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Zhang Xuede stands near what was once the Xinjian Elementary School surrounded by mud, debris, twisted metal and slabs of concrete. The 70-year-old has kept vigil in the city of Dujiangyan for the better part of a day after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked China's Sichuan province on May 12, flattening the school his grandson attended. "After the quake hit, I ran to the school and started removing rubble," Zhang says. "I uncovered several children. Some were dead, some were still alive. But I couldn't find my grandson." Unlike many of the other parents and relatives...
...Zhang Xuede, 70, has kept vigil here for the better part of a day, since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked this stretch of China's Sichuan province, killing at nearly 15,000 and injuring 26,000. Zhang's grandson was in class at the Xinjian school when the quake hit. In the aftermath, Zhang rushed to the collapsed school and helped lift students out of the rubble. "I uncovered several children," he says. "Some were dead, some were still alive. But I couldn't find my grandson." More than 24 hours and a night of cold rain later, Zhang still...
...evening’s Yard Fest, students convened last night for a less celebratory cause. For the last night of the Office for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response’s (OSAPR) annual “Take Back the Night,” students gathered for a candle light vigil to support victims of sexual violence. About 70 people stood in a circle on the steps of Memorial Church, each holding a lit candle. After the Radcliffe Pitches performed an a cappella version of “What a Wonderful World,” attendees were encouraged to speak...
...month anniversary of the onset of violence in Tibet, Tibetans from the greater Boston community and several non-Tibetan supporters gathered by the T-stop in Harvard Square for their 30th evening of vigils in memory of Tibetans who have died since the March 14th protests. Protesters held candles and chanted a Tibetan mantra wile standing in a circle around a large sign that declared, “China may kill our people but not our spirit.” Dhondup Phunkhang, one of the organizers of the daily vigils, said their purpose is not to attack the Chinese...
...dealing with Beijing's foes: the Chinese consulate in the city often sees protests by North Korean refugees and the Falun Gong spiritual movement. But the scale of Wednesday's events is huge: Tibetan activists hung a banner from the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, and thousands attended a vigil on the eve of the flame's arrival. A slew of other activists are congregating around the issue, from advocates for Burmese democracy (China backs the country's junta) to nudists who want the Olympics to revert to the custom of ancient Greece and have the athletes compete naked...