Canada: Introducing Falun Gong at the Annual Wellness Show in Vancouver

The 17th Annual Wellness Show was held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre February 6th-8th, 2009, in Vancouver. Practitioners of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, set up a booth at the exhibition hall to introduce Falun Gong and raise awareness about the persecution in China. During the three days, some visitors wanted to learn Falun Gong, and some people asked about how to purchase tickets to Divine Performing Arts shows.

Falun Gong practitioners demonstrate the exercise

Practitioner Ms. Wang, who coordinated the event, said that during the three-day exhibition, they demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises five times on the stage. While they were demonstrating the exercises, a Western practitioner spoke to the audience about the exercises and principles of Falun Gong as well as the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong that has persisted for over nine years. The demonstration drew a lot of interest.

Several audience members said that after seeing the exercise demonstration, they felt that Falun Gong is very peaceful, and they could feel strong energy. A young lady inquired in detail about Falun Gong. She told the practitioner that when she opened the book Zhuan Falun, she saw it glistening. She then decided that she wanted to learn Falun Gong.

Ms. Wang said that over a dozen people left contact numbers and were interested in learning Falun Gong. Many audience members saw the introductory flyers about Divine Performing Arts shows, and bought tickets for the shows on the spot.