Local Tibetans, other Washingtonians and also young people from Canada, Australia and the Czech Republic were participating in this non-violent protest organized by the Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA) and ICT, during which they were also listening to the recorded Dalai Lama’s Uprising Day message from Dharamsala. In addition, several speakers shared their experience and statements including Mary Beth Markey, Executive Director, ICT, Karma Zurkhang, President of CATA, and Richard Felker III of Students for a Free Tibet. In the end of the rally, the demonstrated recited the Tibetan Prayer of Truth and prayed for people in Tibet whose courage and non-violent resistance against China is being admired worldwide.