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 21 August 2019. Based on anonymous submissions. Maintained by Jason Li and Lokman Tsui.

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Donate to groups that are supporting protestors on the ground:

• 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund (612人道支援基金) (PayPal: [email protected])
• Spark Alliance HK 星火同盟 (Paypal: [email protected])

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:

• Inmedia 香港獨立媒體網
• Stand News 立場新聞
• Factwire (PayPal: factwire)
• Hong Kong Citizen News 眾新聞
• Hong Kong Free Press

Donate to these civil society research organizations:

• Civil Rights Observer 民權觀察
• Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute 香港民意研究所

Pitch in for supplies that protect people during police operations from this online store (but keep in mind they're currently backlogged on logistics):

• HK Protect 香港保護: 捐贈裝備送給前線

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.

Call your representatives (find their number on callmycongress.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 (H.R. 3289) (S. 1838).

Alternately:

• Use this Action Network link 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.

Reference: Pelosi Statement in Support of Hong Kong Protestors

Contact your current MP and MP candidates (find the former here):

• 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.

Sign these petitions:

• e-2268 (Hong Kong) at the House of Commons, sponsored by MP Michael Chong

Contact your representatives (WriteToThem helps you look who yours is):

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

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

Contact your representatives:

• Tell them you are very concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
• Urge them to pass Joint Motion for a Resolution on the situation in Hong Kong (RC-9-2019-0013_EN)

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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