 In Hong Kong, students and young people are protesting for democracy in the streets and through media. Here at Cal, students are doing the same. On October 1st, UC Berkeley students gather on campus to show their support for the protest for democracy. The students rally down Sproul Plaza and join in on the free speech movements 50 anniversary celebrations. As some rally, others distributed flyers and yellow ribbons. Yellow ribbon is the symbol used by the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. Many people have switched their profile pictures in social media to the yellow ribbon in Hong Kong. So we're just trying to give out yellow ribbons just to reinforce the symbol and hope that everyone will understand what we are doing. Not only Hong Kong natives are engaged in the protest, but students from all over the world are also showing their support by posting encouraging pictures and messages on to social media. I sort of have a personal voted for being so passionate. I have plenty of relatives in Hong Kong. I care about Hong Kong policies a lot, Hong Kong politics, Hong Kong issues. I'm actually hoping to live there sometime in the future. So of course, these events are going to impact my future, my family's future. In addition, I feel like those of us who are born here in America, we tend to take democracy for granted. We believe that democracy is something that everyone gets to enjoy when in fact that's not the case at all. On the other hand, the long demonstrations are testing the resilience of young protesters. For instance, the movement is now being called the Umbrella Revolution as students are using umbrellas to shield themselves from tear gas and pepper spray. Also, the yellow orchid has come to represent a new spirit of independence. The color yellow symbolizes solidarity and freedom. The international tribute to Hong Kong's fight for independence on our campus demonstrates students' global awareness and social activism, two values intrinsic to UC Berkeley. Reporting for CalTV, I'm Nivia Ribeiro.