On Saturday 12th March, practitioners from Liverpool, assisted by more than a dozen practitioners from around the UK, held an anti-torture exhibition in Liverpool. The event, which took place in the busiest part of the city centre, attracted a great deal of attention, drawing people away from their shopping to find out more about the persecution against the peaceful meditative practice Falun Gong in China.
Despite the chilly, windy weather, the sun shone brightly and spirits were high. Many people asked for more information and were glad to receive leaflets. Passers-by stopped to read the display boards exposing the methods of torture in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs. Most on-lookers were shocked by the torture re-enactments and wanted to know why this is happening in today’s world.
After practitioners patiently explained the situation in China and told people about the 6-year campaign of genocide that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist Party have waged against Falun Gong practitioners, many understood and wanted to show their support by signing petitions to bring Jiang to justice and rescue the family members of UK Falun Gong practitioners who have been imprisoned because they refuse to renounce their beliefs. One young lady exclaimed, “This is disgusting!” as she rushed over to sign the petition. Another young lady was even moved to tears. Several people stood watching for a long time. One middle-aged man was so touched after he learned about the suffering of people who practise Falun Gong in China, he even joined the practitioners and started to tell passers-by about Falun Gong..
Another middle-aged man asked to sign the petition and then afterwards told his 3 children, “If you have sympathy, you should also sign!” which they did. A group of Chinese students asked questions about Falun Gong. After understanding the truth, they felt very happy and asked for leaflets to take home. One of them signed petition.
After learning the truth and watching practitioners performing the beautiful, peaceful exercises, many people were interested in learning and asked for information on the nearest class where they can learn the Falun Gong exercises for free. A kind businessman, who had been to previous Falun Gong activities and had once taken a Falun Gong flag to hang outside his house, came over and told practitioners, “I know you are all nice people”. He wanted to learn the exercises with his wife.
The previous day, in preparation for the exhibition, practitioners visited the local media and police stations to let them know their plans and tell them about the persecution against the practice in China. Consequently, local newspaper the Liverpool Echo ran a positive article on Monday 14th March and Radio Merseyside also interviewed a practitioner about Falun Gong.
Around 1700 signatures were gathered that day, revealing the kind-hearted support of the Liverpool people.
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| 1,700 people signed the petition |
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