On July 6, the SOS Van group, which will cross the heartland of America and call for the urgent rescue of Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China, set out from Center Square in San Francisco. They will pass through a dozen cities including Reno, Denver, and Cincinnati, and expect to arrive in Washington D.C. before July 20. This event is part of the "SOS! Urgent: Rescue The Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted In China" global campaign.

Local English and Chinese media conducted interviews.

Posting date: 7/9/2001
Original article date: 7/9/2001
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2001/7/8/13053.html

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