Holland: European Celestial Band Well Received in Amsterdam

On April 21st, 2007, the European Celestial Band was invited to join the 60th Flower Parade and also took part in a big parade and assembly organised by the local Withdrawing from the CCP Centre in Hague. The second parade celebrated the twenty million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the CCP and its related organisations. The Celestial Band was made to feel extremely welcome by the Dutch people.

Supporting 20 million withdrawals from the CCP

Enthusiastic audience	The European Celestial Band was made up of more than 150 people	Reading leaflets

Some Chinese people were very happy and were very surprised to see such a big band. When they heard that this was a band composed of Falun Gong practitioners some withdrew from the CCP immediately.

A Dutch person, Mr. Wilbert said, ‘‘This is exciting. I started to notice Falun Gong half a year ago. At that time I couldn’t understand why Falun Gong was persecuted and about the organ harvesting. I also started to find that they all are very peaceful and kind people. I was lucky enough to get a 'Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party' in Dutch, inside it I got the answer. I think there are must be many Chinese people who don't understand what is happening in their country. I will often take the initiative to tell them, because it’s their right.’’

A Chinese person who was unwilling to give his name signed with emotion after watching the performance of the Celestial Band. He said he is the son of a CCP high official, but he knows that the CCP is evil. He did not want to stay in China; he got the opportunity to come out and wouldn’t return. He withdrew from the CCP very early. When he was asked about the future of the CCP, he answered very firmly, it does not have future; its future is to be disintegrated.

Mr. Wang, who has been living in Holland for many years, was very happy joining this parade, he said, "It is the time to celebrate, I believe that a day not far away there will be several millions people celebrating withdrawing from the CCP in Tiananmen Square.’’