Monks gather at Marble Arch
We Stand with the Burmese People
Remember Those Who Died for Democracy
Monk speaking at Trafalgar Square
Holding Lantern in Trafalgar Square
Led by Buddhist monks from various organisations, around 200 people left Marble Arch in London in a Peace Walk to Trafalgar Square. It was a simple demonstration, silent apart from the occasional bell and a little chanting by some of the monks, but one which would have been met by savage repression and beatings in Burma.
In London, the police behaved impeccably, providing a few officers to facilitate the march, with sufficient motorcycles to stop traffic, allowing an unhindered passage to Trafalgar Square.
There, monks held lanterns with lit candles as the crowd, now a little larger, listened to speeches about the situation in Burma.
All pictures copyright (C) 2007, Peter Marshall. More pictures of the event at
http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2008/01/jan.htm#burma
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