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Arizona, USA: Falun Gong Practitioners Exposed Persecution at Concert (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) On February 5, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from the
cities of Tucson and Phoenix in the state of Arizona, took the opportunity of
David Bowie's concert tour date in Phoenix to tell people about the persecution
of Falun Gong in China by Jiang's regime. David Bowie, a famous British rock'n'roll star, is giving a concert tour
around the world. His drummer, Sterling Campbell, who has worked with other
famous bands, has been a Falun Gong practitioner for six years. Sterling and
about sixty other western Falun Gong practitioners gathered at Tiananmen Square
and unfolded a banner saying "Falun Dafa Is Great" in the year of 2001. Every
time David Bowie held a concert, Sterling would arrange a booth for Friends of
Falun Gong at the entrance of the concert. He would have interviews with media
to tell his experience of being arrested in China for supporting Falun Gong.
David Bowie, a supporter of Amnesty International himself, has been very
supportive of Sterling's efforts. Local Falun Gong practitioners took this opportunity to tell music fans about
the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and the detention of
Charles Li. Many people got flyers and signed their names to support the rescue
of Charles Li. Some people joined Friends of Falun Gong. Some stopped by to ask
more details. They were shocked by the situation in China and Charles'
experience. Many music fans were curious about the Chinese words "Truthfulness,
Compassion, Forbearance" written on Sterling's drum. They were eager to find out
the story behind these words. The Story behind the Three Chinese Words on Sterling's Drum Six years ago, American professional drummer Sterling Campbell was at the
bottom of his life. After playing concerts, he indulged himself in the night
life of New York and could not extricate himself from tobacco and alcohol and
other habits. One day, he happened to pass a park in New York where he saw a group of
people practicing a very gentle exercise. He was fascinated and couldn't help
joining them. A Falun Gong practitioner gave him a Falun Gong book to read. Sterling said he was deeply touched by "Zhuan Falun," the guiding book
of Falun Gong by the founder Mr. Li Hongzhi. He said he couldn't say enough
about how "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" in the book had helped him
give up smoking and drinking. Falun Gong had not only given him excellent
health, but also brought him a big spiritual change. He said he became a happier
person. He identified with "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" so much
that he wrote these three words in Chinese on his drum to show his concert
audience. Posting date: 2/12/2004
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