By a French practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 3, 2005, French Falun Gong practitioners
held an activity on Rue de la Convention, the busiest area in the 15th Section
of Paris, in the southwest section of the city. This activity was to introduce
Falun Dafa and to expose the persecution taking place in China. It was part of a
series of similar activities being held in Paris.
Crowded with tall buildings and a highly
concentrated population, the 15th Section contains seventy-six public schools,
including universities, high schools, and elementary schools. As well as
attracting a lot of students from other areas, this section of Paris is also is
filled with the energy of young people and children everywhere. Banners reading, "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong" and "Falun
Gong - Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," together with the beautiful
Falun Gong music, attracted much attention. A great number of people were
curious and asked what Falun Gong is about and why it is being persecuted. Falun
Gong practitioners answered these questions one by one. After understanding the
situation, people expressed their support for Falun Gong practitioners and
signed the petition opposing the persecution.
Exercise demonstration Little practitioner distributes truth-clarifying materials Carefully reading the truth-clarifying materials
Four girls came to ask about Falun Gong after seeing the banners. They
expressed their righteous indignation after hearing that Falun Gong
practitioners are currently cruelly tortured in China. They were very happy to
sign their names upon learning that there was a petition against the
persecution. One of them said, "I support Falun Gong, I also would like to
show my mom a leaflet." A practitioner thus gave her a couple more. She
happily said that she would pass them along to others after she returned home.
An elderly lady continuously denounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) but
didn't want to sign her name on the signature collection form. She thought that
these signatures were to be sent to the Chinese government. She said that there
was no use in sending these signatures, collected from nice people, to the evil
government. She said the CCP does not deserve it. When Falun Gong practitioners
smiled and told her that the collected signatures were not to be sent to China
but to western countries and to international human rights organizations, she
happily signed.
After a man signed his name on the anti-persecution form, a practitioner
thanked him. He, however, said to the practitioner, "It is I that should
say thanks to you."
In the evening when the activity was almost over, a man who cleaned the
street said to us, "I am against all forms of persecution in the world. I
totally support you. My whole-hearted blessings are with you!"
Source:http://clearharmony.net/articles/200509/28774.html
People are happy to learn about Falun Dafa and sign a
petition to support an end to the persecution
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/9/8/110010.html