Monks Lead Pro-Tibet Demonstration in Raleigh

March 30, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/WRAL.com

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=61,6152,0,0,1,0

Activists in the Triangle on Saturday joined calls around the world urging support for a protest movement in the Chinese province of Tibet.

About 50 people gathered on the lawn outside the State Capitol Building to pray for peace in Tibet, where peaceful demonstrations led by Buddhist monks turned violent about two weeks ago.