movement to fight for the free flow of information, tackling not just the Secrecy Bill but broader threats to our right to know. It’s time to bring it all together.
Starting on Monday 19 November, R2K is hosting a week-long ‘Camp-Out for Openness’ at the gates of Parliament, calling for ‘Free Information! Full Participation! Fair Process!’
We are bringing together communities and causes from across society who want not only to stop the Secrecy Bill, but fight for broader openness in our society. And we’re asking YOU to join us!
GET INVOLVED:
1. Join us, day or night, for workshops, teach-ins, rallies, pickets and even a film festival. Click here to see the programme!
2. Bring what you can and share what we have. If you’d like to donate groceries or supplies, here’s a list.
3. Invite friends and spread the word via Facebook & Twitter.
4. If you can’t join us, consider making a cash donation.
We call on all supporters to join us in the Camp-Out for Openness!
Camp-Out Programme:
Engaging MPs: Every morning and late afternoon we will be outside the MP’s entrance/exit with placards.
Teach-Ins: At 10h00 and 14h30 each weekday we will workshop a variety of issues related to the free flow of information.
People’s Parliament: Lunchtime rallies that will aim to engage members of Parliament and other decision makers.
Freedom Film Festival: At 19h00 we will show films in partnership with the Tri Continental Film Festival.
Fireside Chats: Open discussions on controversial issues that may leave you regretting what you said in the morning.
Monday 19 November: Towards the Right to Know
8h30 Greeting Members of Parliament on Arrival
10h00 Teach-in: Camp Leadership Agreements
13h00 People’s Parliament: Rally to Stop the Secrecy Bill!
14h30 Teach-in: Is the Constitution Pro-Poor?
16h30 Farewell to Members of Parliament on Departure
19h00 Freedom Film Festival: Details Here
21h00 Fireside Chat: Topic to be confirmed
Tuesday 20 November: Right to Know for Basic Services
8h30 Greeting Members of Parliament on Arrival
10h00 Teach-in: The Education Crisis (partner organisations tbc)
13h00 People’s Parliament: Keep Our Schools Open and Solidarity with Bisho Camp!
14h30 Teach-in: Electricity price & energy Future (partner organisations tbc))
16h30 Farewell to Members of Parliament on Departure
19h00 Freedom Film Festival: Details Here
21h00 Fireside Chat: Topic to be confirmed
Wednesday 21 November: Workplace Democracy
8h30 Greeting Members of Parliament on Arrival
10h00 Teach-in: Where does all the money go: Wages, profit, taxes (to confirm with Alternative Information Development Centre)
13h00 Rally to THE STOP THE SECRECY Bill.
14h30 Teach-in: Housing, land & evictions (partner organisations tbc))
16h30 Farewell to Members of Parliament on Departure
19h00 Freedom Film Festival: Details Here
21h00 Fireside Chat: Topic to be confirmed
Thursday 22 November: Women’s Power, Women’s Struggle
8h30 Greeting Members of Parliament on Arrival
10h00 Teach-in: Rural Womens Struggles (partner organisations tbc)
13h00 People’s Parliament: 16 Days of Activism: Stop the Violence, & End Patriarchy
14h30 Teach-in: Paying for National Health Insurance (partner organisations tbc))
16h30 Farewell to Members of Parliament on Departure
18h00 Night vigil for Openness: Lead by religious leaders
19h00 Freedom Film Festival: Details Here
21h00 Fireside Chat: Topic to be confirmed
Friday 23 November: The Right to Communicate
8h30 Greeting Members of Parliament on Arrival
10h00 Teach-in: Communication Rights in Reality (partner organisations tbc)
13h00 People’s Parliament: Demanding Free Basic & Affordable SMS and Airtime
14h30 Teach-in: The Right to Call (partner organisations tbc)
16h30 Farewell to Members of Parliament on Departure
19h00 Freedom Film Festival: Details Here
21h00 Fireside Chat: Topic to be confirmed
R2K Film Festival
Films will screen outdoors every evening at 7pm, in partnership with the Tri Continental Film Festival.
FOOD DONATIONS for R2K CAMP-OUT FOR OPENNESS
To ensure the sustainability of the Camp Out for Openness, we welcome any contribution you can make in cash or kind. We need to provide five breakfasts and suppers for 15 people, and five lunches for 40 people. We would be grateful for any of the following:
- Apples, oranges & other fruit
- Bin bags, toilet paper, & wet wipes
- Blankets & foam mattresses
- Bread & Rolls
- Breakfast cereal and oats
- Cooking oil
- Eggs & Cheese
- Mince, chicken, other meat
- Oros and other drinks
- Peanut butter, jam & butter
- Poster paints, large paper & other art supplies
- Potatoes, onions, & any other vegetables
- Rice, pasta, mielie meal
- Soup mixes
- Tea, Coffee, sugar, milk
- Tins of beans, tomato & any other tins
- Torches & candles
Donations can be delivered to the Camp site outside Parliament. If you are able to donate groceries for a specific meal or any of the listed items please contact Khaya Xintolo (078-024-1683) as soon as possible with the amount and date that you can cater for.
Cash donations can be made by EFT to our account (please reference “Camp” and your name). Click here for our EFT details.