闻道读书会 第十八期
主题：亲历乌克兰战场
时间：2025 年 8 月 29 日（周五） 7:00–9:00 pm
地点：2077 Gold St, Alviso, CA 95002
分享人：Edwin (联线分享)
香港人
参与雨伞运动、反送中运动
2019 年离开香港赴英国
2023 年加入乌克兰海军陆战队，并已晋升为军官
2024 年在乌克兰加入中国民主党
相关报道：自由亚洲电台专访
分享人：Atticus Freeman （现场分享）
1985 年 4 月出生于辽宁省北部的一个锡伯族聚居农村
2003 年以优异成绩考入北京大学，大学期间创作长篇小说《青春，我们逃无可逃》，批判教育体制的专制与压抑
2007 年主动退学，一边打工一边穷游新疆、西藏、云南、广西等地，并持续写作批判专制文章
2008–2019 年担任图书编辑，出版包括《南渡北归》在内的数十部揭露历史真相的书籍
2020–2024 年任职 Apple，期间由上海调至美国加州
2023 年 5 月，申请加入美国海军
2024 年 3 月，通过美国入籍考试后，申请加入乌克兰国际志愿军团
2024 年 4 月起在乌克兰服役，参与前线作战，并于同年 9 月底进入乌军单位
目前专注于帮助有志华人参军及培训
这是两位来自香港与中国大陆的普通人，在追寻自由的道路上，最终走上乌克兰前线的真实见证。
他们将与我们分享：
战场上的亲身经历
对自由与抗争的思考
华人在国际战场中的责任与选择
Bay Area San Francisco
Wendao Reading Club – Session 18
Theme: Firsthand Experience on the Ukrainian Battlefield
Date & Time: Friday, August 29, 2025, 7:00–9:00 pm
Venue: 2077 Gold St, Alviso, CA 95002
Speaker
Edwin (Online Sharing)
Hong Kong native
Participant in the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition Movement
Left Hong Kong for the UK in 2019
Joined the Ukrainian Marine Corps in 2023 and has since been promoted to officer
Joined the China Democracy Party in Ukraine in 2024
Featured in an interview by Radio Free Asia
Atticus Freeman (In-Person Sharing)
Born April 1985 in a Xibe ethnic village in northern Liaoning Province
Admitted to Peking University in 2003 with outstanding academic performance
During college, wrote the novel Youth, We Cannot Escape, criticizing the authoritarian and repressive education system
Voluntarily dropped out in 2007; worked odd jobs while traveling across Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan, and Guangxi, continuing to write critical essays on authoritarianism
From 2008–2019, worked as a book editor, publishing dozens of titles exposing historical truths, including Southward Migration, Northward Return
From 2020–2024, employed at Apple, transferred from Shanghai to California
In May 2023, applied to join the U.S. Navy
In March 2024, after passing the U.S. naturalization exam, applied to join the Ukrainian International Legion
From April 2024, served on the frontlines in Ukraine, and by September joined a regular Ukrainian military unit
Currently dedicated to helping Chinese volunteers enlist and train for military service
This event presents the real-life testimony of two ordinary individuals—one from Hong Kong and one from mainland China—who, in their pursuit of freedom, ultimately found themselves on the frontlines of Ukraine.
They will share with us:
Firsthand experiences from the battlefield
Reflections on freedom and resistance
The responsibilities and choices of Chinese people on the international stage
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