World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Falun Gong Entry Warmly Welcomed in Blacktown Parade in Sydney
2009-06-04In the morning on May 30th, 2009, an annual grand parade was held in Blacktown, western Sydney. It's the largest community holiday in western Sydney. This year was the ninth time Falun Gong practitioners were invited to join this parade. -
Norway: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-06-03On May 13th 2009, Falun Dafa practitioners from Oslo gathered in National Congress Plaza at the city's centre to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. They wanted to let people know that Falun Dafa is now practised in over 110 countries and has benefited more than 100 million people. Norway National TV filmed the activities held in celebration of World Falun Dafa Day. -
United States: Department of Corrections Employees Attend Falun Dafa Seminar in Jefferson City, Missouri
2009-06-03May is Asian Heritage Month. On May 27th, to help its employees learn more about Asian culture, the Missouri Department of Corrections in Jefferson City invited Falun Dafa practitioners in Missouri to give a presentation about the ancient Chinese cultivation practice. -
Belgium: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day
2009-06-02On May 16th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Belgium held activities in the famous university town of Leuven to celebrate the 10th World Falun Dafa Day. Practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises on the lawn, displayed exhibits explaining the benefits of the practice and gave out paper lotus flowers. -
Canada: Local Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Vancouver
2009-06-02Auntie Wang is from Mainland China. When she was in China, she helped many relatives, friends and colleagues to quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations. After coming to Vancouver, though she could not speak English, she took every opportunity to clarify truth to Chinese people -
Austria: Celebrating the 10th World Falun Dafa Day in Vienna
2009-06-01The parade drew the attention of many tourists and local residents who asked about the situation of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP in mainland China. The people appeared impressed by the Divine Land Marching Band's performance and many people took photos. The European Divine Land Marching Band was warmly received. -
United States: Shen Yun Performing Arts Spring Tour 2009 Performance Impresses Escondido's Arts Community: Dancer
2009-06-01The final Shen Yun Performing Arts Spring Tour 2009 presentation on the West Coast was enthusiastically responded to by an appreciative audience, as it stopped this time in Escondido. -
Germany: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day – More and More People are Interested in Falun Gong
2009-05-31On May 13th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin held an activity in the city centre to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. They also told people the facts about the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners. Quite a few practitioners had a similar feeling: more and more people are interested in Falun Gong. -
The Jakarta Post (Indonesia): Ancient meditation takes to the streets
2009-05-31Open and free: This Falun Dafa group meditates in public in Ubud, teaching the practise free of charge. Falun Dafa is practised in public parks and street corners in Indonesia and more than 70 other countries around the world. -
United States: Falun Gong Group Participates in Parade in Connecticut
2009-05-31Falun Gong practitioners in Connecticut participated in the Memorial Day Parade in Colchester, Connecticut on May 24th, 2009. They introduced Falun Dafa and spread the message of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance to local residents. -
Switzerland: People Show Support for Falun Gong at World Falun Dafa Day Celebration
2009-05-29Four high school students were very shocked upon seeing the photos of Falun Gong practitioners suffering persecution. They asked practitioners about many happenings in mainland China and also took copies of DVDs that explained further. Two hours later, their teacher and the whole class came. They read the informational panels carefully. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in Memorial Day Parade in New York
2009-05-29On May 25th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from the New York area participated in the annual Memorial Day Parade in Queens, NY. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, Grateful for Master's Grace
2009-05-27On May 13, 2009, practitioners in Ukraine held activities on the square in downtown Kiev to celebrate the 10th World Falun Dafa Day, and express their gratitude for Master's compassionate and arduous salvation. -
United States: Members Of Seattle's Arts Community Enthusiastically Praise Shen Yun Performing Arts: "It's going to touch lives everywhere"
2009-05-27Karolyn Grimes, who played the role of Zuzu in the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," said she was thrilled to see Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 Spring Tour which opened at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Friday, May 22nd. Ms. Grimes has appeared in many movies, and worked with Hollywood's film legends. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners in St. Petersburg Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-26Practitioners set up posters, demonstrated the exercises and told passersby that Falun Dafa has been spread to over one hundred countries, but in China it has been subjected to persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. Many passersby stopped to watch practitioners do the exercises, and learn details about Falun Gong and the persecution.