(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners from the Dallas area gathered on Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas on July 16, 2026, to promote Falun Dafa and raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution.

They demonstrated the exercises, displayed banners, and distributed informational materials.

Pegasus Plaza, which is across the street from the AT&T headquarters, is a major thoroughfare for nearby office workers heading out for lunch and returning to work.

Practitioners on Pegasus Plaza in Dallas raise awareness of the persecution (Minghui.org)

27 Years of Peaceful Protests

Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in Changchun, China, in 1992. Its teachings are based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Millions of people who have embraced Falun Dafa’s teachings and do the exercises have experienced improved health and well-being.

Jiang Zemin, former head of the CCP, perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology. On July 20, 1999, he launched the persecution.

‌Under Jiang’s personal direction, the CCP established the 610 Office, an extralegal security organization that has the power to override the police and judicial systems. Its sole function is to carry out the persecution of Falun Dafa.

The deaths of thousands of practitioners as a result of the persecution over the past 27 years have been verified, but the actual number (unknown due to the the CCP’s information censorship) is believed to be much higher. Countless practitioners have been imprisoned and tortured for their faith.

For 27 years, practitioners all over the world have been introducing Falun Gong to the public, raising awareness of the CCP’s persecution, and calling on all sectors of society to help stop this human rights atrocity.

People Express Their Support

People learn about Falun Dafa on Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas on July 16. (Minghui.org)

Shortly after practitioners arrived on Pegasus Plaza, a young woman asked about the practice and the day’s activities. After listening to an explanation, she expressed her support. She later returned to the information booth to pick up more materials. When she saw a copy of a newspaper about Shen Yun, she mentioned that she had seen a Shen Yun performance in Dallas two years ago and hoped to attend the show again when Shen Yun returns to Dallas this year.

Jerry and Jade, young professionals who work for AT&T, stopped by on their break. Neither had heard of Falun Gong or the persecution before, so they stayed to learn about the practice and why the CCP persecutes it. They thanked the practitioners for dedicating their time and energy to raising awareness and enabling people to learn about this ongoing persecution.

Shane, a parenting educator who frequently meditates to balance her body and mind, was visiting the city center with her eight-year-old daughter. After spotting a Falun Gong display board, the pair paused to read it before asking for more details about the practice.

After hearing that Falun Gong has spread to many countries worldwide, benefited hundreds of millions of people physically and mentally, and is suitable for people of all ages, both she and her daughter became very interested and asked the practitioners many questions.

Shane was dismayed to hear about the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China and said that it was hard to believe such evil could exist in the world. She expressed her gratitude for the information and said she would pay closer attention to Falun Gong in the future.

When a middle-aged man on his lunch break accepted a flyer from a practitioner at the street corner, he said that he known about Falun Gong for a long time and had been wanting to learn it. He said that he would go to a practice site to learn the exercises this weekend.