Wong half-believes he was born to the role.
It is also a call to arms to that generation that has known nothing but Instagram and Snapchat – a manifesto to “follow news sites for warning signs of political polarisation”, to use “fact-checking media”, to get out from behind their screens “to attend rallies and help organise election campaigns” and to remember, above all, any effort to preserve democracy “starts with one voice, one flyer and one speech”. Samhälle Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThis book is a memoir of an extraordinary decade in which Wong went from a nerdy obsession with Marvel comics to a Netflix documentary in which he was characterised as a superhero for democracy. When we stay silent, no-one is safe: when we free our speech, `they can't stop all of us'. Hong Kong is the canary in the coal mine. It is a rallying cry for all of us to rise up and fight together for our freedoms. Part-manifesto, part-memoir, Unfree Speech is Joshua's powerful and urgent call for all of us to stand up for democracy, wherever we live.
Now, for the first time, this is Joshua's story straight from the frontline of activism. His efforts have garnered him mass global news coverage, a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and over 100 days in jail. Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Revolution in 2014 and now the ongoing Extradition Bill protests which are hitting our news headlines daily. While the adults stayed silent, and China threatened to change their education policy, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong against the oppressive regime: and won. At what point do you stand up to power? Aged 14, Joshua Wong made history. Ng, Joshua WongĪn urgent manifesto for global democracy from Joshua Wong, the 22-year-old phenomenon leading Hong Kong's protests - Nobel Peace Prize nominee and TIME, Forbes and Fortune world leader.
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