(Clearwisdom.net) On November 8-11, 2007, the annual Arts & Crafts Expo took place in the Flemish city of Hasselt. During this event a large number of workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions related to painting, sculpture, flower decoration, paper craft, etc. took place, and people of all ages participated in them. Each year this expo attracts around 30,000 people.

For the second time, Falun Dafa practitioners participated in this event. The organizers are very supportive of Falun Dafa, and they gave practitioners several bonuses, including a generous booth space, which allowed for different activities to take place at the booth. The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun gong exercises, exhibited prints of paintings from the Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition, exhibited photos, taught people how to fold paper lotus flowers, and did Chinese calligraphy. The Falun Dafa stand looked very nice and attracted many people. Practitioners also had the opportunity to demonstrate the exercises at the main demonstration podium of the venue.

It also happened that Jane Dai and her daughter Fadu were in Belgium, so they also took part in this event. Jane Dai's husband was killed at the hands of the Chinese Communist regime because he practiced Falun Gong, and Jane has traveled the world to raise awareness about the human rights abuses he and other Falun Gong practitioners have suffered. Jane gave talks on the main podium on how her husband was murdered. She said "We are not the only ones in this situation. Thousands and thousands of families like mine have either lost one of their parents or both. Many children are orphans, all because we follow Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance. We travel around the world to appeal for help to end this inhumane and irrational persecution." After that, Jane and Fadu invited the public to come to the Falun Gong booth to fold a lotus flower as a gesture of hope that the unjust persecution will soon come to an end.

In general, after learning about the human rights abuses against Falun Gong, visitors were very supportive and asked how they could help to put an end to this tyranny. Several people were also interested in learning the exercises, and practitioners told them about the free classes.

One visitor, who learned to fold paper lotus flowers at last year's event, visited the Falun Dafa booth again this year, and brought along a beautiful large lotus flower that he especially made. Practitioners were touched by this gesture and hung the flower on the stand as an appreciation for this kind action. Another visitor said that the flower he received last year was still hanging from the mirror of his car. A girl whose parents had a booth at the expo, learned how to fold paper lotus flowers and went to the Falun Dafa booth every day to help the practitioners.

Some practitioners also made a point of informing expo visitors about the coming Shen Yun Chinese Spectacular next year. Many visitors expressed their desire to attend the show and some even wanted to buy tickets on the spot.