(Clearwisdom.net) On May 15, 2004 about 300 Falun Dafa practitioners from Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne gathered in Melbourne, the capitol of Victoria Province, and launched a grand parade, revealing the moving, tragic and glorious history of Falun Dafa since it was introduced to the public from 1992.
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The parade marched along the two sides of Swanston Street. Swanston Street is the most flourishing street in Melbourne. The Federal Plaza, City Plaza, City Hall, and BBS TV Station are on this street. It also connects to the main railway station and Chinatown. The parade was on the weekend, so there were a lot of people about.
At noon, the parade started from Federal Plaza. The procession was composed of five sections: "The World Needs Truthfulness Compassion Tolerance", "Journey of Falun Dafa", "Revealing the Brutal Torture and Deaths", "Bring Jiang to Justice", "Buddha Light Illuminates Everywhere".
When the waist drum players in the first section started out, the passersby were immediately attracted to the parade. The waist drum and red-ribbon dance brought the essence of traditional Chinese culture to the west.
The second section introduced the popularity of Falun Dafa. The flags of countries and pictures showed the spectators that Falun Dafa has spread to over 60 countries in five continents. The principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" is accepted and promoted by different nations and different races.
The third section demonstrated the cruel torture taking place in China's jails and forced-labor-camps.
The fourth section illustrated the global efforts to bring Jiang Zemin and his accomplices to justice.
In the fifth section, the Falun Dafa practitioners, despite the persecution, unselfishly bring the beauty of Falun Dafa to the world because of their belief in Truthfulness --Compassion-Tolerance.
One practitioner said that he alone had passed out over one thousand flyers. Many people approached him to get a newspaper, as they were eager to learn more about Falun Dafa. Other practitioners said that many groups of Chinese tourists accepted the flyers and said, "Falun Gong is amazing. There are so many practitioners overseas too!"
