Local Events
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UK: Falun Gong Student Society Takes Part in University Freshers Fair
2002-09-26I spoke to a girl from China who was very surprised to hear that I (a westerner) practise Falun Gong. She said you would be arrested in China, arent you frightened? I told her that we are free to practice in peace in the UK and the rest of the world. I did my best to kindly explain to her that the media reports about Falun Gong in China are not true. -
Germany: Clarifying The Facts During Shanghai Week in Hamburg
2002-09-26Most people who went there were the Germans who were interested in China, or who often went to China through their work. Many of them are noted people in religious and academic circles. -
Germany: Activities during Worldwide Peace Day in Frankfurt
2002-09-25On Monday September 16 2002, 25 German Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Worldwide Peace day in Frankfurt.Left: Passersby reading information on the persecution of Dafa in China on display boards. -
Romania: Promoting Falun Gong on a Tour Around the Country
2002-09-25Several Romanian practitioners residing in Canada, Sweden and the United States, accompanied by local practitioners, have started a tour around Romania to let people know about practice of Falun Gong and the brutal persecution in China. -
Denmark: Latest Events in Copenhagen
2002-09-25Practitioners held a peaceful vigil outside the hotel used by the Chinese delegation. When the Chinese agents saw the practitioners they immediately put pressure on the Danish police to remove them. Practitioners revealed the facts about the persecution to the Head of the Police for that district and the Administrator from the Local Government. They both confirmed that practitioners could stay in front of the hotel so that they could be visible to the delegation. -
Music and Dancing During the Europe-Asia Summit
2002-09-25During the Asian Commens Cultural Festival in Copenhagen, Falun Gong music and dancing could be seen every on every corner throughout the city.Left: The Lotus Flower dance -
Copenhagen: Opening Speech at the European Fa Conference, September 22, 2002
2002-09-24Practitioners in Europe are cooperating better than ever before. We have realised that we still have a long way to go in order to fulfill our goals, but we can certainly say that we can and will speed up our steps. -
Copenhagen: European Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference Successfully Held
2002-09-23Practitioners shared their experiences of practising Falun Dafa and studying the Fa, and their experiences and understandings of stepping forward to shoulder their responsibilities in this great historical period. -
Copenhagen: Brief Report On Clarifying The Facts At The NGO Forum
2002-09-23Practitioners attended an NGO Forum in Copenhagen on 21 September where they held a workshop on Falun Gong. Three Falun Gong practitioners attended (Left). Chinese agents tried to disrupt the meeting. See text for details. -
Copenhagen: Practitioners' Shining Performance in Kongens Nytorv (Kings New Square)
2002-09-22There was a wonderful atmosphere around the whole area. It seemed to radiate from the beauty of the dancers costumes, from the warm smiles of the practitioners who stood quietly at the sides, from the bright sunshine, the elegance of the dancers, the many golden banners, and the rapt attention of the onlookers. -
UK: Practitioners Spread Falun Dafa in Coventry City
2002-09-21On June 14, 2002, Dafa practitioners introduced Falun Dafa to peaceful and kind-hearted citizens of Coventry under the Lady Godvia statue, in order to let more people learn the truth about Falun Dafa. -
Video: Falun Dafa Around the World
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Norway: Promoting Falun Gong at the alternative fair in Stavanger
2002-09-19Norwegian practitioners promoted Falun Gong at an alternative health fair in Stavanger. Many people were interested in learning more about Falun Gong and some people learnt the exercises at the fair. A local TV station came and took pictures of the stand and were very eager to film practitioners doing the exercises. -
UK: Teaching Falun Gong to a Local Group of Asian Ladies
2002-09-17I was recently contacted by the co-ordinator of a local group of Asian ladies. She had picked up a Falun Gong leaflet in the library and invited me to teach the exercises to her group. After I spoke to her on the phone, she immediately asked me to do an introductory session, followed by 5 consecutive weekly sessions. -
Croatia: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at the Meeting of Conventional and Frontier Medicines (photos)
2002-09-14On June 29, 2002, Swedish and Austrian Dafa practitioners were invited to introduce Falun Gong at the collaboration meeting of Croatian conventional and frontier medicines. This meeting was held in Zagreb. Many medical doctors and physicians attended the meeting.