(Minghui.org) Before the thirteenth anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal, Falun Gong practitioners in Vancouver held a series of activities to raise awareness of the event. On April 21, 2012, practitioners performed the exercises in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery and held a photo exhibit.

Practicing the meditation

A tourist learns the exercises

Tourists view the photo exhibit

 
Explaining the facts to visitors

Many tourists stopped to learn more and view the photos. Some talked to practitioners, and some took pictures of the exercises. A few people were interested in learning the exercises. Jules Snow and Lisa Sburger from Switzerland took pictures with practitioners. Mr. Snow told practitioners that he had heard about the persecution two years ago and how horrible he felt about such a peaceful group being attacked.

Quite a few Chinese tourists and students viewed the photos, and some stayed at the event for a long time and talked to practitioners. Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang, a Chinese couple who came to Canada two years ago, talked to practitioners for a long time. They asked how they could access NTDTV and where they could learn the exercises. Mr. Wang was surprised to see that so many people of all ages practiced Falun Gong. “It must have marvelous effects,” he said. Ms. Zhang said, “You can't see this in China. All you hear is the [Chinese Communist regime's] slander attacking Falun Gong.” She said that she was eager to learn the truth about Falun Gong, so she talked to practitioners for a long time.