Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Finland: Many People learn the Truth of the Persecution at a Concert in Helsinki
2003-10-12Almost 2000 flyers were distributed and nearly everyone who passed by the Friends of Falun Gong booth accepted one. During the concert, whilst the audience was listening to the music, people who worked at the concert hall, security guards, vendors etc, all came to find out more. -
UK: Promoting Dafa and Explaining the Facts at Cambridge University Freshers Fair
2003-10-12Practitioners performed the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises, and distributed materials so that new students could learn more about the brutal persecution that is happening in China. Practitioners handed out around 3,000 English flyers. More than 100 Chinese Vdoe-CDs were handed out in one day. -
France: Practitioners hold a Solemn Public Trial of Jiang Zemin
2003-10-11Falun Gong practitioners staged a public trial of criminal Jiang Zemin. A journalist from Angers came to interview practitioners and participated in the entire trial of Jiang in the court of morality and justice. Lots of people watched the activity. During the trial, people could hear Chinese people laughing at the cartoon drawings of Jiang. This shows that Chinese people do not respect Jiang. -
UK: Spreading Dafa to Officials of the current Ruling Party
2003-10-11After accepting a flyer, one person said, I saw you standing here distributing flyers in the rain, I think it must be very important, so Ill look through it thoroughly. Another person saw a practitioner wearing clothes reading Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance in both Chinese and English. He stopped his bicycle to ask for a flyer. -
Belgium: Press Conference about Genocide Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-10-10On 9th October, world-renowned human rights lawyer Mr Georges-Henri Beauthier and the Belgian Falun Dafa Association held a press conference regarding the decision made by the state prosecutor over a lawsuit filed against the Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin. Important media organisations were invited to the conference. A representative from the Belgian Falun Dafa Association made a statement in the conference and expressed their determination: "We will continue to provide proof of the genocide against Falun Dafa." -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Dafa and Exposing Jiangs Crimes at Nossebro Market
2003-10-09There were many people there on that day to celebrate the markets one hundredth birthday. Visitors received information about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution in China. Practitioners also collected signatures to appeal for the release of Charles Li, an American Doctor who has been unlawfully detained in China since January 2003. -
Denmark: Drummer of a Famous Musicians Band attracts Media Attention
2003-10-08Famous musician and rock music icon David Bowie recently performed in Copenhagen. His drummer, Sterling Campbell, has attracted a lot of media attention because he is a Falun Gong practitioner. Like millions of practitioners who work in all sorts of different professions, Sterling volunteers his spare time to let people know the facts about the persecution. -
Germany: Dafa Practitioners bring a Good Day to Bad Kreuznach City
2003-10-08Many people stopped to watch the exercise demonstration, listen to the music, look at the display boards and take materials to find out more. Some of them signed a petition calling for the release of Xiong Wei, a practitioner from Germany who has been illegally detained in China, and others asked questions about Falun Gong. -
Germany: Exposing Jiang's Crimes to Tourists during the Munich Beer Festival
2003-10-07Instead of practitioners handing out materials, people were coming up to practitioners and asking for information whilst they watched the Falun Gong exercise demonstration. They expressed a tremendous interest in Falun Gong by constantly asking questions and they were angry at this cruel suppression of the innocent. People could not comprehend that there exists a place where Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance are prohibited and people are not allowed to be good. -
UK: People learn the Truth at a London Garden Party (pictures)
2003-10-07Practitioners felt that this was a great opportunity to let them know more about the persecution of Falun Gong and the appeal to rescue UK practitioners friends and relatives who are illegally imprisoned in China. People signed practitioners petition and expressed support after listening to a speech by the brother of Zhu Baolian, who is illegally imprisoned in Beijing for handing out Falun Gong leaflets. -
Russia: The Fourth Russian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference successfully concludes in Moscow
2003-10-05Hundreds of practitioners appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy. They held pictures of those who have been persecuted to death while standing on the square in front of the Embassy. They also sent forth righteous thoughts and demonstrated the exercises peacefully, whilst some practitioners handed out materials to passersby. -
UK: Scottish Dafa Practitioners participate in the Glasgow Peace Festival (Part 2)
2003-10-05Though the weather was unstable and moved from rain to sunshine, Dafa practitioners exercise demonstration and traditional Chinese fan dance attracted a large audience. After the performance, practitioners voluntarily taught people the Falun Gong exercises. Many people came to learn. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Detmold
2003-10-05Many passers-by stopped to look at the display boards and the exercise demonstration. After learning about the truth of the persecution and the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin that have been filed around the world, people praised practitioners for their quest for justice and wished them success. -
Germany: Collecting Petition Signatures and Revealing the Facts at a Town Festival in Nuremberg
2003-10-04In addition to enthusiastically signing their names to support the appeal, many young people asked their friends to sign their names too. Before the end of the activity, a German citizen who was very interested in Falun Dafa talked with a practitioner enthusiastically and was reluctant to leave. He ended up staying with practitioners and helping them to collect their materials and pack everything away. -
UK: Scottish Dafa Practitioners participate in the Glasgow Peace Festival (Part 1)
2003-10-04The event organiser had arranged for practitioners to teach the exercises to children that were at the festival. Looking at the childrens earnest and innocent appearance, the organiser and many passers-by also came and joined in learning the exercises. One young boy said to his grandmother: This is the best!