Worldwide News
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Australia: Falun Gong Entry Warmly Welcomed in Blacktown Parade in Sydney
2009-06-04In the morning on May 30th, 2009, an annual grand parade was held in Blacktown, western Sydney. It's the largest community holiday in western Sydney. This year was the ninth time Falun Gong practitioners were invited to join this parade. -
United States: Department of Corrections Employees Attend Falun Dafa Seminar in Jefferson City, Missouri
2009-06-03May is Asian Heritage Month. On May 27th, to help its employees learn more about Asian culture, the Missouri Department of Corrections in Jefferson City invited Falun Dafa practitioners in Missouri to give a presentation about the ancient Chinese cultivation practice. -
Canada: Local Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Vancouver
2009-06-02Auntie Wang is from Mainland China. When she was in China, she helped many relatives, friends and colleagues to quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations. After coming to Vancouver, though she could not speak English, she took every opportunity to clarify truth to Chinese people -
United States: Shen Yun Performing Arts Spring Tour 2009 Performance Impresses Escondido's Arts Community: Dancer
2009-06-01The final Shen Yun Performing Arts Spring Tour 2009 presentation on the West Coast was enthusiastically responded to by an appreciative audience, as it stopped this time in Escondido. -
The Jakarta Post (Indonesia): Ancient meditation takes to the streets
2009-05-31Open and free: This Falun Dafa group meditates in public in Ubud, teaching the practise free of charge. Falun Dafa is practised in public parks and street corners in Indonesia and more than 70 other countries around the world. -
United States: Falun Gong Group Participates in Parade in Connecticut
2009-05-31Falun Gong practitioners in Connecticut participated in the Memorial Day Parade in Colchester, Connecticut on May 24th, 2009. They introduced Falun Dafa and spread the message of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance to local residents. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in Memorial Day Parade in New York
2009-05-29On May 25th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from the New York area participated in the annual Memorial Day Parade in Queens, NY. -
United States: Members Of Seattle's Arts Community Enthusiastically Praise Shen Yun Performing Arts: "It's going to touch lives everywhere"
2009-05-27Karolyn Grimes, who played the role of Zuzu in the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," said she was thrilled to see Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 Spring Tour which opened at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Friday, May 22nd. Ms. Grimes has appeared in many movies, and worked with Hollywood's film legends. -
Canada: Practitioners Participate in Hyack Festival in Vancouver
2009-05-26On May 23rd, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Vancouver were invited to participate in the annual Hyack Festival in the city of New Westminster, British Columbia. Many people requested Falun Gong information. More than three thousand flyers were distributed along the parade route. -
Canada: District of Mission Proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month
2009-05-25On May 11th, 2009, Mayor James Atebe of the District of Mission, British Columbia, Canada, proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month. -
Canada: City of Nanaimo Proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month
2009-05-25On May 11th, 2009, John Ruttan, Mayor of the City of Nanaimo, proclaimed the month of May, 2009, as "Falun Dafa Month" in the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. -
Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Graces the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa
2009-05-23On May 18th, 2009, the Divine Land Marching Band hurried back from the Toronto Fa conference to take part in the performance on the last day of the Tulip Festival in Ottawa, Canada. It was the second time that the Divine Land Marching Band participated in the Tulip Festival performance. -
United States: Texas Divine Land Marching Band Makes Its First Appearance in Austin to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-22On May 16th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners, including the Texas Divine Land Marching Band, gathered in Austin, the capital of Texas, to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction and the 10th World Falun Dafa Day. -
United States: "Quit the CCP" Van Tour Concludes Successfully
2009-05-20The members of the van tour said that they got a lot of support during the tour. In Springfield, Illinois, a policeman applauded them and said, "I'm on your side." In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a freelance writer took notes on what the van tour members said and said that he will spread the message. -
NewsLeader News-Leader.com (United States): A Mothers Day wish: End persecution for beliefs
2009-05-19According to the Falun Dafa Information Center, over 8,000 Falun Gong practitioners throughout China were detained before and during the 2008 Olympics, and 104 were persecuted to death, which brings the total death toll to 3263 in the 10-year persecution.