(Clearwisdom.net) The Harmony Walk was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, July 12, 2009. The organizer invited the Falun Dafa Divine Land Marching Band to perform before the start of the walk, attracting many spectators.
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The Harmony Walk aims to showcase the colorful and diverse culture and harmonious coexistence of multiple nationalities in the Australian community. Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to participate.
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More than 5,000 people from about 200 groups of different nationalities took part in the parade. The parade began at Carlton Gardens, proceeded through the central business district along Swanston Street in Melbourne, and finally reached Federal Square downtown.
Sonia and her husband Richard brought their son to the day's event. They watched the Divine Land Marching Band and told a practitioner nearby that they enjoyed the performance very much.
An event coordinator praised the Falun Dafa contingent after the walk. He thanked the Divine Land Marching Band for their performance, adding that the pieces they performed best manifested the theme of the day's event. He said, "The Divine Land Marching Band was the best in the parade. Your group looked beautiful."
One couple said, "We hope you Falun Gong practitioners who came from China can live a peaceful life in Australia. We hope that the violence and persecution against Falun Gong in China can be stopped soon."
The rally after the walk drew the mainstream media from Melbourne. The Divine Land Marching Band and the Falun Dafa parade contingent were shown on national television, and were the backdrop for many local news reports.
