After calling, post a message to the right about how the call went -- to help Avaaz count the number of calls made, and demonstrate the wave of national protest to this bill being tabled -- we will give the numbers to the media.





Say that you want the ANC to halt the vote and throw out this draconian bill that puts a shroud over government and undermines South Africa's hard won freedoms.

Say that the public consultations were a last minute sham and you expect the process to be revised and a real public consultation to take place as promised by the Chief Whips in September.

Say you specifically object to a Secrecy Law that: gives up to 25 year jail sentences for anyone holding classified information; removes any protection for whistleblowers; has no public interest clause; and has no independent appeals mechanism.

Appeal to Deputy President Motlanthe to use his powers to halt the vote until a public interest defense clause is included as he announced earlier this month.

to use his powers to halt the vote until a public interest defense clause is included as he announced earlier this month. Ask Chief Whip Davidson to bring the citizens messages to the floor of the debate.



-- the National Assembly is called to vote on it this afternoon.The other Chief Whips:If you get a busy signal, don't stop calling. That means we're jamming their phone lines and the pressure on them is rising!If it just rings -- please try again later or send an email to: infobill@parliament.gov.za and idavidson@parliament.gov.za, gmagwanishe@parliament.gov.za, mmotshekga@parliament.gov.za, nntwanambi@parliament.gov.za, and for the Deputy President: vcalvert@parliament.gov.zaand thousands of us took to the streets two months ago, they postponed the vote. Now, the unchanged bill is being pushed back to the floor after a sham public consultation this weekend that was only announced on Friday evening, and the ANC majority could force it through!-- if we call on them and Deputy President Motlanthe, the one outspoken ANC MP, we could block this shockingly regressive bill.to halt the vote and protect our democracy -- it'll only take 5 minutes. Let's give them the public consultation that they have ignored: