Here’s a collection of links on the recent Burma Peace Walk and other Buddhist activities in the Bay Area, courtesy of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship: ABC7 Local Network Coverage: Monks march through Golden Gate http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6070807
KRON 4 NEWS Video: Burmese Monks and Supporters Walk Across Golden Gate Bridge http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1496480847&channel=1274168794
Burma April 9 Torch Protest Featured Coverage:
Salon.com spent a day with Burma protesters and made this feature front page story: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/10/torch/
Press Democrat: On day of chaos, quiet march speaks loudly http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080410/NEWS/804100357
YouTube Video of Peace Walk taken from the Air
San Francisco: Peace Walk begin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ro6eSs0SE
Peace Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ro6eSs0SE
Peace Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4wCF_b7_c4
CNN.com Photo Collection:
CNN: There photos from Bridge Walk made it to this collection of 14 photos by http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/09/sf.protests.ireport/index.html The Province: Bridge Walk Photo is used in this Canada Article: B.C. residents join anti-China demo http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=ac65862f-f072-42ba-b23f-a824f50848b0
Flickr: Peace Walk for Burma Photos
Flying Free Burma Banner: San Francisco Olympic Torch Relay and Protests; http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockbandit/2401455533/
Free Burma, Olympic Torch Protest Against China’s Human Rights practices, Led by Burmese Monks on the Golden Gate Bridge, April 9, 2008, San Francisco http://www.flickr.com/photos/22197407@N04/2402748256/
Peace Walk for Burma Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/mybluemuse/sets/72157604468603699/
Other coverage where Burma was mentioned:
Americans take dim view of relay http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23518784-2703,00.html
Olympic Torch Takes Unexpected Route Through SF http://www.cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1137
CBC Canada on the Bridge Walk Coverage: http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/080410/w041015A.html
USA Today: Olympic torch run out of sight for most: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-04-09-torch_N.htm
BBC: Confusion strikes US torch relay: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7339380.stm
The Guardian: San Francisco is braced to greet Olympic torch – and thousands of protesters http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/09/olympicgames2008.usa
AP: Torch concludes bumpy tour of Bay Area: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/olympics/2090ap_oly_olympic_torch.html
Some of the coverage before April 9 : NBC11 Video: Burmese Activists To SF: Drop Torch Run completely http://www.nbc11.com/newsarchive/15734804/detail.html
Video: Burmese activists protest SF torch run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfvXVbPjtc
Video: Burmese activists protest SF torch run ABC7 News: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6048985
Plus, Donna Karan and her Urban Zen Foundation in the Village Voice.
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