News and Events from around the World -- Feburary 3, 2007

Issued by Clearwisdom Net

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  • San Diego, California: Visitor to "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" Art Exhibit says "Hope Is Most Beautiful!"

  • France: People are Concerned with the Ongoing Persecution of Falun Gong in China



  • San Diego, California: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" Art Exhibit

    On Jan. 27, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in San Diego held another exhibition series in scenic Balboa Park, including the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" Art Exhibition, "Journey of Fa-Rectification" Photo Exhibition and Anti-Torture Photo Exhibition. A lady wrote on the signature book, "These pictures are heart-shaking! I can feel the pure faith. I can't help crying. Hope is the most beautiful. It comes from the steadfast faith of those being persecuted. I see the hope."

    A continuous stream of visitors come to the exhibitions and are shaken by facts of the persecution


    Crowds of people visited Balboa Park during the weekend, and a continuous stream of visitors came to the exhibitions. They were shaken by facts of the persecution. On seeing the cruel persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners in China, many people were in tears. Some asked how they could help stop it. Some expressed their support and encouragement to Falun Gong practitioners.

    An immigrant from Russia said loudly, "It is true! I absolutely believe the Communist Party did it!" Another visitor told Falun Gong practitioners, "Thank you for all you have done! It is very important because you are telling the truth. You will succeed!"

    Some tourists wrote in the signature book, "Very touching! Very deep!" "I can't believe someone can be so cruel. Doesn't persecution belong in the past?" A lady asked for some fliers about the CCP harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. She planned to tell all the people she knew.

    A well-dressed lady said, "My husband has just come back from China. He said Shanghai was beautiful. But I knew this kind of persecution was going on secretively in a Communist county. You are courageous!"

    The organizer of the exhibitions, Ms. Yang, said one of the goals was to tell people in San Diego about the cruel persecution in China and to expose the CCP's lies to the world. Another goal was to show the benefits of Falun Dafa. The exhibitions had received a lot of support and encouragement. More and more people learned about the persecution. The exhibitions will continue to be shown in Balboa Park to call for all peace-loving people to help stop the inhuman persecution that has been going on for seven years.


    France: Movie Show "Sandstorm" on International Human Rights Day

    Using the opportunity of International Human Rights Day, for the three days of December 9-11, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners showed the film "Sandstorm" in two cities. The film exposes the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. A daily newspaper reported the activity and the article also mentioned the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) atrocity of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners.

    The movie "Sandstorm" is an independent film produced in Canada, which depicts the torture and abuse suffered by a Falun Gong practitioner in China. This movie has received many awards around the world. Falun Gong practitioners hope that by showing the movie, more people can learn about the persecution taking place in China. The mayors of the two cities supported this plan. With the cooperation of relevant cultural departments, the movie was successfully screened.

    A table was arranged at the entrance to the hall where the film was screened in each city. On the table were materials about Falun Gong, versions of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, a petition form calling for the end to organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist regime and a signature book.

    To support the first screening of the film, representatives from Amnesty International and the Human Rights Alliance, along with lawyers all came to view the film.

    After the show, some young students came to tell Falun Gong practitioners how they were shocked by the torture depicted in the movie. They asked practitioners to show the movie at their universities so that more students could learn the facts. They also said that they would talk to their fellow students about the movie. At the entrance, many people stayed around to discuss the issue with Falun Gong practitioners. They thanked practitioners for letting them know about the persecution.

    The effect of the screening was also very good. After the show, an eighteen-year-old girl expressed shock at how such horrific events could happen. She raised a few questions to practitioners. She also wrote in the signature book, "Please don't forget to show the movie in schools."

    December 10 was "International Human Rights Day." The movie was screened in a local cinema. The audience actively discussed human rights issues with practitioners. A reporter from a weekly newspaper also came to the cinema and stayed until the discussion was over. He said he would write a relevant article. A qigong enthusiast, who had visited China a few times, wanted to know why other qigong types are not suppressed. She thought that Falun Gong was involved in politics and posed a threat to the Chinese government. Practitioners told her that Falun Gong is never involved in politics and is not a threat to any government. It is the Chinese Communist's character of "lying, evilness and violence" that determined it cannot tolerate people who believe in "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," central to Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin's jealousy and desire for power made him unable to tolerate the goodness of Falun Gong practiced by hundreds of millions of people. Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist regime helped each other to initiate the brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong.

    During the three-day screening, many people wrote messages in the signature book, for example:

    "I liked this movie very much. Thank you for bringing news from the outside world. I hope the decision to persecute Falun Gong will be reversed as soon as possible."

    "The movie is excellent. However I feel very bad. It is very difficult for us to imagine that in today's world there are still such terrible things happening."

    "After seeing this movie, we cannot stay silent any more about what happens in China. We must do something. We are very sorry we didn't do anything. Hope these cultivators have a beautiful future."