Rooted in local life, the Château Festival in 2019 celebrates its 72nd year.
The festive and popular event of the Maralpine communists at the beginning of summer — featuring Fabien Roussel, national secretary, who will speak on Saturday at 6 p.m. — aims to be a space of freedom and expression.*
On the political side, there will be debates with social movement actors and political leaders.
On the leisure side, there are concerts, sports activities, and more than 50 stands of associations, political parties, and unions.
Two very shady debate spaces at the festival, the Agora of debates, on the climb to the Donjon on the port side, and the Citizens’ Agora on the street along the sports plateau.
Saturday, June 29
12 p.m. – Citizens’ Agora: Reception of Friends of L’Humanité, with Jean-François Téaldi, President of the Friends of L’Humanité 06 association.
2:15 p.m. – PCF 06 Stand: Meeting with Fabien Roussel, MP, national secretary of the PCF, and victims of police violence
2:30 p.m. – Agora of debates: “And now, how to stop Macron the wrecker? How to rebuild hope on the left?” Fabien Roussel, MP, national secretary of the PCF facing the press with the participation of Thierry Prudhom (Nice Matin), Robert Kudelka (France Bleu), and Emmanuelle Gaziello (Patriote Côte d’Azur).
4 p.m. – Agora of debates: “Women: Freedom, equality,…”, with Cristina Simo, head of the feminist commission of the Spanish PC, leaders of the Italian “Non Una di Meno” movement from the Liguria region, a representative of GRAF (Group of Feminist Reflections and Actions); Colette Mô, member of the Feminist Commission of the PCF.
4 p.m. – Citizens’ Agora: “Press, pluralism, public audio, L’Humanité… in danger” with Patrice Maggio, deputy director of Nice-Matin newsrooms, Pierre Barbancey, Emilien Urbach, journalists at L’Humanité, Vincent-Xavier Morvan, vice-president of Presse Club 06, correspondent for Le Figaro, Robert Injey, director of the Patriote, Philippe Jérôme, former journalist at L’Humanité, Vicky Bérardi Agora FM, Jean-François Téaldi, former chief public audiovisual editor, president of the Friends of L’Humanité in the Alpes-Maritimes.
6 p.m. – Donjon: MEETING with Fabien Roussel and the participation of social movement actors.
Sunday, June 30
11 a.m. – Agora of debates: “Municipal Elections 2020: Social needs, finance, democracy: How to defeat the great strangulation?” with local elected officials and representatives of left-wing political forces.
2:30 p.m. – Agora of debates: “The Health of Students” with Marie-Christine Renucci, administrator of the Family Mutual, Bénédicte Petitbon, prevention head of the Family Mutual, and a representative of the Student Mutual of Provence.
3 p.m. – Citizens’ Agora: “Côte d’Azur Metropolis: Free transport is possible” with local officials.
3:30 p.m. – Agora of debates: “Catalonia, Spain: current situation, what political outcome?” With Hervé Andres, Eugénia Marine Barjoan, members of the 06 Solidarity Collective, and Anna Martin Novo member of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana.
4 p.m. – Citizens’ Agora: “Unionism and the fight against far-right ideas,” with the participation of leaders from UD CGT 06.
4:30 p.m. – Agora of debates: “Algeria: A Spring Like No Other,” with Yasmina Touaibia, academic, and Paul Euzière, president of FTM. Debate moderated by Marie-Chantal Guzman.
5:30 p.m. – Agora of debates: “Can we save the planet without ending capitalism?” With Benoît Derijard, University of Nice (disappearance of bees); Alain Puppo, UMR; Jean-Noël Montagné, initiator of the ecological transition meetings and guide; Germain Nallino, “Friends of Rail”; Cédric Pharisien, “Citizens for the Climate” movement and a national leader of the MNLE.
