Statement from Connie Chipkar, Canada

Connie Practices in front of the Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada, 1999

I appeal to the Chinese citizens:

In February 2001, the Chinese President gave orders to exterminate Falun Dafa. He forbids the practice and practitioners are by his orders jailed and tortured to death. Practitioners know Falun Dafa is good and they choose to stand up for the goodness of "Zhen-Shan-Ren": Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

"Zhen-Shan-Ren" is rooted in ancient Chinese culture.

All honorable Chinese ancestors practiced "Zhen-Shan-Ren". They knew it grows in your heart. Many people I met said, "if you don't have those three words in your heart-you have nothing."

How can you let your beautiful ancient culture be exterminated? How can you let your heart be destroyed? What evil will our children suffer if "Zhen-Shan-Ren" is exterminated and forbidden from their little hearts? Will you leave them with nothing?

I know Falun Dafa is good. I've practiced for over 4 years now. I've met people from more than 52 countries around the world. Everyone respects and enjoys Falun Dafa's peacefulness and beauty. We all love Chinese culture because of Falun Dafa.

An elder from the Inuit Nation in northern Canada said, "We are not on this earth for man to torture other men. It must be stopped. Let everyone know we Canadians support good, peaceful people."

I also know it is right to support and cherish peaceful, good people in this world.

I join my fellow practitioners to stand up and protect "Zhen-Shan-Ren: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" not only for Falun Gong practitioners in China but for everyone in the whole wide world.

Falun Dafa Hao (that means Falun Dafa is good)!

Connie Chipkar a mom from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.