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June 12, 2006
Support Falun Gong Peaceful 24-hour Appeal Site In front of the Vancouver Chinese Consulate
Add Your Voice to the Petition

On June 8, Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan ordered local Falun Gong practitioners to dismantle the appeal site they've maintained outside the Chinese Consulate 24/7, rain or shine, for the past five years. Mayor Sullivan said the group's signs and booth erected by the consulate contravene a city bylaw.

The Falun Gong practitioners say they were initially given verbal permission to hold a constant vigil at the site in order to raise awareness of the persecution against Falun Gong in China, now in its seventh year. They say the site bears witness to the thousands of practitioners who have been tortured and killed as a result of the persecution, and believe they should be allowed to remain until the persecution comes to an end.

Please sign the online petition at www.globalrescue.net/van.htm.

It would also be very helpful and much appreciated if you would write an email or letter to Mayor Sullivan asking him to re-think his stance on the bylaw, as the site is not a safety hazard, and previous city councils were not averse to it. Letters should be sent by Friday, June 16 which is the date the site is to be dismantled.

Contact information:
Email: mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca
Mailing address: 453 West 12th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V59 1V4
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August 21, 2004
Falun Gong marks third year of protest - Practitioners, claiming
persecution in China, are a fixture outside the consulate
by Chris Johnson, Vancouver Sun, dated August 20, 2004

June 30, 2004
Falun Gong Practitioner in South Africa Shot
During Chinese Officials' Visit
Justice for Falun Gong press release dd June 29, 2004

April, 3, 2004
Together, We Build a Better Toronto
2nd Forum in a series hosted by the
Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Advocacy Society (TCFAS)
Tues. April 13, 2004 from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Council Chamber, Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West

March 20, 2004
Falun Gong persecution spreads to Canada
Ottawa does little to counter campaign by Chinese envoys
by John Turley-Ewart - National Post

February 18, 2004
Chinese Deputy Consul General Found Guilty in Canadian Court for Libel against Falun Gong Practitioner
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Joel Chipkar damages for libel against a Chinese consular official who stated that the practitioner was a member of a "sinister cult."

February 16, 2004
54 Jailed in China Over Internet Use
Country attempts to control online communication
Amnesty International has called for the release of 54 people imprisoned in China for expressing opinions on the Internet. In a report released today, the human rights organization says it has documented cases of 54 people jailed for using the Internet, but said the figure was likely to be "a fraction" of the real number.

December 31, 2002
International Campaign Rescues Twin Sister from Chinese Labour Camp - Twin's Canadian Sister Finds Out on Christmas Eve


December 18, 2002
Petition to Oppose “Article 23”
Brief Introduction of “Article 23”

Sign an Online Email Petition started by the Global Coalition Against Article 23 at http://www.againstarticle23.org/en/emailform.php You have the option at this link to send an email to Hong Kong and other world leaders at the same time.

Sign the Online Signature Campaign form Against Article 23 at http://www.againstarticle23.org/join/index.php?action=add

September 24, 2002
Falun Gong Woman Who Exposed Human Rights Abuses on Chinese Cable TV Dies from Police Brutality -- 20 Wrongful Deaths Confirmed in 21 Days

September 13, 2002
Open Letter to Journalists and Media Re: APEC and The Persecution of Falun Gong

September 12, 2002
New sponsors join the Friends of Falun Gong Rescue Commitee - Postcard Campaign
The African-Canadian Coalition Against Racism and the Women's Quest Assistance Society join the Friends of Falun Gong Association of Canada and DAWN (DisAbled Women's Network) Ontario as sponsors of the campaign.

September 11, 2002
Toronto Woman’s Sister Gains Early Release from Chinese Labour Camp; Canadians Campaign to Rescue Imprisoned Falun Gong Relatives in China

August 28, 2002
Friends of Falun Gong Rescue Committee - Postcard Campaign asking the Hon. Jean Cretién, Prime Minister of Canada, to hear the voice of the growing list of Canadians requesting that he clearly and publicly condemn the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China when he meets with Jiang Zemin, the President of China, during the APEC Summit in October 2002.

August 25, 2002
Falun Gong Practitioners Request Conclusive Dialogue with Icelandic Government: Press Release dd August 23, 2002

The Standard (St. Catharines) Falun Gong practitioners seek release of loved ones

August 22, 2002
Women of Conscience: A Report on the Persecution of Female Practitioners of Falun Gong in the People’s Republic of China

August 21, 2002
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Rules Against China's Propaganda Attacking Falun Gong in Canada press release dd Aug 21/02

August 19, 2002
China's Shame: Deaths in Police Custody

August 15, 2002
Update on Yueli Yang - Mother of Zhendong Yang, Toronto, Canada

August 9, 2002
Sign an Open letter to Hong Kong Officals and Citizens

July 28, 2002
Sufferings of Human Rights Abuse of the Relatives of Canadian Falun Gong Practitioners in China

March 31, 2002
Beijing-Style Repression & Police Tactics Emerge in Hong Kong - Take Action - Send Letters to Chinese officials

March 30, 2002
Urgent Action Alert for Changchun, China - Email Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

March 29, 2002
Help free Yue-li Yang, of Beijing China a 62 year old Falun Gong Practitioner, Mother of a Canadian citizen -- Please Write to the Honourable WIlliam Graham, Foreign Affairs Minister

March 15, 2002
URGENT ACTION ALERT - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA - Fear for Safety/Fear of Torture or iIl-treatment - Falun Gong practitioners in Changchun City

March 13, 2002
36 hour Hunger Strike by Falun Gong Practitioners to Stop Chinese President’s “Kill without Mercy” Order at Parliament Hill in Ottawa

March 8, 2002
International Women's Day!
Lucy Zhou, a Falun Gong practitioner in Ontario, embodies the spirit of the theme of International Women's Day this year

February 21, 2002
Open Letter to Prime Minister Cretien encouraging Canadian Government to put forward a resolution censuring China for the Violation of Basic Human Rights of it's own citizens

January 13, 2002
Falun Gong holds Worldwide 3-Day Vigil; 20 Reports of Killings in the Past 22 Days

December 17, 2001
STOP the Killing & Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China