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  • Belgium: Introducing Falun Gong at a School in Brussels

    On the morning of Thursday June the 24th, we explained to the children how to be a good person according to the Falun Gong principles of Truthfulness,Compassion and Tolerance, and we demonstrated the exercises and exposed the evil persecution in mainland China by means of a slide show, which told the story of little Fadu.
  • Parade in Vienna Captured the Hearts of Many Onlookers

    The parade through the centre of Vienna attracted the attention of many people as it made its way through the crowded streets on the 19th of June 2004. As they absorbed the unexpected display of traditional Chinese culture, thousands of people took leaflets and materials, and many stopped practitioners to ask them more about the significance of the parade, and about Falun Gong.
  • UK: Introducing Falun Dafa in Leeds

    On June the 19th 2004, a group of Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Leeds city centre to introduce Falun Dafa and tell people about the campaign of genocide that is being waged against practitioners in China. Many people enquired about Falun Gong and many immediately wrote down the details of local practise sites and expressed wishes to come and learn the exercises.
  • Morning Exercise Practise before the Experience Sharing Conference in Vienna

    Before the 2004 European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in Vienna, in the early morning of June 20th, about 150 of the conference attendees gathered to practise the Falun Gong exercises together. The scene was reminiscent of China before the persecution when people would gather together in the mornings to practise before work.
  • Grand Falun Gong Parade Through the City of Vienna: The Dancing Performance

    When Falun Gong practitioners paraded through the city-centre of Vienna on June 19th, the residents were deeply moved. The second part of this parade was a dancing performance, which was composed of the lotus dance, the flower-basket dance, the fan dance, etc. performed by female Falun Gong practitioners in colourful Chinese costumes.
  • UK: Introducing Falun Gong at a Festival in Glasgow

    As the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow holds an annual festival and invites different ethnic groups to participate in the activities to display the cultural diversity of Glasgow. This year Falun Gong was invited to take part in the festival, being symbolic of Chinese culture, and took the opportunity to let people know that the PLA has been invited to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
  • Italy: 'Lotus Flowers' in Full Bloom on Great Paradise Mountain

    On Valsavarenche Vale, 2,000 kilometres above sea level, Falun Gong practitioners joined the "Healing of Mother Earth" event at the invitation of the "Where Eagles Fly" Association. Afterwards, Anna, the activity organiser, expressed her gratitude to practitioners: “We will never forget the picture of these lotus flowers in full bloom on this snow-crested mountain.”
  • Spain: Introducing Falun Dafa and Revealing the Persecution in Catalonia (2): Attending the Spring Festival in Gav

    While everyone was sitting in meditation, a team of reporters from a local TV station arrived. When the reporters discovered that it was Falun Gong, one of them said, “Yes, Falun Dafa. I know about Falun Gong, and I saw in the newspaper about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. It seems to be a very peaceful and quiet practise though.”
  • Russia: Moscow Residents Learn About Falun Dafa During a Celebration Hosted by the United Nations Refugee Council

    June 20th 2004 was World Refugee Day. The office of the United Nations Refugee Council in Moscow organised an outdoor celebration activity in the city’s Youth Palace and Falun Gong took part, distributing leaflets and demonstrating the exercises. Many people readily came to learn the truth about Falun Gong. The organiser of the programme said happily to practitioners, “It is such a wonderful cultivation way; I must learn it. Could you give me more materials so that I can share them with my friends and we could learn together.”
  • Fadu in Sweden (2): Appealing for the Children of Falun Dafa Practitioners Being Persecuted in China

    With only a few simple words and sentences, as well as hand-folded lotus flowers and peaceful Falun Gong exercises, Fadu appealed to Swedish children to assist in stopping the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and to rescue the children of the Falun Gong practitioners who are subjected to tremendous suffering.
  • Grand Falun Gong Parade Through the City of Vienna: The Waist Drum Performance

    On June the 19th 2004, people crowded the pavements to watch Falun Gong practitioners parading through Vienna’s busy city centre. At the front of the parade were the waist-drummers. Throughout the parade the marching musicians reinforced the rhythm of the drums with a resounding cry of “Falun Dafa is Good!"
  • Russia: Moscow Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at the People's Health Exhibition

    To honour Dafa practitioners’ positive contribution to the “For Citizens’ Health” Exhibition, the local government awarded the Moscow Falun Dafa Association a diploma. Practitioners set up an exhibition of various information boards, distributed flyers and other materials that explained Falun Dafa and the facts of the persecution.
  • Spain: Introducing Falun Dafa and Revealing the Persecution in Catalonia

    Most of the participants were advocates of nature and environmental protection. Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa from the perspective of health by sharing personal stories of how they’ve gained a healthy body and mind, a life full of energy and an upgrade of their moral standards after practising Falun Gong and living by the principles of Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Tolerance.
  • Sweden: Promoting Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in Arivika City

    June the 13th was the day of the Arivika Hamnfestival. Last year, practitioners dressed in yellow and joined the festival to promote Falun Dafa and reveal the facts of the persecution taking place in China. This year, practitioners were invited by the local authorities to introduce Falun Gong at the festival.
  • Grand Parade through the Centre of Vienna

    On Saturday the 20th of June, Dafa practitioners from Europe and the Asia Pacific region held a grand parade through the crowded city centre of Vienna. Many people lined the pavements to view the beautiful and varied parade performances. The procession was lead by a waist drum team followed by traditional Chinese Fan Dancers and Lotus Flower Dancers.