According to the information from Minghui Net [a Chinese Falun Dafa website], the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sent greetings to attendees of the 2002 Eastern US Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference held from November 30 to December 1 and organised by Pennsylvania Falun Gong practitioners. The Mayor expressed that no matter which country people live in, they should not be persecuted for their individual beliefs and freedom of expression.