(Clearwisdom.net June 21, 2003) From June 12 to 15, 2003, we held a car tour in Akita County to explain the facts of Falun Dafa to the county government and held a press conference. We would like to share our experiences with fellow practitioners.
At the press conference, reporters asked questions about Yoko Kaneko and the rescue committee. One reporter asked many questions on Falun Gong, and we answered them in detail. At the same time, I think we should explain the facts of Falun Gong in more detail and thoroughly to reporters, as well as exposing the Jiang regime's persecution.
June 14 and 15 were Saturday and Sunday, and we planned to hold a signature collection. The permit needed to be applied for a few days earlier. We went to the police station after 4:00 pm on June 13 to do this, along with sending forth righteous thoughts. The practitioners explained the reason of our visit and why we failed to apply earlier. We also learned that beside the road permit we needed the permit of business street association, too. After the practitioners clarified the truth and sent forth righteous thoughts, everything went smoothly, and we obtained the permit for the best location within 30 minutes. We were moved by the great power of righteous thoughts and our Master's great compassion.
During the signature collection, there were many touching stories. As there was no Falun Gong practitioner in Akita County, near 90% people did not know about Falun Gong or Yoko Kaneko's arrest in China. We felt the urgency of explaining the facts and saving sentient beings. For each person, we briefly introduced Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and asked local residents to have more people be aware of the persecution. Some residents who had known the truth helped those practitioners who did not speak Japanese well to explain the facts and collect signatures. Some stood beside us and appealed for more people to sign. Some tried to donate money, but we declined and thanked them for their kind thoughts. Some showed interest in Falun Gong and left their telephone numbers. On June 14, we distributed near 4,000 newsletters and collected more than 700 signatures.
During this car tour, we found shortcomings that we need to improve on, though we had good results from clarifying the truth.
- We did things in a hurry and there was not enough literature to pass out.
- We did not study the Fa well enough as a group.
- Sometimes we focused too much on results on the surface instead of the process.
