Address:
Mairie
21250 Chamblanc
FranceEmail address:
Telephone:
Chamblanc City Council: International +33 3 80 20 40 37 (landline); National 03 80 20 40 37 (landline)
Registration date:
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Registration details:
Registration details can be found in the Journal Officiel.
Status:
Active
Type:
Cultural
Defence of Citizen Rights
Memorial
Scope:
Regional/local: A smaller organization or association focused on local/regional activities.
Historical overview:
On 13th May 1838, a French nun Anne-Marie Javouhey released 185 slaves in Mana (French Guiana) ten years before the abolition of slavery in 1848. The family home of Anne-Marie Javouhey is located within the grounds of the Anne-Marie Javouhey high school in Chamblanc and can be visited. The association Sur la Route des Libertés: de Chamblanc à Mana organises a walking trail that traces the major stages in the life of this missionary.
Summary of objectives:
The objectives of Sur la Route des Libertés: de Chamblanc à Mana are as follows:
- To promote the memory of those who fought against slavery, in particular that of Anne-Marie Javouhey
- To communicate the values established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- To raise awareness and educate individuals about modern forms of slavery and the denial of freedom.
Links to sites of memory:
Keywords:
Commemoration
Crimes against humanity
Defence of citizen rights
Human rights
Memorial project
Memories of slavery