The rally followed a speech by Chinese dissident Harry Wu. Originally planned for the steps of Widener Library, it was moved across the Yard to Memorial Church to coincide with Wu's speech.
TCS member Orchid L. Pusey '00 attended the event despite the damp weather.
"It's very much something that is important to me," she said. "I couldn't stay home."
Pusey said she had expected more coordination with other student groups.
"I was surprised that the Taiwanese association spoke here and the others didn't," she said. "If you're going to hold up your sign you better defend it."
But James Chang said the real coordination problems occurred between Harvard and non-Harvard groups, since people without a valid Harvard ID or parent's pass were not allowed in the Yard on Saturday.