(Minghui.org) Practitioners held activities in Vienna, the capital city, and Graz, the second largest city in Austria during March 2024. They demonstrated the exercises, told people about Falun Dafa, and about how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes the spiritual discipline. They also collected signatures on a petition calling for an end to the brutality.
People sign a petition calling for a stop to the persecution during an event in Graz.
Practitioners set up banners and display boards on Herrengasse, the city’s main business street, in front of the Graz state parliament building (Landhaus) on March 23.
The banner worded “Sign the petition to stop the live organ harvesting” drew the attention of tourists and local residents. Many people said they appreciated the efforts by practitioners to raise awareness. Some asked where they could learn the exercises after watching the exercise demonstration.
A young woman from Peru told a practitioner that she heard about the number of organ transplant surgeries in China exceeding the number of donors. The practitioner told her that Falun Dafa practitioners were the main victims of the organ harvesting, and the CCP’s persecution has gone on for 24 years. She and her friend signed the petition and said they would learn more about Dafa.
A 93-year-old woman told a practitioner that she adopted a son from China, so she was interested in what is happening in China. After learning about Dafa and the CCP’s persecution, she said the information was important. She took photos of the informational materials in Chinese and said she would share them with her son.
People in Vienna Agree with Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
Falun Dafa practitioners held an event to raise awareness of the persecution on Mariahilfer street during the Easter holiday on March 30. Using loudspeakers, and speaking in both English and German, they repeatedly introduced Falun Dafa and explained why the CCP persecutes the practice. Many people talked with them, said they were interested in learning about Dafa, and signed the petition.
After a young man listened to the broadcast message he said he was interested in learning about Falun Dafa. A practitioner told him that there is no charge to learn the practice, and that practitioners focus on uplifting their morality.
The man nodded. The practitioner told him that Falun Dafa’s principles are Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. The man said excitedly that he was quite interested. He then checked the online class times.
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