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#illridewithyou: hashtag offers solidarity with Sydney's Muslims after cafe siege #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/zxbHLWzxEpThis, 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.