UK: Demonstrating the Dafa Exercises in Harlow Town Centre

On the 30th of November a group of Falun Dafa practitioners went to the town of Harlow, Essex in the southeast England. They set up a small stall near the memorial in the centre of the town, and displayed some materials that revealed the truth about Jiang Zemin’s campaign of hatred and violence against Falun Gong practitioners in China. They offered passers by the chance to sign a petition calling for an end to this persecution. Many people signed the petition after hearing about the treatment endured by Falun Dafa practitioners who live under constant threat of imprisonment, torture and even death. They were touched by the bravery of these practitioners who continue to treat everyone, including those who persecute and torture them with kindness and benevolence. After over three years of persecution, there is still not a single case of a practitioner retaliating to the violence inflicted upon them.

The practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. A few people enquired about learning the exercises so the practitioners offered to set up a class there. There was a Chinese herbal medicine shop only a few yards from the practitioners. They visited to tell the owners about the ruthless persecution occurring against millions of innocent Chinese people. The practitioners got to speak to an elderly gentleman who seemed to be the owner of the shop. He said that he was a scientist, and knew that Qigong exercises are beneficial to health. The practitioners found that this man had many bad ideas and misconceptions about the true nature of Falun Dafa and about practitioners. They realised that this is because the man has been affected by the government-controlled media in China, which is used to slander Dafa and spread lies to conceal Jiang Zemin’s horrific crimes against humanity. After the practitioners told this man the facts, he changed his initial misconceptions and in the end agreed that human rights in China is in a terrible situation. A little later he and one of the other girls from the shop came outside to talk to another practitioner. He left saying that he may also practise Falun Dafa in the future. Other Chinese people also accepted leaflets and VCDs so that they could learn the truth about the persecution.