Canada: Falun Dafa Touches People's Hearts in Sudbury

Sudbury is located in northwest Ontario, and is home to one of the largest nickel mines in the world. On the 21st of August, more than twenty Falun Gong practitioners form Toronto went to the city to promote Falun Dafa.

Preparing for their arrival, a local Falun Gong practitioner distributed 3,000 Falun Gong leaflets, as well as information about this visit. She also contacted all the local TV stations and newspapers. When the other practitioners arrived, MCTV, CTV, and the largest local newspaper, The Sudbury Star, came to interview them.

Promoting Falun Dafa in the park	Performing the Lion Dance at a concert	Demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises at a concert

The first activities were held in a park. Later, they felt that they should help more residents learn about Falun Dafa, so some practitioners who are members of a waist drum troupe went to the downtown area, where they found a concert taking place. A practitioner suggested that they join the performance. When they asked the concert organisers about this idea, the organisers happily agreed to it. At 4:00 p.m., practitioners took the stage to perform the Lion Dance and waist drum performances, and then the Falun Gong exercises. During the exercise demonstration, some audience members applauded. Then, touched by the practitioners' serenity and peace, the whole site soon quieted down as if time was frozen.

Those Falun Gong practitioners who stayed at the park said that more than twenty people learned the exercises. After he heard about the situation of the persecution of Falun Gong, an elderly man put $100 in a practitioner's hand. The practitioner told him that Falun Gong doesn't accept donations and gave him the money back, thanking him sincerely for his kind wishes. After obtaining Falun Gong related information, many local residents asked where they could learn Falun Gong. Toronto practitioners plan to go back to teach the five sets of Falun Gong exercises so that more people will have an opportunity to learn about the practice of Falun Gong.