(Minghui.org) On May 1st, 2012, Bill Hennessy, Mayor, and Council Members of the City of O'Fallon proclaimed May 13, 2013, as “Falun Dafa Day Honoring Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance” in the City of O’Fallon, Missouri.
City of O'Fallon, Missouri
Proclamation
Recognition of Falun Dafa Day
Whereas, Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level, body-mind-spirit cultivation practice consisting of exercise, meditation and teachings guided by the characteristics of the universe - Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance; and
Whereas, since Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, introduced the practice in May of 1992, the practice of Falun Dafa has helped hundreds of millions across the world improve their health and moral standards, as well as deepen their understanding of life, humanity and the universe; and
Whereas, more men and women of the United States are learning the practice and purifying their hearts, energizing their bodies, and striving to create virtuous communities; and
Whereas, Falun Dafa, which is offered by volunteers and free of charge, is practiced by many professional citizens of all ages in Missouri; and
Whereas, numerous practitioners of Falun Dafa are persecuted in China for their beliefs which in an attack on basic human rights and should not be tolerated anywhere in the world;
Now, therefore, I, Bill Hennessy, Mayor and the Council Members of the City of O’Fallon, do hereby proclaim May 13, 2013, as “Falun Dafa Day Honoring Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance” in the City of O’Fallon, Missouri.
Given under my hand and Seal of the City of O’Fallon on this 1st day of May, 2012
Mayor, Bill Hennessy
