Seattle, Washington: People Call for the End of the Chinese Communist Party at Rally Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the Publication of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party (Photos)
By Minghui reporter Huang Kaili
(Clearwisdom.net) On November 18, 2006, people from different communities
in Seattle held a rally in Chinatown to celebrate the 2nd anniversary
of the publication of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
and to support 15 million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Participants called upon the Chinese people to say "NO" to the CCP and
quit the party. The parade after the rally The Divine Land Marching Band performing Senator Ken Jacobsen from Washington State giving a speech Mr. Zhou Zhaoliang, a democracy movement activist:
"Through the wave of people quitting the CCP, I see the hope of
China." The rally was held in Chinatown at 11:00 a.m. The Divine Land Marching Band
came from San Francisco to perform at the rally. Senator Ken Jacobsen from
Washington State gave a speech to support the rally. The speakers, including
volunteers from the Service Center for Quitting the Party, Falun Gong
practitioners who had been tortured by the CCP in China, democracy movement
activists and leaders of the local Chinese communities condemned the brutality
of the CCP, and called upon Chinese people to quit the party. Mrs. Liu, a Falun Gong practitioner who just arrived in the U.S.A., told the
reporter that she had been jailed four times because she practices Falun Gong.
She spoke about her experience of being tortured. Mrs. Liu said that the
brutality of the CCP is hard to imagine. She called upon people to read the
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and recognize the
evil nature of the CCP. Huo Mingxue, a democracy movement activist, told of his experience of being
jailed and tortured by the CCP. He said that the CCP has done a lot of bad
deeds, and it will collapse soon. Chen Zhiping, a representative from the Service Center for Quitting the Party
in Seattle, said that the CCP is about to die. She called upon Chinese people to
quit the party so that they can have a wonderful future. She also called upon
those who have been persecuted by the CCP to stand up and say "NO" to
the CCP. A parade was held after the rally. The parade made two circles around
Chinatown. After marching along the major streets through town, the parade ended
at Westlake Plaza. Spectators were attracted to the performance by the Divine
Land Marching Band. Many supported the activity and the withdrawals from the CCP. Mr. Weng, an immigrant from Vietnam, said that the Communist Party is evil
and brings disaster wherever it goes. He said that it is good that so many
Chinese people have renounced it. A woman from Washington was happy to see the parade. To her, it means that a
lot of Chinese people have woken up. A woman from the Philippines said that freedom of belief is a basic human
right. She supports Falun Gong practitioners and condemns CCP brutality.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/11/20/142817.html
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