World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: "Uncompromising Courage" Art Exhibit Comes to Bendigo
2005-08-20From the exhibition, the local residents saw that ordinary people became magnificent while justice, freedom, dignity and humanity were being trampled. It shows the uncompromising courage of Falun Gong practitioners while the evil challenges the principle of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance." -
Taiwan: Taizhong County Chongguang Elementary School Teachers Hold 2005 "Education through Studying Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance"
2005-08-20Between the 2nd and the 10th of July, 2005, the Chongguang Elementary School in Taizhong County held a nine-day educational seminar for all the teachers in Taizhong. The seminar focused on studying "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." Not surprisingly, teachers were not the only participants who attended. Many people from the community came as well. -
Canada: Former Chinese Official Han Guangsheng Exposes the Chinese Communist Party's Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-08-19Han Guangsheng, former Director of Shenyang Judicial Bureau, made his first public appearance. According to Mr. Han, "Since 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting Falun Gong. It is another catastrophe. Many practitioners have been tortured to death and many families torn apart." -
South Africa: Truth of Falun Dafa Awakens Durban University
2005-08-19After viewing the photo exhibition, many students said that this is the first time that they learned about China committing such severe human rights violations, under the cover of a prosperous economy. They couldn't understand how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could torture such a group of people who simply persist in practising "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." -
Canada: Falun Gong Group is Warmly Received While Participating in Public Events
2005-08-18On the afternoon of August 13th, 2005, Health and Long-Term Care Minister of Ontario George Smitherman held activities in his district in Toronto to meet local residents. The Toronto Falun Dafa Association was invited to take part in the activity and to give music and dance performances. The weather was cool and several hundred local residents attended the activities. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Win Award in the Montana Sweet Pea Parade
2005-08-17This was our third year participating in this well attended parade. Spectators were very happy when our float went by and there was lots of clapping. They had expressions of awe on their faces, and seemed to appreciate the beauty and sacredness of the float, along with its beautiful music. A young lady stopped by our float after the parade and told us, "Your entry is my favorite every year." -
United States: Practitioners Participate Railroad Days Parade in Washington State
2005-08-16As soon as the Falun Gong procession stepped off on the parade route, spectators applauded. Many people waved to the practitioner dressed as a heavenly maiden on the float and exclaimed, "Beautiful!" The waist drum team played and viewers applauded warmly. -
Israel: Practising Falun Gong on Tel Aviv Beach
2005-08-16The Tel Aviv City Government recently invited practitioners to teach people Falun Gong during the city's "One Hour Before Sunset" programme at Central City Beach. Many citizens have come to the beach to learn about the truth of the persecution and to practise the exercises. The programme is to continue until the end of August. -
USA: Dafa Practitioners Promote Orphan Rescue Effort at Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration in Boston Chinatown
2005-08-15On August the 7th, 2005, a Mid-autumn Festival celebration was held in Boston's Chinatown. Dafa practitioners set up a stall with the theme of rescuing children of Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. They distributed flyers at each intersection, and young practitioners distributed flyers, as well as folded paper lotus flowers. -
Indonesia: Art Exhibition Opens to Public in Jakarta
2005-08-15From August 7th to August 9th, the "Uncompromising Spirit" Art Exhibition and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" photo display were held in a gallery space in a park in Jakarta. The exhibition and the display truthfully depicted practitioners' unyielding faith during giant tribulations. -
Canada: Practitioners Participate in Korean Festival
2005-08-15On June 6th, Dafa practitioners were invited for the second time to participate in the Korean Festival held at Toronto City Hall Square. The practitioners' peaceful exercise demonstration attracted many people's attention, and a lot of them expressed their interest in learning the practice. Many people also learned about the persecution happening in China. -
Malaysia: Falun Dafa Practitioners Appeal to Human Rights Committee After Repeated Discrimination
2005-08-14In response to the discrimination against the Malaysian Falun Dafa Association a representative of "Voice of the People," said that the government should not put foreign policy above human rights, and just because another country requests it to violate a groups' basic rights, it can't do so. -
New Zealand: Art Exhibition Opens in Hamilton
2005-08-14From the 10th of August to the 18th, the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition is being held in Hamilton. Visitors came to the exhibition in a continuous stream and they were all impressed by the exquisite painting skills. -
Australia: Practitioners Participate in Nambour Sugar Festival
2005-08-14On August the 6th, Queensland practitioners participated in the annual Nambour Sugar Festival. During the event, practitioners set up an information table and also participated in the parade. The practitioners were more than happy to bring harmony and joy to each individual spectator and they were pleased to see that more and more Australians have learned about the beauty of Falun Dafa. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners from San Francisco Appeal to Stop the CCP's Persecution
2005-08-13Falun Gong practitioner Wang Yali recalled her experience of being locked into a small cage. She still had a vivid memory of the scene six years ago when she was arrested together with other Falun Gong practitioners and detained in Jingshan Stadium. Wang Yali said, "The police pulled Falun Gong practitioners down the stairs to torture them. The practitioners' heads would get hit and knocked on the steps when they were dragged down the stairs."