Canada: Outdoor Concert Held during Human Rights Torch Awareness Week in Toronto (Photos)
By a practitioner in Canada
(Clearwisdom.net) Canadians in Toronto gathered in Dundas Square on the
afternoon of October 28, 2007, for an outdoor concert during Human Rights Torch
Awareness Week. Organized by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of
Falun Gong in China (CIPFG), the concert was held in support of the Human Rights
Torch Relay, which is traveling around the world. Ms. Sarah Melody called the CCP's organ harvesting from living
people a massacre Mr. Larry Densmore said harvesting organs from living people
is very cruel and brutish Mr. Dordon Hyland was happy to support human rights with his
music Mr. John Layton expressed his positive view of Falun Gong Mr. Ali Bukhari expressed his support for Falun Gong
practitioners in Canada. CIPFG announced that if China failed to respond favorably to its three
requests by August 8, 2007, it would start a global campaign to boycott the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The three requests included: 1. Release all imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners; 2. End all repressive measures against people supporting and protecting Falun
Gong adherents, such as attorneys Gao Zhisheng and Li Hong; 3. Allow an independent investigation into allegations of China's trade in
organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners. Allow an independent
investigation into allegations that China trades in organs harvested from living
Falun Gong practitioners. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has failed to respond to these
requests, the CIPFG initiated the Human Rights Torch Relay in Athens on August
9, 2007. Stating that "The Olympic Games and Crimes Against Humanity Cannot
Coexist in China", the activity calls for the international community to
pay attention to help stop the human rights violations in China, especially the
persecution of Falun Gong. The Human Rights Torch will travel to more than 150
cities in 37 countries on five continents. Bands, singers, poets, guitarists, reporters, and students from different
communities gave performances and speeches at the concert. Through their
performances and speeches, they all hoped to raise awareness of the human right
violations in China, especially the persecution of Falun Gong, and welcome the
Human Rights Torch to Canada next February. Get Everyone Involved Eighteen-year-old Sarah Melody is a singer of popular music, a human rights
activist, and a spokesperson for Youth for Human Rights Canada. She has been
recognized by different levels of the Canadian government and a former President
for her attention to and education of her peers on human rights. Sarah and her friends in the music field were very shocked to learn about the
organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. She said,
"It seems to us it is a terrible massacre." "I am very happy to
participate in this activity. I think it is important to get everyone
involved." Sarah hopes to welcome the Human Rights Torch to Canada next
February. Supporting Human Rights with Music Mr. Larry Densmore is an actor and a poet. He thinks organ harvesting organs
from living people is very cruel and brutish. He said he would certainly be a
participant in welcoming the arrival of the Human Rights Torch. "Everyone
should join," he said. Mr. Dordon Hyland from a quartet band at the University of Toronto was very
happy to be able to support a human rights cause with his music. "We should
boycott the Beijing Olympic Games." All members of his band would like to
welcome the arrival of the Human Rights Torch to Canada. Looking Forward to the Arrival of the Human Rights Torch Mr. John Layton is a guitar player and folksinger. He said that Falun Gong is
a beautiful belief but it is persecuted in China only because the number of
practitioners is so large. "Why should the Olympic games be held in a
country that treats its own people so unfairly?" He called on the Canadian
government to speak out and exert pressure on the CCP. He said for sure he would
welcome the arrival of the Human Rights Torch. Urging the CCP to Stop the Killing Mr. Ali Bukhari is a reporter from Bangladesh. He said that more than 3,000
Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death by the CCP. "Some
practitioners' organs have been removed by the CCP regime for profit. This
cannot be tolerated." He expressed his support for Falun Gong practitioners and urged the CCP
regime to stop the killing Ms. Nicole Crellin said her human rights organization would like to join and
support the Human Rights Torch Relay to help stop the persecution. She said that
many people, including artists, professionals, and people from all walks of
life, would come to welcome the arrival of the Human Rights Torch.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/11/1/165715.html
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