Ottawa, Canada: Carleton University Students' Association Unanimously Passes Motion to Condemn the Persecution of Falun Dafa in China [June 1, 2004]
(Clearwisdom.net) On June 1, 2004, the Carleton
University Students' Association, Ottawa, Canada, passed a motion to condemn the
persecution of Falun Dafa in China and to support Prof. Kunlun Zhang's lawsuit
against Jiang Zemin in Canada. Below is the official motion. Carleton University Students' Association Date: June, 1st 2004 CP# 15 2004/2005 Motion in support of Falun Dafa Presentation Summary: Whereas Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) is a peaceful
meditation practice based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and
tolerance; Whereas for nearly 5 years the government in China under the
leadership of Jiang Zemin has forbidden the practice of Falun Dafa and attempted
to systematically eradicate Falun Dafa and those who practice it, causing the
deaths of at least 960 practitioners (as of May 25, 2004); Whereas students at Carleton University have been directly
impacted by the persecution of Falun Dafa, including the defacing of the
Carleton Falun Dafa clubs' tunnel painting; Whereas China's educational institutions have been used as a
means to extend the persecution of Falun Dafa; Whereas University of Toronto, Concordia University, and the
Canadian Federation of Students have all openly condemned the persecution of
Falun Dafa; Whereas the Carleton University Students' Association has
developed a safe space policy; Information Transfer: The Carleton University Students' Association condemn the
persecution of Falun Dafa in China as well as the hate propaganda carried out
around the world and urge the Chinese government to release all practitioners of
Falun Dafa who have been illegally detained, tortured, raped and persecuted in
prison, detention centres, labour camps, mental hospitals and brainwashing
centres in China. The Carleton University Students' Association calls on the
Federal Government to openly condemn the persecution of Falun Dafa in China and
to continue to take further and greater actions towards ending the persecution. The Carleton University Students' Association will work with
the Falun Dafa club to lobby Federal Members of Parliament to that extent. The Carleton University Students' Association writes Canada's
Attorney General, asking him to support the legal initiatives of Canadian
citizen, Kunlun Zhang, against the Chinese officials who tortured him for
practicing Falun Gong. A copy of this resolution be forwarded to The Right
Honourable Prime Minister of Canada; The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Her Excellency the Governor General and the Chinese Embassy and Chinese
Consulates in Canada MOVED by : Cullum McConnell SECONDED by : Lindsay Mossman
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/6/29/78252.html
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