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Summary
Media Coverage:
- Watch Moemaka Media Video Posting:
http://moemaka.blogspot.com/2007/10/burmese-in-bay-area-san-francisco.html
- Photo Show:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/butensky/sets/72157602295008058/show/
- Photo Show:
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/fh8sv2IP
- KGO:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5692998
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http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_278205515.html
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7097538
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/baycitynews/roundup.DTL&hw=burma&sn=003&sc=496
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http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/bcn_burma_rally_071006.shtml
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http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/ci_7092227
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http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_7092624 (same article as above)
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http://moemaka.blogspot.com/2007/10/burmese-in-bay-area-san-francisco.html
Summary:
Peace and freedom loving people from San Francisco Bay Area (around a
thousand) participated in the Peace for Burma Actions held on Friday, Oct 5,
2007. The actions included the really and meditation protest in Front of
Chinese consulate from 2 pm to 5 pm; a peace march from Chinese consulate to
United Nations Plaza (5 pm - 5:40 pm); and multi religion prayer vigil (6 to
8 pm) at the United Nations Plaza.
In front of the consulate, the Buddhist monks and lay people meditated while
activists rallied; and speeches were delivered by representatives from House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi office and other community organizations. The rally and
the big crowd caused the Chinese embassy to close down early.
The peace march is the recreation of recent peaceful marches in Burma, in
which thousands of people led by Buddhist monks marched holding sassana
flags and reciting metta sutta. Monks and a nun from Burmese, Japan and
Chinese monasteries, Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Buddhist Churches of
America, Buddhist Churches of San Francisco, San Francisco Zen Center led
the march holding the Sassana flags and reciting Meetta sutta.
At the UN Plaza, multi-religion Prayer vigil was held. The monks and a nun
conducted the prayer and dhamma talks. Besides, the representatives from
Senator Feinstein, CoChair of Senate Women's Caucus
on Burma and Congressman Tom Lantos, Chair of House Committee on
Foreign Relation spoke along with community leaders from Burma, Vietnam,
Tibetan, Jewish and NGOs.
The actions were ended with Vigil and lively rally at 8 pm.
Local TVs , radios and news papers reported the actions. More actions are
being planned by the San Francisco community.
Thanks,
Nyunt Than
www.badasf.org