Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Nearly 20,000 Tickets for the Divine Performing Arts Sold within First Five Days
2008-12-08"The DPA had five shows in Kaohsiung in March this year. The performance impressed artists and VIPs in politics, business and artistic enterprises. Those who watched the show agreed that DPA is the pride of the Chinese people around the world..." -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Brantford Christmas Parade in Ontario
2008-12-07The 34th Christmas Parade in Brantford, Ontario, was held on November 29th. Nearly 100 groups participated. The Divine Land Marching Band, consisting of Falun Gong practitioners, was invited to perform in the parade for the third time. -
Australia: Learning Falun Gong at the Earth Festival in Centennial Park, Sydney
2008-12-06On November 29th, Falun Gong practitioners from Sydney participated in the Earth Festival at Centennial Park. Many people learned the Falun Gong exercises at the practitioners' booth, and a lot of people learned about the persecution and signed their names to support the practitioners' efforts. -
Taiwan: Divine Land Marching Band Performs at Kaohsiung Athletic Volunteers Conference
2008-12-05During the opening ceremony, the Divine Land Marching Band led the flags of the nation, city, and organisations participating in the event into the stadium. When the music "Falun Dafa Is Good" began, the crowd was energised. -
New Zealand: Maori Chief Appeals to Supreme Court for Falun Gong
2008-12-04Mr. Akarana pointed out that Christmas parades are a platform to celebrate all races, cultures and traditions and Barnett should not have denied Falun Gong's application to participate in the parade in order to keep the city's close relation with Beijing. -
United States: Falun Gong Participates in Thanksgiving Parade at Fort Worth, Texas
2008-12-03On the evening of November 28th, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the 26th Fort Worth Thanksgiving Parade, which attracts tens of thousands local residents. -
Taiwan: Tianwei Drum Team Introduces Falun Dafa at Fish Festival in Kaohsiung
2008-12-02The Ninth Fish Festival in Yong'an Town, Kaohsiung, was held on November 22nd and 23rd, and the Tianwai Drum Team, consisting of local Falun Gong practitioners, was invited to perform. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Promote Divine Performing Arts During Thanksgiving Parade
2008-12-01The Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association was again invited to perform at the 75th Annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago on November 27th, 2008. They were the only Chinese group in the parade. Falun Gong practitioners decorated a large float to promote the Divine Performing Arts New Year shows, which will be held on December 27th and 28th in Chicago. -
United States: "I Hope That a Tianti Bookstore Will Open in Every Corner of the World"
2008-11-30On the evening of November 26th, 2008, a celebration for the first anniversary of the Tianti Bookstore was held in the store. The bookstore was the first in the world to specialise in selling Falun Dafa books. It is located in Fort Lee, New Jersey. -
United States: Tianti Bookstore Celebrates One-Year Anniversary in New Jersey
2008-11-29Tianti Bookstore, which sells only Falun Dafa related books and videos, is now celebrating its one year anniversary. Manager Mr. Zhu said that the Tianti Bookstore opened for business on November 2007 in New Jersey. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Glenelg Christmas Parade
2008-11-28The annual Christmas parade returned to Glenelg, a seaside city in Southern Australia, on November 23rd, 2008. Approximately eighty groups participated in the parade, including Falun Gong. The Falun Gong contingent was praised as one of the most beautiful processions in the parade. -
Taiwan: Waist Drum Team Tells the Facts of the Persecution to Tourists from China
2008-11-27On November 22nd and 23rd, members of the Falun Dafa waist drum team went to Alishan (Mount Ali), a tourist destination in southern Taiwan, to advocate the beauty of Falun Dafa and clarify the facts about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China to tourists from China. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Join Parade in Gilbert in Arizona
2008-11-26On November 15th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners from Arizona and Los Angeles took part in an annual parade in Gilbert, Arizona. Falun Gong was the only Chinese group in the parade. -
Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Performs in Christmas Parade in Montreal
2008-11-25On November 22nd, Falun Dafa practitioners' Divine Land Marching Band participated in the Christmas Parade in Montreal. Legend has it that the parade started in 1925 to mark the date that Santa Clause visited the city. The parade attracts more than 300,000 spectators every year. -
Peru: APEC Summit Held in Peru, Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution
2008-11-24On the afternoon of November 19th, Hu Jintao and his delegation arrived in Peru. Practitioners held banners along the roads from the airport to his hotel. The banners read, "Falun Dafa," "Falun Dafa is great" and "President Hu Jintao is welcome to quit the CCP in Peru."