(CONPAC) Coalition of NGO & Professional Councillors launching

INVITATION TO ALL CGG MEMBERS

BY: “COALITION OF NGO & PROFESSIONAL COUNCILLORS” (CONPAC) LAUNCHING & PRESS CONFERENCE

NGO & Professional councilors are often seen as an informal grouping of civil society representatives & ordinary professionals. We are not bound together with any common platform or manifesto except for general assumptions that we stand for certain principles based on Democracy, Justice and Human Rights.

We do not have a cohesive system with a clear representative to act as the “coordinator” of our “NGO & Professional councilors grouping” unlike political party based councilors who have a system of “party whips” to act as a coordination, support and communications system amongst their councilors.

Today we the NGO and professional councilors from different local councils in Selangor State are establishing and launching a “Coalition of NGO & Professional Councilors” (CONPAC). This important and new initiative is to provide a support network and coordination mechanism for NGO and Professional councilors in Selangor state and hopefully and eventually in other “Pakatan Rakyat” led State governments.

We therefore invite members of the media and civil society organizations to witness the launching of the CONPAC. This is a very significant event and the first time in the political history of local governments in Malaysia.

DETAILS:
DATE: March 25th 2010 (Thursday)
TIME: 10.30-11.30 am
VENUE: SHAH VILLAGE HOTEL,
No. 3 & 5 Lorong Sultan,
46200 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor


For further inquiries:
MS CYNTHIA GABRIEL, (COUNCILOR MBPJ)
SECRETARY CONPAC
HP: 012-3792189

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Penang Local Government Consultative Forum

This is to let you know about the Penang Local Government Consultative Forum (Pembentangan NGO untuk Forum Perundingan Kerajaan Tempatan Pulau Pinang), an initiative under the Penang State government.

Basically this is an opportunity for the public/community groups to voice their concerns/issues. The procedure is that you send your concerns/issues via
fax 04-2616402,
email: oonlk@penang.gov.my,
or by letter to
Oon Lai Kuan,
Ketua Penolong Setiausaha,
Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang,
Bahagian Kerajaan Tempatan,
Tingkat 20 KOMTAR,
10503 Pulau Pinang.

There is at present no closing date for concerns/issues to be sent in.

The Secretariat (under YB Chow Kon Yeow) will consider the issues sent in and select ones to be discussed. Contributors (those who sent in their issues) will be contacted to make their presentations in the forum. Half an hour will be set aside for each of the presentations, including time for discussion with participants.

So this is a chance for people to voice their specific concerns to the local government. Please do make an effort to participate in this Penang Local Government Consultative Forum.

Forum Perundingan Kerajaan Tempatan P.Pianng
Date: 1 April (Thurs) 2010, Time: 2-5 pm
Venue: Dewan Bosch, Kompleks Penyayang.
Chair: YB Chow Kon Yeow

Location map of Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang, Jalan Utama, Penang

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