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Comprehensive Report of Dafa Promotion Activities in Northern Europe (I) An American practitioner
[Minghui Net]
While the European Council was holding a meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, more
than 600 Falun Dafa practitioners from 23 different countries came to Sweden to
participate in Fa (universal law and principle) promotion activities.
At 9:00 a.m. on June 14, 2001, more than 120 practitioners arrived at the
Chinese consulate to expose the crimes committed by Jiang Zemin and his
followers, and clarify the truth about Falun Gong. At 9:30 a.m., the press
conference began. Some Swedish T.V. and radio stations reported many of our
activities, such as the Falun Gong practice, news conference, and the attempted
submission of an open letter to the Chinese consulate. At 10 a.m., three Swedish
and German practitioners along with news reporters tried to submit the letter to
the consulate. However, consulate officials rejected the letter and asked the
police to intervene, but they refused. The local radio station accurately
broadcasted the details of the event. In the evening, a T.V. station also
broadcasted the scene of our peaceful appeal in front of the consulate. Many
Swedish people listened to the radiocast and learned the truth about the
situation.
At the same time, practitioners launched demonstrations of the exercises and
Dafa-promotion activities elsewhere. Many practitioners distributed flyers that
clarified the truth and introduced Falun Gong to tourists; many tourists showed
interest. At around 5:00 p.m., about 50 practitioners from Europe and Taiwan
rode by on the top of a double-decker bus. They waved little yellow flags that
had "Falun Gong, Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" written on
them. They promoted Dafa to residents as well as tourists, as the bus drove
through numerous places in the downtown area. Passers-by along the way
constantly waved to and cheered on the practitioners. Next was the
around-the-city Fa-promotion activity in a tour boat in Gothenburg. More than 90
practitioners sat in the boat and introduced Dafa to the people along the
riverbank for about 45 minutes. Several practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong
exercises on the bows of the boat. As the boat passed by, constant cheers arose
from the people on the bank.
To Dafa practitioners, today in Gothenburg was a hectic day, but it was also
a day in which we shone brightly as Dafa particles in this historic time of
Fa-rectification.
Posting date: 6/20/2001
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