For the first time, in 2008, Nice organized a gathering to commemorate the abolition of slavery in France.
The city of Nice thus paid a solemn tribute to those who were victims until 1848, and reaffirmed its duty of memory and its commitment to the fundamental principles of the Republic, which are Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Without these principles, this troubled part of our history could not have been forcefully combated.
Program:
From May 9 to May 25, 2009
Exhibitions at the Nucera Library
– Patrick DE BEAUSSIER: Painter, sculptor
– Emilie RAKOWITZ: Painter
– Rico ROBERTO: Painter
– Art Premier: Reserve of the Nice City Hall
Staged by Tia SOUMAHORO, personal collection of the Deputy Mayor.
Saturday, May 9, from 2 PM to 6 PM
Conferences at the Nucera Library:
“Slavery and Human Rights”
– Marc AGI: President of the International Academy of Human Rights (biographer of René Cassin)
– Raoul MILLE: Municipal advisor subdelegate to literature, the fight against illiteracy, and history.
– Jean-Marc GIAUME: Municipal advisor, Community advisor, delegate to historical heritage, and Nice language and culture.
– Dhareena SEERNAUTH: Novelist
– Olympia ALBERTI: Novelist
– Testimony of a modern slavery victim.
– Honored guest Eloi COLY: Curator of the House of Slaves on Gorée Island, Senegal.
Sunday, May 10
Albert 1st Garden
2 PM: Musical, artistic, and cultural animations:
– Local artists
– Painting exhibitions
– Tasting of culinary specialties offered by associations (Africa, French overseas territories, Maghreb, Oceania, etc.)
– Modern and traditional dances
– Book signing and interaction with the speakers at the “Carrefour de la culture” stand.
3:30 PM: Concert with the municipal harmony (bandstand)
4:30 PM: Mobido. B SANGARE, Burkinabé storyteller
5 PM: Speech by the Deputy Mayor
6 PM: Buffet, resumption of the “World Music, diversity, and fraternity of peoples” animations
7 PM: Opening of the evening with a play about slavery by Marie HABRAN and Nadine GOOLAMY
Interlude: Djembe YENNENGA by Beba KIBSA and Traore FATOKOMA
7:25 PM: VINKE MANAMAN, ragga
7:40 PM: ROOT LA KAZ, Afro-Antillean group
8 PM: Shirlaine BASTIEN, and SEGA dance by the Comptoir de l’Outre-Mer group
Interlude: Michael MENDES
8:30 PM: Dady MIMBO, Ali M’ BAYE, André-Gilles LEVY, and Louis PASTORELLI,
Africano-Niçois musical exchange
8:50 PM: SOFIANE AND EDDY’S BAND, Jazz and Slam
Interlude: Afro-Brazilian Percussion by MARACATU-MIX
9:10 PM: SONEROS DE FE, Cuban salsa
9:35 PM: XALIMA, Afro-Pop-World.
