WM at the 7th edition of DEFISTIVAL, Paris

The World March for Peace and Nonviolence as the guest organisation gave the theme to DEFISTIVAL 2009.  On the Champ de Mars in Paris, by the Peace Wall, Défistival festively celebrates Diversity and Mixtures of all kinds.  It's about sport, live shows, music and games to which nearly 10,000 people "came with their differences and shared their similarities".

In the presence of personalities such as the celebrated Professor Albert Jacquard, President of the Regional Council of Ile de France, Jean-Pierre Huchon, the Minister Martin Hirsch, but also able-bodied sporting champions and those with disabilities, the World March did not go unnoticed.

The March was frequently mentioned by the organisers through all means of communication of the event but also thanks to an official stand and the appearance of Pascale Oster as a delegate of the World March who presented the international campaign and invited everyone to the launch of the March on the 2^nd of October.

In addition to the painting of a Fresco for Peace, a very remarkable moment was the presence of World March float at the head of a parade in front of which, after receiving a complete file of information about the World March, the celebrities posed for photographs.

Finally, this event has allowed us to approach numerous organisations, institutions, schools and artistic groups, of which a good number are favourable to participate in the HUMAN CHAIN planned for the 8^th of November in Paris.