Cultural

Le Centre de Ressources Françoise Vergès (CRFV) is an inititive created by the Collectif Un passé trop présent. This project sets out to create a resource centre focused on slavery and the slave trade in Fontenay-sous-Bois. The purpose of this centre is to aid access to quality information relating to the slave trade and slavery and to provide a space for reflexion, dialogue and discussion. It's aim is to fight against prejudice while promoting social harmony.

Since 2014, the association Esclavage, Mémoires Présentes organises the "Days of Memories" in the city of Montauban (Midi-Pyrénées). During this event, which lasts for about a month, conferences, exhibitions, readings and film screenings on the subject of slavery and the slave trade are organised.

The Fèt Kaf takes place in La Réunion on 20th December (a bank holiday since 1983). To commemorate the abolition of slavery, the association Tikaf posts up music and peotry videos online through their YouTube channel.

The guided tour 'Bordeaux nègre' (Negro Bordeaux) was designed by Karfa Diallo, a writer and poet from Bordeaux, and president of the association Mémoires et Partages. This alternative touristic tour recalls the slave heritage of the city of Bordeaux with reference to its architecture and history.

The 'École des Mémoires' ('School of Memories') is a project set up by the association Mémoires et Partages. According to its website, the '"École des Mémoires" aims to respond to the fractured memories caused by the violence of globalisation. The goal of the school is to create a new humanism, or a new kind of consciousness.

Organised by the association bearing the same name, the exhibition 'L’ombre du silence ou l’esclavage au rythme de l’histoire 1625-1848' ('The shadow of silence, or the historical evolution of slavery 1625-1848') has been on tour since 1994. Composed of 36 panels, it focuses on three centuries of slavery and the slave trade.

The exhibition is currently available for rent.

More information about the exhibition is available on its website.

According to the website of the Association des descendants d’esclaves noirs et de leurs amis (ADEN 94), after the publication of the book entitled Les Traites négrières coloniales.