Why?
The idea came about from wanting to do something despite the feeling of helplessness, which we are sure is a mutual feeling shared by many. Penang is a marvelous place to live in, it was not called the Pearl of the Orient for no reason. Yet, of late, many years now to be exact, it is slowly losing that something that made it such a special place to live in.
What?
It is a social experiment! There is nothing to lose but everything to gain. And at worst, nothing has changed, but we will help please the many pessimists amongst us. So it is a win-win situation.
It is open to everyone and anyone, to submit ideas with doable action to issues either at the work place level or school or your housing area or the island or mainland or the whole of Penang.
We want to harvest the power of individual connectivity on the internet and email forwarding for a good cause.
Who?
As individuals, it is difficult to do much but nevertheless we should still try to, perhaps initially on the internet, to come together to find solutions that are pertinent to the people of Penang.
It will be a people's initiative, apolitical of course, with no personal agendas, not money making, not charity, not anti-government or anti-anything for that matter, and even non-non-governmental, it is simply an attempt to connect people together to try to make a difference. The 'Group' refers to everyone who simply to wants to do their bit to make things better.
There are many bright souls here, so we are calling for everyone to come forward with ideas to help make our lives better. We wish to identify issues and find practical, applicable solutions to situations that affect everyday living. People are always hesitant of a sudden huge change, so we wish for calls to action that is small enough that can be done on a personal level, without a huge time or effort invested yet the outcome will be felt through the sheer numbers itself. Just like what we saw with the nasi kandar boycott, except it is for a positive result that will improve the lives of everyone. A subconscious people's movement of sorts.
How?
As an example,
Issue: Massive traffic jam on the bridge after work on Fridays.
Ideas: Get people to car pool or make plans to get together and avoid going back all at the same time, just for one designated Friday so the outcome can be observed to see if it is to be adopted or abandoned.
Action: Finalize details and send information out to be forwarded.
So? Send your IIA (Issue, Ideas and Action) to pinangroup@gmail.com.
We will post it here and simultaneously send it out through email. All credit goes to the person who submits it. Anonymous posts are accepted as well.
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