Poland: Parade and Protest before the 2006 Experience Sharing Conference

From August the 11th to the 13th 2006, in Poland’s capital Warsaw, Falun Dafa practitioners from Poland and other countries held a series of events to promote Falun Dafa and expose the persecution to the people of Poland. This was the first time European practitioners gathered together for such a large-scale activity in Warsaw.


Exposing the persecution in downtown Warsaw

On Friday the 11th, an anti-torture exhibition and Falun Gong exercise demonstration were held in Warsaw city centre and the old town. The night before this event, practitioners from several European countries worked through the night preparing and framing the posters. Practitioners from 18 countries attended the conference and related events and everyone played their part in making the events a success, bringing the beauty of Falun Dafa to the people of Warsaw and letting them know about the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution.

The anti-torture show with large posters in heavy, solid frames attracted thousands of people. We ended up staying an extra hour and a half, despite the fact that many practitioners travelled to Poland overnight and were soaked with rain, as there was always a crowd of people reading the posters and watching the anti-torture exhibition. Another group of practitioners from European countries were talking to tourists in their mother tongues in the old town of Warsaw – the big tourist area. In the evening, everyone gathered together to study the teachings of Falun Gong.


Group exercise practice near the Polish Parliament building

On Saturday morning, practitioners gathered in front of the Polish Parliament building to practice the five sets of Falun Gong exercises together in a group. A parade followed and later there was a protest at the Chinese Embassy. During the weekend, many people got to find out about Falun Gong and denounce the vicious persecution of this peaceful practice.