Toronto, Canada: Chinese Orphans' Plight Draws Attention at the United Nations Meeting to Counter Violence against Children (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On June 2 and 3, the North America Regional Consultation Meeting to Counter Violence against Children was held at the University of Toronto. The meeting was initiated by the United Nations Secretary General and sponsored by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). About 200 people, including American and Canadian government officials, people from the academic field, nongovernmental organizations and medical doctors attended the meeting. Three representatives from the "Global Mission to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners" (GMRPFGP) also attended. They called for attention to the persecution encountered by Falun Gong practitioners in China and the plight of the orphans of Falun Gong practitioners. Their appeal drew attention from the attendees.

Finland: Falun Gong Warmly Welcomed at the World Village Event (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On May 28th and 29th of 2005, a two-day "World Village" celebration was held in a park in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. According to a report, nearly one hundred thousand people joined this event, including the President of Finland and her husband. There was a great diversity of items on display including food, music, singing, dancing, sports and artwork. It was really a big show of different cultures. Among them, Falun Gong won a big welcome for its peaceful, wonderful and colorful display of Eastern culture.

An Introductory Workshop on Falun Gong in Fujen University

(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of June 2, 2005, invited by Professor Chen from Fujen Catholic University, Falun Gong practitioners introduced Falun Dafa to students in a class. Practitioners talked about the wide spread of Falun Dafa and how the practice was warmly received in China in 1992. They also talked about the unreasonable persecution launched by Jiang Zemin's regime on July 20, 1999 against Falun Gong practitioners.

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