Joshua Wong
Aktivist
Joshua Wong is a Hong Kong student activist and politician who serves as secretary-general of pro-democracy party Demosistō. Wong was previously convenor and founder of student activist group Scholarism. Internationally known for his prominent role during the 2014 Umbrella Movement, he was convicted and jailed for six months for it on August 2017. His major influence on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement resulted in his inclusion in TIME Magazine's Most Influential Teens of 2014 and nomination for its Person of the Year 2014, recognition by Fortune magazine as one of the world's greatest leaders in 2015, and, in 2017, plans for nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Q&A: Activism and Animal Crossing - Organizing Protest in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong protest movement led by Joshua Wong is known for its unconventional methods and tools, not only umbrellas. The farming game Animal Crossing New Horizons was recently banned from Chinese online stores by the government because of in-game protests by Hong Kong activists. Protest flyers are handed out, virtually and untraceable, via Apple’s Airdrop. In this exceptional conversation between Joshua Wong and Fridays for Future activist Luisa Neubauer we’ll learn how the younger generation has succeeded in gaining influence and taking part in decision-making processes driving their future.
The talk will be held in English.
