Proclamation of Falun Dafa Week in Plymouth, Minnesota [August 5, 2002]

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WHEREAS, Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a system for improving the mind and body through peaceful exercises and meditation which began in China in 1991; and

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

FALUN DAFA WEEK

In the City of Plymouth

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