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New York: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Grand Parade During UN World Summit, Call for an End to the Persecution (Photos)
By Cai Ju and Kerry Huang, Minghui correspondents in New York (Clearwisdom.net) As Hu Jintao attended the
UN World Summit, in order to stop the persecution of Falun Gong and clearly
caution Hu that the time that Gods and the people have given him is limited,
nearly two thousand Falun Gong practitioners from across the world gathered in
New York to peacefully appeal and hold a grand parade at dusk on September 14,
2005. At 6:00 p.m., rush hour, pedestrians and vehicles in
mid-Manhattan were bustling. Falun Gong practitioners' parade procession,
protected by a group of police officers on motorcycle, set off from 35th Street
and First Avenue,
marching through Third Avenue
and turned to 47th Street,
all the way to the UN Building. The procession spanned over a dozen blocks, and
was energetic and majestic. People getting off work were amazed at such a vast
and mighty procession. Many people carefully read the contents on the banners.
Some people hurriedly took out their cell phones to record this historic scene.
Many people applauded and smiled to show their support.
The procession was composed of three sections. Section
One was "Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa, Falun Dafa is widespread around the
world." Section Two, was "Exposing the CCP's brutal persecution." Section Three
was "Demanding the criminals be brought to justice; the criminals are Jiang
Zemin, Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkang and Liu Jing. Also bring the vicious police and
their accomplices to justice." Falun Gong practitioner Dr. Yang Sen expressed that Falun
Gong cultivators believe in Gods and Buddhas, and also the heavenly principle
that good will be rewarded and evil will receive retribution. He added that in
history, no persecution of righteous beliefs has ever succeeded, such as the
persecutions of Buddhism and Christianity. Those who have participated in the
persecution will all have to pay for the crimes they have committed. However,
Buddhism and Christianity have not disappeared from being persecuted, but
rather spread widely after the persecutions ended. Mr. Yang pointed out that Jiang colluded with the CCP to
launch an inhumane persecution campaign against Falun Gong. Hu Jintao has been
in office for quite a period of time, but the persecution is still going on,
and practitioners are still dying as a result of the persecution. Mr. Yang said, "As the persecution is still going on, we
can't say that Hu has no responsibility for persecuting this righteous belief.
During Hu's visit, Falun Gong practitioners have held a banner reading 'Hu
Jintao, the time that Gods and the people have given you is limited.' We caution
him that Gods and Buddhas have boundless benevolence, Gods and the people are
still giving him time to righteously position himself, but the time is
limited." One of coordinators of the parade, Ms. Zhou Jianfen,
revealed that today was the second day of the UN World Summit, and that New York City was on high
alert. Falun Gong practitioners' parade and another parade supporting
withdrawal from of the CCP were the only two parades that were approved during
the summit. She expressed gratitude to New
York City's mayor and the police for upholding justice
and approving Falun Gong practitioners' parade. This will bring a wonderful
future to New York and its citizens. |