Falun Gong/Dafa recruiting midtown, NYC March 9
Date: March 12, 2005 04:06PM
Hi all -
The Falun Gong/Dafa cult was seen aggressively recruiting again around March 9 in midtown Manhattan. Seen on the west side of Fifth Ave, between 34th and 35th Street, across from the CUNY Grad Center. Area has a high number of tourists and business people. Location was just north of the Empire State Building. One person appeared to be forced to stay in a semi-crucified position for hours, with his hands in ropes being held about 1 foot above his head. There was a big sign above the semi-crucified person saying "This is a representation of the torture occuring now in China". Did not see a person in a 2 foot cage at that time. Recruiters appeared to be fairly recent immigrants with minimal English skills and little understanding of American culture.
Now that the warmer weather is coming to NYC, they appear to be coming out again in larger numbers. When the cold weather hit, they appeared to stop their large NYC campaigns they had started in the fall of 2004.