Falun Gong Group Draws Attention at the Spring Festival in St. Mary’s Town (Photos)
On September 3, 2005, St. Mary’s Town celebrated its annual spring festival. Tens of thousands of people watched the grand parade that opened the festival.
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On September 3, 2005, St. Mary’s Town celebrated its annual spring festival. Tens of thousands of people watched the grand parade that opened the festival.
On 21August 2005, local Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the 27th annual Yandina Street Festival, the longest-running fair on the Sunshine Coast.
Queensland Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the annual Nambour Sugar Festival in August, setting up an information table and participating in the parade.
Melbourne practitioners held the Victorian premiere of the Truth Compassion Forbearance Art Exhibition at the busy city corporate building at Exhibition Street, Melbourne from the 9th 17th June 2005.
A number of people told us that they were pleased to see themselves what Falun Gong is although they had heard about Falun Gong before. Some said that they dont understand why the Chinese Communist Party would persecute people doing something like this.
After several weeks of planning, Falun Gong practitioners, in conjunction with the Australia Chinese Cultural & Art Association Inc, held the grand opening of the Uncompromising Courage art exhibition at the Royal Queensland Arts Society on the Gold Coast.
From March 25 to early April, there were a lot of activities all over Australia to celebrate the Easter Holidays. The Australian Falun Gong practitioners used the holiday time to clarify the truth and let more Australians learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China.
On 9 April 2005 more than 20 Falun Gong practitioners from Sydney and Mittagong came to Canberra, capital city of Australia. They gave a beautiful performance of colourful traditional Chinese dancing and songs in Belconnen’s shopping centre and a fresh food market in north Canberra.
A student-run Falun Dafa club was invited to speak at a University of Western Sydneys United Nations Society meeting. A practitioner met with society members at Parramatta campus on 22nd March 2005.
An organiser commented that at the last two festivals it rained, but this year the weather had changed from being very cloudy to warm and sunny. Another organiser said that he would invite Falun Dafa to attend upcoming community festivals.