Reader photos: Inside Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Revolution'
Protesters in Hong Kong gathered last week to demonstrate against the Chinese government and the desire for a democracy. U.S. citizen and Your Take contributor Becky Peterson says she entered the protest with great emotion as she captured the "peaceful and well-organized" movement that has come to be known as the "Umbrella Revolution."
On Oct. 1, the 65th anniversary of communist rule in China (also known as National Day), protesters took to the streets in a call for a democratic government.
Umbrellas have become a symbol of the demonstration because many protesters used them to protect themselves from pepper spray and tear gas.
Young people set up camp out at the heart of the student-lead anti-government demonstrations.
Other demonstrators sat in the streets and listened to music.
Messages of hope covered the area. "I am proud of the people of Hong Kong," Peterson says.
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