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My Manager: “I Like How You Conduct Yourself”

InsightsDecember 1, 20190Comments

A few days ago my manager at school said to me, “There are very few people like you nowadays.” I thought that he was flirting with me. “I mean it,” he continued. “I regard you as my older sister (although he was only a year younger than me). I admire you because I like…

Publication of List of 100,000+ Perpetrators Augments Multi-Front Effort to End Persecution of Falun Gong

China News, Uncategorized, World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

The brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China has continued for over 20 years. Because of upholding their belief in the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, a large number of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained, imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the persecution began in July 1999. Earlier this…

Poland, Krakow: Locals and Tourists Take Action to Support Falun Gong

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Poland held two events in Kraków on November 9 and 10, 2019, at Main Market Square and Wawel Castle, where they demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and spoke with people about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of the spiritual discipline. Many tourists signed a petition that called for an…

Falun Gong Receives Public Support During Activities in Gold Coast

Australia NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities at Cavill Mall, a popular shopping area in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland on the evening of November 8, 2019. They introduced Falun Gong and told people about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution and organ harvesting from living practitioners. Many people stopped to learn…

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…

Greece: Falun Dafa in Thessaloniki Every Week to Introduce the Practice

World NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners come every week to Thessaloníki, a port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, and the second-largest city in Greece to promote Falun Dafa and raise awareness of the persecution in China. It is one of the most popular tourist sites in the city with…

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…