Event

Join 羅冠聰 Nathan Law, Hong Kong democracy activist, for a discussion of the fast-moving, momentous, and increasingly perilous protests in Hong Kong. This lecture is part of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy's "Politics on the Edge" lecture series and is hosted by the Philomathean Society.

Free tickets available via the Facebook event page

Nathan Law is a young activist in Hong Kong, currently studying at Yale University for a master degree in East Asian Studies. During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Nathan was one of the five representatives who took part in the dialogue with government, debating political reform.

Upholding non-violent civic actions, Law, Joshua Wong and other student leaders founded Demosistō in 2016, and also co-founded Network of Young Democratic Asians (NOYDA), aiming at promoting exchanges among social activists in other East Asian countries.

In the recent Hong Kong Legislative Council elections, Law was elected with 50,818 votes in the Hong Kong Island constituency and became youngest Legislative Councilor in history. However, his seat was overturned in July 2017 following Beijing's constitutional reinterpretation despite international criticism.

Law was later jailed for his participation in the Umbrella Movement. The persecution sparked global concern over Beijing's crackdown on human rights and democratic movement in Hong Kong. In 2018, Law and his fellow student activists Joshua Wong and Alex Chow were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by US congressmen and British members of Parliament.

Co-sponsored by:
Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
Hong Kong Student Association UPenn
UPenn SPEC