Local Events
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Germany: Promoting Falun Dafa and Teaching the Exercises at Siegen Health Expo
2003-10-29The organisers of the exhibition came to the Dafa stand to learn more about Falun Gong before giving an introduction of over the halls public address system. Their introduction recommended that people participate in learning the Falun Gong exercises, which were being taught for free. -
Norway: Promoting Falun Gong at the Alternative Therapies Fair in Stavanger
2003-10-28There were always one or two practitioners who distributed flyers and talked with the visitors. The people were very eager, curious and interested to chat with the practitioners about Falun Gong. Practitioners often found themselves spontaneously surrounded by large groups of people who wanted to find out more. -
UK: Celebrating Cambridges First Falun Dafa Week
2003-10-27Chinese and western people all carefully read the posters about the lawsuit against Jiang and his human rights crimes. An elderly person who was with his granddaughter happily watched the practitioners performances and expressed hope that Jiang will be successfully brought to justice like the former leader of Yugoslavia. He felt very happy that evil people cannot escape punishment. -
Germany: Clarifying the Facts in Chamer and Koetzting
2003-10-26On October the 17th and 18th, practitioners held activities to let people know more about Falun Gong and the persecution, in the cities of Chamer and Koetzting. Reporters from a local newspaper interviewed practitioners. As a result, more and more people have learned about the persecution and the trial of Jiang Zemin. -
Spain: Explaining the Facts about the Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-10-24Practitioners distributed information about the lawsuit against Jiang. Many people took the initiative to come over and ask for a flyer. Some even asked for extra ones for their family and friends. After finding out that Jiang has been sued in Spain on the charge of genocide, they showed their support by signing their names in the appeal signature books. -
UK: MP and the Public Support Grand Performance in Cambridge
2003-10-22Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Cambridge city centre to promote Falun Gong and let people know about the human rights violations occurring against practitioners in China. Their performances showed the Cambridge people the true beauty of Chinese culture in a lion dance and traditional Chinese fan dancing. There were also songs performed by practitioners and a Public Trial of Jiang Zemin. -
Sweden: Demonstrating Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at a Linköping School
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Denmark: Dafa Practitioners participate in Nighttime Activities at the Copenhagen Cultural Festival
2003-10-18October the 10th was the annual Cultural Festival in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Practitioners hoped that their actions would allow people to learn more about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. They gave out leaflets to the large audience and within a short period of time, all of the Dafa materials were gone. -
UK: Conversations with Chinese Students Jiang Zemin? We dont like him!
2003-10-18The response we received was amazing. The Chinese students seemed to have been waiting for us and we couldnt clarify the truth fast enough. One young lady talked with a practitioner about the way Jiangs regime treat practitioners in China. She knew about the persecution of Falun Gong and stated clearly that it is wrong. The girl told the practitioner that Chinese people all share the same disdain for this dictator who is bringing a bad name to China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong was well received at a Health Fair in Linköping
2003-10-17Falun Gong practitioners had an opportunity to demonstrate the exercises live on stage with a voiceover providing more information about Falun Gong and the lawsuits filed against Jiang and his regime all over the world, the latest of which was launched in Spain yesterday. The local TV station came to the festival to film the practitioners exercise performance. -
Germany: Spreading the Fa at the Festival of Asian Culture in Fulda
2003-10-13During the two-day festival, practitioners had several opportunities to introduce Falun Gong on the main stage. Many members of the audience came to the Falun Dafa information booth. They praised the practitioners graceful performance and said that they had learned more about Falun Gong. Several people expressed an interest in learning the exercises. -
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. -
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.