World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
-
United States: Southern Illinois University Student Centre Invites Practitioners to Introduce Falun Gong
2007-11-13On November 8th, invited by the Kimmel Student Leadership Center, Falun Gong practitioners from St. Louis traveled to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville to introduce Falun Gong to students and faculty members. -
Ethiopia: Promoting Falun Dafa at Ethiopian Millennium Ceremony
2007-11-12Tebeb-Ethiopia is a relief organisation for poor people in Ethiopia. On September 8th, 2007, three days before the Ethiopian Millennium, (1) local Falun Gong practitioners were invited to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises in a ceremony for newly trained project management staffers of Tebeb-Ethiopia. -
Australia: Brisbane Lights Human Rights Torch - Focuses on Human Rights Situation in China
2007-11-11After travelling through the Australian cities of Sydney, Grafton, Lismore, and Toowoomba, the Human Rights Torch Relay arrived in Brisbane (Queensland) on November 3rd, 2007. The Torch Relay once again focused the Australian people's attention on the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Canada: Elevating in Cultivation with the Divine Land Marching Band in Toronto
2007-11-10On November 4th, 2007, the Falun Dafa Association of Canada held the second Divine Land Marching Band Experience Sharing Conference. At the conference, a number of practitioners shared their experiences of rehearsing and participating in community activities with the band. -
Malaysia: Family Members and Friends Call for Rescue of Practitioners Arrested in China
2007-11-09On November 5th, 2007, practitioners from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, assembled in front of the Chinese Consulate in Malaysia to protest Beijing's recent illegal arrests of Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners in Malaysia called upon people around the world to be aware of these practitioners' plight and help rescue them. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade
2007-11-09On November 3rd, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Minnesota participated for the fifth time in the University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade. -
United States: Chinese Human Rights Week Speeches in Hawaii Expose Organ Harvesting in China
2007-11-08On October 29th, 2007, a forum entitled "New Genocide--the Organ Harvesting in China" was held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. David Matas, a famous Canadian human rights lawyer, and Kirk Allison, the chief of the Human Rights and Health Centre at the University of Minnesota, were invited to speak. -
Taiwan Media: CCP Solicits Organ Transplant Patients and Destroys Evidence of Atrocities
2007-11-08On October 24th, the Liberty Times reported that it is now very common for Taiwan residents to go to Mainland China for organ transplants and that many of these stories had tragic endings. Chinese doctors even come to Taiwan to perform patient evaluation for potential transplant operations in China. Last March, Zhu Zhijun, director of the Organ Transplant Center (also known as the No.1 Tianjin Central Hospital), came to Taiwan to evaluate the medical records of patients who are planning to go to China for liver transplants. -
Australia: Practitioners Invited to Participate in "Festival of Fisher's Ghost"
2007-11-07On November 3rd, Sydney Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the Festival of Fisher's Ghost. This is a grand celebration featuring about 2500 participants representing more than 90 groups. Federal and provincial representatives and city officials also watched the parade from the main rostrum. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Spread the Fa at Iijima-cho Cultural Festival
2007-11-07On October 27th and 28th, practitioners from Japan attended the cultural festival in Iijima-cho, Nagano Province, and shared the beauty of Falun Dafa with the local people. -
United States: Grand Parade Calls for An End to Persecution held in San Francisco
2007-11-06On November 3rd, more than 500 practitioners from all over the world joined a grand parade in San Francisco to showcase the glory of Falun Dafa, expose the 8-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong, and call for join international efforts to end the persecution. -
Australia: Human Rights Torch Arrives in Sydney
2007-11-05"One of the most important goals of this project is to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. We hope that the torch will be relayed to China." -
United States: Candlelight Vigil in San Francisco, California Calling for an End to the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-11-05Falun Gong practitioners lighted candles in front of the Chinese General Consulate. Some of them held banners worded, "Falun Dafa is great" and "Calling for an end to the CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Gong." -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in 2007 International Exchange in Hiroshima
2007-11-04The 2007 International Exchange aimed at promoting harmony between peoples was held at Central Park in Hiroshima, Japan on October 28th. Falun Gong practitioners from Hiroshima participated in the event for the 3rd time and their folk dances and exercise demonstrations were well received by the audience. -
Canada: Canada Lotus Performing Arts Troupe Performs at Scarborough Town Center, Toronto
2007-11-04On the afternoon of October 27th, 2007, the Toronto Community Folk Art Committee hosted a "Walk of Fame" event at the Scarborough Town Center. Five performing arts troupes from different ethnic groups performed at the event, which attracted thousands of visitors.