The 1st edition of Multipli-Cités, organized by the Culture & Us association, at the Mediterranean University Center.
The project was born from a reflection carried out by the association on secularism after the July 14, 2016 attack in Nice.
Over two days, meetings and conferences will be organized around this theme, under the patronage of philosopher and writer Henri Peña-Ruiz.
Program:
Friday, December 7
3:00 PM Grand Oral with Henri Peña-Ruiz: Why Secularism? Issues, Future
Conference followed by a dialogue with the audience
How can France, a land of migrations, bring society together around the principle of secularism, a legacy of the Enlightenment? History, philosophy, law: three essential perspectives to understand a unifying law, an ideal of freedom made for all the people.
Saturday, December 8
3:15 PM Migrations in the South of France: Their Impact on the Exchange of Knowledge by Michaël Iancu, PhD in History, French Committee for Yad Vashem delegate, director of Maimonides Institute Montpellier
3:45 PM Bridging Youth and Republic by Mahdi Belbey, police commissioner in Nice
4:15 PM Poetic Interlude by Malek Chebel, excerpts from Islam of the Enlightenment and The 1001 Nights. Sandy Tournier, reading, Pierre Palvair, music
4:30 PM Celebrating Secularism Every Year? A Republican Imperative? by Clément Stora, philosopher and lecturer
6:00 PM Closing Concert: Caravansarail Trio World Traditions, sacred songs, jazz
Gérard Kurkdjian, reciting percussion, Pierre Palvair, guitar and vocals, Eric Sempé, guitar
