In support of the people of Wukan’s struggle for democracy “Down with Corruption, Reclaim Our Land” —Hong Kong Calling for worldwide support for Wukan’s fight for democracy On November 21st, 1927, under the leadership of Peng Pai, pioneer of the Chinese Communist revolution as well as committed socialist, the country’s first rural Soviet administration was [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Charity events would not be out of place in a democratic socialist society
South China Morning Post EDT16 | EDT 2011-11-03 Charity events would not be out of place in a democratic socialist society During the Occupy Central protest last month, I gave my views on charity events like the Central Rat Race (Anti-Wall Street protest reaches Asia’s capitals, October 16). The report prompted a critical response from [...]
Reaching out to grass roots in society
South China Morning Post EDT14 | EDT 2011-11-02 Reaching out to grass roots in society I was disappointed by your (How We See it) editorial (“Protesters need to occupy their minds“, October 31). I was a participant in the protest held on Sunday. First of all, it was not an extension of Occupy Central to [...]
‘Occupiers’ on the march in Kowloon
South China Morning Post CITY3 | CITY | By Jennifer Cheng and Ng Kang-chung 2011-10-31 ‘Occupiers’ on the march in Kowloon Occupy Central morphed into Occupy Mong Kok yesterday. With the Occupy Central campaign on Hong Kong Island showing signs of fading to irrelevance, a group of young activists in colourful costumes tried to revive [...]
Protesters need to occupy their minds
South China Morning Post EDT2 | EDT | HOW WE SEE IT 2011-10-31 Protesters need to occupy their minds The people behind Occupy Central, now apparently expanding to Mong Kok, are in danger of inadvertently mocking themselves. As diverse as the protesters behind the Occupy Wall Street movement in the US and the so-called post-80s [...]
Class fight
The Standard P26,P27 | Spree | By Bonnie Chen and Kelly Ip 2011-10-21 Class fight Embers from the economic destruction caused by bankers three years back have triggered a new fire that has spread from Wall Street into Europe and Asia, finding its way to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, a disparate group of about [...]
ANTI-WALL STREET PROTEST REACHES ASIA’S CAPITALS
South China Morning Post EDT1 | EDT | headline | By Lana Lam 2011-10-16 ANTI-WALL STREET PROTEST REACHES ASIA’S CAPITALS Hong Kong at the forefront in Asia-Pacific as anti-capitalist movement that began in New York’s financial district finds sympathisers and support around the world From Wall Street to Exchange Square, the anti-capitalism movement that started [...]
Fight back against capital hegemony
This is the statement for “Occupy Central”,the global solidarity action held on 15th October 2011Thousands of grassroot people are occupying Wall Street, the centre of global capitalism. By camping out, protests, assemblies and protests, they show disgust at the 1% rich who dominates of the rest of 99%. On the other hand, Hong Kong plays an [...]
Occupy Central on 15th October 2011
The “OccupyWall Street” movement initiated by the American youth, and later joined by manytrade unionists and people from all walks of live, has gained increasingsocial concern and global support. On 15th October 2011, themovement is going to spread to hundreds of cities all over the world. As an Asian financial center, Hong Kong is a [...]
‘Occupy Central’ rally may hit Rat Race
South China Morning Post CITY3 | CITY | By Simpson Cheung 2011-10-13 ‘Occupy Central’ rally may hit Rat Race This weekend’s Occupy Central campaign, which echoes anti-Wall-Street demonstrations in the United States and elsewhere, may be heading for a clash with bankers and financiers running in Sunday’s annual Central Rat Race charity event. The anti-capitalist [...]
