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(Clearwisdom.net correspondent Kelley Huang reports from New York) As winter is approaching, it becomes chilly in Manhattan, New York. On October 19, the weather in Manhattan suddenly became stormy. The wind blew violently and it rained heavily. Despite the foul weather, on the streets in Manhattan, Falun Gong practitioners who come from all over the world continued exposing the Jiang faction's atrocities committed in the persecution of Falun Gong and calling upon people from all walks of life to help stop the suppression.

Violent storm does not deter Falun Gong practitioners from exposing the Jiang faction's atrocities	Distributing truth-clarifying materials
Displaying truth-clarifying posters near the financial centers	"Please let me tell you about the facts"

Some people passing by gave the "thumbs up" sign and said to each of the practitioners, "You've done a great job!" Despite the heavy rain and fierce wind, many passers-by reached out their hands to take the truth-clarifying materials.

A 65-year-old practitioner from California said, "There are many people on Wall Street. We have been conducting the anti-torture exhibition and poster display for more than 5 weeks here. Numerous people have taken the truth-clarifying materials and have learned about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. But there are still people who have not yet gotten the opportunity to learn about the truth."

Practitioner Julia said, "Today, the wind is so fierce that many passers-by have their umbrellas turned inside-out." It was very chilly and many practitioners' clothes were soaked, but they still stayed there and persistently clarified the truth to people. The Jiang group's persecution of Falun Gong has lasted for more than five years. Although Jiang is no longer in power now, the evil is still putting up its last-ditch struggle. As long as the suppression goes on for even one more day, no matter how bad the weather is, we will continue exposing the malicious crimes.

One morning, when we were setting up the anti-torture exhibition at Liberty Plaza on Broadway, a young man hurriedly came up to me and said, "I'm working at a supermarket. I've seen your anti-torture exhibition and read the literature. You are very good people. Unfortunately, millions of good people in China have lost their happiness and lots of people have experienced the cruel torture. It is terrible. I told my friends that we should help them. But some of them thought that this was other people's business." The young man continued, "People can't just live for money. We should also help other good people who have lost their human rights. Could I take more materials? I have many customers and friends. I can put those materials at my work place so that they can read them." We immediately gave him a stack of folded newsletters and leaflets. He put them into his bag. In the end, he shed tears and said, "Take care of yourselves!"

One Sunday morning, we went to Central Park and held a group practice. A woman and her lovely young daughter came by. She said that she wanted to learn the exercises. She told me that she first learned about Falun Gong a few years ago. She is going to Palestine in two months and she wanted to learn all five sets of exercises so that she can teach people in Palestine. She said the people in Palestine endure a great amount of hardship.

I taught her exercises One through Four, and she learned them very carefully. I told her that she could come to our anti-torture exhibition sites to continue to learn the exercises. Yesterday, she came again and learned the fifth set of exercises.

Last Saturday, several practitioners formed a team: One held the informational poster, one distributed flyers and another one collected petition signatures. We went to a busy street and handed out the flyers on the pavement. In our righteous and peaceful field, many people not only accepted the materials but also signed the petition in support of Falun Gong. At that point, a disabled person came over to us in a wheelchair. I handed the truth-clarification material to him. He was very happy to accept it. Then I asked him whether he would like to sign the petition calling for an end of the persecution. He smiled and said, "See, I don't have hands." Then he said, "You could sign it for me." He told me his name and I wrote his it down on the petition. I expressed my sincere gratitude to him. He kept saying, "Persecution is wrong!"

I met a Chinese woman. She carefully watched the live torture reenactment. I walked over to her and handed her a flyer. She immediately said, "We all know about this and we all talk about this issue." I then informed her how Jiang initiated the suppression of Falun Gong and how he is currently being sued in more than 10 countries in the world. I also introduced the wide spread of Falun Dafa. She listened attentively and kept nodding her head. In the end, I asked her if she wanted to sign the petition to support us. She hesitated for a while and then signed her name. I thanked her for her support and expressed my wish that she would talk more about Falun Gong with her Chinese friends. She said that she would.

October 17, 2004 was another busy Sunday. There was a weekend fair at the intersection between 42^nd Street and 6^th Avenue. Bustling crowds visited the long rows of booths. Our three-person truth-clarification team also came here and merged into the crowds.

It was already late autumn in New York. A cold front had struck New York and it was very chilly. People were wearing their winter clothes. Two of us wore bright yellow raincoats imprinted with the words, "Falun Dafa is Great!" Another practitioner wore a thick blue sweatshirt with the words, "Falun Dafa." He held a poster exposing the torture endured by practitioners in China. The other two practitioners handed out materials. The three of us slowly walked through the crowds.

Suddenly, a middle-aged woman came over to us. She was pleasantly surprised to see us and pointed towards the Chinese characters imprinted on our clothes. She said in English, "Falun Dafa is great!" A practitioner immediately handed the truth-clarifying materials to her. The woman said," Falun Dafa is great! Falun Dafa is wonderful! About one month ago, I obtained Falun Gong information and I began practicing it at home. Guess what? I feel great! I feel a great release of mental pressure and I feel very relaxed. Previously, I had not even noticed that my body had become so tight and stiff due to stress and fatigue. After I practice the exercises, I feel that my body is relaxed, flexible and very comfortable. I have decided to practice the exercises every day. I would also like to join the group practice."

The woman kept telling us about the changes she experienced after she practiced the exercises, and her face shone with happiness.

The practitioner who held the poster said to her, "This is also what we have experienced. One of the reasons why we come here is to share the happiness of practicing Falun Dafa with the people of New York." The woman said enthusiastically, "Great! Falun Dafa is great! I've just practiced it for one month and I have obtained so many benefits. Thank you so very much for coming here to introduce Falun Gong!" The practitioner answered, "Please don't thank us, please thank Teacher Li Hongzhi." She immediately said, "Thank you, Teacher Li!"

When we asked her if we could write up her story and post it on Internet so as to share with people throughout the world, she was very happy and agreed. She told us her name.

When we said goodbye to each other, we smiled and said, "See you next time." The woman happily answered, "Very nice meeting you. See you."

A woman at another booth told us that she would like to learn the exercises, but she was unable to find a practice site. A practitioner asked her if she had time right then, and if she did, she could go to the truth-clarifying sites on 42^nd Street to learn the exercises from the practitioners there. She thanked us and went over to the practice site.

We feel that more and more people in Manhattan are starting to show a great interest in learning the Falun Gong exercises. Because local practitioners are very busy with the truth-clarification activities and other events, they are short of hands in answering phone calls requesting information about learning the exercises, and other basic information. It might be good to ask those who want to learn the exercises to go to the truth-clarification sites in Manhattan to initially learn the practice there. This would not only address those people's immediate needs but also take some of the pressure off the local practitioners.

Posting date: 10/22/2004
Original article date: 10/22/2004
Category: News & Media Reports
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/10/20/87034.html

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