Od obale do obale Sjeverne Amerike praktikanti Falun Gonga su proslavljali Dan nezavisnosti skupa sa lokalnim zajednicama širom Amerike, donoseći tradicionalne kineske predstave i živopisna pokretna ostrva na raznim paradama. Pri tome su apelovali na gledaoce da pomognu onima koji su brutalno progonjeni u Kini jer su stali u obranu slobode vjerovanja.
Filadelfija
U rodnom mjestu Deklaracije nezavisnosti je dobošarski orkestar sastavljen od 160 lokalnih praktikanata po 16 puta zaredom, izveo svoju predstavu na Dan nezavisnosti.
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Nakon parade, praktikanti su nastavili sa serijom aktivnosti i izveli demonstraciju Falun Dafa vježbi na aveniji Bendžamina Franklina. Mnogi su se ljudi zaustavljali na informativnom pultu kako bi saznali više o Falun Gongu.
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![Rob i njegova supruga Jane su iz Filadelfije i oboje su snažno osudili progon Falun Gonga u Kini](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQzNSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--a43472dbc4f145648728829e714e7e737cf539fb/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-philly-06.jpg)
![Dominic zna nešto kineskog jezika. On voli kinesku kulturu i također želi doznati više o Falun Gongu.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQzNiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--be925e29375b7e35fa87784aca1b92430e055274/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-philly-07.jpg)
Čikago
Praktikanti iz Čikaga su skupa sa drugih 100 grupa učestvovali na paradi u Evanstonu. Skoro trideset hiljada gledalaca je dobrodošlicom pozdravilo jedinu kinesku grupu na paradi, koja je za svoje ploveće ostrvo osvojila drugo mjesto.
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Organizatorica parade Katie Schmidt je jako hvalila ploveći otok Falun Gong grupe kao i njihov nastup. „Uvijek mi čini zadovoljstvo kada radom sa njima“, kazala je Katie.
Sjeverna Kalifornija
Nakon parade u Redwud Sitiju u zaljevskoj oblasti, mladi je bračni par upitao Falun Gong praktikante jesu li osvojili prvo mjesto za svoj ploveće ostrvo. „Bili ste najbolji na cijeloj paradi, a posebno vaše ostrvo. Bilo je zadivljujuće“, kazao je suprug.
I stvarno je Falun Gong grupa i ove godine osvojila prvo mjesto, a to im nije bilo prvi puta. Grupa se sastojala od grupe barjaktara, plesne grupe „nebeskih djevojaka“ i sofisticiranog plovećeg ostrva, te grupe koja je demonstrirala Falun Gong vježbe.
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![George Snith, jedan od sudaca na paradi, je hvalio vrijednosti „Istinitosti-Dobrodušnosti-Tolerancije“, koje su demonstrirali praktikanti. „Oni puno pažnje polažu na detalje“, kazao je gosp. Smith. „To je tako lijepo.“](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1MCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--874a993f52243b8e3206b856209bed866e75f337/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-10.jpg)
![Lokalna stanovnica Tina Ford je kazala kako je veoma sretna što svake godine vidi nastup Falun Gonga.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1MSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--b06b6f8a072fc7066b5193299433373b15627447/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-11.jpg)
Nakon parade, praktikanti su postavili informativni pult, predstavljajući na njemu javnosti drevnu praksu, i razotkrivajući progon Falun Gonga u Kini.
![Umirovljeni oficir avijacije je veoma dobro upoznat sa progonom. On veoma podržava miroljubivu borbu za slobodu Falun Gonga.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1MiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--1158a23b1c9b6c15b2bb7988825e04a968a990d1/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-12.jpg)
![Lokalna stanovnica Maricela Gomerz je uzela hrpu Falun Gong materijala. „Moje me srce boli što kineske vlasti progone ovu miroljubivu grupu“, kazala je Maricela. Ona namjerava informacije podijeliti sa svojim prijateljima i porodicom.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--84dc9eb7f44a5d4fc36a6e04f0e05823d21ad719/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-13.jpg)
![Praktikant Falun Gonga, Yung Tran, inženjer rođen u Vijetnamu, je Falun Gong počeo prakticirati 2007. godine. „Načela Istinitosti-Dobrodušnosti-Tolerancije su proširili moje srce“, kazao je gosp. Yung.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1NCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--917582bd46582ce31c89203fedd3d9cbc61c4489/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-14.jpg)
![Učitelj umjetnosti Perry Uzunoglu je na paradi nosio zastavu. „Falun Gong me je naučio da prvo vodim računa od drugim osobama i da unutar sebe tražim probleme kada se nađem u konfliktu sa drugim osobama“, kazao je.](/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDQ1NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--59edb56a6939aa0594770ec73b95e93ec4900965/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDMwMDBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--04fc95eba277223bd08d8e0616b78ddd123029af/2016-7-5-minghui-falun-gong-redwood-15.jpg)
Južna Kalifornija
Parada u povodu dana nezavisnosti u San Dijegu sa skoro 100 učesnika je održana na ostrvu Coronado. Kao jedini kineski učesnik, Falun Gong grupa učestvuje na ovoj paradi već 12 godina za redom, i skoro svake godine biva nagrađena.
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Saipan
Već 16 godina za redom Falun Gong grupa učestvuje u paradi u povodu Dana nezavisnosti na Saipanu. Još jednom je njihov nastup, uključujući izvođenje vježbi na plovećem ostrvu i nastup dobošarske grupe, bio toplo dočekan od strane oduševljenih gledalaca.
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