California, USA: Practitioners Clarify the Truth at the Fremont Art Festival (Photos)
By Clearwisdom reporter Ying Wang
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay
area participated in the Fremont Art Festival on July 31 and August 1, 2004. The
annual art festival provided the practitioners with a good opportunity to
clarify the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Falun Gong
received support from the local residents as well as tourists from Mainland
China who also encouraged the practitioners to persist in their activities. The
festival organizer said that this was the largest free street fair in California
and the two-day festival attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year.
Clarifying the truth at the Falun Dafa booth Visitors from Mainland China: "You did very well! You are hard
working!" Shortly after the event started at 10 a.m. on Saturday, two Chinese
tourists came over to our booth. After listened to the introductions, they
said, "You are doing a good thing. You must persist." Another Chinese person walked up to the Falun Dafa booth and said to
the practitioners, "You did a wonderful job! You are hard
working!" Western people had reactions similar to those of the Chinese visitors.
When one Westerner heard about Jiang's regime hiring gunmen to shoot
practitioners in South Africa, he said, "It is crazy. They are
insane. Under the current regime, the people have no freedom." This man said that Jiang's regime was insane to hire
gunmen to shoot Falun Gong practitioners in South Africa "Where can I get the book, Zhuan Falun?" On Sunday morning, the practitioners were demonstrating the exercises.
One gentleman came to the booth and said that he had read our flyer from
front to back. He came today to ask where he could find the book, "Zhuan
Falun" [the principal teachings for Falun Dafa]. The
practitioners told him that the book could be downloaded from the Internet
for free or bought in bookstores. The man then left happily. Learning the exercises In two days, many people asked what Falun Gong is all about and asked
about the difference between Falun Gong and Taichi or Yoga. They also
asked about the location of exercise practice sites. After one woman
obtained the address of the practice site, she said she would go there the
next day. Many people said they had seen the Falun Gong exercises in the
park before. One woman asked many questions about Falun Gong and showed a strong
interest in its healing effects. However, she said didn't have a computer
to watch the VCD nor could she download books from Internet. So a Western
practitioner taught her the exercises right beside the booth. An elderly lady was attracted by the group exercises and watched for a
long time. When she was leaving, a practitioner caught up with her and
gave her some introductory materials. The woman was very moved and gave
the practitioner a big hug.
"Falun Gong has spread to over 60 countries. It is amazing!" An elderly gentleman from Mainland China said that he already knew that
Falun Gong had spread to over 60 countries in the world. He then remarked,
"It is amazing!" After one woman learned more about Falun Gong and the persecution in
China, she wanted to donate some money to Falun Gong and said, "This
money can help you to continue your efforts." (The practitioners of
course kindly declined her offer.) Many people said that they had heard about Falun Gong already. One
elderly woman from China said, "Yes, I have heard of it in China. The
Chinese government said it was a bad thing." The practitioner told
her that Falun Gong taught people to live their lives according to
"Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance." But Jiang became
envious because so many people were practicing Falun Gong, and so he
started the persecution and fabricated many lies to defame Falun Gong. The
old woman said, "I understand. I understand the ruling party's
tricks. We know; we are all from Mainland China." The practitioners who participated in the event said that they felt
that people were waiting for the truth and that we have a great
responsibility to bring the truth to society.
Exercise demonstration
Free exercise teaching
A practitioner accepts an interview
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