Pro-Tibet protest held at Chinese Consulate in Chicago By Deanese Williams-Harris and Peter Mueller Published: August 10, 2008
As China celebrated the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 500 protesters marched through the streets of Chicago against the country's 57-year occupation of Tibet. Carrying makeshift black coffins and Tibetan flags, the group marched from Water Tower Place to the Chinese Consulate at 100 W. Erie St. shouting "Shame on China." Many supporters said Friday that Tibet's cries for freedom are ignored because of economics. Read More...
