Right2Know Gauteng plans for 2012

17 Nov 2011

It was appropriate that Right2Know Gauteng's summit was held on the very day that the Protection of Information Bill was, somewhat unexpectedly, brought back for debate in the National Assembly.

This highlights the twin challenges facing the campaign: at the same time as working towards its longer-term goal of broadening engagement with communities around access-to-information issues, Right2Know needs to be ready to respond speedily to the clear-and-present danger of the bill possibly being voted into law as early as next week

The Right2Know Campaign was formed little over a year ago, and to date boasts four provincial branches: Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape. On Wednesday it was the turn of the Gauteng branch of the organisation to hold its provincial summit and chart a path forward prior to the campaign's national summit in Feburary.

Adam Nord, who facilitated a discussion group on the so-called secrecy bill as part of the day's proceedings, noted that the latest developments around the bill mean that "there's an urgency in the next week and the next month, but it could also stretch into next year". In terms of immediate goals, some concrete suggestions for action rose out of the summit.

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For more:

Politicsweb: POIB still a threat to democracy - Right2Know
Google News Search: Protection of Information Bill

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