WHEREAS, millions of people are practising Falun Dafa in more that 40 countries today; and
WHEREAS, Plymouth was the first site in Minnesota where Falun Dafa was introduced in 1998 and volunteers continue to practice and teach Falun Dafa today at no cost to participants; and
WHEREAS, following significant growth of the practice, the Chinese government banned Falun Dafa in 1999 and began persecuting its estimated 70 million practitioners inside China; and
WHEREAS, Falun Dafa practitioners have received support from many organisations including the United States Congress, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, United Nations groups, and many cities in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Plymouth residents have requested that the City recognise Falun Dafa week and the Plymouth Human Rights Commission has recommended that the City Council adopt a proclamation
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I hereby proclaim August 5-9 to be
In the City of Plymouth
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