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Over 1.7 Million Hongkongers Take Part in 8.18 "Be Water" Rally in 2019
On Sunday, August 28, 2019, over 1.7 million Hongkongers took to the streets to oppose the impending encroachment of rights and freedom in the government's attempt to establish an extradition treaty with China.
Hongkongers defied the police's objection to the march by gathering in Victoria Park, peacefully walking to Central, demonstrating their entitled rights of expression and protest.
Despite the pouring rain, Hongkongers made their steps forward standing by each other. Withstanding the rain, the congestion and hypothermia, Hongkongers formed a sea of umbrellas, peacefully and with civility, showing the world their determination to pursue the 5 demands and their ideal 'Hong Kong'.
Source: USP #Aug18
#BeWater #StrongerTogether #AntiELAB #NeverForgive #NeverForget
Over 1.7 Million Hongkongers Take Part in 8.18 "Be Water" Rally in 2019
On Sunday, August 28, 2019, over 1.7 million Hongkongers took to the streets to oppose the impending encroachment of rights and freedom in the government's attempt to establish an extradition treaty with China.
Hongkongers defied the police's objection to the march by gathering in Victoria Park, peacefully walking to Central, demonstrating their entitled rights of expression and protest.
Despite the pouring rain, Hongkongers made their steps forward standing by each other. Withstanding the rain, the congestion and hypothermia, Hongkongers formed a sea of umbrellas, peacefully and with civility, showing the world their determination to pursue the 5 demands and their ideal 'Hong Kong'.
Source: USP #Aug18
#BeWater #StrongerTogether #AntiELAB #NeverForgive #NeverForget
Be like water - The striking resemblance and common languages for mass protests
Editor’s Note: If you have paid attention to the protests in Belarus, you will not be surprised to see that protestors are dressing alike, wearing helmet or gas mask and carrying umbrella, as the BLM protestors in the US or the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong. Not only that, the new tactic “Be Water”, meaning 'great flexibility and agility for the mind and body', also becomes a common motto among protestors to resist and reorganize themselves during various clashes with the brutal forces. Such tactic comes from Bruce Lee and was adapted by Hong Kong protestors in 2019.
Similar infographic posters like the one above are circulated on Belarus TG channel, depicting common gears and tools for protestors around the world.
Source: Facebook
Written by: Hong Kong Echo
#BeWater #Belarus #Gears #Protest
Editor’s Note: If you have paid attention to the protests in Belarus, you will not be surprised to see that protestors are dressing alike, wearing helmet or gas mask and carrying umbrella, as the BLM protestors in the US or the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong. Not only that, the new tactic “Be Water”, meaning 'great flexibility and agility for the mind and body', also becomes a common motto among protestors to resist and reorganize themselves during various clashes with the brutal forces. Such tactic comes from Bruce Lee and was adapted by Hong Kong protestors in 2019.
Similar infographic posters like the one above are circulated on Belarus TG channel, depicting common gears and tools for protestors around the world.
Source: Facebook
Written by: Hong Kong Echo
#BeWater #Belarus #Gears #Protest
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"Business as Usual" as Citizens Shout Slogans in Mong Kok
1611 | #MongKok
In the face of National Security Law and arrests of pro-democracy activists, Hong Kong people continued to express their defiance and resistance in peaceful and flexible ways, following the “be water” principle long adopted since the beginning of anti-ELAB movement last year. Amidst the usual hustling and bustling, loud chants of pro-democracy protest slogans is clearly heard in Mong Kok.
Source: Local Press HK
#Sept6 #BeWater
1611 | #MongKok
In the face of National Security Law and arrests of pro-democracy activists, Hong Kong people continued to express their defiance and resistance in peaceful and flexible ways, following the “be water” principle long adopted since the beginning of anti-ELAB movement last year. Amidst the usual hustling and bustling, loud chants of pro-democracy protest slogans is clearly heard in Mong Kok.
Source: Local Press HK
#Sept6 #BeWater
Hong Kong’s protest movement has made a difference for the world.
Hong Kong’s struggles have emboldened and influenced activists around the globe in their own distinctive fight against autocratic forces. Demonstrators in places from Minsk to Minneapolis and from Beirut to Bangkok are now pressing their agenda.
Hong Kong protesters’ “be water” mantra tactical flexibility has had a widespread impact and been cited by activist in places.
Last year’s protest wave in Hong Kong did not succeed in accomplishing its goals, but it is showing a power to
Inspire and affecting more places and struggles in a wider variety of setting than any past Chinese protest wave.
Source: NIKKEI Asia #Oct18
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Hong-Kong-s-protest-movement-has-made-a-difference-for-the-world
#HongKong #HongKongProtest #BeWater #HongKonger
Hong Kong’s struggles have emboldened and influenced activists around the globe in their own distinctive fight against autocratic forces. Demonstrators in places from Minsk to Minneapolis and from Beirut to Bangkok are now pressing their agenda.
Hong Kong protesters’ “be water” mantra tactical flexibility has had a widespread impact and been cited by activist in places.
Last year’s protest wave in Hong Kong did not succeed in accomplishing its goals, but it is showing a power to
Inspire and affecting more places and struggles in a wider variety of setting than any past Chinese protest wave.
Source: NIKKEI Asia #Oct18
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Hong-Kong-s-protest-movement-has-made-a-difference-for-the-world
#HongKong #HongKongProtest #BeWater #HongKonger
#BeWater #HongKongProtests
Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changes Protests Around the World
//Social dissent these days has a new catchphrase: “Be Water”. Inspired by a quote from martial arts icon Bruce Lee, the phrase was repurposed by Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement during their campaign against the 2019 extradition bill. The concept calls for movements to take on an amorphous, leaderless and fast-flowing approach.
Thanks to live-streaming on social media, demonstrators share vital information – such as the whereabouts of police – to avoid a crackdown. The strategy was tested in Hong Kong and soon implemented halfway across the world by Catalan demonstrators, determined to defend the region’s freedoms from the central Spanish government...
“Shapeless” and “leaderless” are quickly becoming the new keywords for social movements. And it looks like there cannot be one without the other. Not only is lack of leadership essential to fluidity (protesters cannot just assemble and split if they are following someone’s directives), but it also allows movements to avoid government crackdowns.
As Hong Kong-based journalist Anthony Dapiran has observed, “With no obvious leader, there’s no one to imprison.” Even Black Lives Matter, despite the heritage of civil rights leaders as charismatic as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, is now taking a leaderless approach to social action.//
Source: The Diplomat #Oct30
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Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World
https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/hong-kongs-blueprint-changed-protests-around-the-world/
Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changes Protests Around the World
//Social dissent these days has a new catchphrase: “Be Water”. Inspired by a quote from martial arts icon Bruce Lee, the phrase was repurposed by Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement during their campaign against the 2019 extradition bill. The concept calls for movements to take on an amorphous, leaderless and fast-flowing approach.
Thanks to live-streaming on social media, demonstrators share vital information – such as the whereabouts of police – to avoid a crackdown. The strategy was tested in Hong Kong and soon implemented halfway across the world by Catalan demonstrators, determined to defend the region’s freedoms from the central Spanish government...
“Shapeless” and “leaderless” are quickly becoming the new keywords for social movements. And it looks like there cannot be one without the other. Not only is lack of leadership essential to fluidity (protesters cannot just assemble and split if they are following someone’s directives), but it also allows movements to avoid government crackdowns.
As Hong Kong-based journalist Anthony Dapiran has observed, “With no obvious leader, there’s no one to imprison.” Even Black Lives Matter, despite the heritage of civil rights leaders as charismatic as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, is now taking a leaderless approach to social action.//
Source: The Diplomat #Oct30
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Read full article:
Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World
https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/hong-kongs-blueprint-changed-protests-around-the-world/
The Diplomat
Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World
From Belarus to Thailand, activists worldwide are learning from the city’s pro-democracy movement.
#FailedState #Censorship
Application for "Be Water" car license plate denied; Hong Kong Transport Department: It may cause danger to road users
Hong Kong citizens can apply for their favorite license plates under the personalized vehicle registration marks scheme of the Transport Department.
A netizen said in a Facebook post on November 27, 2020 that his application to make "Be Water" a vehicle registration mark was denied, as Transport Department stated in their reply, " it may cause danger to the safety of an user of the road.".
"Be Water" is originally a martial art concept put forward by the Chinese martial artist Bruce Lee to illustrate the fluidity of his moves, it was later adopted by the Hong Kong protesters in the anti-bill movement to describe their guerilla tactics and flash mob-style rallies.
The license plate 's applicant questioned the Transport Department about their decision, "how weak do you have to be to think that 'Be Water' will cause danger?".
Source: Stand News #Nov27
#BeWater
Application for "Be Water" car license plate denied; Hong Kong Transport Department: It may cause danger to road users
Hong Kong citizens can apply for their favorite license plates under the personalized vehicle registration marks scheme of the Transport Department.
A netizen said in a Facebook post on November 27, 2020 that his application to make "Be Water" a vehicle registration mark was denied, as Transport Department stated in their reply, " it may cause danger to the safety of an user of the road.".
"Be Water" is originally a martial art concept put forward by the Chinese martial artist Bruce Lee to illustrate the fluidity of his moves, it was later adopted by the Hong Kong protesters in the anti-bill movement to describe their guerilla tactics and flash mob-style rallies.
The license plate 's applicant questioned the Transport Department about their decision, "how weak do you have to be to think that 'Be Water' will cause danger?".
Source: Stand News #Nov27
#BeWater
#FreeAgnes #Japan
Agnes Chow Mentioned in the Entrance Exam of a Prestigious Japanese Junior High school
Source: Stand News #Feb6
#AgnesChow #BeWater #Japan
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Agnes Chow Mentioned in the Entrance Exam of a Prestigious Japanese Junior High school
Source: Stand News #Feb6
#AgnesChow #BeWater #Japan
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#FreeAgnes #Japan
Agnes Chow Mentioned in the Entrance Exam of a Prestigious Japanese Junior High schoo
Recently, many private junior high schools in Japan are holding entrance exams. An exam question at the Seiko Gakuin Junior & Senior High School, a prestigious school in Yokohama, sparked discussions between netizens in Hong Kong and Japan because the question mentioned Agnes Chow, the National Security Law and Keyakizaka46’s song “Fukyōwaon”.
The question appeared in the Social Studies paper, where an Asahi Shimbun newspaper article published on August 2020 was chosen and the candidates needed to answer questions accordingly. The article narrates how Agnes Chow was arrested and released, and the fact that she mentioned the song “Fukyōwaon” (means discordant sound) kept coming to her mind when she was held in custody, making her determined to protect her home. This article has attracted a lot of attention at that time.
Apart from asking where it happened and who was involved in the exam question, it also mentioned “be water”, one of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement slogan, quoting Xunzi (a Chinese Confucian philosopher) on his saying “water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat”, subsequently asking the student candidate to define the meaning of “water”. The fourth question asked the candidates to answer in one sentence how they have experienced having denied their freedom. The last question linked Agnes’s arrest to Article 21 of the Japanese Constitution and asked the candidate to fill in what freedom is protected under this law.
Source: Stand News #Feb6
#AgnesChow #BeWater #EntranceExam
Agnes Chow Mentioned in the Entrance Exam of a Prestigious Japanese Junior High schoo
Recently, many private junior high schools in Japan are holding entrance exams. An exam question at the Seiko Gakuin Junior & Senior High School, a prestigious school in Yokohama, sparked discussions between netizens in Hong Kong and Japan because the question mentioned Agnes Chow, the National Security Law and Keyakizaka46’s song “Fukyōwaon”.
The question appeared in the Social Studies paper, where an Asahi Shimbun newspaper article published on August 2020 was chosen and the candidates needed to answer questions accordingly. The article narrates how Agnes Chow was arrested and released, and the fact that she mentioned the song “Fukyōwaon” (means discordant sound) kept coming to her mind when she was held in custody, making her determined to protect her home. This article has attracted a lot of attention at that time.
Apart from asking where it happened and who was involved in the exam question, it also mentioned “be water”, one of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement slogan, quoting Xunzi (a Chinese Confucian philosopher) on his saying “water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat”, subsequently asking the student candidate to define the meaning of “water”. The fourth question asked the candidates to answer in one sentence how they have experienced having denied their freedom. The last question linked Agnes’s arrest to Article 21 of the Japanese Constitution and asked the candidate to fill in what freedom is protected under this law.
Source: Stand News #Feb6
#AgnesChow #BeWater #EntranceExam
#HKProtest
Exiled activists launch pro-democracy magazine to keep alive the spirit of “#BeWater”
A new print magazine in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement has been published by a group of vocal activists who went on exile in Taiwan after China’s enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong in 2020.
Source: Apple Daily
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Exiled activists launch pro-democracy magazine to keep alive the spirit of “#BeWater”
A new print magazine in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement has been published by a group of vocal activists who went on exile in Taiwan after China’s enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong in 2020.
Source: Apple Daily
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