Monday, November 23, 2009
Part 2: May 13th - Soul of a Nation
After ten years of often-brutal persecution by China’s Communist authorities, the Chinese spiritual practice Falun Gong remains a visible presence worldwide. It’s still practiced, although often in secret, by millions in the Mainland. What makes these people so committed to their beliefs? In “A Decade of Courage: Soul of a Nation” we look at the rapidly changing, post-Cultural Revolution China in which the practice emerged. We hear the stories of people who came to Falun Gong for various reasons, but who say their lives have been changed as a result. And, ten years after the Communist ban, on the tenth year that practitioners worldwide celebrate May 13th as “World Falun Dafa Day”, and 17 years after the practice was first spread on May 13th, 1992, we ask what this practice has meant for today’s China, and what it will mean for China’s future.
Part 3: June 10th, 1999 - China's Hidden Holocaust
Thursday, June 10th, 1999. To most of us, it's like any other day. But ten years ago today, the Chinese communist regime created a Gestapo-style secret police agency, with the mission to destroy Falun Gong--by any means necessary.
With the tools of torture and the resources of the world's most populous nation, then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin thought he could crush Falun Gong in three months. But as history played out, many Falun Gong practitioners were able to not only endure the brutality of the persecution, but turn the tables on the Chinese government by exposing their persecution around the world. This is their story.
Part 4: July 20th - China's Deadly Harvest
Numbers are symbols; they represent anything and everything. But they also hide what they represent, like a mask. In ten years, the names of over 3,000 Falun Gong practitioners have been collected; they are the names of people who have been killed through torture by Chinese authorities. But, how many more people simply disappeared after the persecution began? And what is the connection to China's booming organ transplant industry. Though the truth is still unknown, the evidence points to a disturbing conclusion about the new China, and of what the rest of the world is willing to ignore. In this original investigation, NTD attempts to discover: 'what happened to the people who disappeared?'
Monday, July 27, 2009
Falun Dafa Workshop Dates
MIND/ BODY/ SPIRIT
真 Truthfulness
善 Compassion
忍 Tolerance
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Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an advanced traditional Chinese meditation system designed to improve mind and body through slow, gentle and smooth exercises. The practice not only has far reaching effects on stress-relief and overall mental and physical health, but also ultimately has the higher goal of bringing people towards wisdom and enlightenment.
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Suitable for all ages
Free teachings, no charges
Relieves stress, creates harmony
5 sets of exercises, easy to learn
More than 100 million practitioners
Improves health, and cleanses the body
*~Falun Gong has five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and a meditation*~
Based on the Principals of: Truthfulness (Zhen), Compassion (Shan), Tolerance(Ren)
The workshop will be at Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road 89119 in Large Conference Room near the Theater when you enter the library.
Saturday December 05, 2009 at 2:00pm to 5:00m
Tuesday December 15, 2009 at 6:00pm to 8:45pm
For more information contact Rafael at 702-463-7396
真 Truthfulness
善 Compassion
忍 Tolerance
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an advanced traditional Chinese meditation system designed to improve mind and body through slow, gentle and smooth exercises. The practice not only has far reaching effects on stress-relief and overall mental and physical health, but also ultimately has the higher goal of bringing people towards wisdom and enlightenment.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*
Suitable for all ages
Free teachings, no charges
Relieves stress, creates harmony
5 sets of exercises, easy to learn
More than 100 million practitioners
Improves health, and cleanses the body
*~Falun Gong has five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and a meditation*~
Based on the Principals of: Truthfulness (Zhen), Compassion (Shan), Tolerance(Ren)
The workshop will be at Clark County Library 1401 E. Flamingo Road 89119 in Large Conference Room near the Theater when you enter the library.
Saturday December 05, 2009 at 2:00pm to 5:00m
Tuesday December 15, 2009 at 6:00pm to 8:45pm
For more information contact Rafael at 702-463-7396
Let Freedom Ring for China
Chinese Couple Finds Hope at the Liberty Bell
By Pamela Tsai
Epoch Times Staff
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20107/
A "sensitive year" is what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called 2009—for Chinese government officials, "sensitive" is a code word for being ready to clamp down on public dissent. This year marks 60 years since the CCP took over China and 20 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre. More importantly, it has been ten years since the Party began the persecution of Falun Gong, a peaceful practice of mind and body based on the principles of truth, compassion and forbearance.
Jason Wang, 36, a former university lecturer from Hefei, Anhui Province (approximately 250 miles from Shanghai) is one of them. Wang and his wife Tina Jia practice Falun Gong.
On the evening of July 20th, Wang and dozens of practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong stood next to the building that houses the Liberty Bell. “Standing beside the Liberty Bell, I call for an end to the persecution in China,” Wang said through a translator.
Wang recently escaped China with his wife and arrived in Philadelphia. He grew up in an educated family. His father is a lawyer, and his mother is a teacher.
In October 1999, less than three months after the CCP began its brutal campaign against Falun Gong, Wang was fired from his university job for traveling to Beijing to appeal to the central government to end the persecution.
In 2000, he was arrested in an Internet cafe. The owner reported Wang to local police when he saw that Wang was trying to view Clearwisdom.org. The website is run by overseas Falun Gong practitioners to provide information about the persecution and to share ideas.
He escaped on the way to the police station. He was arrested again 15 minutes after he called his parents to tell them where he was. His lawyer father wanted to help his son, but he was helpless.
The Chinese government prohibits lawyers from defending Falun Gong practitioners. Lawyers who represent Falun Gong practitioners have become victims of the CCP, facing imprisonment, torture, harassment, intimidation, beatings and revocation of their law licenses.
Wang endured eight months of torture at the Fei Dong Detention Center. There, in the cold of a November night, the police stripped Wang of his clothes, made him stand outside, and ordered 30 inmates to pour cold water over him.
Wang was forced to wear 33 pounds of iron shackles on his feet, day and night. His hands were often cuffed.
He was forced to work 16 hours every day. “We are the slave labor behind the cheap Chinese imports,” said Wang when he saw “Made in China.” The documentary follows Christmas tree ornaments sold in American stores. Christmas ornaments are one of the products he made in the labor camp.
About 90 percent of the Christmas tree ornaments sold in the U.S. are made in China. According to an investigation report cited by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, many Christmas tree ornaments sold at some major retailers are made in Chinese sweatshops or by slave labor.
Wang’s personal account brought renewed understanding about China to the bystanders in the audience. Danny, a Drexel law school student said “It is cruel. The persecution shouldn’t be allowed to continue.”
One Chinese woman, originally from Fujian Province, asked to be quoted anonymously for fear of being identified by CCP spies in the U.S. She said, “I couldn’t help crying. I know what he said was true. Nobody can openly talk about this in China ... only here.”
Wang said physical torture was only part of the devastation. “The killing of conscience is more deadly.”
When he was in the labor camp, he was beaten by several police. Their job was to brainwash Wang and make him denounce his belief. For many police, performance reviews, salaries, bonuses and promotions are tied to a quota of how many Falun Gong they force to give up the practice. They were given orders to do whatever it takes to get the quota met. The original orders given by the CCP to eliminate Falun Gong included “no measure is too excessive” and “if beaten to death, count it as suicide."
One day, Jason was beaten into unconsciousness. When he awoke, he found that one police officer, a young man in his early twenties was trying to loosen up the ropes tied around Wang's body. He looked at Wang’s bruised legs, faces, arms, asked “Do you hate me?”
Wang replied, “No. I know you didn’t want to.”
The young man became choked up. “It is my job, not my conscience.”
“It is a tragedy not only for the ones being persecuted, but also those who are made to commit the crimes against humanity, against their own conscience,” said Wang.
Wang asks the international community to help restore the conscience in China. “ Without conscience, there is no hope, no future ... the persecution of Falun Gong is a test of the basic humanity in us all. The persecution has to be stopped.”
Wang’s voice was echoed by his wife Tina, who is seeking help to rescue her mother, jailed in a Chinese labor camp for practicing Falun Gong.
By Pamela Tsai
Epoch Times Staff
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20107/
A "sensitive year" is what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called 2009—for Chinese government officials, "sensitive" is a code word for being ready to clamp down on public dissent. This year marks 60 years since the CCP took over China and 20 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre. More importantly, it has been ten years since the Party began the persecution of Falun Gong, a peaceful practice of mind and body based on the principles of truth, compassion and forbearance.
Jason Wang, 36, a former university lecturer from Hefei, Anhui Province (approximately 250 miles from Shanghai) is one of them. Wang and his wife Tina Jia practice Falun Gong.
On the evening of July 20th, Wang and dozens of practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong stood next to the building that houses the Liberty Bell. “Standing beside the Liberty Bell, I call for an end to the persecution in China,” Wang said through a translator.
Wang recently escaped China with his wife and arrived in Philadelphia. He grew up in an educated family. His father is a lawyer, and his mother is a teacher.
In October 1999, less than three months after the CCP began its brutal campaign against Falun Gong, Wang was fired from his university job for traveling to Beijing to appeal to the central government to end the persecution.
In 2000, he was arrested in an Internet cafe. The owner reported Wang to local police when he saw that Wang was trying to view Clearwisdom.org. The website is run by overseas Falun Gong practitioners to provide information about the persecution and to share ideas.
He escaped on the way to the police station. He was arrested again 15 minutes after he called his parents to tell them where he was. His lawyer father wanted to help his son, but he was helpless.
The Chinese government prohibits lawyers from defending Falun Gong practitioners. Lawyers who represent Falun Gong practitioners have become victims of the CCP, facing imprisonment, torture, harassment, intimidation, beatings and revocation of their law licenses.
Wang endured eight months of torture at the Fei Dong Detention Center. There, in the cold of a November night, the police stripped Wang of his clothes, made him stand outside, and ordered 30 inmates to pour cold water over him.
Wang was forced to wear 33 pounds of iron shackles on his feet, day and night. His hands were often cuffed.
He was forced to work 16 hours every day. “We are the slave labor behind the cheap Chinese imports,” said Wang when he saw “Made in China.” The documentary follows Christmas tree ornaments sold in American stores. Christmas ornaments are one of the products he made in the labor camp.
About 90 percent of the Christmas tree ornaments sold in the U.S. are made in China. According to an investigation report cited by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, many Christmas tree ornaments sold at some major retailers are made in Chinese sweatshops or by slave labor.
Wang’s personal account brought renewed understanding about China to the bystanders in the audience. Danny, a Drexel law school student said “It is cruel. The persecution shouldn’t be allowed to continue.”
One Chinese woman, originally from Fujian Province, asked to be quoted anonymously for fear of being identified by CCP spies in the U.S. She said, “I couldn’t help crying. I know what he said was true. Nobody can openly talk about this in China ... only here.”
Wang said physical torture was only part of the devastation. “The killing of conscience is more deadly.”
When he was in the labor camp, he was beaten by several police. Their job was to brainwash Wang and make him denounce his belief. For many police, performance reviews, salaries, bonuses and promotions are tied to a quota of how many Falun Gong they force to give up the practice. They were given orders to do whatever it takes to get the quota met. The original orders given by the CCP to eliminate Falun Gong included “no measure is too excessive” and “if beaten to death, count it as suicide."
One day, Jason was beaten into unconsciousness. When he awoke, he found that one police officer, a young man in his early twenties was trying to loosen up the ropes tied around Wang's body. He looked at Wang’s bruised legs, faces, arms, asked “Do you hate me?”
Wang replied, “No. I know you didn’t want to.”
The young man became choked up. “It is my job, not my conscience.”
“It is a tragedy not only for the ones being persecuted, but also those who are made to commit the crimes against humanity, against their own conscience,” said Wang.
Wang asks the international community to help restore the conscience in China. “ Without conscience, there is no hope, no future ... the persecution of Falun Gong is a test of the basic humanity in us all. The persecution has to be stopped.”
Wang’s voice was echoed by his wife Tina, who is seeking help to rescue her mother, jailed in a Chinese labor camp for practicing Falun Gong.
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