Burma Peace Rally Held in SF on International Human Rights Day

A Burmese monk offered Buddhist chanting in his native language.

Aung San Suu Kyi made a special appearance.

Several of the original 88 Burmese student demonstrators from 20 years ago attended.

A demonstration was held on behalf of the Burmese people this past Sunday, December 9 in front of City Hall in downtown San Francisco. It was International Human Rights Day. Jack Kornfield spoke, calling on Singapore to offer asylum to the military junta rulers in Burma (renamed Myanmar by the regime) in exchange for allowing democracy to take over in Burma instead of the current system of brutality and isolation. Original members of the student democracy movement in Burma from 1988 also attended the demonstration and spoke in their native language (with translation for those of us limited to English). Above are photos I took at the event.

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