【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

Tingo | Confessions of a Frontliner — Between Violence and Rationality

Tingo is a Hongkonger in his 30s, who quit his job in April and started his own business. Find out why, despite having earned enough to have more free time whilst being self-employed, he chose to spend his time and energy as a frontliner.

Politics, PersonalWe Are HKers7 December 2019tingo, frontline, front line, frontliner, jack forest, self-employed, businessman, protester, protests, protestComment

【SHARED】Wang Hao Yu | Taiwanese journalist reporting in Hong Kong - "They are not a bunch of numbers. Each and every one of them is a person, very much alive."

During the Sunflower Movement* in Taiwan, we didn’t agree with the illegal tactics the student protestors used, until we somewhat understood what civil disobedience is. Since then, we have found their persistence in protesting at all costs really admirable.

Politics, Personal, OverseasWe Are HKers1 December 2019wang hao yu, kc, taiwan, taiwanese, journalist, numbers, alive, protest, protests, protester, sunflower movement, MTR, violence, democracy, overseasComment

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

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

"Sometimes the best way to understand something is not through our eyes" - a day with Grandma at the airport

When we pay the price for something which has no value, it is effectively a forced or even wasteful act, and definitely does not constitute the kind of sacrifice mentioned by the women at the airport. Who hasn't heard the verdict that boycotting at school is just a waste of time and will simply let down your parents? But if they believe they are fighting for something valuable, then they are not sacrificing anything, but rather it is a means to strive for what they want.

Family, PoliticsWe Are HKers8 October 2019orange peel, sl, handsome fat jai, protests, protester, grandma, elders, airportComment

Lennon Wall Guardian - "Every initiative, every contribution, every idea can have a massive impact in this movement."

I used to think that Hong Kong people were so selfish. They would never budge and make space for you on the MTR, and couldn't care less about you. I think that’s why Hong Kong people have been so affected by this movement: it has united people from all walks of life.

Hobbies, PoliticsWe Are HKers6 October 2019memo, lennon, wall, guardian, protests, artComment

Ken Kong - Rally Cry Summer of 2019

In the end, the only “weapon” a protestor truly has is their voice. They have tried chanting slogans, using both gentle and aggressive languages to point out the faults of those standing in front of them, while simultaneously expressing their dissatisfaction. However, [the police force] is equipped with various weapons and protective equipment, while using all sorts of methods to oppress the protestors.

PoliticsWe Are HKers29 September 2019protester, protests, frontliner, government, police, orange peel, donComment

Not Born To Be Valiant

Actually, I really want to live in peace. I just want to go on regular dates on the weekends. I just want to enjoy movies, to go shopping, to go back to school as usual. There are lots of things I want to do, but I also understand that I might have to face at least ten years in jail if I’m arrested. However, I will keep standing up (for the movement), because, precisely if you don’t speak out and resist, the ‘bullies’ will only become more powerful and eventually ‘devour’ you.

PoliticsWe Are HKers22 September 2019protests, protester, vanessa.designComment

A Protester - "Every time we dream our dream, we have strangers helping us in one way or another."

“You secondary school kids hurry up and choose what you want to eat. Save your money up to buy your gear (protesting gear), let us treat you to this meal.”

PoliticsWe Are HKers29 July 2019protests, love, protester, yellow shy guyComment

【SHARED】Yan: "Freedom and democracy has always been something that needs to be fought for."

It has never been people protesting that causes chaos within a country. Rather, it is the chaos of the country that causes people to protest.

Politics, Shared ArticleWe Are HKers15 June 2019student, protests, freedom, democracy, submission, yellow shy guyComment