(Clearwidom.net) Falun Dafa Information Center Report from Chicago on October 21, 2002:

Today, Falun Dafa practitioners from all over the world met in downtown Chicago and held a series of activities to protest the visit of Jiang Zemin, who instigated and directed the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. They called upon the American Government and all people of the world with righteous minds to work together and end the brutal suppression in China.

Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appeal at Federal Plaza	Parade through downtown Chicago
Falun Gong practitioners sue three Chinese leaders, Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and Luo Gan	A psychiatric doctor exposes China's use of mental hospitals to persecute Falun Gong practitioners

Ms. Dai Zhizhen from Australia tells a reporter of the persecution her family experienced	Mr. Lin Shenli speaks of his experiences of being illegally arrested and detained in a forced labor camp	Wang Xianghe from the Netherlands tells an audience how Chinese policemen repeatedly arrested and tortured her family members in China because of practicing Falun Gong.

After the press conference, the Falun Gong practitioners paraded from Federal Plaza to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. They held banners and the parade was several blocks long. The parade caught the attention of many passersby, and many people expressed their support and sympathy to Falun Gong practitioners. When the parade arrived at the Chinese Consulate, the practitioners began a peaceful sitting appeal across the street facing the consulate building.