Liberal group cancels event with Hong Kong activist following internal 'concerns' and external criticism from pro-China pundits

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  • The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led activist group that pushes for action on climate change, canceled an event on police brutality after some criticized the involvement of a progressive Hong Kong activist.
  • "People inside and outside of the movement raised concerns about this call," Stevie O'Hanlon, a spokesperson for the Sunrise Movement, told Business Insider.
  • On social media, critics of the event accused the Sunrise Movement of pushing anti-China propaganda, with many confusing the activist with others in Hong Kong who have met with US politicians.
  • "The cancellation of the event suggests to Hong Kong activists that, regardless of how hard they work to educate potential allies abroad about the movement, their effort can easily be erased by a distraction generated by white conspiracy theorists," Shui-yin Sharon Yam, a professor at the University of Kentucky, told Business Insider.
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A liberal activist group in the United States canceled an event with a progressive Hong Kong activist, following "concerns" raised by its members and social media backlash from pro-China critics over their participation in a call about police brutality and international solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

On Tuesday, the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led activist group that pushes for aggressive action on climate change, announced it would be hosting a call with someone well-versed in dealing with aggressive law enforcement.

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