May 13, 2020, was the 28th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction and the 21st World Falun Dafa Day. Elected officials including Minnesota senators, state representatives, and professors sent greetings to congratulate the occasion.
Minn. State Senator Carolyn Laine
Minn. State Representative Sandra Masin
Minn. State Senator John Hoffman
It has been my pleasure to support the Falun Dafa of Minnesota locally, across the nation, as well as beyond our borders. You deserve the same dignity and peace that everyone strives for, and I will always be a friend and supporter of Falun Dafa practitioners across the world. Stay safe and healthy and thank you for all you do here and abroad.
Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman
Former Minn. State Senator Alice Johnson
Dear Minnesota Falun Dafa friends,
It is my pleasure to greet you at 21st World Falun Dafa Day.
Falun Dafa is a peaceful spiritual practice rooted in traditional Chinese culture.
I can’t agree more with Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, which is the core teaching of Falun Dafa.
I hope the persecution of Falun Dafa, including forced organ harvesting, will end as soon as possible.
Embrace Zhen/Truthfulness, Shan/Compassion and Ren/Tolerance.
Sincerely,
Alice Johnson
Former State Senator
Chief Author of SF2090 of 201
Minn. State Legislative Assistant Kevin Parker
Hello everyone! I want to say thank you for all you do. The more I learn speaking with Falun Dafa practitioners my heart both breaks at what many have to endure elsewhere and strengthens at the unity and perseverance I witness in you, and your work. Stay safe everyone and know you have friends and allies who love you all!
State Legislative Assistant Kevin Parker
Professor Bryan Dowd
Dear Falun Dafa Friends,
Please accept my greeting and best wishes. I enjoyed the beautiful hymn: Music: The Two Phrases [Falun Dafa is good. Truth, Compassion, Tolerance is good.] that Have Helped People Get Through Difficult Times.
Sincerely,
Bryan Dowd
Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management
The University of Minnesota
Adjunct Professor Dr. Kirk Allison
My most sincere greetings to Falun Gong practitioners in Minnesota, the world over, and especially in China.
We live in dark times. More or less all are somewhat in exile (save Sweden) given the COVID-19 (CCP) virus. To mind comes a line in Latin: et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebræ eam non comprehenderunt – and light shines in darkness, and darkness has not overcome (or comprehended) it. (John 1:5). May all, including those most overcome, be illumined, carried and transformed in this shining light.
Dr. Kirk Allison
Adjunct Professor: The University of St. Thomas
Former Director of the Program in Human Rights and Health at the University of Minnesota (2006-2016)
Educator Forrester Pack
To the followers of Falun, know that people the world over support you in your efforts for freedom. There is no higher principle in our global society than the ability to practice your individuality, and to follow your path of life. We are with you in thought, conviction, and justice- we are with you as the warm sunlight of freedom ever-so-surely erodes the shadows of government persecution and injustice. Continue waging a good fight, and Happy Falun Dafa Month!
–A fortunate and free individual in the United States–
Forrester Pack
Educator (St. Paul Public Schools)
Former UMN Daily reporter
Footwear Consultant Krista Connolly
As a Christian I too agree with “compassion, truthfulness, and forbearance.” The teaching reminds me of Matthew 5:39-41:
“I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too! If someone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well! And if a soldier forces you to carry his pack for one mile, carry it for two!”I wish a Happy Birthday to Master Li Hongzhi.
I hope the persecution of Falun Dafa ends very soon.
Sincerely,
Krista Connolly
Footwear Consultant, Schuler Shoes
ST Jamison
Master Li, I want to wish you a belated Happy Birthday wish. I have heard great and marvelous things about you!
Jelena and I wish you, the Falun Dafa practitioners in Minnesota and around the world, our absolute best during this time of celebration!
With perseverance and fortitude we can create a world where we can all recognize what makes each other beautiful and unique.
ST Jamison
Public Service Associate Richard Simones
To the followers of Falun [Dafa]: Know that people the world over support you in your efforts for freedom. There is no higher principle in our global society than the ability to practice your individuality, and to follow your path of life. We are with you in thought, conviction, and justice–we are with you as the warm sunlight of freedom ever-so-surely erodes the shadows of government persecution and injustice.
Continue waging a good fight, and Happy Falun Dafa Month!
Richard Simones
Dakota County Public Service Associate