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Hong Kong: Wear A Yellow Ribbon

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Oct 12, 2014
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I have worn a yellow ribbon every day since witnessing firsthand the events of Sunday 28th. I am supportive of the democracy movement, and of the principle of civil disobedience. But what now compels me most to wear it is not politics but the memory of what happened.

I wear it for friends who were hit, as I was, by tear gas. I wear it to honor those lash…

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