UK Falun Gong Practitioners' SOS Walking Journey Starts in Birmingham

UK Falun Gong practitioners' SOS walk started on July 8 from Birmingham in the north of England and headed toward London in the South of England.

At half past ten in the morning, Falun Gong practitioners Liu Xuie Mei from London, Xuie Ni from Oxford, plus Simon and four other practitioners from Birmingham started the SOS walk from Victoria Square in Birmingham to London. The whole journey is about 350 kilometers. Liu Xuie Mei and Xuie Ni, who started the activity, will walk the whole journey.

Liu Xuie Mei is a postgraduate in business study. When she heard the news about 15 female Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death in the Wanjia labor camp, she had a wish that she could wake people with kind hearts up by walking through towns and villages; that they would care about the tragic experiences Falun Gong practitioners in China are going through; that they would offer their support.

"Watching other people die without offering help" is a selfish behaviour. Since 20 July 1999, at least 250 Falun gong practitioners in China have been tortured to death under Jiang Zemin's regime. Two years have passed, and the evil is still expanding. UK Falun Gong practitioners hope to do a wide range appeal to individuals, government, and different organizations by this SOS walking. We are asking all people with kind hearts to join us to appeal to the Chinese government "Stop Killing, Release All Falun Gong Practitioners."

July 8 is the first day of this SOS walk from Birmingham to London. Liu Xuie Mei has completed walking 30 kilometers and has reached Bromsgrove. During the walk, they put SOS on their bags and carried some SOS leaflets, the death list and banners. It attracted many English people. Drivers passing by showed their respect by blowing their horns, some said "Good job." Many people asked them if they needed any help. When a policeman in this small town learned the purpose of their walk and read the Dafa materials and leaflets, he expressed his sincere respect. He even offered help find accommodation for the practitioners. Before they left, the policeman asked for more Dafa leaflets and said he would put them in the town to let more people know about it. Some English people who have read about Dafa held the practitioners' hands and said with emotion "Dafa is good." Practitioners all feel strongly that there are so many good people waiting for Dafa in those small villages and towns. We should make more efforts to let them know the truth.

The UK Falun Gong Information Centre has sent out press releases about this SOS walk to national and local media and also to local councilors on the routes they are going through, asking for support to rescue the Falun Gong practitioners in China from being killed.