(Minghui.org) Practitioners were invited to introduce Falun Dafa at the Free Festival held in Vence, France on October 14, 2023. Local residents signed a petition to help end the persecution after learning the truth behind the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the spiritual discipline. 

Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Free Festival held in Vence, France on October 14, 2023. 

Vence is situated in the south of France and is about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) from Nice. The goal of the Free Festival is to donate unused items or share talents and the arts. 

Many people stopped by the practitioners’ booth located in Place Maréchal Juin, and learned about Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and the CCP’s ongoing 24-year-long persecution. 

People signed the petition to help end the persecution of Falun Dafa. 

One woman who stopped by the practitioners’ booth said, “Falun Dafa practitioners are doing a great thing. I would like to give my gratitude to all that you’ve done. I am happy to meet people like you who are committed to delivering these important messages.”

A young man watched practitioners for a long time and signed the petition without hesitation. He said, “I wish you success! I just learned a lot about Falun Dafa. I am very grateful. I will post this information on my social media.”

Activities in Guadeloupe

Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Celebration of the Saints in the city of Grand Bourg on the island of Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe from August 4-15, 2023. 

People learn the Falun Dafa exercises. 

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa and told people about the CCP’s ongoing 24-year-long persecution. Many were shocked by the CCP’s crimes of forced live organ harvesting. 

A family who was on vacation learned the Falun Dafa exercises. They praised the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and said that the world needs these principles. 

Maryse Etzol, the mayor of Grand Bourg, was invited as part of the celebration on August 15, 2023. Practitioners also participated in the city’s parade. 

Frédérick Cozier, Minister for the Environment and Kalinago Upliftment in the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (back row left) and Lorenzo Sanford, Chief of the Kalinago People. 

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa to Frédérick Cozier, Minister for the Environment and Kalinago Upliftment in the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Lorenzo Sanford, Chief of the Kalinago People. Practitioners also told them how the CCP persecutes Falun Dafa practitioners, including harvesting their organs while they are alive. Both Frédérick Cozier and Lorenzo Sanford were concerned and said they wished to help practitioners. 

People learn the Falun Dafa exercises at Gîtes du Domaine de Carlan, in Les Abymes. 

The local Falun Dafa Association was invited to participate in a health activity at Gîtes du Domaine de Carlan, a vacation rental home, in Les Abymes on the island of Grande-Terre. Locals were interested in Falun Dafa. Some had previously learned the exercises while others had heard about Falun Dafa during various activities. Almost everyone who tried the exercises said they felt a positive energy when they did them. 

Although people said they were not surprised by the lack of freedom of speech in China, they were shocked by the brutal actions of the CCP. They considered it to be “unacceptable to harvest the organs of Falun Dafa practitioners and ethnic minorities while they are alive.”

Practitioners in Marie Galante introduce Falun Dafa to students and teachers. 

Practitioners teach people the exercises at a beach in Grand Bourg.