On May 24, 2006, on the first scheduled meeting of the 16^th council, the Tainan City Council passed a resolution condemning the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and illegally harvesting body organs from them. The resolution was co-sponsored by four council members and co-signed by 29 members. Three quarters of the members supported this resolution. It was another resolution in a Taiwan local council after Chiayi County, Yilan County and Chilong City condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s killing of Falun Gong practitioners.

Mayor of Tainan City Hsu Tian-cai accepts council member Li Wen-cheng's proposal

The resolution requested the CCP to allow the "Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG)" to visit China's labor camps and concentration camps and investigate the allegations of imprisonment, live organ removal for profit and cremation of bodies of Falun Gong practitioners. The resolution urged each country's government and health organizations to set up ethics rules for procuring organ transplants in China and to inform people widely about the illegal acts of live organ removal in China.

Vice Speaker Kuo Hsin-liang of Tainan City Council (3rd from right)

Sponsors (from right) Chen Ting-fei, Li Wen-cheng, Chiang Cang-yuan (2^nd from left), co-signer Kuo Ching-hua (first on left)

Copies of the resolution were also sent to the President, Legislative Council, Department of Health, Doctors Association, US President Bush, US Congress, United Nations, International Red Cross, Amnesty International, International Human Rights, World Health Organization and the CIPFG.

The four council members said the CCP regime escalated its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by illegal detention, torture in concentration camps, live organ removal for profit and cremating their remains to destroy evidence. These crimes are violating human beings' safety, basic freedom, basic morality and the international covenant on human rights. For such atrocities, the city council must reflect its citizens' wishes, so they proposed the resolution condemning the CCP to the city council and city government.

The City Council and Mayor Hsu Tian-cai accepted the proposal. Vice Speaker Kuo Hsin-liang said that more than half the city council members agreed to issue the strongest condemnation to the CCP.

Council member Chiang Cang-yuan called on the UN, international human rights organizations and the Red Cross to condemn the CCP. He hoped that Falun Gong practitioners overseas will cooperate with practitioners in mainland China in searching for evidence and disclosing the facts to the world as early as possible.

Council member Li Wen-cheng said that the international community should pay attention to and actively be involved in the investigation of this incident. Though it is possible that current economic interests in China will lead to difficulties in the international investigation, the evil forces violating the universal values of human rights, democracy and freedom must be exposed. He believed the CCP's atrocities would be condemned by the whole world and there will be karmic retribution for those crimes.

On May 27, 2006, in Indianapolis, the capital of Indiana, the weather was especially clear and pleasant, and a festival atmosphere permeated everywhere. The renowned 49^th "Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade" was solemnly held in downtown, attracting 300,000 spectators along its route. Several TV stations came to the spot for live broadcasts or rebroadcasts. The organizers especially selected 80 entries from across the US to participate in this parade.

The Mid-US Falun Dafa Association that participated in the 2005 "Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade" was once again invited to participate in the parade as a group representing characteristics of the Orient. The color photo of the Mid-US Falun Dafa Association's entry in 2005 was printed on the application forms for participating in the 2006 parade and on the huge parade advertisement. Several days prior to the parade, local TV station WISH TV8 interviewed Falun Gong practitioners, introduced Falun Gong and played a video of the Mid-US Falun Gong practitioners in the parade last year.

The Mid-US Falun Dafa Association brought to the parade this year, "Falun Gong exercise demonstration," the "Waist drum and Tang drum troupe" performance and the "Celestial maidens' lantern dance." At the front of the Falun Gong entry were two huge banners reading "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" in both Chinese and English. Practitioners dressed up in bright colorful Chinese ancient costumes, shining in the sunshine. Golden yellow exercise costumes, sky-blue ancient warriors' costumes and colorful celestial maidens' costumes brought the beautiful wonder of the Orient to the audience.

Falun Gong exercises demonstration displayed to the audience the path to return to one's original true self. The song and music entitled "Falun Dafa is Good" awakened people. High vertical banners with words, "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" were erected high in the "Waist drum and Tang drum troupe." Flying drumsticks struck drumbeats making people feel energetic and vigorous. At the back of the group, twelve practitioners carrying colorful lanterns danced gracefully to the music, displaying peacefulness and joy to the audience.

About 300,000 spectators witnessed the wonderfulness of Falun Gong. The DJ announced to the audience that "Falun Dafa brings us Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," and "Thank you for coming to Indiana." Along the two-mile parade route, from beginning to end, wherever practitioners' entry went, there would be rounds of applauses and cheers. The audience waved to practitioners to greet them. A family of four (parents and two children) stood up together to Heshi to practitioners. Many spectators imitated the Falun Gong exercises. Many people smiled while applauding and greeting practitioners.

After the parade, many spectators stopped practitioners to have their photos taken with them. They praised practitioners. Practitioners also took the opportunities to introduce Falun Gong to people. The parade staff especially said to the practitioners, 'You are remarkable!" "Thank You."