France: Gathering Signatures in Paris to Stop the Persecution

On September 3rd, French Falun Gong practitioners held an activity on Rue de la Convention, the busiest in the 15th section in Paris. The 15th section is located in the south-west of Paris and is the biggest street section in the city. This activity was to introduce Falun Dafa to people and expose the persecution taking place in China. It was part of a series of such activities in Paris.

Compacted with tall buildings and a highly concentrated population, the 15th section contains seventy six public schools, including Universities, High-schools, and Elementary schools. As well as attracting a lot of students from various places, it is also is filled with the energy of young people and children everywhere. Banners reading “Stop the persecution of Falun Gong” and “Falun Gong - Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” together with the beautiful Falun Gong music attracted a lot of attention. A great number of people were curious to ask what Falun Gong is about the persecution; Falun Gong practitioners answered these questions one by one. After understanding the situation, they expressed their support for morality and justice to Falun Gong practitioners and signed the petition against the persecution.

Four girls came to ask about the truth after seeing the banners. They expressed their righteous indignation one after another after hearing that Falun Gong practitioners are currently cruelly tortured in China. They were very happy to sign their names right away when getting to know that there was a petition against the persecution. One of them said, “I support Falun Gong, I also would like to show my Mum a leaflet." Our practitioner thus gave her a couple more. She happily said that she would pass them to others after going home.

An elderly lady continuously denounced the Chinese Communist Party CCP but didn't want to sign her name on the signature collection form. She thought that these signatures were to be sent to the Chinese government. She said that there was no use in sending these signatures collected from nice people to the evil government. They the CCP do not deserve it. When Falun Gong practitioners smiled and told her that the collected signatures were not sent to China but to western countries and to international organisations of human rights, she happily gave her signature.

After a man signed his name on the anti-persecution form, a practitioner said thanks to him. He, however, said to the practitioner, “It is I that should say thanks to you.”

As practitioners demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises, members of the public sign their names in support of this peaceful practice of self-improvement

In the evening when the activity was almost over, a man who cleaned the street said to us, “I am against all form of persecution in the world. I totally support you. My whole-hearted blessings are with you!”