 A number of specific events have attracted the help and attention of Weiquan activists . In the March 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province , shoddy school construction resulted in the collapse of several schools full of students . A number of Weiquan lawyers , including Tan Zuoren , were involved in advocating for the rights of parents , and in investigating allegations that corrupt officials were responsible for the poor construction . Parents and lawyers met with reprisals from Chinese officials for their activism . 
