The participants reported comprised of Nepalis from DC/VA/MD area, Boston and, of course, NY. None of the prominent faces (in political of social circles) from NY were present, except for the President of Sherpa Community of NY, who seemed to have been very successful in mobilising Sherpas to attend the rally -- more than half (about 40) of the participants were Sherpas. As for the other half, most of them I figured were from DC/VA/MD area, and very, very few from Boston. The head of the Boston delegation delivering his short speech: