Texas: Thirteen Cities Issue Proclamations or Letters to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

(Minghui.org) May 13, 2021 is the 22^nd World Falun Dafa Day and the 29^th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction. Twelve cities in North Texas proclaimed May 13 Falun Dafa Day in their cities. One city's mayor sent a greeting letter to commend Falun Dafa. 

Twelve cities in North Texas issued proclamations for Falun Dafa Day. One city issued a greeting letter.The mayors of the 13 cities are (from upper left to right): Mayor Kenneth M. Fulk of the City of Allen, Mayor W. Jeff. Williams of the City of Arlington, Mayor Bill Heidemann of the City of Corinth, Mayor Linda Martin of the City of Euless, Mayor Scott LeMay of the City of Garland, Mayor Rudy Durham of the City of Lewisville, Mayor George C. Fuller of the City of McKinney, Mayor Scott Bradley of the City of Murphy, Mayor Mike J. Felix of the City of Sachse, Mayor Laura Hill of the City of Southlake, Mayor Ronald A. White of the City of White Settlement, Mayor Henry Lessner of the Town of Fairview, and Mayor Alicia L. Fleury of the Town of Trophy Club. 

City of Allen proclaims May 13, 2021, Falun Dafa Day.

The proclamation from the City of Allen reads, “Falun Dafa is a peaceful self-improvement practice rooted in ancient Chinese culture that centers around the universal principle of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.

“The founder of Falun Dafa helped millions across the world by improving their health and moral values, as well as deepen their understanding of life, humanity and the universe, through the practice of Falun Dafa. 

“Falun Dafa has affected the lives of more than 100 million people in over 80 countries and has shown the world the value of life and the preciousness of human dignity.”

Proclamation from the City of Arlington

The proclamation from the City of Arlington reads, “Falun Dafa was first introduced to the public in 1992 and to Dallas-Fort Worth in 1996. Since then, free introductory classes by volunteers have been held in public places such as city libraries and public parks. And practitioners have become a part of society's fabric.

“Falun Dafa practitioners’ determination and courage to stand up for Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance while facing severe persecution from the Chinese Communist Party has shown the world the value of life and the preciousness of human dignity.”

Proclamation from the City of Corinth

Letter from Mayor Linda Martin of the City of Euless

Mayor Linda Martin stated in her letter, “Freedom of religion is a fundamental value of the American experience and a multicultural city like Euless showcases the best of that value. I hope the events you have planned in recognition of Falun Dafa Day are a success and you achieve your goals in sharing and celebrating the core tenets of Falun Dafa’s teachings of ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.’”

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of Garland

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of Lewisville 

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of McKinney

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of Murphy

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of Sachse

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of Southlake

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the City of White Settlement

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the Town of Fairview

Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day from the town of Trophy Club 

Background: What Is Falun Dafa?

Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in Changchun, China in 1992. The spiritual discipline is now practiced in over 100 countries and regions worldwide. Millions of people have embraced the teachings—which are based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance as well as five gentle exercises—and experienced uplifted health and well-being.

Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice.

Minghui.org has confirmed the deaths of thousands of practitioners as a result of the persecution over the past 22 years. The actual number is believed to be much higher. More have been imprisoned and tortured for their faith.

There is concrete evidence that the CCP sanctions the harvesting of organs from detained practitioners, who are murdered to supply the organ transplant industry.

Under Jiang's personal direction, the CCP established the 610 Office, an extralegal security organization with the power to override the police and judicial systems and whose sole function is to carry out the persecution of Falun Dafa.