(Clearwisdom.net) After the Belgian Saint-Laurens City government learned
about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China, it invited Dafa practitioners to
hold a one-week "Journey of Falun Dafa" Photo Exhibition to express
its support for Falun Dafa. Working staff in city hall prepared everything well for the exhibition.
Belgian and Dutch Falun Dafa practitioners arrived in Saint-Laurens on August 11,
2002. It happened that it was the city's "Balloon Festival." Various
groups gathered at the big square in front of the city hall to hold celebration
activities. Our booth was located in the center of the square. The practitioners
wore bright yellow exercise suits, demonstrating Falun Dafa exercises to the
accompaniment of Dafa music. The atmosphere was very peaceful and harmonious compared to
the noisy crowd background at the square. Many people stood quietly
watching. The host of the activity enthusiastically introduced Falun Gong through a
microphone, and invited the practitioners multiple times to directly speak
to the audience about Falun Dafa and the persecution Falun Dafa practitioners suffer
in China. Finally, the host simply picked up a Dafa flyer and read from it.
He also told the practitioners that we were important guests of the
activity, and that if we needed any help, just let them know, and they would try their
best to offer any assistance.
At 5:30 p.m., the activity at the square concluded. The mayor invited the
city's dignitaries to hold an opening ceremony for the Dafa photo exhibition inside
the city hall. After the mayor gave an opening speech, Dafa practitioners
talked to the guests about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China, and expressed
our sincere gratitude to the mayor and the people of the city for their
righteous support. After that, the practitioners performed Dafa music for the
guests.
The Belgian people's kindness and righteousness encouraged every practitioner, and
we also gained deeper understanding of the importance of clarifying the
truth.
Dafa practitioners perform Dafa music for the guests
Posting date: 8/18/2002
Original article date: 8/17/2002
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Translated on 8/16/2002
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/8/15/34871.html