On Friday, September 21, practitioners from Los Angeles started the journey of SOS! Global RescueWalk from Los Angeles to San Francisco as part of the urgent efforts of Global RescueWalk to rescue Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. These dedicated practitioners will pass through more than 60 cities and towns, walking a total of 500 miles and taking 28 days to reach their destination. Seven practitioners will finish the entire route. They plan to arrive in San Francisco on October 18. Many more practitioners will participate in long stretches of the walk.

Before the walkers embarked on the journey, over 60 local practitioners came to the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles to hold a press conference.