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I arrived in Dakar, the capital by plane, and was taken by a car to Saint-Louis of Sénégal who was 250 km away in the north. I was honored to participate in te Peace Festival. The festival began on a Saturday morning at the French Institute with a lecture on peace with representatives from peace associations, from UNESCO, a philosophy teacher... and me for the Peace Run association!
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During the afternoon and evening, music groups performed a wide variety of genres including rap, jazz band, and country music), and there was a poetry performance where I recited poems from written by Sri Chinmoy from his book "Inner and Outer peace".
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At the end of the evening, the torch was lit and passed from hand to hand. Children from the area appeared suddenly and received so much joy!
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The next day after we came to a square in the middle of the city, "Place Faidherbe". Over 200 walkers went through the historique city, carrying the torch and the peace run banner in front.