Foreign Affairs Symposium: Joshua Wong and Nathan Law

Description

The Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium returns this spring with a lineup emphasizing various forms of activism in the global sphere. Guest speakers include individuals fighting for racial, environmental, educational, and political justice.

This year's theme is "Anthem," inspired by a viral chant to the song "Thawra" led by student activist Alaa Salah during the 2019 Sudanese protests.

Joshua Wong and Nathan Law are two of the most prominent student activists of the 2014 Occupy Central With Love and Peace campaign—also known as the Umbrella Protests—in Hong Kong. Arrested in 2017 for "unlawful assembly" and "incitement to take part in assembly," Wong and Law were eventually released and cleared of charges but continue to face legal challenges from the Hong Kong government.