Australians are telling telling their Muslim neighbors in religious dress that they don’t need to be afraid of dealing with Islamophobia on their own in the coming days, promising to ride with them on buses and trains -- or even give them a lift to work.
The campaign sprouted online after Australians woke up on Tuesday morning to find out that an Iranian-born man identified as Haron Manis was holding people hostage inside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in downtown Sydney. Armed police have since stormed the cafe.
The #IllRideWithYou movement began after a Facebook user named Rachael Jacobs wrote about seeing a woman remove her hijab while sitting on the train, according to BBC.
“I ran after her at the train station. I said 'put it back on. I'll walk with u'. She started to cry and hugged me for about a minute - then walked off alone,’” Rachel wrote.
The story touched Tessa Kum, a Sydney-based writer known on Twitter as @sirtessa. She tweeted out an offer to ride next to anyone wearing religious garb.
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
— Sir Tessa (@sirtessa) December 15, 2014
Maybe start a hashtag? What’s in #illridewithyou?
— Sir Tessa (@sirtessa) December 15, 2014
Kum told Buzzfeed that although #IllRideWithYou is a small act, she hopes it will make a difference for someone one day.
"My thoughts are with those involved, who will be affected for so long to come, and those uninvolved, who are being blamed none the less," Kum wrote. "For those of us watching; we live in this world. We aren’t bystanders. We aren’t helpless."
The #IllRideWithYou hashtag is still trending on Twitter, with people chiming in from all over the world.
Practical thing: I've made a temporary sticker for my bag so people who need me can spot me #illridewithyou http://ift.tt/1vR4ULZ
— Kristen Boschma (@Kristen_Boschma) December 15, 2014
#illridewithyou tomorrow. Number 19 Tram city bound in the AM, number 109 to Abbotsford PM.
— Thomas John Jaspers (@thomasjohn86) December 15, 2014
If you wear religious attire, & need to get from #Adelaide's west suburbs to the city on Tues but don't want to travel alone #illridewithyou
— Sharna Bremner (@sharnatweets) December 15, 2014
Anybody concerned for their safety going to work in Brisbane tomorrow morning from the Northside, #illridewithyou
— Ben Clark (@scouse_roar) December 15, 2014
For anyone on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, #illridewithyou
— kelsbells (@Kelsbells) December 15, 2014
#illridewithyou We can even share my headphones if you're into that kind of thing. Let LOVE prevail. Hoping the morning brings some light. X
— PETER HELLIAR (@pjhelliar) December 15, 2014
My family and I are heading in and out of the city by tram in melbs tomorrow. We'll stand by anybody #illridewithyou
— Eddie Perfect (@Eddieperfect) December 15, 2014
Thanks for protecting my sisters #illridewithyou http://ift.tt/1vRrbcs
— Angger Prawitasari (@anggerwitasari) December 15, 2014
Being Muslim in the wake of a terrorist attack can be horrifying. Thank you Australia for #illridewithyou http://ift.tt/1uNJ2ki
— Salim Kassam (@msalimkassam) December 15, 2014
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