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Setting up a Lennon Wall or joining in a rally may be the most visible way to help the Hong Kong protests from abroad, but it isn’t necessarily the best. Below are some other ideas on how to support the protest from afar.

Last updated 5 September 2019. Based on anonymous submissions. Maintained by Jason Li and Lokman Tsui.

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💰Donate

Donate to groups that are supporting protestors on the ground:

(Humanitarian Relief Fund) 612 人道支援基金)(PayPal:612 [email protected]) – most reputable, financially transparent
Spark Alliance HK 星火 ***(Paypal:[email protected]) – recommended by frontline protesters

Donate to groups supporting journalists on the ground:

HKJA Journalist Protection Fund 香港記者協會保護記者基金
Radical HK 基進報導(on top of being a news organization, they provide sign language interpretation at many events)

Donate to these non-profit, independent news organizations so they can continue to provide coverage of Hong Kong:

Donate to these civil society research organizations:

Pitch in for supplies that protect people during police operations :

Free MyHK supply station team (PayPal:[email protected])
HK Protect 香港保護: 捐贈裝備送給前線(this online store is backlogged and takes 7 – 60 days to deliver supplies)

🧓🏻 Organize within your community

If you’re part of a community group, association or organization, publish a statement in support of the protestors. If possible, band together with other groups to sign a joint statement.

Hold discussions within your diaspora communities, with folks who are on the fence or self-identified centrists. But approach with caution if folks are already staunchly against the protests.

(🇺🇸) ************************ (For US residents / citizens)

Call your representatives (find their number oncallmycongress.com):

Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
Ask them to support the call to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd control equipment to the Hong Kong police .
Ask them to support passage of the (Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act) (HR 3289) (S. 1838).

Alternately:

Use thisAction Networklink to automatically find your representatives based on your address and provide an editable letter that asks them to co-sponsor the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019.

References:

Pelosi Statement on Withdrawal of Hong Kong Extradition Bill, Sept 4, 2019
Pelosi Statement in Support of Hong Kong Protestors, August 6, 2019

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Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.

Ask them to introduce a motion in Parliament in support of the Hong Kong protests.

Ask them to introduce legislation similar to US’s Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

Sign these petitions:

(e -) (Hong Kong) at the House of Commons, sponsored by MP Michael Chong

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Support Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong

, launched by Canada-Hong Kong Link Toronto, Canadian Voice in Hong Kong, Civic Education Society Vancouver and Friends of Hong Kong Calgary.

If you live abroad, remember you can stillregister to vote.

🇬🇧For UK residents / citizens

Contact your representatives (WriteToThemhelps you look who yours is):

Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
Tell them that you supportthe recent decision to stop selling crowd-control equipment and tear gas to Hong Kong.
Ask them to uphold the 1984Sino – British Joint Declaration

Alternately, useStand with HKto send an pre-written email to your MP that asks them to uphold the 1984 Sino- British Joint Declaration.

EUFor EU residents / citizens

Contact your representatives:

Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
Urge them to passJoint Motion for a Resolution on the situation in Hong Kong (RC-9 – 2019 – 00 (EN)

(🇨🇭) For Swiss residents / citizens

Contact theEDAorIgnazio Cassius, or your representatives in the National Council or Council of States:

Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
Urge them to make a statement in support of the protesters in Hong Kong and against the excessive police violence there .

🇯🇵For Japanese residents / citizens

Sign these petitions:

Call on Japanese parliamentarians to start discussions on a Japanese version of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Bill.

🇰🇷For South Korean residents / citizens

Contact members of the parliament to express concern about and solidarity with the protesters of Hong Kong:

Post a petition to the Blue House.

read Spread the word on social media

Some tips on spreading the word on social media:

Don’t post unverified information.
Post trigger warnings before revealing images of blood and violence.
Think about your audience: Do your friends really want to read seven heavily-captioned posts, or do they prefer a single post summary?
Engage carefully with friends & family: Sometimes it’s best to agree to disagree and move on for now.
Engage carefully (or not at all) with the trolls: Do you really need to win that argument on the internet with someone you don’t know?

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