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Anti-Torture Exhibitions Deeply Touch New Yorkers (Photos) By Canadian practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net) On August 7 and 8, practitioners held several
anti-torture exhibitions in Manhattan to clarify the truth to local residents
and tourists. We participated in the activity at South Street Port and witnessed
many touching stories.
The Anti-torture Exhibitions Deeply Touch Peoples' Hearts
Anti-torture exhibition at the South Street Port Passersby shocked by the brutality of the persecution Kids viewing the posters
Because a number of activities, including a youth basketball tournament, were
taking place at the South Street Port region, there were huge crowds of people.
Most people who saw our anti-torture exhibition and heard the practitioners'
introduction of the 5-year and still on-going persecution were shocked. They
expressed their outrage over the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong
and their sympathy and support to practitioners.
A gentleman said that he came from Romania, and Romanians also experienced
brutal persecution in the past. However, it is over now, he believed that
practitioners would regain their right to practice Falun Gong freely in the near
future. A lady said that her husband still can't go back to Cuba for fear of
persecution. She could understand the practitioners' difficult situation and
expressed her wish that the persecution would end as soon as possible.
Kind-hearted People Extend Support to Practitioners
After viewing the anti-torture exhibition, many people asked the same
question: How can we help you? When we invited them to sign a petition calling
on the Chinese authorities to end this persecution immediately, several hundred
people signed. The booth facing our exhibition belongs to a souvenir vendor
named David. At the beginning, he was worried that our activity would disturb
his business. After he learned of the persecution, he started to help us to
distribute fliers. On the afternoon of August 8 (Sunday) when we were about to
go back to Toronto, he shook our hands and wished us luck.
Practitioners' Enthusiastic Participation
Practitioners in the anti-torture exhibition
Practitioners from Greater New York, Taiwan, Toronto and Montreal
participated in the truth-clarifying event in South Street Port. Very naturally,
we formed one body and helped each other to make the event successful. Some
acted as real-life models, some distributed fliers, and others demonstrated the
exercises. The result was very good. The real-life models stayed in the baking
sun for several hours--it was a touching scene.
When we have many practitioners at one site, some can go to nearby streets to
distribute fliers to reach more people. Posting date: 8/14/2004
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