Archive for freedom of speech
opinions as prohibited items on flights
Posted in Statistics, Travel with tags @ScientistTrump, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS, conference, deportation, freedom of speech, immigration, social media, Stand up for Science, Trump administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, US politics, USA on March 24, 2025 by xi'an
Charlie, the next generation [cover]
Posted in Books, Kids, pictures with tags 7 janvier 2015, anniversary, birthday cake, Charlie Hebdo, cover, France, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of speech, fundamentalism, high school, Je suis Charlie, religions, terrorism on January 7, 2025 by xi'an
Samuel Paty [in memoriam]
Posted in Books, Kids with tags Catrooning for Peace, Charlie Hebdo, collège, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, fanaticism, France, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of speech, French education ministry, history education, humanism, laïcité, political cartoon, rationalism, Samuel Paty, secularism on October 17, 2022 by xi'an
remembering Rushdie in Banff
Posted in Books, Travel with tags Banff Centre, freedom of speech, fundamentalism, New York State, Salman Rushdie, USA on August 13, 2022 by xi'an
The awful attack on Salman Rushdie this morning brought back to mind the conversation he hold at the Banff Centre in 2015, when I was taking part in a Banff workshop. The amphitheatre was jammed, with hardly any distance from the speakers and I remember wondering at the level of security involved for the event, as there was nothing apparent around the small platform. Maybe there was none, then, as now… I dearly hope he does not join the Charlie Hebdo fallen to the stand for freedom of speech, including irreverence about irrational beliefs.
hommage à Samuel Paty
Posted in Kids with tags Charlie Hebdo, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, fanaticism, France, freedom of speech, history, laïcité, Paris, PSL Research University, Samuel Paty, secularism, teaching, Université Paris Dauphine on October 21, 2020 by xi'an
Toute notre communauté universitaire exprime sa plus vive émotion à la suite de l’assassinat de Samuel Paty, professeur dans un collège de Conflans Sainte-Honorine. Nous nous associons pleinement à la douleur de ses proches, de ses élèves et de ses collègues.
En tant qu’université, nos missions prolongent celles assumées par nos collègues de l’enseignement secondaire, dont nous sommes pleinement solidaires. Et nous tenons à rappeler, dans ces circonstances, les principes qui inspirent nos missions d’enseignement et de recherche : le respect de la liberté de penser, le goût du débat, le développement de l’esprit critique, la production de connaissance, tout cela dans le strict respect des lois de notre République.
Patrice Geoffron, Administrateur provisoire de l’Université Paris Dauphine-PSL & Nicolas Péjout, Directeur Général des Services
