Dafa practitioners from Montreal participated in a community festival called "Festivale de la Petite-Bourgogne" on Saturday, September 8th 2001. There was a display table where people could come and find out more about the practice and the persecution, as well as petitions to sign and workshops for which one could sign up.

At 1:30pm we did a demonstration on the main stage. The sky was clear and bright, and many people were out enjoying the festivities. Some people tried the exercises, namely a large mascot who encouraged some children to do the same. People clapped during and after the presentation, and the organizer happily invited us back another day.

The pictures below were taken during the demonstration, and have not been altered.

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After consulting with a professional photographer, no explanation could be found for the blackness creeping around the demonstrating practitioners. There appears to be clouds of blackness except for where the practitioners are standing, shining like gold. From start to finish, practitioners were sending forth righteous thoughts, clearing away all the interference from the people's minds.