Falun Gong practitioners raise awareness of spiritual practice outside Lights of the North festival 09/02/2018 By Carol Sanders, Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Demonstrators outside the $4-million Lights of the North festival which opened Friday night say they want to shine a light on human rights abuses in China. "We hope the persecution will stop," said protest organizer Phuong Nguyen, an adherent of the spiritual practice Falun Gong. She said she wants to let Canadians know about Falun Gong and its practitioners, who’ve been harassed and held as political prisoners in China. "We want to let people
By Carol Sanders, Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Demonstrators outside the $4-million Lights of the North festival which opened Friday night say they want to shine a light on human rights abuses in China. "We hope the persecution will stop," said protest organizer Phuong Nguyen, an adherent of the spiritual practice Falun Gong. She said she wants to let Canadians know about Falun Gong and its practitioners, who’ve been harassed and held as political prisoners in China. "We want to let people
Introducing Falun Gong at Winnipeg Health and Wellness Expo 02/25/2018 Falun Gong practitioners of Winnipeg participated at the annual Health and Wellness Expo from February 16 to 18. They introduced Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) and informed people about the persecution of the practice in China. There are usually more than 5000 visitors to the expo every year. People of different nationalities and all ages came to the Falun Gong booth with questions about the practice and how to learn it. An elderly gentleman came to the booth and showed practitioners a
Falun Gong practitioners of Winnipeg participated at the annual Health and Wellness Expo from February 16 to 18. They introduced Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) and informed people about the persecution of the practice in China. There are usually more than 5000 visitors to the expo every year. People of different nationalities and all ages came to the Falun Gong booth with questions about the practice and how to learn it. An elderly gentleman came to the booth and showed practitioners a
Introducing Falun Gong in Winnipeg, Canada 09/02/2017 Falun Gong practitioners from Winnipeg, Canada were invited by a local business, Sagehill Stables Centre, to hold a free workshop on August 20. About 20 people came to the workshop to learn about this traditional Chinese mind-body discipline. During the workshop practitioners briefly introduced the basic teachings of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), touching upon the benefits of the practice and how to begin learning. David, a western practitioner, shared his experience of practicing
Falun Gong practitioners from Winnipeg, Canada were invited by a local business, Sagehill Stables Centre, to hold a free workshop on August 20. About 20 people came to the workshop to learn about this traditional Chinese mind-body discipline. During the workshop practitioners briefly introduced the basic teachings of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), touching upon the benefits of the practice and how to begin learning. David, a western practitioner, shared his experience of practicing
