2020, The Laproptaz nout péi collective calls for a commission to be set up to consider street names and monuments in Reunion's public spaces

has description | a une description: On the day of remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition instituted by Unesco, le collectif Laproptaz nout péi publishes a press release: "We propose that you set up a public commission to study and consult on the names of streets and public squares, on the names of schools, high schools, colleges and universities, on public buildings and on the place and locations of honorary statues, so that we can achieve a balance with regard to the representation of the history and memory of this country". The collective is thus calling for the reconstruction of a public space around local historical figures who embody the principles enshrined today in the various declarations of fundamental human rights
has type | est de type: contestation
carried out by | réalisée par: Some forty Reunionese associations grouped together under the Laproptaz nout péi banner
took place at | a eu lieu dans: Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps: 23 August 2020

is referred to by | est référencé par: Roger Orlu, « Viv Laproptaz nout péi ! », Témoignages, 28 août 2020; Bruno Maillard, « Monument à Mahé de la Bourdonnais, Saint-Denis », Cast in Stone

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Items with "was discussed by | a été contesté par: 2020, Le collectif Laproptaz nout péi demande la mise en place d'une commission chargée de réfléchir aux noms de rue et aux monuments situés dans l'espace public réunionais"
Statue of François Mahé de la Bourdonnais, Saint-Denis de la Réunion