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Large-Scale Parade in London Showcases Falun Gong and the Beauty of Traditional Chinese Culture, and Exposes the Human Rights Abuses in China (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On Saturday, January 15, 2005, several hundred European Falun Gong practitioners from nearly 20 countries held a large-scale parade through central London. The parade began from Whitehall, very close to the residence of the Prime Minister, and passed through major tourist areas, including Trafalgar Square.

The parade consisted of several sections, each based on a different theme. The first section of the parade portrayed Falun Gong's worldwide popularity and the benefits it has brought to society. The section was headed by three practitioners displaying circular medallions imprinted with the guiding principles of Falun Gong: Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. The banners that followed revealed that Falun Gong is a peaceful practice with over 100 million practitioners in 60 countries. This was followed by a section of the parade that showed the beauty of traditional Chinese culture, a format that Falun Gong practitioners have often adopted in their efforts to promote Falun Gong and raise awareness of the persecution. A waist drum team headed this section and was accompanied by traditional Chinese dancers.

The persecution against Falun Gong in China, which has been continuing for the last 5 years, was the focus of the second half of the parade. Banners revealing the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin and other high-ranking officials who are responsible for instigating the persecution against Falun Gong, were followed by female practitioners carrying placards commemorating their fellow Chinese practitioners who have been killed in the persecution. Posters revealed the torture methods used to try to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. Two of these methods were displayed at the end of the float by practitioners reenacting scenes from Chinese forced labor camps. Human rights organizations have specified over 100 methods of torture that are commonly used by the Chinese authorities to persecute people and they have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse against Falun Gong practitioners.

 

Many spectators stopped to watch the parade and received leaflets or newspapers giving them information on Falun Gong. The truth clarification materials told how the practice has spread quickly around the world after it was introduced to the public in 1992, and there was also information on the campaign of persecution that was launched against Falun Gong practitioners by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin in 1999. Over 1,200 deaths of Falun Gong practitioners have been fully documented, although the real figure is said to be closer to 10,000. Most of these deaths happened in custody at the hands of Chinese officials.

The parade passed by the Chinese Embassy where the Chairman of the European Falun Dafa Association and the Vice-Chairman of the non-governmental organization, European Friends of Falun Gong - a group of people who do not practice Falun Gong but who are calling for an end to the persecution - delivered a letter calling on the Chinese authorities to stop their gross violations of human rights against Falun Gong practitioners. The embassy staff refused to open the door to receive the letter, so it was posted through the letterbox.


Delivering a letter to the Chinese Embassy

The practitioners hoped that by holding this activity, more people in London could learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. When the whole world knows that such a peaceful practice, which encourages people to think of others first and live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, is being unjustly persecuted at the hands of China's Communist regime, the human rights violations will be unable to continue. After the parade, the practitioners split into smaller groups for activities in several locations throughout London, where they demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked to people about what is happening in China.

Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200501/24394.html

Posting date: 1/20/2005
Original article date: 1/20/2005
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide

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