Twelve hours after the Lindt Cafe hostage crisis in Sydney began to unfold, Australians have flooded social media with sentiments of solidarity and support of Muslims in the community. Twitter user Tessa Kum (@sirtessa) began what has become a worldwide phenomenon, offering to sit next to members of the Islamic faith on transport if they were frightened to be seen in public wearing religious clothing. The 'I'll ride with you' hashtag has garnered over 112,000 mentions across social media, with people all over the world jumping on board the movement in an effort to turn the terrifying events of Monday into something positive.
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Australians have flocked to social media to show solidarity with the Muslim community in the wake of the Martin Place hostage crisis
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#illridewithyou has had 112,000 mentions across Twitter and Facebook
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The campaign offers members of the Islamic faith lifts to work or protection if they feel frightened to wear their religious clothing while catching public transport
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Media personalities such as Harry Kewell, Kyle and Jackie O, and Daniel McPherson have all shown their support for the movement
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South Australian Premier Jay Wetherwill and Opposition leader Bill Shorten, as well as ASIO have joined the campaign
With many areas of @placeholder still in lockdown and Australians expressing their fears of follow-up attacks in the coming days, the movement blossomed into a forum for showing compassion and tolerance for all faiths.
Many areas of @placeholder still in lockdown and Australians expressing their fears of follow-up attacks in the coming days