Local Events

  • Spain: Falun Gong Group Introduces the Practice at a Health Expo in Altea

    On October 1 and 2, 2011, an annual EcoAltea health expo was held in Altea. During the expo, the Falun Gong booth was warmly welcomed by local residents. According to the arrangement of the expo, practitioners offered an introductory Falun Gong exercise class at 7 p.m on October 1. Several dozen people came to learn the practice.
  • Finland: Practitioners Participate in Health Expo for Tenth Consecutive Year

    Finland's annual Health and Knowledge Expo was held on October 8-9, 2011 at Suomen Yhteiskoulu (a high school) in Helsinki. The expo draws many visitors each year, most of whom are interested in faith and spirituality. Falun Gong practitioners in Finland have participated in the event for ten consecutive years.
  • France: Practitioners in Paris Expose the Chinese Communist Regime's Human Rights Atrocities

    The French Falun Dafa Association and the French division of The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) were invited to an event on the square in front of City Hall in Paris to expose the Chinese Communist regime's unprecedented brutal atrocities of harvesting organs from living practitioners.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in “Human Rights Awareness Day” in Bremen

    On September 10, 2011, 25 organisations, including practitioners representing Falun Gong, participated in “human rights awareness day” in Bremen. They set up an information table at Bremen Town Centre Plaza, exposing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 12-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa).
  • Germany: Practitioners in Kulmbach Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong

    Practitioners held activities in Kulmbach on September 24 and October 1, 2011 to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and at the same time support the more than 100 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Many people stopped to view the display boards.
  • Brussels: Persecution Is a Crime, and It Must Stop Immediately

    On October 1, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners of Belgium held an activity in the central plaza in Brussels to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and call for help to end the persecution. The banners and display boards attracted many viewers. Many said they were stunned to learn about the brutality of the persecution against Falun Gong and expressed their concern.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness of the Persecution in China during the Munich Oktoberfest

    On September 24, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners held an event in Marienplatz, Munich, to expose the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong as well as to support the 100 million people who have renounced the CCP and its affiliated organizations. As it was also Oktoberfest, tourists from Germany and all over the world were visiting Marienplatz.
  • Croatia: Introducing Falun Gong at the Zagreb International Autumn Fair

    Croatian practitioners introduced Falun Gong to people attending the second International Expo for Alternative and Healthy Living, a part of the Zagreb International Autumn Fair, on September 14-18, 2011. The practitioners spoke to visitors about Falun Gong, explaining to them the principles of cultivating body and mind.
  • Italy: Raising Awareness about the Persecution at Annual Peace Walk

    On September 25, hundreds of thousands of people participated in the annual peace walk from Perugia to Assisi, Italy. Practitioners took the opportunity to introduce the goodness of Falun Gong and inform people of the persecution taking place in China. Many Italian people lined up to sign the petition to express their righteous support for Falun Gong.
  • Poland: People Learn Falun Gong at Katowice Health Expo

    From September 15 to 17, 2011, the 34th annual Autumn Health Expo opened at the Municipal Cultural Centre in the southern city of Katowice, Poland. This is the fourth consecutive year that practitioners in Poland participated in the expo. Countless participants stopped at the booth to learn about Falun Gong.
  • Finland: Practitioners Raise Awareness about the Persecution at the Capital, People Show Support

    Practitioners in Finland set up an information table at the Helsinki Central Railway Station on October 1, 2011 to introduce Falun Gong and raise people's awareness about the 12-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). People who learned the facts expressed their righteous support.
  • Finland: Exposing the Persecution at Helsinki Central Station

    On September 17, 2011, a clear autumn day with crisp air, Falun Gong practitioners set up a table at the square in front of the Helsinki Central Railway Station. The practitioners also put up display boards and banners. Many people stopped to view the displays, and some signed the petition to protest the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong at “China Festival” in Dusseldorf

    On Saturday, September 17, 2011, Falun Dafa practitioners in Dusseldorf participated in the “China Festival” celebrations in the city centre, which included dragon dances and other performances. Not only many local Germans, but also many Chinese in Germany came to the event, making it a good chance to reach more people with the truth about Falun Gong.
  • Austria: Introducing Falun Dafa at an Art Show in Graz

    The location of the Falun Gong booth was perfect—people could see it from every spot on the square. Practitioners hung up a “The World Needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” banner. An Austrian gentleman said to the practitioners, “It is great that you are trying to change the world in a peaceful way.”
  • United Kingdom: London Rally Marks 100 Million Chinese People Quitting the Chinese Communist Party Organisations

    On September 10, 2011, the UK Service Centre for Quitting the CCP, the UK Alliance of Quitting the CCP, along with other groups, held a rally in London's Chinatown. The event was to celebrate over 100 million Chinese people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations, and to call on more Chinese people to join the movement.