World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News

  • Canada: Practitioners Participate in Hyack Festival in Vancouver

    On May 23rd, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Vancouver were invited to participate in the annual Hyack Festival in the city of New Westminster, British Columbia. Many people requested Falun Gong information. More than three thousand flyers were distributed along the parade route.
  • Latvia: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 17 2009, Latvian Falun Gong practitioners organised an activity in Riga, capital city of Latvia, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. The event took place in Mezaparks, one of the biggest parks in Riga’s suburbs, which is a popular place for locals and tourists to go for strolls or ride bikes. ractitioners introduced people in the park to the cultivation practice of Falun Gong.
  • Canada: District of Mission Proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month

    On May 11th, 2009, Mayor James Atebe of the District of Mission, British Columbia, Canada, proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month.
  • Canada: City of Nanaimo Proclaims May 2009 as Falun Dafa Month

    On May 11th, 2009, John Ruttan, Mayor of the City of Nanaimo, proclaimed the month of May, 2009, as "Falun Dafa Month" in the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Switzerland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 13, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day in Luzern, a well-known tourist city in Switzerland. The practitioners set up a booth and displayed some panels in the city centre to introduce Falun Dafa to local residents and tourists and to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  • Holland: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 13, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day at Chinatown in Amsterdam. The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, publicised the spread of Falun Dafa all over the world and exposed the inhumane persecution of Falun Gong in China. To conclude the activities, the practitioners sang songs.
  • Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Graces the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa

    On May 18th, 2009, the Divine Land Marching Band hurried back from the Toronto Fa conference to take part in the performance on the last day of the Tulip Festival in Ottawa, Canada. It was the second time that the Divine Land Marching Band participated in the Tulip Festival performance.
  • Germany: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Frankfurt

    To celebrate May 13, World Falun Dafa Day and Master Li's birthday, German Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities on May 9, 2009, at Romerberg Square in Frankfurt. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, exposed the persecution of innocent people by the Chinese Communists Party, and performed dances and songs composed by Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United States: Texas Divine Land Marching Band Makes Its First Appearance in Austin to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 16th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners, including the Texas Divine Land Marching Band, gathered in Austin, the capital of Texas, to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction and the 10th World Falun Dafa Day.
  • Ireland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    When the tenth World Falun Dafa Day arrived on May 13th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland held a parade and celebratory activities to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction. They displayed the beauty of Falun Dafa and also exposed the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Denmark: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Copenhagen

    Every year May 13th has been set as "World Falun Dafa Day". Falun Gong practitioners from around the world celebrate this solemn and magnificent day, and send their greetings to respected Master. On the 10th of May 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden and Denmark held celebratory activities in the public square in front of Copenhagen City Hall.
  • United States: "Quit the CCP" Van Tour Concludes Successfully

    The members of the van tour said that they got a lot of support during the tour. In Springfield, Illinois, a policeman applauded them and said, "I'm on your side." In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a freelance writer took notes on what the van tour members said and said that he will spread the message.
  • Sweden: Celebrating the 10th World Falun Dafa Day

    With the approach of the tenth World Falun Dafa Day, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden, together with their family members and friends, gathered at the Kungstrad Garden in the centre of Stockholm on May 9th 2009, to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction to the world and respectfully wish Master Li a Happy 58th Birthday.
  • NewsLeader News-Leader.com (United States): A Mothers Day wish: End persecution for beliefs

    According to the Falun Dafa Information Center, over 8,000 Falun Gong practitioners throughout China were detained before and during the 2008 Olympics, and 104 were persecuted to death, which brings the total death toll to 3263 in the 10-year persecution.
  • Germany: Munich Practitioners Welcome Falun Dafa Day by Giving Thanks to Master

    The graceful exercise demonstration attracted a lot of attention. Many started to learn the practice then and there. There were also many Chinese people among the passerby who were interested in the exercise demonstration. Most were willing to accept leaflets. Some also renounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations straight away.