On the second day of the first month of the lunar calendar, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province supports Cao Zhixin and other arrested youths offline
[Submission] This is the experience of our small circle in practicing flash mobs in the Suzhou Central Mall in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province on the second day of the first lunar month. For safety reasons, it was deliberately postponed for two weeks. Don’t worry about safety, all participants are safe now.
On the second day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Spring Festival is originally a day for family reunion. Feeling that Cao Zhixin and other nine people in Beijing were arrested by Qiu Hou. After the meal, the three friends made an impromptu decision and agreed to go to Suzhou Center for offline support. We had already prepared in advance to be detained for inspection, and our frequently used mobile phones were also locked at the storage point, and we joked a few lines with each other. Out of justice, “he who holds a salary for everyone shall not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow”, don’t we even have the courage to shout out?
It’s the Lunar New Year, and the shopping mall is full of customers. Suzhou Center is known as the largest single commercial center in the country, especially many young people come here to celebrate the New Year. After we passed the sub-entrance, we went inside and took out the Ipad out of the sight of the security guard at the door.
On the Ipad, in white letters on a black background, it says:
Don’t()()Do()()
Don’t()()Do()()
Don’t()()Do()()
don’t do()() do()()
and painted photos of several youths arrested in Beijing, while another friend pasted a white piece of paper with the words “Freedom, Equality, Justice, and the Rule of Law” on his chest.
forward. We started walking forward, singing do you hear the people sing along with the rhythm on the phone.
Although it was very noisy, gradually passers-by within five or six meters of us began to pay attention to us because of the singing. Many people thought it was a promotional activity at first, but when they saw the ipad and the sticker on the chest of their friends, they quickly realized what it was. We shouted to the young couples watching on both sides: “Everyone must not forget” “Those who hold salaries for everyone must not let them freeze to death in the wind and snow”
We walked all the way through the entire district (friends who are familiar with Suzhou Center can get it), and hundreds of people along the way witnessed our ipads and stickers. What’s touching is that along the way, I didn’t encounter a single person who insulted me, nor did I encounter the situation where everyone was at a loss as imagined.
Instead, there were many people, most of whom looked like college students, giving us thumbs up and OK signs. Many people and their friends began to whisper, and some people brought their friends to watch. What impressed us the most was a couple who saw us and walked about one or two meters away from us and said to us, “Come on, be safe.” Then hug us. With everyone cheering and cheering, we didn’t put away our iPads until the security checkpoint near the exit of the division, and returned to our residence smoothly.
[Summary of Action Experience]
1. The first flash mob allowed us to discover that low-intensity flash mobs in shopping malls are actually safer than gatherings in outdoor public areas. Except for the entrance, there are basically no security guards and plainclothes in the mall, and the law enforcement officers inside are all commercial property personnel. But for safety reasons, try to avoid large gatherings and high-intensity behaviors (indoor high-intensity activities will basically be caught on the spot)
2. Electronic products such as Ipad can replace paper literature, and because of reflections, it is difficult for surveillance cameras to capture the text on the electronic screen of Ipad.
3. Don’t ever be discouraged, there are far more awakened people in China than expected, especially college students. At the current stage, take decentralized actions and strategies, and then publish them under the condition of ensuring safety. The current stage of the movement is at a low ebb, and the people are following the crowd. Only continuous multi-point blooming relay flash mobs and widespread dissemination can accumulate energy for the next large-scale movement. It is recommended that friends who currently want to carry out offline activities in China adopt a decentralized, low-intensity long-term strategy. Try not to use too fierce slogans to avoid being caught. It is also a good strategy to fight against red flags with red flags. Take it as soon as you see it, safety first, and aim to wake up more people.
5. Friends from all over the world who also want to engage in offline activities can form similar small circles with like-minded people around them to practice the principle of decentralization. From point to point, a single spark will eventually dispel the darkness.
appendix:
We also recorded this action in the twitter account as a file to prevent all accounts from being blasted in a centralized manner. In the future, if there is another practice flash action, it will be synchronized in this twitter account at the same time as the submission.
