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

[Press release] - Published on March 20, 2025 in Espace presse, Environmental issues and social responsibility

From March 24 to 28, 2025, the University of Montpellier is organizing a week-long campaign against racism and anti-Semitism. The University of Montpellier has just been awarded the Alliance "Égalité femmes-hommes et Diversité" label by Afnor, a mark of recognition of the establishment's lasting commitment and daily efforts to promote inclusion and combat all forms of discrimination.

It will be an opportunity to reaffirm our determination to work for equal rights for all human beings, whatever their origins or beliefs. This year's anti-racism and anti-Semitism week is an invitation to "learn from the past to build the future".

The program for this week of wrestling at the University of Montpellier (registration required)

Tuesday, March 25, 7-9:30pm: "Esther". The show is based on the testimony of Esther Senot, a 97-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. It is produced by the L'Astrolabe company and created in partnership with the Rivesaltes camp memorial during an artistic residency in May 2023. Open to the general public.

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

Thursday March 27 at 1pm, "Vivre ensemble! How can we better live together in a world where cultures intersect and intermingle? How can we weave common reference points to fight discrimination together? With humor, sensitivity or seriousness, the directors question the way we live together, share and understand others, inviting us to reflect on living together. This screening of short films on the richness of cultural diversity is reserved for UM students.

University of Montpellier, Faculty of Education on the Carcassonne site, conference room.

Thursday March 27, 7-9:30pm, "Selma", a biopic by Ava Du Vernay. Selma traces Dr. Martin Luther King's historic struggle to secure the right to vote for all. This dangerous and terrifying campaign culminated in an iconic march between the towns of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Open to the general public.

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