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 antisemitism. The University of Montpellier has just been awarded the AFNOR Alliance “Gender Equality and Diversity” label, a mark of recognition for the institution’s long-term commitment and its 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, the Week Against Racism and Anti-Semitism is an invitation to “learn from the past to build the future.”

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

Tuesday, March 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: “Esther.” The performance 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 as part of an artistic residency in May 2023. Open to all ages.

University of Montpellier, Richter Campus at the Aimé Schoenig Student Union.

Thursday, March 27 at 1:00 p.m., “Living Together!” How can we live better together in a world where cultures intersect and intertwine? How can we establish common ground to fight discrimination together? With humor, sensitivity, or seriousness, filmmakers explore how we coexist, share, and understand one another, inviting us to reflect on what it means to live together. This screening of short films celebrating the richness of cultural diversity is reserved for UM students.

University of Montpellier, School of Education (Carcassonne campus), lecture hall.

Thursday, March 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., “Selma,” a biopic by Ava DuVernay. Selma chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic struggle to secure the right to vote for everyone. 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 the general public.

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