World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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The Wichita Eagle (United States): Practitioners help Kansans achieve spiritual, physical health
2006-11-06Rooney says she isn't surprised the practice has developed tens of millions of followers in less than 15 years. "It has spread like wildfire," she says. "It has high moral values. The benefits are for a combination of mind and body. It's a form of self-improvement that fits very well in Western society." -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Attend the 23rd Peaserobe in Hiroshima
2006-11-05Many citizens were attracted to the practitioners' performance. Some of them wanted to learn the exercises. They were very happy that practitioners brought traditional Chinese culture to Hiroshima and were proud of the practitioners' performance. -
Leavenworth Times (United States): Falun Gong Followers Decry Organ Harvesting Practice
2006-11-05Falun Gong practitioners Jiang Heu, left, Adam Miller and Felice Boewe visited Leavenworth earlier this week on a grassroots campaign to raise awareness of China's alleged organ harvesting of Chinese citizens. "Falun Gong" may not be a household term in Leavenworth, but nearby practitioners of the movement are hoping to build awareness of it all across Kansas. -
Canada: First Experience Sharing Conference of Divine Land Marching Band of Toronto
2006-11-04On October 29th, 2006, the Divine Land Marching Band of Toronto held its First Experience Sharing Conference in the Art and Administration Building of the University of Toronto at Scarborough. Nineteen Falun Gong practitioners gave speeches to share their experiences. -
Japan: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa in Gifu Prefecture
2006-11-04On October 22nd, 2006, practitioners travelled to Gifu Prefecture, an area where there are no Falun Gong practitioners, to introduce Falun Gong. They demonstrated the exercises and held a press conference and a parade in a park. -
Taiwan: Shattering the CCP Lies, the National Track and Field Tournament in Taipei Invites Falun Gong Group to Give Performance
2006-11-03When more than 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners made their appearance, a yellow sea of people filled the entire ground track field. With peaceful exercise music practitioners, young and old, performed the exercises with great concentration and in good order, drawing immediate applause from the audience. -
Japan: Practitioners Clarify the Truth in a Famous Commercial Area in Yokohama City
2006-11-03Minato Mirai is a famous cultural and commercial area in Yokohama, Japan. When holidays come, there is always a steady flow of people sightseeing and shopping. On October 28th-29th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held a truth clarification activity in the square near Sakuragicho Station in Minato Mirai. -
Israel: Israeli Falun Gong Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference held successfully in Jerusalem
2006-11-02The 4th Israeli Falun Gong cultivation experience sharing conference was held in Jerusalem on the 21st October 2006. Practitioners from Israel, United State, Germany, and France attended this conference, practitioners from other countries such as Switzerland and Syria also sent their experience sharing papers to the conference. -
United States: Organ harvesting appeal from Falun Gong practitioners on Venice boardwalk in California
2006-11-02Ever since the crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners were publicised, several activities have been held on Venice boardwalk to bring these brutal crimes against humanity to light. Some of them were held at the same time as Wenyi Wang made her appeal against the persecution of Falun Gong at the White House. -
Australia: Divine Land Marching Band Receives Warm Welcome at Granny Smith Festival
2006-11-01After the parade ended, a local city council member and a radio station host told practitioners that Falun Gong's procession was magnificent and that the new Divine Land Marching Band was very good. -
Taiwan: Elementary School Welcomes Falun Gong Performance
2006-11-01Schoolteacher Li said: "I didn’t really know what Falun Gong was, although I knew a little about the persecution of the practice in Mainland China from media reports. After seeing their performance, I feel that the practice is so peaceful and special and their performance presented a picture of such great harmony between humans and nature. I am so touched." -
Taiwan: Practitioners Participate in Kaohsiung Cultural Fair
2006-10-31Mituo Township of Kaohsiung County, Taiwan is well known for its high quality milk-fish, bamboo hats and other traditional arts and culture. This year the "Milk-fish Cultural Fair" drew tens of thousands of people to the annual event. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the fair and demonstrate the five harmonious exercises onstage. -
Australia: Clarifying the Truth at Canberra's Floriade
2006-10-31The "Floriade" festival is the important festival in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The festival features a spectacular flower exhibition during the spring. It attracts tens of thousands of tourists from across Australia each year, and it is a good opportunity for local practitioners to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution against it. -
Taiwan: Eye-catching Falun Gong Performance at Senior Citizens' Sports Meet
2006-10-30On October 21st, 2006, the third Senior Citizens' Sports Meet was held in Taipei. The Falun Dafa Association of Taiwan was invited to participate at the games and was awarded a certificate of appreciation. -
Langley Times (Canada): Falun Gong Issues Raised
2006-10-30After a presentation from a follower of Falun Gong, Township council is being urged to ask the federal government to investigate allegations that China is harvesting the organs of practitioners.