Malaysia Youth And Students Democratic Movement (DEMA)

DEMA was formed in 17 September 1998. Now, DEMA has a network involving various campuses in Malaysia enabling the youth and students to uphold the basic principles of campus democracy.

Our aims

• To promote and facilitate unity, solidarity and co-operation among youth and student of Malaysia in the struggle against imperialism, neocolonialism, abuse of human right and other forms of reputation towards the people of Malaysia in their struggle for a liberation, democratic progressive, peaceful and sustainable society.
• To encourage direct involvement of youth and students in social realities.
• To promote the acceptance and practice of human right in its broad context.

Our objectives

• To provide workshops, platforms and venues for education and to bring about unity in perspective and response.
• To develop and undertake training and other service to benefit youth and students activities around the country.
• To facilitate communication links and to provide information service and exchange among students involved socio-political issues and other concerned groups.
• To initiate and coordinate campaigns on social and political issues

Our agenda

• Create a just and democratic society.
• Against abuse of power, autocratic ruling and corrupt practices.
• Oppose Nepotism, Cronyism and Unfair distribution of the nations wealth.
• Uphold human right: freedom of expression and autonomy within local institutions of higher learning and abolish the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA).