At 4:00 a.m. on July 20, 2003, more than 180 Falun Gong practitioners wearing
white came to a harbor in downtown Sydney. They lined up neatly and solemnly
sat on the lawn. A white handmade lotus flower was placed in front of each practitioner,
and candlelight flickered in each lotus flower. Every practitioner peacefully
appealed in their hearts for the end to the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution
of Falun Gong, and memorialized those Falun Gong practitioners who have lost
their precious lives in upholding their beliefs. They also called for the rescue
of those practitioners who are suffering brutal persecution and family members
of Australian practitioners being implicated by the Jiang regime.
At noon, Falun Gong practitioners, representatives from different circles and They expressed a common wish in their speeches: They hoped that the Australian After the speeches, Western Falun Gong practitioners performed songs that they A Chicago businessman came to the square and said that he had learned about When practitioners collected signatures for rescuing family members on the
Practicing the exercises
on a harbor
Rally at a square
Rally at a square
supporters of Falun Gong arrived at Town Hall Square in downtown to hold a rally.
The rally was hosted by Mr. Stephen Sim, host of 2NSB, one of the largest TV
stations in Sydney. Speakers included representative of the World Organization
to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong Dr. Liu Songfa, Chinese Labor Party Chairman Mr. Fang Yuan; Chairman of The Federation For A Democratic China, Australian Division, Mr. Qin Jin; Democrats MLC, the Hon. Dr. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans, and Falun Gong spokespersons Mr. John Dellar and Mr. Richard Chen.
government would convey to the Chinese government the concern for human rights
in China and the four-year persecution of Falun Gong. They also hoped that the
Australia-China dialogue would have a breakthrough. Mr. John Dellar also informed
the Australian community about the lawsuits against Jiang in the courts of several
countries on the charge of genocide.
composed, attracting many passersby to stop and watch. The audience later watched
a mock trial of dictator Jiang. They accepted Dafa truth-clarifying literature
to gain more understanding of the tribunal.
the lawsuit against Jiang in Chicago. He was concerned about the persecution
in China. He also hoped big companies that invest mainly in China could do something.
The practitioners told him that the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution
of Falun Gong expressed in its report that the Jiang regime used one quarter
of China’s national resources to persecute Falun Gong, and the capital
sources included Western countries’ investment. He said that it was not
easy to do business with China, and he showed great interest in learning more
about the situation.
square, several young tourists from Ireland asked, “Will such signature collection
be effective?” When the practitioners asked them if they had learned about Falun
Gong practitioner Zhao Ming in Ireland, they excitedly said, “Yes, Yes.” They
had participated the rescue of Zhao Ming at that time. They understood and immediately
signed their names, and expressed that they would be very much pleased to help
rescue Falun Gong practitioners once again.
At night, Dafa practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese
Consulate and continuously sent righteous thoughts.
Posting date: 24/July/2003
Original article date: 22/July/2003
Category: Events
