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#illridewithyou: hashtag offers solidarity with Sydney's Muslims after siege | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
With hostages still in danger and central Sydney in lockdown, residents have turned to social media to spread a message of tolerance. | With hostages still in danger and central Sydney in lockdown, residents have turned to social media to spread a message of tolerance. |
Locals have became concerned about the potential for rising intolerance or aggression towards people wearing religious dress. | Locals have became concerned about the potential for rising intolerance or aggression towards people wearing religious dress. |
One woman started what soon blossomed into a social media campaign to stand in solidarity with the city’s Muslims. | One woman started what soon blossomed into a social media campaign to stand in solidarity with the city’s Muslims. |
Tessa Kum, a TV content editor and writer living in Sydney, told Guardian Australia she acted after seeing a tweet from Michael James: | Tessa Kum, a TV content editor and writer living in Sydney, told Guardian Australia she acted after seeing a tweet from Michael James: |
This, this is what good people do. #sydneyseige #MartinPlace pic.twitter.com/zxbHLWzxEp | This, this is what good people do. #sydneyseige #MartinPlace pic.twitter.com/zxbHLWzxEp |
She then posted offering her company to anyone in religious attire on her route. | She then posted offering her company to anyone in religious attire on her route. |
If you reg take the #373 bus b/w Coogee/MartinPl, wear religious attire, & don’t feel safe alone: I’ll ride with you. @ me for schedule. | If you reg take the #373 bus b/w Coogee/MartinPl, wear religious attire, & don’t feel safe alone: I’ll ride with you. @ me for schedule. |
Maybe start a hashtag? What’s in #illridewithyou? | Maybe start a hashtag? What’s in #illridewithyou? |
Fellow Twitter users swiftly joined in, offering their support. | Fellow Twitter users swiftly joined in, offering their support. |
#illridewithyou radiates the beauty of Australian mateship. We are many, but together we are one. #sydneysiege pic.twitter.com/cmJonDi7Lc | #illridewithyou radiates the beauty of Australian mateship. We are many, but together we are one. #sydneysiege pic.twitter.com/cmJonDi7Lc |
Others picked a broader context to reinforce the statement. | Others picked a broader context to reinforce the statement. |
And, much like the #putoutyourbats tribute to Phillip Hughes, the idea has caught on. | And, much like the #putoutyourbats tribute to Phillip Hughes, the idea has caught on. |
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