Updated: 5:21 PM CST March 13, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn. — A group of demonstrators rallied on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds Saturday in support of human rights and democracy in Myanmar, organizers said. According to a release from the Karen Organization of Minnesota, the event started at Harriet Island at 10:30 a.m. Demonstrators marched to the Minnesota State Capitol, where they held a rally at noon. They said the rally included live music, a dance performance, poetry and speeches by youth activists. In the release, organizers said the march and rally were held "in solidarity with the civil disobedience movement and ethnic minorities facing violence in Myanmar (Burma)." They said other goals for the march were to draw attention to the ongoing coup, call for international action, and show support for human rights and democracy in Myanmar.