TINA FIVEASH | PHOTO ARTIST

“I created this work on 16th December 2014 - the day the #ILLRIDEWITHYOU hashtag went viral, in response to an increase of violence and intimidation directed at Australian Muslims, during and immediately following the Sydney siege. The #ILLRIDEWITHYOU movement, conceived by Rachael Jacobs, sought to provide emotional and physical support to Muslims riding alone on public transport, via commuters posting/tweeting their bus/train routes on social media, offering to ride with anyone feeling threatened. Within 24-hrs of posting this work on Facebook, as an expression of my solidarity with the movement, it was shared 900+ times and had 74,000+ hits – demonstrating the power of social media to spread ideas.”