RafflesCritics and the Future

We sincerely regret that inspiration for RafflesCritics came to us only so late (last semester of our sec4 year) and therefore find it really hard to keep this as an enduring movement. We would have liked so much to do more within this capacity, but conditions allow us otherwise.

We are now doing well in RJC, where conditions are very much different (but imo, better because it is much more liberal). RI sadly still remains "policed", and all we can is hope that as individuals, students can continue in the fight against draconian and unjust rule.

Nevertheless, we are very happy for the massive support of fellow students throughout this stressful time. (It is amazing that even today, we still get quite a number of hits.) However, we are disappointed that our drive for political reform should meet with sceptics who choose to undermine the right and responsibility of students to have a genuine say in the way the school is run (which we all have a stake in).

We will keep this site as it is, as a monument and symbol of student activism, and hopefully it may serve as a good model for any enlightened individuals who choose to take on the mentel of fighting for the freedom of the oppressed.

Should anyone be game to take on this challenge to champion the rights of the students, please contact either of us, and we will be more than glad to help out, as grateful alumni of Raffles Institution, to make it a better place for all students of the future.

Finally, let us again thank all who have given us their support. We are sure that we have done something for the school, tangible or intangible, and we at least have shown that students can and will unite to challenge unjustice in the face of authority, and have strengthened the will, resolve and psychology of students as a body.

To all who are still under the system, fight on! It can be done, and it is worth it!

posted by gordie @ 6:54 PM