Boston: Moon Festival Attendees Express Admiration for Falun Gong and Condemn the Persecution (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Asian Americans in the Greater Boston area held August Moon Festival in Chinatown and Quincy Center on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22, 2010. Falun Gong practitioners set up booths at the two locations, introduced Falun Gong, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and taught people how to fold paper lotuses. Many people visited the booths.
Many people became interested in the Falun Gong exercises. Arden and his daughter Brianna learned the exercises despite the rain. Aurora left her phone and email address, as well. David, an employee of YMCA, wanted to learn Falun Gong and invite the practitioners to YMCA. Mr. Clyde Doward came to the Falun Gong booth in a wheelchair, signed on a petition to call for the end of the persecution, and told the practitioners, "I think people should have the right to choose their health-improvement exercise and not to be persecuted." Chinese American Wei Longzhuo told practitioners how he quit the CCP, Youth League and Young Pioneers and was proud to get a certificate from the Global Service Center to Quit the CCP.
Chinese American college student Bryan had heard from his martial arts teacher about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. He wrote on the petition, "The CCP shouldn't persecute Falun Gong. All countries should let people have freedom of belief."
Mr. Darryl Davis condemned the CCP's brutality and said everyone should have the basic human right of belief.
A well-traveled Chinese American said he had seen Falun Gong displays all over the world and admired the practitioners' persistence. He had wondered what Falun Gong was. After hearing practitioners' explanation, he said he would be good in the future.
Krysta Hope wrote on the petition, "The CCP had no reason to persecute a group of people with a healthy life style."
Mr. Huang's family immigrated to the U.S. many years ago because of the CCP's persecution. He condemned the CCP in stern and just words. He wrote in the petition, "I admire Master Li Hongzhi and support the spread of Falun Gong for benefiting mankind and changing the world.