By Minghui/Clearwisdom reporter Zeng Hong in Dallas

Practitioners peacefully protest in front of the hotel and expose the persecution

(Clearwisdom.net) On February 2, 2006, the Ambassador of the Chinese Communist regime to the US, Zhou Wenzhong, came to Dallas to attend a luncheon held by the World Affairs Council in the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Dafa practitioners from the Dallas area came to protest and expose the persecution against Falun Gong, providing opportunities for more people to learn the facts about how the Chinese Communist regime violates human rights, deprives people of their freedom of belief, and brutally persecutes Falun Gong practitioners who are guided by the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance."

The Wyndham Anatole Hotel, located north of downtown Dallas, stands next to the I-35 highway, and faces Market Center Blvd.  Practitioners stood on the sidewalk of Market Center Blvd wearing yellow t-shirts and held up banners and posters, drawing the attention of the luncheon's attendees. Some came up and asked questions.

Ms. Zhang, a participant of the protest said that, even though the location here was quite far from where practitioners live, everyone really wanted to take the opportunity to explain the facts to more people. The protestors range from eighty year old seniors, to young people who work in the city. They either took the day off or used their lunch breaks to drive up here. Ms. Zhang also mentioned that as the luncheon hosts invited local English and Chinese media, reporters from the largest local English newspaper "Dallas Morning News" came and saw the protest. They interviewed practitioners and reported on it.

Practitioner Ms. Yang said, "This is a very good opportunity to expose the persecution and to reveals the facts. In the process of this event, we have seen that people who long to know about Falun Gong are everywhere. On the day before the luncheon, some practitioners contacted the hotel and talked to the management of the hotel. To prepare some materials for the event, practitioners went to print out some pictures that depicted the brutal persecution and torture of practitioners in mainland China. When the employees of the copy shop saw those pictures, they were shocked, and asked for more detailed information."

Ms. Chen, another participant of the protest said, "We call for an end to the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong immediately. Many passersby in cars gave us a thumbs up, and honked to show their support."

Posting date: 2/9/2006
Original article date: 2/9/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/2/6/120218.html

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