Protest Rally 325 华教救亡大集会

我是华校生。

我住在加影。

我能够参加，因为今天早上已经安排了这段时间为这个项目。

假如我不参加，我就是王八蛋！

我一定要参加『325华教救亡』抗议大会，以表支持，也添加一份（个人）力量。这是一个超越政党及政治的大集合，它关乎华文教育在我国的兴亡，这是表达华社感受及显示团结的一个平台。

遇到了两位外教朋友，“你没去教堂？” 。

“教堂天天可以去，早上可以去，晚上可以去。325不是天天有，早上十一时到十二半，我可以不去教堂，而去抗议大会。我昨晚已经去教堂做礼拜了，完成了我本身教徒的义务”。

董总就在加影天主教堂对面，相隔一条马路而已。有心就可以成就。

消灭华校及淡米尔文学校，是国阵及巫统政府自独立以来，处心积虑要达到的目的。在过去的半个世纪里，政府通过立法，官员的不合作及刁难，使到华文教育面对许多困难。目前最严重的缺少学校及师资。

有幸的，一批勇于献身，敢作牺牲的华教中坚份子，加上华社的坚强意愿，今天，马来西亚是大中华地区以外，华文教育系统最完善的土地。

马来西亚华校董事联合总会（简称“董总”）今天在董总大楼的草场举办了『325华教救亡』抗议大集合，共有大约8000人出席。他们来自全马各州属，不惜长途跋涉，前来参加及支持。

出席的还有各政党的代表，非政府组织，华社团体及商会也派员出席。

副教育部长魏家祥（马华）出乎意料之外的在大会开始前，莅临出席，引起一阵骚动。可怜的阿祥仔，在整个集会中，受到出席者喝倒彩及呼叫，包括集会结束离开时，还得警察的护送，才安全的离开。（我个人观点是，过份的喝倒彩及呼叫，有失礼貌及尊敬，不过因人太多，无法控制）

这是一个和平的集会。警察及警卫团只是管制交通的流动，及重要人物地区的人潮控管而已。

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Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong (center short-sleeve shirt)
副教育部长魏家祥（中穿短袖者）

Being a graduate of Chinese language school and resident of Kajang, I must attend the rally, if not, I would call myself an asshole! After all，the venue is just across my church.

To be there is to show my support and solidarity with the community.

Since independence, the ruling coalition and UMNO government's ultimate aim is to eliminate Chinese and Tamil schools from its education system. For the past half a century, the government through legislation, imposed many unfair laws and regulations and biased implementation to restrict the development of Chinese language education.

The most serious problems facing by the Chinese community are: shortage of Chinese primary schools and teachers.

However, due to dedications and sacrifices of many education activists and strong commitment of Chinese community, the best and most complete Chinese education system outside greater China region is found in Malaysia!

Today, The United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) organised a protest rally at its premises in Kajang to highlight grievances and problems faced by Chinese schools for the past many decades.

They demanded the government to take the following 3 measures:

1. Transfer out all teachers who do not speak Mandarin.
2. Allow employment of temporary teaches to ease the shortage of teachers in Chinese primary schools.
3. As a long term solution, train more teachers, from basic level, to solve shortage problem.

About 8000 people from all states in Peninsular Malaysia, including representatives from political parties, associations, NGOs and chambers of commerce, attended this rally which was held from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

A small delegation from Tamil Schools Foundation also present at the rally.

The arrival of Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong was a surprise. However, the crowd booed and heckled him throughout the rally. Poor fellow! (I think it has been overdone ... but the crowd is too large to control)

It was a peaceful rally. The police and Rela members were there to control traffic and crowd control around VIPs seating area only.

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