On December 2, the Chinese language news section of an international French radio station broadcast the following information:

According to information from Clearwisdom Net, the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sent greetings to attendees of the 2002 Eastern US Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference organized by Pennsylvania Falun Gong practitioners and held from November 30 to December 1. The Mayor expressed that no matter which country people live in, they should not be persecuted for their individual beliefs and freedom of expression.

Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200212/8637.html