Local Events
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Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Kassel
2009-09-08On 23rd May 2009, Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners held a Falun Dafa information day in Kassel, the biggest city in the middle of Germany. he aim of the information day was to let more people know about Falun gong and the ten years of persecution that the practice has faced in China at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. -
Finland: Local People Learn About Falun Dafa at Health Expo
2009-09-07From August 29 to 30, Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Heath Expo at Riverbank Community Centre in Helsinki, Finland. They introduced Falun Dafa and exposed the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China. -
United KIngdom: People Express Appreciation for Falun Gong Practitioners’ Efforts to Raise Awareness in Central London
2009-09-06On Saturday July 4 2009, UK Falun Gong practitioners once again went to St Martin’s Square in central London to hold an activity and help more people learn about Falun Gong. As usual, Falun Gong practitioners who participated in the activity demonstrated the five sets of exercises, distributed leaflets, and collected petition signatures to condemn the persecution. -
Denmark: Car Tour Attracts Media Attention
2009-09-05Danish practitioners toured eight major cities to introduce Falun Gong to more people across the country. Wherever they went they received the support of local people and media. This article features a report from the newspaper Herning Folkeblad. -
Finland: Falun Gong Exercises Attract Attention at the Art Festival in Helsinki
2009-09-04The magnificent demonstration of the five sets of the Falun Gong exercises accompanied by the peaceful music attracted the attention of many people that stopped to observe. Some videotaped the peaceful and magnificent scene. Other accepted the flyers distributed by practitioners, and still others talked to practitioners to learn more about Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Display the Magnificence of Falun Gong in Plymouth
2009-09-03June 28 2009 was the culmination of the annual Plymouth Armed Forces Week. This is a significant annual event for Plymouth, a popular English seaside town. Falun Gong practitioners travelled to Plymouth and held an activity to introduce Falun Gong and the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to the visitors. -
Germany: Falun Gong Activity in Munich Attracts Many Visitors
2009-09-02On August 9, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from the German State of Bavaria held an activity at the Marien Platz, exposing the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. The activity attracted many tourists and local German residents. Many Chinese tourists showed great interest in the Falun Gong activity. -
France: Exposing the Persecution to People in Boulogne-sur-Mer
2009-09-01On August 8 and 9, 2009, French Falun Gong practitioners took advantage of the weekend to expose the truth of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ten-year-long persecution of Falun Gong practitioners to tourists from various places and local people at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. -
Finnish People: We Bless You!
2009-08-31On August 15, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Jin Zhaoyu held a signature collecting activity in Pello, northern Finland for her petition to rescue her mother. The event exposed the ten-year long persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), called for the attention of the Finnish public, and hoped to aid in the rescue of her mother, Chen Zhenping and all other illegally imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Denmark: Spreading Falun Gong in the Small Town of Ry
2009-08-30On August 16, Falun Gong practitioners attended the "Ryst" multi-cultural festival in the beautiful small town of Ry, Denmark. They introduced Falun Gong to the local citizens and exposed the brutality of the persecution against Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. A local TV station covered the event. -
Denmark: People of Denmark Support Falun Gong
2009-08-28Shortly after their nationwide car tour in Denmark, Falun Gong practitioners of Copenhagen continued their endeavours to protest against the persecution. On August 2 2009, at Axeltorv Square, practitioners introduced Falun Gong and exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ten-year-long persecution of the practice. -
United Kingdom: Hear of Falun Gong in the East Finchley Festival in London
2009-08-28The East Finchley Festival is a popular local outdoor party in the community. The coming of Falun Gong practitioners has brought an opportunity to the attending residents with various ethnic backgrounds to experience Falun Gong and to learn about the true story. Passers-by received leaflets one by one. Many stood there to read the panels, find out more and watch the exercise demonstration. -
Finland: "What Can We Do about the Persecution in China?"
2009-08-27Falun Gong practitioners in Finland have clarified the truth at the White Church, a well-known tourist attraction in Finland, since July 23, 2009. In addition to introducing Falun Gong and the persecution in China to the visitors at the church, they also help Chinese tourists to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. -
Switzerland: Visitors to Falun Gong Information Table Are Appalled by Atrocities Happening in China
2009-08-26On August 15 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held a Falun Gong Information Day in Bern, the capital, exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Many people who passed by either stopped to read the display boards on or took flyers and newspapers to read later. -
Denmark: Car Tour Warmly Welcomed Throughout Denmark
2009-08-23From July 27 to August 2, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark went on a car tour around eight major Danish cities outside of Copenhagen to introduce Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, a cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and to raise awareness about the persecution in China.