'Suddenly, a cry came from behind: Inhaler!' Everyone froze, spinning on their heels. Within 20 seconds, two young women sprinted forward, pulling asthma inhalers from their bags,' reports aliceysu.
Hundreds of mothers held a protest against the extradition bill in Hong Kong on June 14, 2019.
An outsider might assume there must be some administrative genius at the core, directing the tens of thousands of protesters who surrounded the legislative building to prevent discussion of an extradition bill that — if approved — would send people to China at its request.
Most participants in the protests are not coming as part of any organization, Law said, but finding out about different activities through social platforms online. “You can choose thumbs up or thumbs down, and people discuss whether they support or are against it,” Law said. If momentum gathers behind one idea, people act.
Local churches called for mass prayer meetings in the days leading up to Wednesday’s planned legislative discussion of the extradition bill. When the Tuesday night meeting ended at 9 p.m., participants didn’t want to leave, said local pastor Wong Siu Yung. People took up the song again during Wednesday’s protests as pastors stood between rows of police and youth protesters, hoping to defuse tension.
The police crackdown has pushed youth activists toward further decentralization, breaking up mass Telegram channels into smaller groups. The youth now mobilize through dozens of Instagram pages, chat groups and old-fashioned groups of friends pulling friends together.
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