{"product_id":"unfree-speech-the-threat-to-global-democracy-and-why-we-must-act-now-joshua-wong","title":"Unfree Speech: The Threat to Global Democracy and Why We Must Act, Now;  Joshua Wong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education – and won.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party, and rallied the international community around the anti-Extradition Bill protests, which have seen 2 million people – more than a quarter of the population – take to Hong Kong’s streets. His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in jail twice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed in three parts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfree Speech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chronicles Joshua’s path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eJoshua Wong Chi-fung is a Hong Kong student activist and politician. He has been named by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas one of the world's most influential leaders. In 2018 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his leading role in the Umbrella Movement. He is Secretary-General of Demosistō, a pro-democracy organization which he founded in 2016 that advocates for self-determination for Hong Kong. Joshua came onto the political scene in 2011 aged 14, when he founded Scholarism and successfully protested against the enforcement of Chinese National Education in Hong Kong. He has been arrested numerous times for his protesting and activism and has served over 100 days in jail. He has been the subject of two documentaries, including the Netflix original,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua: Teenager vs Superpower\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49468066726210,"sku":"","price":6.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/unfree.jpg?v=1722139720","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/unfree-speech-the-threat-to-global-democracy-and-why-we-must-act-now-joshua-wong","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}