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Sydney: Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings to Master Li from the Vietnamese Community

Australia NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

The Vietnamese community of Sydney held their largest event of the year, the Mid-Autumn Festival (also called the Moon Festival), on Cabramatta’s Freedom Plaza on September 8. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, practitioners were invited to participate in the event, allowing them to introduce the spiritual practice to some 90,000 festival…

Sydney: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcomed in Street Fair Parade

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is comprised of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the annual Street Fair parade in Chatswood on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Street Fair is an important part of the Sydney suburb's annual Emerge Festival. This year marks the 22nd Emerge Festival, which is hosted each year by the…

Sydney: Rally Held in Parramatta to Oppose Persecution and Forced Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Government officials, community leaders and Falun Gong practitioners attended a rally in Sydney, Australia on August 24 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They gathered at Centenary Square in Parramatta in Sydney's west. Speakers called on people from all walks of life to support practitioners and help…

Sydney’s City to Surf Runners and Supporters Learn About Falun Gong

Australia NewsSeptember 1, 20190Comments

The City to Surf marathon in Sydney, Australia is one of the largest running events in the world by participation. It attracts around 80,000 competitive and fun runners each year who race 8.7 miles (14 km) from Sydney's Central Business District out to Bondi Beach. This year the marathon was held on August 10, 2019.…

Chinese Tourists Gain Access to Information Blocked by Communist Regime

Australia NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

The Sydney Opera House is one of the most popular tourist sites in the world and many mainland Chinese tourists stop at this World Heritage Site when they visit Australia. Falun Dafa practitioners come to the Opera House to reach out to these tourists and offer them information about Dafa that they cannot…

Peaceful Protests and Candlelight Vigils Mark 20th Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal in Beijing

Australia NewsMay 5, 20190Comments

On April 25, 1999, a peaceful appeal in Beijing surprised the Chinese leadership and the international community when 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered near the State Council Appeals Office to request the release of fellow practitioners who had been illegally arrested for their belief. The gathering was peaceful and without incident, and…

Sydney: College Students Learn about Falun Dafa at Orientation

Australia NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

During orientation for new students at the University of Sydney from February 20-22, students visited the Falun Dafa Club booth, curious to learn more about the self-improvement meditation system. The University of Sydney usually starts its academic year in February, and orientation is a major event for the students as well as…

“Falun Gong Is Very Important to Australia”

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney hold activities regularly to introduce the meditation to the public and expose the brutality of the persecution in China. “When I searched for information about Falun Gong online, I realised that Falun Gong is very important to Australia,” said Sydney resident Brooke Wern while speaking with a practitioner late last…

Sydney: Falun Gong in Lunar New Year Parade

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Lunar New Year parade in Chatswood, a major business and residential district in the Lower North Shore of Sydney. The area is about 10 kilometers from the Sydney Central Business District, and over a third of its population is of Asian ancestry. The event took place on Victoria Avenue,…

Sydney: Chinese Tourists Learn about Falun Gong and Renounce the Chinese Communist Party

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Every weekend Falun Gong practitioners throughout Australia hold activities to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution of the practice in communist China. One event venue has been the popular tourist attraction in Sydney, Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Due to its scenic location overlooking Sydney Harbour many tourists from other countries, including Chinese tourists, visit…

Falun Gong Commended in Largest Chinese Community of New South Wales

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the Lunar New Year Festival held in Hurstville, Australia, on February 2, 2019. The suburb, a thirty minute drive from the Sydney CBD, is home to the largest Chinese community in Australia. More than half of the 30,000-strong population are Chinese. Nine practitioners demonstrated the five sets…

Falun Dafa Exercise Teaching Sessions Held in Sydney

Australia NewsDecember 30, 20180Comments

Interest in learning the Falun Dafa exercises is on the increase as more people learn of Falun Dafa’s benefits. Practitioners in Sydney held two free Falun Dafa exercise instruction sessions in Sydney communities in November and December 2018. People of different ethnicities enjoyed learning the exercises. Most attendees learned all five exercises as said that…