Misshomer | From Tiananmen to Anti-ELAB: My lingering fear from 30 years of protesting

I overheard a boy, probably six years old, ask his father, “Are there any police? Are we safe here?” How do we tell them that the police, supposedly trained to protect, have become a political tool to wipe us out, their fellow citizens?

Politics, PersonalWe Are HKers26 February 2020misshomer, tiananmen, anti-elab, protest, protester, fear, penguine, tendarkenComment

Walned | Alumnus delivering supplies into CUHK: “Anyone with a sense of humanity will do the same.”

We almost gave up because of the deep and unsettling sense of fear, yet a voice within told us to go back without wasting another second. I can’t understand how Hong Kong became such a city... On my way back to CUHK, images of the Tiananmen Square massacre continued to replay in my mind. Was it deja vu, or had I lost my sanity?

Politics, PersonalWe Are HKers16 February 2020walned, cuhk, city university, cu, Studio Incendo, siege, protest, protester, journalist, humanity, supplies, tendarkenComment

Carmen | Frontline social worker, a mother, trying her best to accompany young people

In reality, there are differences between the aims and objectives of a social worker. We want to reach out to youths who are not cared for by the system, but only a handful of them would actually come to us for help. When a social movement puts our youth to on the spotlight, I ask instead—just how much is the government willing to help them?

Career, PoliticsWe Are HKers7 January 2020carmen, social, worker, tendarken, mother, youngsters, young, frontline, tea leaf Comment

Mavis | Spending time reading sad news? - "I should think about how I can help."

I still cannot say that we have sent out the right messages to 'click' with most Canadians to their heart. Some people say they support Hong Kong; others wonder why. We just have too many stories to tell; there are too many things happening. That's the real problem.

Career, Politics, Identity, Personal, Family, OverseasWe Are HKers30 December 2019mavis, coalhada, tendarken, canadian, canada, news, action, vancouver, PR, overseasComment

【SHARED】Cook | Cooking for protesters at CityU and PolyU: “I’ll stay, as long as someone here needs me.”

Do you know what the world's best seasoning is? It's hunger —because as long as you are hungry, anything will taste delicious!

Politics, Personal, Shared ArticleWe Are HKers23 December 2019poly u, siege, cook, protester, protests, protest, food, citizen news, tendar, tendarkenComment

Kelvin | Frontliner on why he is willing to sacrifice - “If I succumb to fear, Hong Kong will fall apart.”

We never push with the intent to harm or kill the police. We just want to push them back so that the PRNs won’t be afraid of taking to the streets. I hope those two million people can once again come forward, even if they only help with passing supplies at the back. I promise that us frontliners will always stand in front of PRNs, so that if anything goes wrong, we will be at the front shielding you and making sure all the PRNs have retreated safely before leaving.

PoliticsWe Are HKers19 November 2019frontliner, frontline, kelvin, tea leaf, tendarken, handsome fat jai, kc, valiants, fear, protest, Protests, protester, protests, 831, PRN, courage, youngstersComment

Emma | Student nurse volunteering as first-aider - "I don’t want to regret not contributing more when protestors have already sacrificed so much."

In nursing, we embrace moral principles that guide our professional medical practice. We value equality, honesty, and integrity. Most of all, we learn to do no harm.

Career, PoliticsWe Are HKers9 November 2019emma, nurse, first, aider, firstaid, student, professional, medical, protests, protester, frontline, tendarkenComment

Lisa - "It was my first time facing danger - a danger that was so close."

We realised we couldn’t rely on anyone - not the police - because they’d arrest us, and definitely not the white shirts who would chase us down.

PoliticsWe Are HKers5 November 2019ka yan, lisa, tendarken, danger, airport, tung chung, lantau, evacuator, driver, white shirt, policeComment

Amy - 'People just look at the surface. They only see the chaos, but they don’t ask why there is chaos.'

I realised a lot of people around me are really angry. There’s a guy who sits next to me at work who gets really upset, but that’s all... There’s no point in being angry by yourself. You’re not helping anyone; you’re just making yourself unhappy. When I realised that, I started becoming more active.

Personal, PoliticsWe Are HKers28 October 2019ka yan, amy, tendarken, chaos, surface, protests, protester, time, act, lennon, wallComment