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At noon on April 21, Hu Jintao arrived at Sprague Memorial Hall of Yale University. At locations where Hu had to pass by, practitioners displayed huge banners which read "Bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to Justice", "Thoroughly Investigate Chinese Labor Camps and Prisons' Persecution of Falun Gong" and "Falun Dafa is a Righteous Way". The banner display was well-organized and very eye-catching.
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Falun Gong practitioners display eye-catching banners and posters outside Yale University to appeal for investigation and justice
Sprague Hall
Outside Sprague Hall, practitioners not only unfurled banners but
also
displayed numerous truth-clarifying posters to tell the pedestrians,
police on-duty and the "Welcoming corps" organized the Chinese
Communist regime about the beauty of Falun Dafa, the brutal 7-year
persecution and the inhuman crime of organ harvesting from living Falun
Gong practitioners.
Media Focus on Falun Gong
All major media outlets including Reuters, AP and the largest local TV station were very interested in practitioners' activities. Reporters not only looked through the banners and posters, many also chatted with practitioners. When they saw practitioners peacefully sending forth righteous thoughts, reporters in succession took photos of the site.
A reporter from AP interviewed practitioner Lucy, who said that she and more than 100 other practitioners came from New York City to send their message to Hu Jintao: stop the killing of Falun Gong practitioners. Lucy also recounted the CCP's crime of harvesting organs from living practitioners and then cremating the remains to destroy the evidence. She emphasized that phone interviews by Sound of Hope Radio recorded confirmation from Chinese doctors that their organs were from Falun Gong practitioners. The reporter was shocked by the exposed massacre. Lucy also told the reporter that their appeal is not only to Hu Jintao but also to everyone, hoping all kind-hearted people will learn the truth of Falun Gong and help end the persecution.
Fox 19 interviewed Jane Dai from Australia and American citizen Charles Lee. Dai recounted how her husband was beaten to death by the Chinese Communist regime in July 2001; Charles Lee recounted his experience of 3 years in a Chinese prison where he was subjected to torture and brainwashing.
David Funkhouser of the Hartford Courant interviewed Jane Dai. In his report, David reported Dai's story and also wrote:
"A woman from Munich, Germany, stopped a reporter and said, "You're
from America. I need your support. I'm from Germany. I need your
support."
She was holding a poster with a picture of an emaciated prisoner
tortured in a Chinese prison, with the words "Chinese Concentration
Camp Sells Human Organs for Huge Profit."
As she spoke, tears began rolling down her face."
Clarifying the Truth to Passersby
Practitioners were out on the major streets of the Yale campus before 7 a.m. They unfurled banners and displayed truth-clarifying posters and repeatedly clarified the truth to the Chinese welcome party holding the Communist regime's blood-red flag. Some practitioners read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party aloud for these Chinese, and sure enough, some were listening and pondering.
Many passing-by westerners also received a special pamphlet which detailed how the Chinese Communist regime has been widely harvesting organs from living practitioners and then cremating their bodies in the past several years. After learning the truth, many westerners told practitioners: You have done a good thing, keep it up.
A westerner asked a practitioner how to obtain a copy of Zhuan Falun. He said that he was practicing Taichi and was very interested in Falun Gong. The practitioner then told me to visit www.falundafaorg.
Police officers on duty were also touched by practitioners' persistent and peaceful spirit. One asked a practitioner to give him a copy of the pamphlet and offered to hold the banner for the practitioner momentarily. Other officers chatted with practitioners to find out more about the truth.
Around 1p.m., Hu's motorcade left Yale and passed by practitioners' giant banners. On Rainbow Road adjacent to the Yale airport, there were also some practitioners displaying banners. When Hu's motorcade passed by, practitioners shouted "Falun Dafa is good" and "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong". The motorcade had no way of hiding from the "Thoroughly Investigate Chinese Labor Camps and Prisons' Persecution of Falun Gong" banners and practitioners' outcries before it entered the airport.
A policeman who was on duty on the street said that he had read news about Falun Gong every day during Hu's visit, and therefore he had learned about the practice and many facts about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong.
On April 18, 2006, while Canadian Prime Minister Harper was discussing related issues of day-care policy in a community center of Burnaby, British Columbia, practitioners of Vancouver unfurled banners and displayed posters along the streets and areas near the community center that the Prime Minister would pass by to call on the Canadian government and society to pay attention on the 7-year persecution of Falun Gong and the recently revealed urgent situation in China involving the removal of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The Prime Minister later indicated that human rights are universal and the administration will bring up the issue with the Chinese Government on an appropriate occasion. The Prime Minister waved to practitioners when leaving the community center.
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Practitioners unfurl banners to call for Canadian government's attention to the persecution of Falun Gong |
Practitioners put up two banners which read "Please help stop the persecution against Falun Gong" and "Please investigate the CCP's Atrocities of Harvesting Organs from Living Falun Gong Practitioners in Forced Labor Camps". Meanwhile, they also passed out fliers to the public to raise awareness of the atrocities.
Practitioner Ms Zhao said: "We come here on behalf of all Falun Gong practitioners to expose the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and to call on the international community to pay close attention to the crimes of harvesting organs from living practitioners in the forced labor camps."
"I hope that the Canadian government will act according to conscience and justice to help us stop the persecution." She added.
Ms Zhao also said: "Primer Minister Harper has seen our banner."
"When he arrived at the community center, he waved to the crowd. When leaving, while his car passed our banners, I waved to him, and he waved back to us." She said.
In a press conference held the same day, Prime Minister Harper said that he had heard of the issue whereby Falun Gong practitioners' organs had been stolen for profit in China. He stressed that the Canadian government is very concerned with human right violations around the world and his administration will bring up those issues with Chinese officials on an appropriate occasion.
Ms. Welsh, who was invited to meet with the Prime Minister, was shocked upon hearing of the atrocities in China. She said: "I am a nurse, (I think that) this incident is very severe."
She also stated that people should try their best to let those countries (Chinese Communist regime) know that the atrocities are not the behavior of civilized human beings.
During the Chinese Communist head's visit to the U.S., many Taiwanese practitioners flew to Washington D.C. to protest and condemn the persecution of Falun Gong and call for action to end the atrocities. Among them, were engineers, architects, schoolteachers, civil servants and housewives. Most of them had to take vacation time and they all had to pay for the trip on their own.
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Washington D.C.: Taiwan practitioners joined others to support ten million Chinese who have quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations
When asking for vacation time in order to participate in the activities in the U.S., one practitioner's boss was initially unwilling to allow her to go as he believed that she might run into trouble. The practitioner then told him: Falun Gong practitioners in China are being murdered every day and she has to urgently appeal to the world to pay attention to the persecution. In the end, her boss approved her request and even reminded her to hurry up so that she wouldn't miss her airplane.
Taxi Driver: You Have Come to Change this World
To save money, Taiwanese practitioners all stay in hotels in suburban areas which are quite far from downtown. They always leave very early in the morning and come back to their hotels very late. Some even missed subway or transit buses because they stayed very late outside the hotel where Hu Jintao stayed.
Once, several practitioners had to take a taxi. They then started to recite Master Li's teachings. The driver was very curious and asked what they were doing. A practitioner said: We are reciting Falun Dafa teachings and we are all Falun Dafa practitioners. The driver came from Ethiopia and was a Christian. The practitioner told him: Just like your effort to read and recite Bible, we read and recite Falun Dafa teachings. The practitioner also told him the benefit of Falun Dafa and their cause at the capital.
The driver asked: "Will your efforts work? There are so many things alike happening in many countries every day and nobody cares." The practitioner told him: "Being silent in the face of atrocities is to acknowledge them. Everyone should do their best to expose the persecution and such efforts will also give great encouragement to the victims.
Another practitioner told the driver that she had come to Washington D.C. five times using her own money. The driver was very impressed and expressed his respect to practitioners' unselfish spirit.
After the conversation, he concluded loudly: "You have come to change this world! This society is so indifferent with little sympathy. So many people are selfish and only Falun Gong can these good things."
Chinese Discard the Chinese Communist Regime's Red Flag
Whenever they meet Chinese people, Falun Gong practitioners always want to tell them more about the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong so that they won't be misled by the CCP' propaganda. Once, a practitioner clarified the truth to a group of Chinese who were there to welcome Hu. The practitioner told them about the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and asked them if they had read it. One young fellow said that he had read the commentaries twice. The practitioner then asked him: "Have you quit the party?" The young man said: "Not yet."
The practitioner then told him about the murderous history of the regime and the atrocities of harvesting organs from living practitioners. The practitioner then asked a follow-up question: "Why would you still do things for the evil party?" The young man immediately discarded the regime's red flag and left.
There was another scene: When practitioners were reading the Nine Commentaries for these Chinese, one could tell that they were listening attentively though they remained silent. After listening to the reading for a while, their angry faces often softened and they started to talk with practitioners. Quite a few young students quit the Young Pioneers on site.
The CCP even dispatched people to monitor these Chinese. Realizing the Chinese who were in touch with practitioners had learned the truth on day one, the Embassy either replaced them with others or tried to brainwash them. The Embassy even claimed that practitioners got paid for standing there seven hours a day and repeated various lies about Falun Gong.
If I am paid to protest..
When practitioners protested outside the Chinese Embassy, many westerners honked gently when their vehicles passed by and some rolled down their windows with thumbs up to show their support.
There were of course a group of "welcomer" Chinese waiting for Hu's delegation. While they were relaxing in the park outside the Embassy, out of compassion, several practitioners tried to clarify the truth to them. One lady then asked: "How much do you get paid for protesting here? One practitioner answered: "If I were being paid to protest, why would I work so hard to clarify the truth to you while the "boss" is not here. Why would we hold banners and posters in the baking sun? We would just take this opportunity to relax as you are doing. We came here to tell you sincerely that Falun Dafa is good and please don't be deceived by those lies." She nodded in agreement.
Bus Pulls Over Safely With One Tire Lost
The trip to Washington D.C. was arranged in less than one week. Many practitioners had to make several connections to get to New York City. They then took buses to get to the Capital. During experience sharing, we learned that one bus was driving at high speed on the freeway and one tire suddenly came off. At that very moment, one practitioner with celestial eye opened saw Master's law body start to drive the bus and pull it over safely. None of the passengers felt any abnormal change and the bus driver didn't even know that he had lost a tire before he went out to inspect. The practitioner then told him and others what happened, and many passengers exclaimed: Master Li just saved the lives of all the people in the bus.
Unfurling Banners Outside the Hotel Where the Chinese Officials Stayed
On the evening on April 19, around 10 p.m., more than 100 Chinese communist officials showed up outside their hotel where practitioners had been waiting for a long time. The practitioners then started to shout aloud: "Falun Dafa is good, stop the persecution and bring the criminals to justice." The officials were shocked and didn't know what to do upon seeing so many practitioners. They stared at practitioners' banners and listened to practitioners' outcries. At that moment, some practitioner unfurled banners at a site about 2 meters from these officials and called loudly at them: Stop the persecution of Falun Gong. By this time, these officials were already surrounded by practitioners.
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Protest outside the Chinese Embassy as Chinese communist officials arrive
Westerner want to tell Chinese Officials: I feel ashamed for you
On the morning of April 20, Taiwan practitioners once again came to the hotel to protest. One westerner stayed in front of the posters for a long time. One practitioner then told him about the urgent situation in China: Sources revealed that the Chinese Communist regime is now trying to massacre Falun Gong practitioners before May 1 in order to destroy evidence of its crimes. Consequently, many hospitals in China are working over time to perform organ transplant operations. The practitioner showed him many materials. The gentleman said that he would study them carefully.
When the practitioner gave him a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, he was very happy, as he disliked the CCP. When he learned how the CCP kills Falun Gong practitioners, he said "I am sorry!" to practitioners because his company was in charge of receiving these Chinese officials and he was their driver.
The practitioner told him: That is OK because this is your job.
The gentleman also said that he would share these materials with his ex-girlfriend who works in a UN human rights organization and ask her to help practitioners. In the end, he said that he wanted to learn Falun Gong and asked where he could attend a class. The practitioner told him that Falun Gong offers free teaching and he could contact local practitioners to learn the exercises for free. He was very happy.
Before leaving, he said that he would ask the Chinese officials--his passengers--if the persecution was true.
"If they say 'yes', I will say: 'I feel ashamed for you'," The driver told the practitioner.