It's been a humbling experience and it has made me extremely proud of the people here and of the place I call my current home. I have lived here for the last four years and I have seen Hong Kong and I have witnessed first hand, its people fight for their right to their identity, culture, and democracy. Hong Kong is my current home and while I am an expat here, I have a serious love and passion for this country that has given me so much. Unless your name is Joshua Wong, that is. What were you doing when you were 14 years old? I'm sure it wasn't trying to overthrow the influence of Communist China in your home country. When we free our speech, our voice becomes one.
His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in jail twice.Ĭomposed in three parts, Unfree Speech chronicles Joshua’s path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values. Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party, and rallied the international community around the anti-Extradition Bill protests, which have seen 2 million people – more than a quarter of the population – take to Hong Kong’s streets. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education – and won. When he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. With values, tactics, and courage, Joshua Wong shows us the way.' – Timothy SnyderĪn urgent manifesto for global democracy from the leading 23-year-old Hong Kong activist - Nobel Peace Prize nominee and TIME, Forbes and Fortune world leader. 'If we want freedom, we need to learn from Hong Kong. Together we are one loud voice that cannot be silenced.' – Greta Thunberg
' Joshua Wong is the future that has already come.
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