The Truth About Falun Gong Wins New Yorkers' Hearts (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Clearwisdom reporter Wang Ying reports: On August
27, 2004, the reporter once again boarded a flight to New York after being away
from the City for 13 years. The trip left a deep impression. New York deserves to be called the center for finance. While on the plane, a
middle-aged man sitting beside the reporter began reading the Wall Street
Journal as soon as he boarded the plane. I saw the news about the Olympic Games
in the newspaper, and began talking to the man. I learned that the man lives in
New York, and works at a financial company of the GE. When he learned that the
Jiang's regime has been using foreign investment to persecute Falun Gong and has
caused more than 1,000 deaths as a result of the persecution, he expressed that
it's hard to comprehend such things still happen in today's China. He hoped our
activities in New York would be successful. On Saturday, I went to Manhattan. Between Lexington Avenue and 59th
Street there was an anti-torture exhibit. The exhibit was located at the
entrance to the subway so streams of people passed by. I saw many practitioners
explaining the facts about Falun Gong to passersby. The practitioners expressed
that it was not enough to only hand out materials, they felt they should explain
to the passersby as well.
I noticed that some passersby accepted materials from practitioners and
walked forward for a while, and then returned to ask the practitioners what
Falun Gong is. A man heard practitioners' explanation about the torture and expressed that
"It is too brutal. I hope you will continue your efforts." He shook
hands with practitioners. New Yorkers Who Have Learned the Truth about Falun Gong
Beside the torture exhibit between Lexington Avenue and 59th
Street, a woman listened carefully to practitioners' explanation of Falun
Gong's persecution launched by Jiang's regime, and then asked
practitioners if she could take photos of the torture exhibit, she said
she would save them on her computer. She also signed the petition. Some people walked directly to the petition letter, signed their names
and left. When practitioners asked them why, they answered that they have
learned about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. A young woman signed her own name on the yellow cloth, and then signed
a few more names. When being asked why, she said, "I not only sign my
own name, I also want to sign all names in my family, because I don't want
such persecution happen on them." New York Residents Hope More People Learn the Facts about Falun Gong On Sunday, in New York's Central Park, we met two men. One of them said
they saw on a Wisconsin TV program that a teacher from China introduced
how she was tortured in China. The teacher also teaches the Falun Gong
exercises on TV. The man followed her to do the movements, and he said he
felt strong energy at the time. He had had some understanding of Falun
Gong. This time, he saw Falun Gong practitioners again, and he took the
initiative to invite practitioners to have a photo taken with them. They
expressed that they would begin practice Falun Gong after they returned
home. In the morning, practitioners held torture exhibits nearby Broadway
Avenue and 72nd Street in Manhattan. In the past few days, due
to practitioners' persistent truth clarification, many residents have
learned the truth about Falun Gong, and given their support for
practitioners' activities. An older woman came to the torture exhibit and
said to practitioners, "Many residents have obtained your materials,
and have learned the truth. I support you. You can go to more places and
let more people learn the facts." People's Kindness Gradually Awakens Some passersby saw practitioners reenacting the torture methods used in
China. They could not bear seeing practitioners being locked up in the
cage, and repeatedly asked practitioners if they were tired, and if it was
painful being tied to the chair. They suggested practitioners to take
turns doing so, and drink more water and take more rest in such a hot
weather. One woman said she could not imagine how it is in China's prison. The woman learned the truth and expressed that we should have held such
torture exhibit long ago so as to help more people learn the truth. More people asked how they could help after learning the truth. When
practitioners expressed that we only hoped they could learn the truth, and
spread the truth to more people, they were moved. Some people put money at where the truth clarification materials were
placed and left. Practitioners Can be Seen Everywhere in New York on the Weekend A practitioner from Taiwan said she went to three cloth shops where
everyone knew Falun Gong practitioners. One practitioner wore a yellow
T-shirt with words, "Falun Gong." When he met people on the
streets, they told him, "We saw many Falun Gong practitioners in
Battery Park, there are thousands of Falun Gong practitioners on the
streets." When the reporter in a yellow T-shirt took the subway, also met a
passenger who asked what Falun Gong is. When the passenger got the answer,
she happily told her partner. When the reporter was about to board the
flight at the airport, some passengers saw yellow T-shirt, and wanted to
learn what Falun Gong is. They left happily after getting the answer. During this truth clarification in New York, the reporter knew that
many practitioners came to New York from overseas or other states in the
US, they overcame many difficulties, from early morning to late night,
many practitioners kept handing out flyers and clarifying the truth
without having time to have a lunch. With everyone's effort, the truth is
gradually winning over the hearts of more and more New York residents.
Falun Gong practitioners explain the facts on the street in New York
New York people surround practitioners to listen to their explanation
of facts about Falun Gong
People shocked at the torture exhibit
Clarifying the truth
People are reading truth clarification materials
People have a photo taken with practitioners
Reenacting torture method, Tiger Bench
90 % of the people are willing to sign the petition to support
Passersby are learning the truth
Signing names for the whole family
Passersby are learning the exercises
Passersby are learning the movements of the exercise
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/8/31/83028.html
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