Photographer Yu De

(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of October 1, 2005, a benefit performance to rescue the orphaned children of persecuted Falun Gong practitioners was held at Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. The artists were Falun Gong practitioners from various places in Germany and Austria. Some traveled seven or eight hundred kilometers (up to 500 miles) from cities in northern Germany to take part in the event.

Fan dance

Male vocal solo

As the event was held during the famous Oktoberfest, Marienplatz was packed with tourists from all over the world. It rained throughout the afternoon but the show went on regardless. The crowd's enthusiasm was not at all dampened by the rain. The brilliant performance won many rounds of applause from the enthusiastic audience, who were eager to hear about the situation of persecuted Falun Gong orphans in China.

Dance: Ode to Lotus

Solo dance depicting Falun Gong practitioners suffering in prison

It has been six years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Jiang regime started the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. Nearly three thousand Falun Gong practitioners have been verified being persecuted to death. Hundreds of thousands have been illegally sent to forced labor camps. Almost a hundred million Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to the genocidal policies, "Destroy their reputation, bankrupt them financially and annihilate them physically." Families of Falun Gong practitioners face huge trauma from seeing the persecution of their relatives, especially the elderly and children.

Many Falun Gong practitioners who have had their lives taken in this persecution left behind children with no one to care for them. Some children are young Falun Gong practitioners who were expelled from school for following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." Some children became homeless as their parents were incarcerated. These children have no source of income and wander around homeless in a state of fear and loneliness. They are in urgent need of rescue.

Fan Dance

Female Vocal Solo

Waist drum performance: Spring Thounders

The bloody, brutal persecution has continued non-stop for more than six years. Due to the CCP's information blockade, it is difficult for people to learn the truth about this persecution. In order for the German public to learn more and help the orphans, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held an open-air benefit performance so that the tragedy in China could be put to a stop as soon as possible. Having learned about the persecution in China through the performance, many people signed a petition in support of Falun Gong practitioners. Some commented to practitioners that the performance was truly wonderful, and some hoped the persecution could end as soon as possible. Some even gave their umbrellas to practitioners standing in the rain.

Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200510/29256.html