protests to oppose the Peaceful Assembly Bill and the Shangri-La street theatre protest. Other Activities Besides the KL People's Assembly, Occupy Dataran is also an open platform for people to run activities or hang out. Activities usually commence after the Assembly has ended. Previous activities include workshops, games, potluck picnics, music performances, poetry reading and more. 15 October Assembly As part of the 15 October 2011 global protests, Occupy Dataran held a 12-hour program at Dataran Merdeka on the same day starting from 4:00pm. Over 200 people attended 15 October's Occupy Dataran, the largest since it started. The following morning, The Malaysian Insider reported that Occupy Dataran is an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street. However, the first Occupy Dataran assembly was held on 30 July 2011, one and a half months before the first Occupy Wall Street assembly. V for Merdeka Flash Mob Protest on New Year's Eve On New Year's Eve, 200 people participated in a "V for Merdeka" flash mob protest at Dataran Merdeka organized by Occupy Dataran wearing the Guy Fawkes mask, a symbol of popular resistance that have appeared in many Occupy protests around the world. They were protesting against the Peaceful Assembly Bill, a piece of legislation enacted by the Malaysian government that bans street demonstrations and against the injustices that they saw happened in Malaysia throughout 2011. See also Occupy articles List of global Occupy movement protest locations "Occupy" protests Timeline of Occupy Wall Street We are the 99% Related articles 15 October 2011 global protests 2011 Spanish protests Consensus decision-making Direct democracy Participatory democracy Popular Assembly References External links Occupy Dataran Official Facebook Page @occupydataran - Official Twitter New democratic occupation - Comment about assembly culture of Occupy Movement which started in Malaysia by The Star YouTube video clip, advertising the Occupy Dataran Saturday assemblies Aug. 13th 2011 Dataran Nonviolent resistance movements Protests in Malaysia