Insurgent Politics & Hong Kong's Existential Crisis, An Anti-Authoritarian Left Perspective

Insurgent Politics and Hong Kong's Existential Crisis, An Anti-Authoritarian Left Perspective with Edward Hon-Sing Wong Listen, download and share -> www.soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/edwardwong In this No Borders Media audio dispatch, we get perspective on the protest movement in Hong Kong from Edward Hon-Sing Wong, a migrant justice and labour organizer based in Toronto, part of the Hong Kong diaspora. He authored the article Insurgent Politics against the Backdrop of Hong Kong’s Existential Crisis. In this feature interview, Edward provides background to the current protest movement, as well as an analysis of the dynamics of the insurgent politics and contested terrain of struggle withing the immense and disruptive protests. We also get a sense of the politics of the Hong Kong and Chinese diaspora in relation to the current insurgency, including the challenges organizing within Chinese communities, and countering "yellow peril" tropes. Background: - Insurgent Politics against the Backdrop of Hong Kong’s Existential Crisis (Edward Hon-Sing Wong) https://uppingtheanti.org/blog/entry/insurgent-politics-against-the-backdrop-of-hong-kongs-existential-crisis - Hong Kong protests: Imagining the end of the police https://popula.com/2019/08/13/hong-kong-protests-imagining-the-end-of-the-police/ - Lausan: Sharing decolonial left perspectives on Hong Kong Music: Hong Kong working class anthem "Half a Catty, Eight Taels" by Sam Hui. Photo by Deacon Lui (https://www.instagram.com/lsb.co/) Interview recorded on September 5, 2019. ----- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook, twitter and soundcloud. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com You can download No Borders Media podcasts here: google play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iryaoz7brmxisj3tcojm7p7bgce?t=No_Borders_Media itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/no-borders-media/id1439525381 stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/no-borders-media pocketcasts: https://pca.st/J3K9