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Chalk Girl: a protester at the heart of Hong Kong’s democracy movement. Two years since her arrest made her an accidental hero of the pro-democracy umbrella movement, the 16-year-old must decide whether to rejoin the battle alongside the 'localist' youth. As elections loom, Chalk Girl is torn between wanting to respect her family, who are concerned about the risks of her activism, and standing up to Chinese interference. Young localists see themselves as being in a fight to save their beloved city, and in the middle of it all, Chalk Girl is just a teenager wanting to feel part of something bigger.In 2014, as a 14-year-old schoolgirl, she was arrested for drawing a chalk flower on a wall where thousands of people created protest artworks. It was the end of the umbrella revolution, in which tens of thousands of people occupied parts of downtown Hong Kong. She was detained and removed from her father's care, and only released when international outrage began to cause embarrassment. Because she was underage, her face was obscured in the press, but a cartoon form of her image became synonymous with the fight for democracy. The world came to know her as Chalk Girl.Now 16, she remains masked and scarred from the damage done to her and her family, but her generation of 'umbrella soldiers' faces a new fight. Trouble is brewing as Hong Kong gears up for the first elections since the protests, and these young people are moving away from frontline street battles to stand in mainstream politics. Government suppression has caused youth anger to grow and inspired the creation of the localist movement – groups determined to defend Hong Kong’s culture and autonomy from the creeping dominance of mainland China.What does it mean to be an accidental hero and a teenage girl at the heart of Hong Kong’s movement for autonomy, as the city’s youth mobilise to challenge China’s influence on the territory?Commissioned by the Guardian and Bertha FoundationSubscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardianBecome a Guardian supporter ► http://bit.ly/GDNmembersThe Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.comSuggested videos:Erica: Man Made ► http://bit.ly/EricaManMadeBattle for Mosul ► http://bit.ly/MosulDocRadical Brownies ► http://bit.ly/RadicalBrowniesFilmDesert Fire ► http://bit.ly/DesertFire6x9: experience solitary confinement ► http://bit.ly/6x9gdnGun Nation ► http://bit.ly/GunNationDocWe Walk Together ► http://bit.ly/WeWalkTogetherFilmThe last job on Earth ► http://bit.ly/LastJobOnEarthPatrick Stewart: the ECHR and us ► http://bit.ly/PatrickStewartSGuardian playlists:Guardian Bertha Documentaries ► http://bit.ly/GuardianBerthaIn my opinion ► http://bit.ly/InMyOpinionOwen Jones meets ► http://bit.ly/CorbynJonesUS elections 2016 ► http://bit.ly/elections2016gdnGuardian Animations & Explanations ►http://is.gd/explainersGuardian Investigations ► http://is.gd/guardianinvestigationsThe Guardian's YouTube channels:Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjonesGuardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootballGuardian Science and Tech ► http://is.gd/guardiantechGuardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardiancultureGuardian Wires ► http://is.gd/guardianwires

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grouse holler howl kick knock march moratorium nix protestation rally remonstrance remonstration stink tumult big stink formal complaint agreement answer calm concurrence harmony peace calmness compliment flattery praise acceptance approval affirm assert declare demonstrate fight insist maintain object oppose resist asseverate attest avouch avow blast buck combat contend disagree except expostulate predicate profess rebel remonstrate squawk testify back-talk be against be displeased by constate cry out inveigh against make a stink put up a fight say no sound off stage a walkout take exception thumbs-down agree comply deny forget go along support accept consent give in retreat surrender approve advance allege argue aver cite claim defend justify press proclaim pronounce protest put forward say stand up for state stress swear uphold warrant disavow disclaim negate refute repudiate asserting advancing affirming alleging arguing asservating attesting averring avouching avowing butt in citing claiming contending defending horning in justifying mouth off popping off predicating pressing proclaiming professing pronouncing protesting putting forward saying shooting off one's mouth shooting one's wad standing up for stating stressing swearing upholding vindicating warranting questioning leaving abandoning rejecting hiding concealing denying surrendering deserting asserts advances affirms alleges argues asservates attests avers avouches avows cites claims contends defends horns in justifies pops off predicates presses proclaims professes pronounces protests puts forward says shoots off one's mouth shoots one's wad stands up for states stresses swears upholds vindicates warrants questions leaves abandons rejects hides conceals denies surrenders deserts back talk answer back complain sass talk back bemoan bitch fuss groan grumble whine appreciate be happy confrontation dare defiance demanding interrogation provocation summons to contest test threat trial ultimatum decide 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