SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Over a hundred Falun Gong adherents gathered in front of the beautiful coastal view in Palisades Park July 17 to commemorate the 23-year anniversary of the persecution of the spiritual practice in China.
Several speakers denounced the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) unethical persecution of the practice, also known as Falun Dafa.
The rally started at noon with hundreds of people dressed in yellow shirts that read “Falun Dafa, Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” lining up to meditate in unison with peaceful music.
Michael Ye, professor at University of Southern California in public policy, speaks at a rally to raise awareness of the CCP persecution of Falun Gong in Santa Monica, Calif. on July 17, 2022. (Debora Cheng/The Epoch Times)
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One of the speakers, Michael Ye, a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California, expressed mixed feelings at the event….