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Falun Dafa Participates at Moon Festival in Sydney

Australia NewsOctober 2, 20170Comments

Over the past weekend, many residents in Sydney were glad to see Falun Gong practitioners at the annual Moon Festival celebration at Cabramatta. With support from city officials, the Cabramatta Moon Festival has become the largest celebration of its kind in the Sydney metro area. Nearly 90,000 people attended the Moon Festival celebration this year,…

Falun Dafa Teaches Me to Always Do the Right Thing

Insights, World NewsOctober 2, 20170Comments

I lost my mother when I was four. Raised by my stepmother, I never got enough to eat or had warm clothes, and I developed severe stomach problems. I visited a doctor many times. Eventually he told me that I might end up with stomach cancer. Besides the stomach pain, I had terrible migraines. When…

Croatia: Telling the Public About Falun Dafa During a Heat Wave

World NewsOctober 2, 20170Comments

A group of Croatian and Slovenian Falun Gong practitioners held activities on August 5-6, 2017, in the towns of Umag and Rovinj in Croatia to introduce Falun Gong to the public and raise awareness of its persecution by the communist regime in China. Located on the Adriatic coast in the region of Istria, those towns…

Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Debuts 2017 Asia Tour in South Korea

World NewsSeptember 24, 20170Comments

The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra’s second Asia tour began on September 17, 2017, at the Daegu Concert House in Daegu, South Korea. This is the first time the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra has performed in South Korea. Many audience members, impressed by the unique melodies, said they felt that the music was from the divine.…

Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Floral Parade in Toowoomba

Australia NewsSeptember 24, 20170Comments

Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners participated in the Floral Parade, the feature event of the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, a city in Southeastern Queensland, Australia, on September 16, 2017. The Carnival of Flowers is the largest community event and one of the premier celebrations in Australia. The Floral Parade was the pinnacle of…

Falun Gong Banners and Posters Seen All Over China

China News, World NewsSeptember 24, 20170Comments

Falun Gong banners and posters have recently appeared along many main streets, crossroads, and other public spaces in China. The banners convey the goodness of Falun Gong and raise awareness of its persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as the ongoing efforts to bring former dictator Jiang Zemin to justice. The banners…

Canberra: Parliamentary Forum on Stopping Forced Organ Harvesting and Organ Tourism

Australia NewsSeptember 24, 20170Comments

After the Australian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference on September 10, practitioners held a large rally in front of Parliament House in Canberra on September 11 and 12. A forum also took place in the parliament on September 11 on how to stop the state-sanctioned killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs and organ…

Australian Lawmakers Support Rally at Parliament Hill in Canberra

Australia NewsSeptember 18, 20170Comments

Australian Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Parliament Building in Canberra on Monday and Tuesday, September 11-12, 2017. Around ten victims of the persecution in China testified to the brutality of this human rights crisis by sharing their own experiences. Attendees called upon the Australian government to take action to help…

Canada: Introducing Falun Dafa at McGill University’s Activities Night

World NewsSeptember 18, 20170Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners recently took part in "Activities Night" at McGill University, that ran from September 2 to 4, 2017. They introduced Falun Dafa to new students at the university. More than 250 student organisations, including the new Falun Dafa organisation– Falun Dafa at McGill – presented a broad spectrum of campus activities to incoming freshmen at…

Australia: Group Character Formation at Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Australia NewsSeptember 18, 20170Comments

The day before the 2017 Australian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference, Dafa practitioners gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for a large-scale character formation on September 9. Adjacent to the Sydney Opera House, this garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and one of the most visited attractions in Sydney. The character formation started…

Pekin, Illinois: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Marigold Festival

World NewsSeptember 18, 20170Comments

Pekin, county seat of Tazewell County in central Illinois, has a name very close to China's capital city Peking (Beijing). But their attitude towards freedom of belief is drastically different than their Chinese counterpart's. While the spiritual practice of Falun Dafa is severely suppressed in China, this meditation system is well accepted in Pekin, as…

Sydney, Australia: Grand Rally and March Applauded by Spectators

Australia NewsSeptember 18, 20170Comments

Practitioners from across Australia attended series of events in Sydney prior to the annual experience-sharing conference on September 10. Here is a report on the grand rally and march on September 8, 2017. Group Meditation Outside the Customs House, an historic Sydney landmark located in Circular Quay, practitioners performed group exercises in the morning. The…