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Campbelltown, Sydney: Tian Guo Marching Band Awarded in Annual Parade

Australia NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Sydney participated in the annual parade in conjunction with the Festival of Fisher's Ghost in Campbelltown on November 2, 2019. The Tian Guo Marching Band was awarded the Best Themed Band in the parade. The theme of this year's parade was “We Could Be Heroes.” Nearly…

Sydney: Visitors Voice Support for Falun Gong at Double Bay Street Festival

Australia NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

More than 80,000 visitors packed into the Double Bay Street Festival in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, on November 3, 2019. Now in its ninth year, it is the largest street festival in the Sydney metropolitan area and is held on the foreshore of the affluent harbor-side suburb of Double Bay.…

200,000 Australians Call for the Prosecution of Jiang Zemin for Launching the Persecution of Falun Gong

Australia NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

More than 200,000 people in Australia have signed a petition to support Falun Gong practitioners' criminal complaints against Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese Communist Party leader who launched the nationwide persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999. Jiang is also responsible for the killing of practitioners who are incarcerated for…

Wollongong: Falun Dafa Partakes in the 20th Year of Viva La Gong Festival

Australia NewsNovember 11, 20190Comments

Local Wollongong Falun Dafa Practitioners took part in the local City of Wollongong festival called Viva La Gong on 9th November 2019. The Viva La Gong festival, a celebration of the areas unique art and culture, attracts thousands of visitors each year. This year the festival celebrated its 20th year and Falun Dafa…

Melbourne Media Reports Falun Dafa Practitioner’s Story of Self-Cultivation

Australia News, InsightsNovember 11, 20190Comments

Neos Kosmos, the largest media for the Greek community in Melbourne, published a report about Falun Dafa practitioner Bill Thodori titled “Why Greek Australians are flocking to this special form of meditation” on September 24, 2019. The report starts with Bill's experience, “Soon after moving to Australia from Greece in his 20s, Bill Thodori…

Documentary Film “Letter from Masanjia” Screens in NSW Parliament House

Australia NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

The documentary film Letter from Masanjia screened in the New South Wales Parliament House Theatre on October 23, 2019. The screening was sponsored by Mr. David Shoebridge, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Letter from Masanjia was nominated for multiple international awards, including best Documentary Feature at the 91st Oscars, and…

Sydney: Falun Gong at the Granny Smith Festival

Australia NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Granny Smith Festival, October 18-19, 2019. The popular event is the largest celebration in Sydney's Eastwood District and attracted more than 80,000 people. During the weekend events, practitioners participated in the parade, and demonstrated the exercises. The popular Tian Guo Marching Band, Waist Drum Troupe, and…

People Voice Their Support During Practitioners’ Activities in Melbourne

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Practitioners of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in Australia held activities around Melbourne on October 12, 2019, the day before their 2019 Australian Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. Practitioners formed a Great Wall of Courage consisting of large banners along Princes Bridge, and set up information booths at the State Library of…

Falun Dafa Practitioners Bring Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance to Annual Spring Festival

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

The annual Spring Festival at Whitehorse City was held on October 20, 2019. The City Council invited Falun Dafa practitioners to join the community celebration. The practitioners demonstrated the exercises and talked to people about this ancient spiritual practice. Drawn by the melodious music, many festival-goers stopped by the practitioners' booth, where they learned…

Entire Family Excited to Practice Falun Gong

Australia News, InsightsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Australia gathered in Melbourne on October 11-13, 2019. They held a series of activities to introduce the ancient spiritual practice to the public and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of it. Many practitioners shared their profound experiences from practicing Falun Gong. “So marvelous,”…

People Condemn the Persecution During Popular Event in Sydney

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners talked to passersby during the Night Noodle Markets held in Sydney's Hyde Park on October 16-18, 2019. They told them about the spiritual practice and how it is being persecuted in China. The Night Noodle Market is an eagerly anticipated annual event that transforms Hyde Park into a busy Asian street food…

Parade in Melbourne Praised by Public

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners from around Australia gathered in Melbourne to take part in activities October 11-13, 2019. They held a parade, demonstrated the exercises, and held a cultivation experience sharing conference. A grand parade was held in the city's central business district on Friday, October 11. The parade commenced from Treasury Gardens and was…