NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

William D. Payne Committee

Assemblyman, 29^th District Appropriations

Parts of Essex and Union Counties Commissions

40 Clinton Street NJ Tourism Advisory Council

Suite 200 Joint Committee on Mentoring

Newark, NJ 07102

July 5, 2001

Dear Mr. xx:

On behalf of myself and the people of the 29^th District, I would like to extend my congratulations and a warm welcome to the practitioners of the Walk to Washington, in support of persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China. As a state legislative representative of the district that encompasses this great city, it is my hope that your time spent in Newark will be enjoyable and a memorable one.

I support the advocacy and protection of human rights. As world citizens, we must be courageous to defend the most vulnerable of populations. Your efforts to call for a peaceful resolution against the suppression of Falun Gong, a practice that promotes health and spiritual well-being, and the ill-treatment of its practitioners are commendable.

So, with sincerest appreciation, I wish you a safe and successful march. If my office can be of any assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to call.

Sincerely,

William D. Payne

Assemblyman, 29^th District

Posting date: 7/8/2001
Original article date: 7/5/2001
Category: Worldwide Support

 Yearly Archive  Printer Version

_____Related Articles_____ Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey Formally Welcomes Practitioners Walking to DC [7/8/2001] SOS! Connecticut Practitioners Walk for Freedom and Justice  [7/8/2001] The Thoughts of Five Falun Gong Practitioners on the Global Walk 2001, from Boston to D.C. [7/8/2001] The Times [NJ]: Falun Gong activists make Princeton a stop on way to D.C. [7/8/2001] AP: Falun Gong supporters start two-week trip to Washington [Excerpt] [7/8/2001] ABC: Falungong followers begin US protest [7/8/2001] Report on the First Day of the Van Tour  [7/8/2001] Photo Report: SOS Urgent Rescue Reaches City Of Elizabeth in New Jersey [7/8/2001] Member of New York State Assembly Supports SOS Walk [7/8/2001] Falun Gong Practitioners from Boston Continue 400-Mile "SOS! Urgent: RESCUE THE FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS PERSECUTED IN CHINA" March [7/7/2001]