The author stated that commemorative plaques had been installed in the heart of Monceau Park, in Paris, at the initiative of Women United for Peace, in tribute to the Bidas family, who were killed during the attacks on October 7, 2023. He presented this installation as a first in the French public space where the expression "Islamist terrorism" appeared. https://t.co/cAFM11YViY #Paris #Terrorisme #Mémoire #FR (translated)
In a publication dedicated to Agde, the author mentioned a stele dedicated to the victims of communist totalitarianism, which he estimated to be in the tens of millions, and called for a non-selective memory. https://t.co/AMpBZQoZtb #Mémoire #Totalitarisme #Histoire #FR (translated)
On November 11, we celebrate victory and peace. (...) Passing this memory on to our students is helping them understand the price of peace and the courage of those who defended our freedom. #Commemoration11Novembre #Education #InstrumentalisationPolitique (translated)
Former American president Joe Biden is limiting the promotion of his memoirs due to cancer that is "slowing him down." #JoeBiden #cancer #mémoire (translated)
The mayor of Paris proposes to honor the memory of Zyed and Bouna by inscribing their names on the Place de la Nation. #Paris #NomsDeRue #Mémoire (translated)
Carmen Maria Machado will join us for an author's evening at the Otherland. 05. 12. 2026 at 19:00 -- the event is free; please register: [email protected] In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex relationship. In this extraordinarily candid and radically inventive memoir, Machado tackles a dark and difficult subject with wit, inventiveness and an inquiring spirit, as she uses a series of narrative tropes—including classic horror themes—to create an entirely unique piece of work which is destined to become an instant classic.
The Fighters of Liberation recalled that the teacher Bernard Courtault was to be shot on November 8, 1943. In a letter to his father, he wrote that he had been happy during his 20 years of life and attributed a great part of that happiness to his father. He also said that he would die smiling, with his playful smile "in the Courtault way." https://t.co/DbSA7h0CtB #Histoire #Mémoire #Résistance (translated)
Volkswagen, created under Nazism, today commits to sharing its history to acknowledge its past responsibility and promote human and ethical values in its corporate culture. #Volkswagen #MémoireHistorique #Nazisme (translated)
Halima El Bakhti, the mother of Inass Touloub, appears before the Assize Court of Blois for acts of torture and barbarity suffered by her 4-year-old daughter, while expressing troubling gaps in her memory regarding the inflicted violence. #JusticePourInass #TortureInfantile #ProcèsHalimaElBakhti (translated)
The author stated that the celebration attended by Bally Bagayoko was that of the red All Saints' Day, which he described as a massacre. He wrote that the night of November 1, 1954, marked the birth of the FLN, with a series of attacks and assassinations, and that among the dead were notably pieds-noirs, including a taxi driver. #Histoire #Algérie #Mémoire #DZ #FR (translated)
During the trial for the acts of torture that led to the death of her daughter Inass, Halima El Bakhti admitted to having slapped the child while invoking memory lapses to avoid detailing the violence endured, leaving doubts about the tragic circumstances of the girl's death in 1987. #Justice #Procès #ViolencesDomestiques (translated)
The author denounced the celebration of Red All Saints' Day by a mayor, whom he presented as an elected representative of the French state. He mentioned Guy Monnerot, whom he described as a 23-year-old schoolteacher executed on that day, and wondered how a mayor could celebrate this event. #Toussaint #Mémoire #Histoire #FR (translated)
The author of the message indicated that the new book by Rima Hassan, *Wandering Palestine*, published that day, raised the question of the right of return for millions of Palestinian refugees as a condition for reflecting on peace in Palestine. He described it as an intimate and political narrative. https://t.co/x4rKTKQgIF #Palestine #DroitAuRetour #Paix #PS #IL (translated)
"At the next Paris Council, we will propose that a section of the Place de la Nation be named after Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré. In this emblematic place of the capital, thousands of people will pass by this plaque daily and remember their story […]," write Emmanuel Grégoire, his deputy Laurence Patrice, the mayor of the 11th arrondissement, David Belliard, and the mayor of the 12th, Lucie Castets. #JusticePourZyedEtBouna #MémoireCollective #ViolencesPolicières (translated)
AlertesInfos, citing AFP, reported that the mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, wanted to name part of Place de la Nation after Zyed and Bouna. The two teenagers, aged 17 and 15, died from electrocution in 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois after seeking refuge in an electrical transformer to escape the police, according to the media. The proposal was to be submitted to the next Paris Council. #Paris #Hommage #Mémoire (translated)
Romain Molina estimated that the methods of Jean-Louis Leca might no longer convince Joseph Oughourlian. He recounted that when he was the goalkeeper, Leca already believed himself assured of becoming the next sporting director. While some thought he was bluffing, Leca allegedly showed a WhatsApp group in which, according to Molina, were the owner of Lens and his partner. Molina added that Leca boasted about his influence and the relationship he had built with Oughourlian, and that he knew particularly well how to act that way when his interests were at stake. He finally mentioned the possibility that his interlocutor might eventually understand his calculations and political maneuvers. #Football #Sport #Gestion (translated)
Parents of children who are victims of violence in extracurricular structures in Paris are concerned about the waiting times for their children to be interviewed by the juvenile protection brigade, fearing that their children's memories will fade over time. #ViolencesPériscolaires #ProtectionDesMineurs #Éducation (translated)
The Fighters of Liberation wrote that Jean-Paul Léri could have resumed his studies with the prestige of his 1940 medals, but he chose to go underground, which led to his capture and torture. In a message to his loved ones dated November 5, 1943, he confided to them that they would not, in his view, "have to be ashamed of him." Léri had been shot at the age of 25. https://t.co/yHvQaQkpS5 #Histoire #Mémoire #Résistance (translated)
