PRINTER'S NO. 1808
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
330
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, MAY 14, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 14, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing May 13, 2019, as "World Falun Dafa Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "World Falun Dafa Day" is a day to recognize Falun
Dafa's introduction to the public; and
WHEREAS, Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, is a self-improvement
practice based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and
forbearance and was introduced in mainland China by Mr. Li
Hongzhi on May 13, 1992; and
WHEREAS, Beginning in 1999, government leadership in China
began a nationwide crackdown on practitioners of Falun Dafa,
resulting in a wide range of human rights abuses, including
extrajudicial imprisonment, psychiatric abuse and torture; and
WHEREAS, Despite the crackdown, Falun Dafa has spread around
the world and is reported to be practiced by millions, including
individuals in mainland China; and
WHEREAS, "World Falun Dafa Day" is a day of celebration, but
it is also a day of remembrance for the practitioners of Falun
Dafa in China who are not able to freely practice their beliefs
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