Melbourne, Australia: Rally in Support of Quitting the CCP (Photos)

By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Melbourne

(Clearwisdom.net) On June 8, 2008, a rally was held in the heart of Melbourne, Australia in support of the 38 million courageous people who have quit the CCP.

Many Chinese people stopped to read the display boards at Melbourne's Quit the CCP rally

People sign the "One Million Signatures" petition to call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong before the Beijing Olympic Games

The Quit the CCP service center in Melbourne holds frequent rallies and parades. The President of the Falun Dafa Association in Victoria, Mr Xiao Zhonghua said, "When the Victorian police headquarters learned of recent events in Flushing, police officers contacted us to request a meeting. They asked many questions, and finally guaranteed they would unquestionably protect our rights to peaceful protest and parade. They ask that if we receive any pressure from the CCP, or if any similar events take place in Melbourne, that we contact the police immediately so they can put a stop to it. They will also communicate with other local authorities so they can be well prepared."

The drama played out by Chinese students at the Human Rights Torch Relay in Canberra resembled the young Red Guards during China's Cultural Revolution. Police were alarmed, and indicated they are still collecting evidence, but that it is already obvious the Chinese Embassy and Consulates were controlling things behind the scenes. A number of people involved in violent outbreaks have been arrested, and face deportation. As the police officers said, "Many people who have come out from countries of dictatorship feel afraid when they see police, because there the police exist and stand to speak for the government. Here, our police serve to protect the legal rights of our people."

There are eight Quit the CCP service points in Melbourne.

The "One Million Signatures" campaign initiated by the "Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" (CIPFG) calls for a stop to the persecution of Falun Gong before the Olympic Games. At the rally, petition volunteer Wu Jiangguo said, "We have collected these petitions for many months. Today the response has been quite good. We have collected many signatures, many people walk to us of their own accord to support the petition. We do not need to say very much, because they already understand the situation. We will work toward submitting the petitions to the International Olympics Committee before the Olympic Games."

Mr Wu also said, "Internally, officials of the CCP also know its days are coming to an end, but they refuse to be clearheaded, they refuse to create a safe exit for themselves, but to continue their struggle before the end. This is most tragic."

Spokesperson for The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) Mr Fan said in a speech that the CCP-directed brutality in Flushing reminded him of the year 2000. That was when the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne spread lies and propaganda against Falun Gong among the Chinese community, in cooperation with the complete crackdown of Falun Gong in China. They threatened Chinese media not to publish news and articles from Falun Gong groups, but to publish slanderous information provided by the CCP.

Mr Pan Yong, a representative for the Melbourne Alliance of the Democratic Movement of China, condemned, and expressed strong sentiments against the recent activities in Flushing. He was solidly against such activities backed by the CCP.

Mr Pan said, "2008 is no ordinary time. A continual sequence of disasters have taken place in China, and how to avoid disaster should be every persons concern. However, the Chinese Communist government cares little for the life and death of its people. Instead of doing all they can to help people in disaster, and save endangered lives, they have attempted to divert people's attention, and use the Quit CCP service centers as scapegoats. Even though natural disasters cannot be avoided, a large part of this recent disaster was a result of man-made causes. The secretary of the Chinese Communist Political and Judiciary Committee Zhou Yongkang has turned away from the pains of those affected by disaster, and directed special agents to frame Falun Gong, and divert hatred of overseas Chinese people against Falun Gong. This is a tactic which the CCP has always used in its evil nature."

"The crimes committed by the CCP have decided its fate of complete disintegration. The continuance of the CCP's existence is the continuance of sufferings for our fellow countrymen. To Quit the CCP is a requirement of history, and the need of all Chinese people. "

"We solidly support the Quit the CCP campaign, and support the righteousness of human rights protection! Thus, in mourning for lost lives, don't forget to tell those who are still living, Quit the evil CCP, in exchange for a responsible society with humanity, which truly cares for its people."

Mr. Simon Verashaka spoke at the rally of his personal experiences while his family lived under the Russian Communist regime in Ukraine. He said, "When Ukraine was under communist rule, my mother's uncle was killed by the communists because they suspected him. The Russian Communists destroyed the Ukraine language and culture, and murdered many people. A lot of Ukrainians were thus forced to leave their homeland. My mother's family escaped to Australia. My grandmother, because she was a witness to the brutal massacres, became mentally unsound. She constantly feared the Russian Communists would come to Australia and take her life. She lived under extreme fear, and could only rely on electric therapy."

Juliana from Romania said, "For forty years of my life, I have lived under communist rule. When I arrived in Australia during the 1980's, I have experienced working with Chinese people. I find we have many things in common, because communist regimes around the world are all the same [in their brutality]. We have left our homeland, parted from our family, for the future of our children, so they would not experience persecution, poverty and famine. What I experienced during my 40 years in eastern Europe has been discussed in detail in theNine Commentaries. Thus this book is a must for people who have lived under communist rule. Only when we have a clear understanding of the Communist regime, can we avoid the repeat of similar tragedies."

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/6/9/179983.html

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