World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Japan: Minghui School Students Win Award for Dance Performance at Ono Festival
2012-08-31The Minghui School in Japan participated in the annual Ono Festival on August 18th-19th, 2012, and won a special award. -
Australia: Practitioners Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Sydney
2012-08-31Falun Gong practitioners held activities on August 12th, 2012 in Parramatta Square in the western region of Sydney to raise awareness and call for an end to the Communist regime's 13-year persecution of Falun Gong. -
Indonesia: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in Amlapura City Carnival and Parade
2012-08-28Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to take part in a vibrant parade and carnival in Amlapura City, Indonesia, on August 12th, 2012, to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Indonesian Independence Day. The event was organised by the government of Karangasem County in Bali Province. -
Japan: Practitioners Participate in Parades in Niigata and Sendai
2012-08-28On August 4th, 2012, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan participated in the Niigata Folk Festival parade. The following day, they also took part in a parade in Sendai. They were warmly welcomed at both events, as they introduced the beauty of Falun Gong to the public. -
Australia: Divine Land Marching Band Wins Award at Instrumental Ensemble Competition
2012-08-21The Divine Land Marching Band from Sydney was invited to participate and won second place for Large Instrumental Ensemble in Ryde City, Australia, on August 7th, 2012. -
Canada: Introducing Falun Gong on Heritage Day in Calgary
2012-08-21Falun Gong practitioners in Calgary participated in the 38th Heritage Day in Alberta, Canada, on Aug 6th, 2012. The large multicultural celebration featured ethnic dance and music in Prince's Island Park. Dressed in traditional golden exercise uniforms, Falun Gong practitioners did their exercises to beautiful music. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners' “Fa Boat” Float Shines in the Seafair Torchlight Parade
2012-08-17Practitioners decorated the float as a large “Fa boat.” On the body of the boat, there were three large characters - “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,” and gold clouds around them. Practitioners put lotus flowers and lights on the deck. Eight practitioners demonstrated the exercises on the boat. -
Australia: Practitioners told to “Keep Up the Good Work”
2012-08-17On July 29th, Falun Gong practitioners from Sydney held an event in Ashfield, where many Chinese people live, to clarify the truth about the persecution in China. Practitioners set up display boards and banners, and passed out materials. One Westerner said to practitioners: “Welcome to Ashfield.” -
United States: Introducing Falun Dafa at the California State Fair
2012-08-14As an American woman passed by the booth, she pressed her hands together in front of her chest with full respect. There were also a number of people who expressed interest in learning the Falun Gong exercises. -
Japan: Introducing Falun Dafa at the 17th Summer Festival of Inazawa
2012-08-14Japanese Falun Gong practitioners were invited to perform traditional Chinese dances, and demonstrate and teach the exercises on July 28th-29th, 2012, at a senior center in Toyota City, and the 17th Summer Festival of Inazawa, Aichiken. -
Taiwan: Braving the Summer Heat to Protest the Persecution of Falun Gong
2012-08-10On July 21st, 2012, Falun Dafa practitioners from three Northern Taiwan counties rallied and marched in Bright Park at Chungli. They called upon the public to help stop the atrocities the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has committed for 13 years against Falun Gong practitioners, including torture and murder. -
United States: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren - "I Will Continue to Fight for Basic Human Rights"
2012-08-10On the occasion of the 13th anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful protests opposing the persecution in China, many United States Members of Congress sent letters to express their support for Falun Gong practitioners’ tireless efforts to end the persecution. -
US Senator Patrick Toomey: United States Has an Obligation to Speak Out Against the CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong
2012-08-07On the occasion of the 13th anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful protests opposing the persecution in China, many United States Members of Congress sent letters to express their support for Falun Gong practitioners’ tireless efforts to end the persecution. -
Taiwan: Helping More People Understand Falun Gong in Taipei
2012-08-07At the 13th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong, Falun Gong practitioners in Taipei, Taiwan, held a large parade calling for an end to the persecution. The event on July 22, 2012, was designed to show the beauty of Falun Gong, reveal the communist regime's atrocities against Falun Gong practitioners, and call upon the public to help end the persecution. -
Indonesia: Practitioners Hold Rally Protesting the 13-Year Persecution of Falun Gong
2012-08-03Falun Gong practitioners in Indonesia gathered in Jakarta on July 14th and held a peaceful rally in front of the Chinese Embassy to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong.