For part I and II of this series of articles, please see:
http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200506/27060.html
http://en.clearharmony.net/articles/200507/27991.html
During the spring of 2005, we contacted several libraries in Lapland and made
inquiries about holding a Falun Gong photo exhibition. Several librarians were
interested in holding an exhibition during the spring and summer. Most of them
knew about Falun Gong already and those who didn't were interested in holding
the exhibition and in finding out more.
On a hot day in July we arrived in Rovaniemi and hurried into the library to
begin hanging the exhibition. The exhibit place was next to the entrance, so as
we were hanging up pictures, people continually passed by. Many people stopped
to get a glimpse of the photos. Once again we experienced the deeper meaning of
this photo exhibition and the affect it had on our surroundings.
I looked at my watch and told my husband that we still had enough time to finish
hanging the pictures. After a while, my husband replied that it was summertime
and we had just one hour left. I looked around and saw that we still had so many
pictures left to hang up. All these photos were waiting to let more people know
about Falun Gong and about the persecution going on in China. We could not leave
before everything was on the wall. We continued quietly and the moment that we
finished, a young boy came over to look at the pictures. In the background we
could hear the voice on the library intercom, "We will close the library in
ten minutes."
July Exhibition in Rovaniemi
Two weeks later, my husband went to take down the exhibition. People still
wanted to know and understand more about Falun Gong. During the exhibition,
people had signed their names in the visitors' book. Signatures from the
following countries could be found: Sweden, Great Britain, Italy, Greece, Spain
and Canada.
On August 1, the next stop was Salla. The local culture secretary made an
announcement about the photo exhibition on the local radio station and many
people came to see it.
Photo Exhibition Continues its Tour
The exhibition in Taivalkoski began on August 17 and the kind librarian helped
us to make the exhibition a success. We visited a local newspaper and they
conducted an interview that was published on the August 22 in the local
newspaper Koillissanomat. Before I left the library, I saw that one of
the librarians went to look at the exhibition. Her comment in our visitor's book
made me understand that the truth of the exhibition had reached her heart.
Visitors took home a nicely folded Lotus flower
When we returned to pick up the pictures, someone had made more room for the
exhibition in order to make it easier for people to see it. The local people
wished us good luck with their smiling faces. This was the eighth exhibition
that we held in Finnish Lapland and we plan to continue.
Originally published in Finnish at: http://fi.clearharmony.net/articles/200509/3252.html
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200509/29007.html
Category: Other Community Events