Tag: Falun Gong

New Jersey Officials Honor Falun Dafa Day With Flag Raising Ceremony, Proclamations

A blue flag on which read “Falun Dafa Day” was raised at the city hall of New Jersey’s capital city, Trenton, on May 12. At the ceremony, Mayor Reed Gusciora presented a proclamation “honoring Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance” to New Jersey Falun Dafa Association. A longtime supporter of Falun Dafa, Gusciora said he has celebrated…


Canadian Cities Raise Falun Dafa Flag Ahead of 30th Anniversary of the Spiritual Practice’s Spread

Falun Dafa flags have been raised in close to 20 Canadian cities in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the spread of the spiritual practice on May 13. A series of flag-raising ceremonies kicked off on April 29 in southern Ontario’s Town of Milton, where Mayor Gordon Krantz pronounced May as Falun Dafa Month. “Falun…


3 Highly Censored Words That Can Get You Arrested in Communist China—Here’s Why

Truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance (or in Chinese, zhen 真 shan 善 ren 忍), sound like the ideal principles for the world to follow, but in communist China, uttering those three words together stands to have you arrested. The ancient meditation and self-improvement system of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) is a meditation practice based…


Canadian MPs Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Introduction of Spiritual Practice Falun Gong

Canadian legislators sent compliments as adherents of Falun Gong commemorated the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the spiritual practice to the public in Ottawa on May 10. Liberal MP Judy Sgro said Falun Gong’s moral teachings that are based on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance are “hope for the future” and what “Canadians…


The Splendour of Shen Yun: A Beautiful and Magnificent Experience

Commentary The Australian tour of Shen Yun is a highly anticipated event. It is an event that infuses beauty, joy and brilliance in the enthusiastic audiences that attend the performance of this exceptional ensemble of dancers, musicians, and artists. Shen Yun means “beauty of divine beings dancing,” and was founded in 2006 and since that…


Bay Area Celebrates 30th Anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents commemorated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the spiritual practice with a parade in San Francisco on May 7. Two Falun Gong practitioners shared how the practice changed their lives. Linda Campbell, who is from the North Bay, has been practicing for 14 years. She used to get…


Hundreds of New Yorkers Brave Rain to Mark World Falun Dafa Day

NEW YORK—The soaking rain and bitter wind would have been enough reason for anyone to stay indoors, but not for the hundreds who steadily held up at lower Manhattan’s Foley Square since the morning of May 7. They had a special reason for being there, with a message of health, hope, and resilience to share….


Hundreds in Toronto Celebrate 30th Anniversary of the Spread Spiritual Practice Falun Gong

Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents commemorated the 30th anniversary of the spreading of the spiritual practice around the world with dance and music performances and a large parade through downtown Toronto on May 7. Several prominent political and community leaders joined the celebration and voiced support for the practice, which is based on meditative exercises…


Hundreds in Toronto Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Spread of Spiritual Practice Falun Gong

Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents commemorated the 30th anniversary of the spreading of the spiritual practice around the world with dance and music performances and a large parade through downtown Toronto on May 7. Several prominent political and community leaders joined the celebration and voiced support for the practice, which is based on meditative exercises…


Chinese Embassy Pressures Local Officials to Block Shen Yun Performances in Mexico

A New York-based performing arts company whose mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture on the world stage has continued to find itself the target of the regime’s long-arm interference campaign. Over the years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has orchestrated a range of ploys in a bid to thwart or sabotage the annual world…