Sticky note mosaics have popped up on walls across Hong Kong amid rolling protests against the government's handling of a controversial extradition bill, highlighting how widespread the demonstrations have become. More here:
HONG KONG - During Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” of 2014, colorful Post-it notes of support covered a wall near where protesters camped in the streets calling for democracy in the Chinese-controlled city, becoming a symbol of the movement.
Part art, part politics, supporters have dubbed them “Lennon Walls” after the original John Lennon Wall in communist-controlled Prague in the 1980s that was covered with graffiti, Beatles lyrics and messages of political grievance. In Tai Po, a district about halfway between the downtown area and the border with China, an underpass was converted into a “Lennon tunnel”, with pastel yellow, blue, pink and white messages across the walls.“No rioting, only tyranny” was another message, a reference to the government’s labeling of actions during a demonstration on June 12 as rioting. Police responded that day by firing tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds.
One innovative protester hung a flip-flop on a string, taped it to the wall, encouraging people to fling it at a picture of Lam, according to an image on Facebook.The outpouring of wall-borne emotion has spread as protesters organize demonstrations across the territory, including areas that rarely see political activism.
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