Comité des Institutions pour la Sauvegarde de la Mémoire des Esclavages (CISAME)

Abbreviation: 
CISAME
Address: 
2, rue Emma Forbas
97232 Le Lamentin
Martinique
Registration date: 
Monday, December 8, 2014
Registration details: 

Details concerning the registration of this association can be found in the Journal Officiel

Status: 
Ongoing
Type: 
Martinique
Community/social
Cultural
Memorial
Scope: 
Regional/local: A smaller organization or association focused on local/regional activities.
Historical overview: 

The Comité des Institutions pour la Sauvegarde de la Mémoire des Esclavages (CISAME) is located in Martinique, in the town of Lamentin. Created on the 8th of December 2014, the committee is composed of various clubs and think tanks (charities).

Summary of objectives: 

The objectives of CISAME are as follows:

  • To protect the memory of the prohibition of the practice of essentialist metaphysics by defending the memory, dignity and honour of the people who were deported, enslaved and colonised by the Europeans from the 15th century onwards.
Keywords: 
Martinique
Recognition
Slave ancestry