by Wollongong practitioners
Not long after the people of Wollongong
were impressed by the once-a-year Viva la Gong grand parade a week ago, Wollongong Falun Dafa practitioners were again invited to join the Viva la Gong ‘Family Fiesta’
last weekend.
This year, the organisers of Viva la Gong provided the Falun Dafa
group with a marquee set up in front of the central stage area in McCabe Park,
as they know that Falun Dafa is warmly welcomed by the people of Wollongong.
They also arranged for the programme announcer to
introduce “Falun Dafa” and “Truth, Compassion and Forbearance”
to the continuous stream of people passing by throughout the day.
Many families enjoyed the free “Petals of Peace” workshop where they learned that the meaning
behind folding the paper lotus flowers is to rescue the children of persecuted Falun Dafa practitioners. Practitioners didn’t want anyone to miss out on knowing the truth of Falun
Dafa and the persecution that is still happening in China. A lot of people happily received
the flyers with interest.
The performance by the “Fo Xing” (Buddah Nature) singing
group, who are all Falun Dafa practitioners, attracted many people with their touching music and vocal compositions.
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Viva la Gong ‘Family Fiesta’ | ||
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Exercise Demonstration | Performance by “Fo Guang” Singing Group |
When one person
saw us again, she told us that the our flyer about the baby who was being
persecuted and was tortured to death made her nearly cry. She said she couldn’t
believe that this is happening. Many people also recognised Falun Dafa from
the recent “Sydney Morning Herald” newspaper report about the practitioner Ms. Tang Yiwen and her story of being persecuted to the point becoming disabled, just because she didn’t give up believing in Falun Dafa. Many kind people voluntarily signed the petition to help stop the
brutal persecution in China.
It seems the truth of Falun Dafa is spreading, because many
people also came to learn the practice and requested copies of the exercise
teaching video.
It was an amazing day as many people learned the truth of Falun Dafa and saw in person how Falun Dafa practitioners have always been. They know that Falun Dafa is good and this persecution of innocent people is a big mistake for the country of China.
In the past months, practitioners also spread the message of the inhuman persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China through an exhibition of Zhang Cuiying’s traditional Chinese brush paintings. The exhibition was held at the University of Wollongong, the Wollongong City Art Gallery and at the foyer of Wollongong City Council. It won great support by the people who are coming to know and understand Falun Dafa. Zhang Cuiying, an Australian citizen, is a Chinese brush-painting artist and Falun Dafa practitioner. She was illegally thrown into a Chinese jail for eight months simply for appealing for Falun Dafa in China. She was later released with the help of the Australian Government.
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Zhang Cuiying Art Display at University of Wollongong & City Art Gallery | ||
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Zhang Cuiying Art Display at Wollongong City Council Foyer | |
Falun
Dafa is now known widely to people’s hearts. We hope more people can embrace
Falun Dafa’s beautiful principles of Truth, Benevolence and Forbearance.
Posting
date: 06/Nov/2004
Original article date: 04/Nov/2004
Category: Events
