(Clearwisdom.net) In the afternoon of August 6, 2004, we arranged an
anti-torture exhibition at South Street Port in New York City. There were a lot
of people there because a community basketball tournament was taking place
nearby. Around 3 p.m., there was a continuous stream of passers-by, and lots of
people stopped to watch our exhibition and read our posters carefully.
Many of them were shocked by the terrifying persecution and asked for more
information. Whenever practitioners took the initiative to clarify the truth to
them and use the photos and the torture display to further explain the situation
in China, people were moved. Many people were asking: "Why would the Chinese
government [Jiang's regime] persecute Falun Gong?" When we told them that there
was no freedom of belief or freedom of the press in today's China, people then
came to understand why. Many of us there were Chinese and don't speak English
often, yet we found that even with the most simple English, people could
understand the truth with the help of the posters and the anti-torture
exhibition.
  People all want to learn the truth |
 People want to learn about the persecution |
 We support Falun Gong |
 Learning the truth of the persecution |
 "As long as it can help people understand the persecution, I can sit on the
Tiger Bench even longer." A practitioner demonstrating one of the torture
methods used by Jiang's regime to persecute practitioners |
 A practitioner acting as real-life model in the anti-torture exhibition |
We know people all have a conscience and a sense of justice. We need to find
the right way and present the right message to awaken them so that more people
and eventually all circles of society will have the right thought in their
hearts about Falun Dafa and the persecution.
A T-shirt vendor was set up across from our exhibition. After he learned the
truth about the situation in China, he helped us to distribute fliers. He said,
"The U.S. is a free nation and you absolutely have the right to display your
exhibition." When I sincerely talked with another vendor who was concerned that
that our activity disturbed his business, his attitude also changed.
Those who acted as models in the anti-torture exhibition demonstrated
practitioners' dignity and peacefulness. Practitioners are different from other
people. Facing brutality, we should be firm and fearless.
Many people told us that our exhibition was very good and that we should hold
them at more sites. Some people recommended places where there are usually many
people around, for us to consider as areas for holding an exhibition. A father
told his two sons in detail about the whole exhibition and explained their
questions such as why Jiang's regime persecutes Falun Gong. Many people signed
our petition to condemn the persecution.
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 A father tells his children about the persecution in China |
 Clarifying the truth |
There were also many people who wanted to learn Falun Gong right away.
This anti-torture exhibition was held at the same place for 2 days. The
overall effect was good. We found that whenever we talked more, people took it
very seriously. Even though some of us don't speak English well, people can feel
the energy of our compassion. We hope more fellow practitioners will join us in
this project.
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