Community organizing

Hong Kong democracy activists on Oct. 28 marked one month of mass protests, calling on supporters to gather for an evening rally wearing the masks they have used to ward off police tear gas and pepper spray.
      

The debate that has been generated by the prime minister’s decision last week to call for a vote of confidence in Parliament on Friday may be the last opportunity we have for a serious discussion on where the country is headed, on what its prospects are and what kind of growth model it needs to pursue in order to not only emerge from the crisis but to get back on the path to prosperity.

The need for a national consensus on priorities and a government formula which is a natural function of this consensus - these are two of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) political goals.

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Hong Kong students Monday began a week-long boycott of classes, gathering in their thousands for what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against China's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.

Calls are growing for a boycott of Israeli products in Turkey, with a number of professional associations urging consumers to refrain from buying goods from a list of companies prepared following Israel’s recent Gaza operations.