Week against racism and anti-Semitism at the University of Montpellier

[Press release] - Published on March 20, 2025 in Press Room, Environmental Issues and Social Responsibility

From March 24 to 28, 2025, the University of Montpellier is organizing a week of action against racism and anti-Semitism. The University of Montpellier has just been awarded the Afnor "Gender Equality and Diversity" Alliance label, a mark of recognition of the institution's long-term commitment and daily efforts to promote inclusion and combat all forms of discrimination.

This will be an opportunity to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to working toward equal rights for all human beings, regardless of their origins or beliefs. This year, Anti-Racism and Anti-Semitism Awareness Week is an invitation to "learn from the past to build the future."

This week's wrestling program at the University of Montpellier (registration required)

Tuesday, March 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: "Esther." The show is based on the testimony of Esther Senot, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp who is now 97 years old. It is produced by the L'Astrolabe theater company and created in partnership with the Rivesaltes camp memorial during an artistic residency in May 2023. Open to all audiences.

University of Montpellier, Richter Campus at the Aimé Schoenig student residence.

Thursday, March 27 at 1 p.m., "Living Together!" How can we live better together in a world where cultures intersect and intermingle? How can we establish common ground to fight discrimination together? With humor, sensitivity, and seriousness, filmmakers question how we live together, share, and understand one another, inviting us to reflect on what it means to live together. This screening of short films on the richness of cultural diversity is reserved for UM students.

University of Montpellier, Faculty of Education, Carcassonne campus, conference room.

On Thursday, March 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., "Selma," a biopic by Ava DuVernay. Selma recounts Dr. Martin Luther King's historic struggle to secure voting rights for all. This dangerous and terrifying campaign culminated in an iconic march between the cities of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and led President Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Open to all ages.

University of Montpellier, Triolet Campus, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Student Center.