By a UK practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On the 24th of April, Falun Gong
practitioners in the UK once again organized an activity in London's Chinatown
to promote Falun Gong and raise awareness of the persecution against the
practice in Mainland China. This was part of the series of activities held in
the UK to commemorate the April 25th appeal in 1999, when 10,000 Falun Gong
practitioners went to inform the Chinese Government of the human rights abuses
that had been happening to their fellow practitioners. About thirty practitioners attended the activity held in
Chinatown, which is a very busy part of London. The people who came included two
young men who had only recently started to practice Falun Gong and a Chinese
practitioner who escaped from the Mainland not long ago after suffering
persecution. A golden banner reading, "Falun Gong is Good" was
displayed, along with plenty of posters about the Falun Gong practice and the
persecution. Some of these posters were placed next to practitioners
demonstrating the exercises while the rest were hung up on either side of the
pavement. A TV screen repeatedly played a video exposing the persecution. There were lots of tourists in Chinatown that weekend. The
tranquil combination of the peaceful Falun Gong music and the exercise
demonstration attracted a lot of attention. There were always many Chinese and
Western people stopping to watch. An elderly Indian person sat down with
practitioners to learn the meditation exercise. Two Chinese girls asked about
the nearest exercise sites where they could learn the practice for free. One of
them said that she got to know about Falun Gong two years ago and that all her
family in China practice. Practitioners seized the moment to distribute leaflets
and talk to as many people as possible. They felt that their focus to expose the
terrible crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was a strong
message that many people were waiting to hear. A Chinese gentleman who used to work as a lawyer in China and
now lives in the UK told practitioners that he knows very clearly that there is
no law in China under the domination of the CCP and that the CCP's persecution
of Falun Gong is illegal and inhumane. An Englishman who once lived in China and
now teaches Chinese to English people in London had a very long conversation
with practitioners. He said he is clear on the fact that the CCP could do all
kinds of evil thing because of its power; the persecution of Falun Gong is just
one example.
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Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/4/27/100554.html